2005-05-20 EXHIBIT A Hualalai PC

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worth, respect for others, leadership skills and many more skills that I will need as I become older. Hualalai Academy has helped my family for over 9 years. Thank you again. SPRINGER:Thank you Delaney. Are there any questions for the testifier? Seeing none. Erik, could you please state your name and address for the record then give us your testimony? LUCHSINGER:My name is Erik Luchsinger and my address is 75-5591 Hienaloli Road, house #4, Kailua-Kona, 96740. SPRINGER:You may proceed. LUCHSINGER:Good morning Planning Commission. My name is Erik Luchsinger. I am thth 13 and I am an 8 grader at Hualalai Academy. I have been going here since 7 grade. I am also the student council president. I moved to Hawai i 2 years ago and as soon as I moved here I came to Hualalai Academy. The first class I signed up for was an algebra class and it has taught me much more in the 2 years that Ive been here than I would have learned in my school in California. Its very hands on and instead of- like if we need to find out the circumference of something instead of using a circle on a piece of paper the teacher will bring in a pie. And well do calculations on the pie and then well eat the pie and its way more fun than just a textbook. My favorite subject is History and the History classes here are also very good. Instead of just textbooks we build bridges like the ancient people might have built them andwe also write lots of papers and its very, very fun. I really hope Ill be able to continue my great learning experience at Hualalai Academy into high school. And if you let us build the High School buildingIllbeabletoandthatwouldbegreat.ThankyouPlanningCommission. SPRINGER:Thankyou.Commissionersarethereanyquestionsforthetestifier? Thanks Erik. Maam your name and address please. JOHNSON:My name is Felicity Johnson. My mailing address is 74-4966 Kealakaa Street, Kailua-Kona. I am the Principal of Hualalai Academy, the founding head so its very special to me. Weve been around since 1985 as a member of HPAs Kona campus and we broke away and became independent in 1995 starting with 45 students in Pualoa Road and had to find somewhere to go. So we found this beautiful site beneath Hualalai. And we were called Hualalai before we even knew we were going to move to that mountain so it was very special. We are utilizing half of the campus- were about 7-1/2 to 8 acres. And we have completed our phase 1, K-8 students and we suddenly found there was a great need for a high school and we thth went into a 9 grade. And we were asked can you have a 10 and so on. And before we knew it there were more students wanting to come to our school than we are able to accommodate at this moment. Theres a great need actually in Kona for high school weve discovered. Historically speakingwehavediversity,wehaveupto25%ofourstudentseveryyearitseemsfinancialaid, and were hoping to grow that as we grow. Were still very young; were 10 years old. And Im veryproudlywearingourT-shirtwhenwemovedtoournewsitein2000.Thediversityofthe student body and our program we take pride in, we hope to keep that going. And the diversity goesupoutintoourneighborhoodofKealakehe,whichwerealsoapartofthatcommunity.I EXHIBIT A 4