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the Honolulu Advertiser Wednesday, May 25, 1994 A7 Disabled: Schools found shortchanging kids here MA tracing caiflielp whales FROM PAGE A1 court on May 4, 1993, charging that the state failed to provide services required under federal law. Among other things, they alleged: The state departments of Education and Health didn't have or carry out plans to develop mental health services for Hawaii's children. The departments refused to cooperate with each other to provide the services. "We now hope the state will face reality, acknowledge that there is no current system to to find that piece of northern Pacific humpback whale, which was purchased in Hiroshima on April 1, 1993, at a prominent department store delicatessen and sold as unfrozen marinated steak," said White. The tests also found four samples of fin whales not normally hunted by Japan, two of dolphin meat sold as expensive whale meat at more than $200 a pound and even samples of minke whales from the North Atlantic.

"I'm not saying this meat was smuggled but how the hell did North Atlantic minke whale get to Japan?" asked White. The tests involve taking a "chemical photograph" of the DNA material, which is contained in all living cells as tiny spiraling strands that code genetic traits. Telltale patterns are then compared with existing samples from different oceans, sexes and species. Baker told IWC scientists he found at least one sample of highly endangered Pacific humpback whale in 46 samples of whale steaks bought from Japanese supermarkets and restaurants during a first test of the technique in April 1993. Humpbacks were declared a protected species in 1966.

"We were really surprised trust President Don White. "Whales are often killed out of sight on factory ships at sea. But now the whale can tell its story even after it has been harpooned, cut into pieces and marinated as steaks." C. Scott Baker, a microbiologist from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, linked up with Earthtrust to apply DNA tests commonly used on crime suspects' semen, blood and tissue samples left at the scene. Using fingernail-sized samples of expensive whale steaks sold in Japanese markets.

Baker said he has identified whales by species, sex and even the oceans they inhabit through DNA testing. By Bill Cormier Associated Press PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico Sleuths trying to uncover the contraband meat of endangered whales say DNA tests used to capture rapists and killers are now being perfected to identify illegally slaughtered whales. Earthtrust, a Hawaii-based conservation group, yesterday said it has informed the International Whaling Commission at its annual conference here of ways microbiologists can serve as high-tech detectives of the high seas. "I think DNA testing will be the whale smuggler's worst nightmare," said Earth- meet the needs of these children and begin to cooperate with us and our experts to build a gauge impairments, visual impairments, serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, or specific learning disabilities. Floyd, one of the lawyers who filed the suit, said Ezra's ruling marks the first step" in what could be a long process to serve the needs of all affected children, who she estimates could number as many as 16,000.

In his ruling, Ezra said the state Education and Health departments "have systemically failed to provide required and necessary educational and mental health services to qualified handicapped children of the state of Hawaii in violation of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 receive federal aid for special education, the state must show it has a policy to provide "a free, appropriate public education" to children with disabilities, he said. Ezra said the exact extent of the state's lack of compliance with the federal law won't be determined until "after a thorough evaluation of all the evidence, including qualified experts' opinions." Parents of disabled children and several social service organizations filed suit in federal continuum of rarp that 7 United Airlines Canadian Canadian Airlines International meets federal law" and ensures that the children "receive what is key to their future a free, appropriate, public education," Floyd, the parents' attorney, said. Both sides said they would continue negotiations to try to resolve what services must be provided and by whom. If they can't reach an agreement, the matter will go back to court. Lawyers for the children and parents said that if progress isn't made soon, they would ask the court to appoint a "master" or someone to oversee an appropriate plan.

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