The special vulnerability of children to pesticides is well established. Even those chemicals claimed to be ñsafeî by manufacturers and applicators and used in perfect accordance with label instructions can have dire effects on youngsters.

So why is it that Hawai`i, where herbicides and pesticides are as plentiful and the weeds and bugs they target, the state and the Board of Education have not taken the smallest first step in the direction of limiting childrenÍs exposure to harmful chemicals by adopting a policy of integrated pest management?