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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.              
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2000 AS DRUG-FREE HAWAII AWARENESS MONTH.



 1       WHEREAS, substance abuse is regarded as second only to
 2   crime as the most serious domestic issue facing the country
 3   today more serious than health care, welfare, or the federal
 4   budget deficit, and most Americans feel that education is the
 5   most efficient and cost-effective strategy to halt the drug
 6   problem; and
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 8       WHEREAS, preventing drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse were
 9   ranked among the top ten priorities by Hawaii residents aged 17
10   and under, in a community survey conducted by the Millennium
11   Young People's Congress; and
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13       WHEREAS, in an effort to promote a better understanding of
14   Hawaiis need for stronger support in the prevention and
15   education of drug and alcohol abuse, the Coalition for a Drug-
16   Free Hawaii and the Hawaii Medical Service Association, in
17   partnership with government, business, law enforcement,
18   education, health and human services, and community groups are
19   sponsoring DRUG-FREE HAWAII AWARENESS MONTH, with this year's
20   theme being Express Yourself...Drug-Free"; and
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22       WHEREAS, to combat drug use and to educate our youth about
23   the effects of substance abuse in the home, in the workplace,
24   schools, and in the community, events and activities are
25   planned to provide accurate, up-to-date information about drugs
26   and the dangers of abuse, and to provide opportunities that
27   enable young people to achieve their fullest potential in a
28   safe, disciplined, and drug-free environment; now, therefore,
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30       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
31   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
32   of 2000, that this body hereby recognizes the month of FEBRUARY
33   2000, as DRUG-FREE HAWAII AWARENESS MONTH, and encourages all
34   of us to continue to work with courage and confidence toward
35   building a drug-free community in the fight against substance
36   abuse for generations to come.
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