A Four-Part Series
HILO, Hawaii -- Hawaii has been waging war on marijuana for 24 years at a cost no one can estimate and with a result no one can predict. The only certainty is that marijuana -- pakalolo -- remains Hawaii's most enduring illegal cash crop. And as the war enters its fourth decade, some are questioning what it has accomplished and whether it should continue.
Crackdown yields troubled harvest
No one can say how much has been spent or how many plants have been seized during Hawaii's 24-year crackdown against marijuana.
Growers persist, agents pursue in duel of tactics
Thieves, police and even land developers are putting the squeeze on the Islands' marijuana entrepreneurs, but growers persevere.
Arrest of relatives is a reality
Big Island narcotics officers hunt small-time growers who sometimes include friends and family.
Innocent say they endure intrusions
Innocent residents become casualties of Hawaii's war on marijuana.
Tell us what you think:
Should state and local agencies continue to spend millions of dollars a year on marijuana eradication?
Stories by Dan Nakaso
Advertiser Staff Writer
Photos by Gregory Yamamoto
Advertiser Photographer
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