Michael Soong sees the beginning and end, clearly. Soong, Kaua’i County prosecuting attorney, sees “the process of cultural change” firsthand, and he probably wishes he didn’t. There is a drug problem on Kaua’i. But our Garden Island is the end
Michael Soong sees the beginning and end, clearly.
Soong, Kaua’i County
prosecuting attorney, sees “the process of cultural change” firsthand, and he
probably wishes he didn’t. There is a drug problem on Kaua’i. But our Garden
Island is the end of the road. Where does it all start?
What prosecutor
Soong agrees and sees is a drug market that is greatly controlled by Hispanic
interest. A poor “peon” south of the border is offered the opportunity of a
lifetime in some distant airport. His starving family could live in the lap of
middle-class luxury. To the peon and his family, it is like winning the
lottery. All he must do is carry a package to Hawai’i. The peon is expendable
in the game for millions.
Soong prosecutes them when they are caught. But
how many are making it clear through? There is not a single Spanish speaker in
the prosecutor’s office or Kaua’i Police Department. When arrested, how are
they questioned? How is the lack of Spanish speakers in key areas of our
community, especially with daily flights from Los Angeles and soon San
Francisco, letting the drug problem get a foothold on Kaua’i?
Mike Soong
does the job well, but let us all help supply him with the proper tools. Tres
Hermanos and associate Hispanic members of our community will assist Mr. Soong
at his discretion, any time and anywhere.
We applaud the wonderful effort
by police chief George Freitas and his department. It is a problem for every
individual on Kaua’i. Growing up in East L.A., I was witness to such an
epidemic slowly capturing a community. Get educated on the subject and become
involved in your neighborhoods. Why? Para Los Ninos.
EDUARDO
VALENCIANA
Lihu’e
