New board members appointed for Friends of the Maui Drug Court

For Immediate Release:
Dec. 3, 2007

Contact:
David Raatz, Administrative Assistant, Friends of the Maui Drug Court
808.276.3488
friendsmauidrugcourt@gmail.com

New board members appointed for Friends of the Maui Drug Court

KAHULUI, Hawai'i - Friends of the Maui Drug Court has appointed five new board members for one-year terms, President Dr. Larry Schlesinger announced today.

Founded in 1998, Friends of the Maui Drug Court is the charitable organization that supports the programs of the Maui/Moloka'i Drug Court of the Second Circuit Court in Wailuku.

Schlesinger said the new board members are attorneys Randall H. Endo, Donald S. Guzman and Kirstin M. Hamman, Sen. J. Kalani English and James Hirano, Offender Services Administrator of the Maui Community Correctional Center.

The new appointees join Schlesinger, Vice President Dr. Kevin Kunz and Secretary/Treasurer Arlene Uchigakiuchi on the Friends of the Maui Drug Court board of directors.

Friends of the Maui Drug Court seeks to reduce the incidence of substance abuse and crime in Maui County by raising and disbursing funds in support of the Drug Court's clients and professionals.

The Drug Court provides an opportunity for non-violent offenders to avoid or reduce incarceration on the condition that they complete an intensive substance abuse treatment program.

More information is available on the Friends of the Maui Drug Court website at http://mauidrugcourt.info/.

Tax-deductible donations can be sent to:

Friends of the Maui Drug Court
33 Lono Ave. #300
Kahului HI 96732

Drug Court Judge Shackley F. Raffetto is available for interviews and speaking engagements. Please contact David Raatz, Administrative Assistant, Friends of the Maui Drug Court, at 808.276.3488 or friendsmauidrugcourt@gmail.com.

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