Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 11, 1 November 2011 — Meth awareness day [ARTICLE]

Meth awareness day

On Saturday, Nov. 12, the E Ola Kahiau Foundation, SHOPO Hawai'i and Cinnamon's Restaurant are holding a Meth Action and Awareness Day called On Tliin Iee. The event runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at Aloha Stadium and organizers aim to have 10,000 people wearing the event's bright green T-shirt throughout the day to show community support in standing up against meth in the Islands. Proceeds from event shirts, whieh cost $20 to $24 depending on size, will support the substanceabuse treatment and prevention programs Habilitat Ine., Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawai'i, Ho'omau Ke Ola, Hina Mauka, Kū Aloha Ola Mau, and the Hawai'i Meth Project. More than 30 businesses will provide special offers and giveaways to those wearing the shirt on Nov. 12. Prizes to be given away at the stadium include six round-trip tickets to the Neighbor Islands courtesy of go! Mokulele. For information about the event or the special offers for T-shirt wearers, visit eolak.org or eall Alexander Nam at (808) 2053926.