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<br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura _ <br /> <br /> From: Manuel_Jadulang/H0N0KAHI/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us <br /> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:43 PM FEB 6 R1~ 7 29 <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us 1yLo, <br /> <br /> Cc: kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us; dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us GCIV'~ ; t {;`NNAI) <br /> ~~utvT <br /> Subject: testimony for <br /> Dear Hawaii County Council Members <br /> My name is Manuel Jadulang, current agriculture teacher at Honokaa High and Intermediate School. I have been a teacher <br /> for 8 eight years and 6 of them spent at Kealakehe High School in Kona, I recently transferred to Honokaa in July of 2007. <br /> <br /> I am writing in regards to Resolution 506-08 School Garden Project asking for your support in funding for this endeavor. As <br /> a high school teacher, 1 see the importance to provide meaningful experiential learning opportunities for students in this day <br /> age of technology. Students need to appreciate the importance of being self reliant, have good character, appreciation of <br /> where food comes from. It is also the hope, these kind of experiential learning will open doors for our keiki to have jobs in <br /> the field of agriculture or any job they choose but be successful in what they do. <br /> As a teacher, I have seen many students not appreciate where food comes. As they take my class, during the course of the <br /> year, I see the students learn to appreciate food. In our state that is heavily in tourism, we need to create interest in our keiki <br /> that diversified agriculture (aquaculture, tropical/native plants, bio-technology, hydroponics, etc) is needed to support our <br /> economy and livelihood. <br /> With the DOE's new weighted school formula funding as well with America's No child Left Behind Act, priorities providing <br /> unique learning opportunities such as gardening for grade schools or agricuture in the high schools have fallen on the <br /> wayside to support meeting school's need to pass the AYP benchmarks. <br /> I humbly ask the council to assist schools on the Hawaii Island to provide funding so current programs can continue to exist <br /> from Kindergarten to high school <br /> Aloha <br /> Manuel Jadulang <br /> Honokaa High and Int. Ag Teacher <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. Ho. 95- 2. A <br /> Ref. To: Zk~ <br /> \ Ref. Date FEB n s_ <br /> 2/6/2008 <br />