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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, March 4, 2010

Kalaupapa 'ice' suspect granted bail


By Jim Dooley
Advertiser Staff Writer

Kalaupapa Hansen�s disease patient Norbert K. Palea can be released on $25,000 bond while awaiting trial on charges of shipping crystal methamphetamine from O�ahu to Moloka�i, U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Kobayashi ruled Thursday.

Palea, 68, is the youngest resident of the Kalaupapa Hansen�s disease settlement.
According to a criminal complaint filed against him this week, Palea allegedly shipped illicit drugs to Moloka�i last year and again this year.
Federal drug agents followed Palea during a state-sponsored trip to O�ahu Feb. 25 and 26 and allegedly discovered some 18 grams of crystal meth in a box he tried to send to Moloka�i.
Kobayashi ordered Palea to surrender his passport, undergo periodic drug tests and complete a drug-assessment program.
The $25,000 bond will be signature-only, meaning Palea does not have to post cash with the court but will be liable for the sum if he fails to abide by the terms of his release.
�I don�t want to see you again,� Kobayashi told Palea.