Posted on: Thursday, August 29, 2002

EDITORIAL
Good luck to 'Ewa's Weed & Seed program

Based on the experience of Kalihi/Chinatown and Waipahu, the 'Ewa community can count on good things happening as it launches its own Weed & Seed program.

But this bootstrapping effort won't succeed without strong community involvement.

Law enforcement and social service agencies have been generous in their support of this innovative program, which aims to "weed" out crime or the causes of crime in a community and then "seed" in positive changes, including jobs, recreation and extra social services.

But officialdom cannot do it alone. The program has succeeded in Chinatown and Waipahu in large part because those communities have enthusiastically backed the program. It rests, after all, on the backs of volunteers.

So congratulations to 'Ewa for its dedicated efforts in getting our latest Weed & Seed program launched. And let's hope the community provides the volunteer manpower to make it a rousing success.