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BALL: Do I just start? <br /> REPLOGLE: Yes, you may begin. <br /> BALL: Sorry. <br /> REPLOGLE: It's okay. <br /> BALL: Salutations everyone. I'm Ngetroi Rall, one of the students working on the Kaumana <br /> property. I've been a student of Connections since first grade and as an 1 lth grader I can see <br /> how an outdoor campus can and will take our schools education on to the next level. <br /> Connection's project-based learning style of education has got me the opportunity to start my <br /> own business Mamaki Dream, with my fellow students. I would have never been able to have <br /> this opportunity with any other school. We have made sure this business is eco conscious. <br /> Connections has provided me and my fellow peers guidance and support. Mamaki Dream is a <br /> mamaki tea business with the teachers of Kaumana helped us to create and develop. Our mission <br /> is to provide our clients with a product that is healthy and beneficial for a reasonable price. <br /> Our vision is to go back to our school and one day see Hawaiian culture spread further than just <br /> the Hawaiian Islands, starting with mamaki tea an ancient healing herbal tea. Done. <br /> REPLOGLE: Thank you, Any questions Commissioners? Okay thank you Ngetroi. <br /> BALL: Oh, okay. <br /> REPLOGLE: Next, we have Kaitlyn Grogg, also a student. <br /> GROGG: Okay. <br /> REPLOGLE: You may begin Kaitlyn. <br /> GROGG: Okay. Aloha everyone, I am junior who has been at Connections since the first grade, <br /> and I am one of the students working on the Kaumana property in order to prepare the land for <br /> agricultural development. I just want to discuss my experiences as a long-term student at the <br /> school. Personally, like myself, I was one of the students who did all of my work online last year <br /> and coming back to in person schooling was really, really difficult. Especially because our <br /> current schooling situation has us confined in a building with only narrow hallways outside of <br /> classrooms and we are surrounded by a bunch of storefronts. So, we don't really have our own <br /> parking lot either and there's not a lot of room for the students. Having the opportunity to work <br /> at the Kaumana property is a really, really great break from the confined quarters of the Kress <br /> building itself. It allows students to do hands on work and experience agriculture in Hawaii <br /> which can better teach students about real world situations. <br /> We learn about invasive plants and how to safely clear them as not to disturb the native ones. <br /> We learn how to cultivate plants such a sweet potato, mamaki, and like even coffee. And we <br /> 12 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />