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SHAW1v I~I~T:AT.e~~9Ti IOloTA <br /> I'.O. fox 44483 <br /> Kamuela, Ilawai'i 9b743 <br /> Ph: 640-4653 <br /> Email: shawnip(a~ha®vaii.edu <br /> 30 April 2007 <br /> Aloha, <br /> I atn writing this later to express my feelings about the proposed land purchase of <br /> a vital part of the I~a'u coast line. I ann in favor of this and fully rt the preservation <br /> of this area. With this letter I hope to justify my reasoning and share sow experiences of <br /> mine w ly y will be able to see the ignportance of this sacred area <br /> and come to a proper conclusion. <br /> My family is from the ahupua'a of Punalu'u and eve have beeB living there for <br /> many generations_ I have been going to 'u lance I was little as did any and <br /> our family before us. Faanily aneaaabers of mine are 'ed tyre and Dear history runs <br /> strong thr tide area. I can say if I never been do6vn to ~uaaalu'u any <br /> life .as I l~now it ~otald It l I ~n today and <br /> a~~tc~ ~ ~l~f in~v ' gthatI <br /> do. I trtaly believe that Ptanalu'u aa~ the ~arrounding areas are living class~-ooar~s that <br /> need to be preserved for future g 'oaas_ ley gativaz and the ones to cog~e nod tv <br /> learn. abo tl~ir e a "haa oat" ~vh~e ~ Iu'u is a vital place t~~ <br /> start. <br /> When I ~ ~~ot3rt~, I atteatd~ I~ul~.tlu I~uxatuharta `C? Ka'u ~,~hich is a sttmr.~er <br /> rrr~rvrasr :}l..,w a 1,.,....~~. A~~:.w~'4+~ ~¢~n~~~osvi ~~~r.nn ~ ~r4 i+n gyn...; ~4 :o ~ etr.t r~.~o.... 4.. <br /> teach native children about their culture and every aspect that surrounds it. Although I <br /> was young 11~;d things that. I mill n~wcr fc~rgct and to this day still use ~c ofthc~; <br /> tL-as I s tau®ht. Wc~ lern think life cl~~ts; ,roper ,t~~>i, proms ~~E~~..~ <br /> firg, ~waiian history, maw-'-rs, ~~raiian langue, hula, how to eke I-lawaiian <br /> ~n~llattior~, and a vet sclcctioat of old stories anal aa'o that. was shared <br /> aas by guest speakers :and ,nsy a iPele. W~ ~ friends Frith may <br /> took numerous field trips around the island to learn about different things. This <br /> e?~periens~ corrtbia~~l with the countless tints- spent at I~tatalu'u have it~flttetace€l me so <br /> much tit I a~ w 'ng a in Envb' ~ t arad hope to be a <br /> Lawyer in tlae near futtare. <br /> 1 ourr'eratly ~ I7niversity of 'i at ~'ilo with a major in <br /> Envh' t~ ' ~ ~ "i to <br /> further my studies for the next five or six years. You array ask your self "Why did I <br /> choose this rsr?" Well the answer is simple d is bit sued up in t ~r~d~ <br /> Abler `Aina: Tl~ ~ ~ sp~a~ there I <br /> <br /> devveloped a seaase of how i~poant Land is and ~y family and. hour it needs to <br /> <br /> be pr foa- tl~ a corraae_ 1 want to be a lawyer so I can prote~ Iaurialaa'~a and <br /> <br /> r~ ~ t lam Ixaii from velope d~.i't~airil~. <br /> Page 1 <br /> _ _ _ <br /> <br />