In all honesty I think this was to just show the flag. The choppers flew a grid search and I did not see them send anyone down. So they got nothing from this area. They also stayed above 500 ft. It used to be that they would rattle roofs and stampede cattle. Choppers have clipped power lines here and crashed more than once before.

In a small gulch I have took out a large swath of grass and have all my holes dug and filled with my dirt/compost mix. I also have holes dug in all over this property. Nothing is in yet, but they sure were intrested in what I have been up to. I am legal, and they do have my address so maybe they just dropped by to take a look. I would think from the air my property looks like a kid's face with a real bad case on acne.

Green Harvest is Maui's way of keeping the patches small and well hidden. If you get greedy they see and take your stuff. Keep it small and you get a chance. If you have just a few illegal plants they rappell down and take them, but no charges are filed. If they see a lot they take pictures then come back with a search warrant and make an example out of you.

With Obama's new budget, and considering the state is a billion dollars in the hole, I expected a light Green Harvest to be light to non exsistant this year. Looks like I was wrong. But time will tell.

Usually, when I hear the green harvest choppers, I freak. What follows could best be described as a Chineese fire drill. I can tell what type and what they are doing just by the sound. This time I freaked, then realized I am now legal. What a feeling! Happiness! So I wandered out to my deck to take pictures of them looking at me. It will take some time to get used to this legal concept.