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AKA <br /> A]01HA P:Uh"+P.e"iO'0 r"[,4A <br /> P.O. Box 3329 <br /> Kona HI 96745 <br /> Jan 22, 2025 <br /> PONC Review Commitee <br /> Letter of Support for Kuamo`o Ahupuaa Project <br /> Aloha mai kakou <br /> We are Aloha Kuamo`o `Aina (AKA), a local 501C3 Non-profit and a landowner for two TMKs: <br /> TMK 3-7-9-005-003-0000-000; and TMK 3-7-9-005-002-0000-000. AKA is a Hawaii center for <br /> cultural and ecological peace, with a mission to promote aloha `aina as consistent with the mo`olelo <br /> and values of Kuamo`o to achieve justice and peace for Hawai`i's people, environment, and the <br /> world. We steward an important ancestral wahi pana which includes a portion of the Kuamo`o <br /> Battlefield as well as ilina of many kupuna. Although it is not as well known today, the battle of <br /> Kuamo`o was a pivotal turning point in Hawaiian History and something that we continue to <br /> mourn and learn from in our cultural and preservation practices today. Our in-person and online <br /> programs reach over 1,500 people a year, you can learn more about our work on our website <br /> (www.kuamoo.org). <br /> We are writing in full support of the PONC proposal for the Kuamo`o Ahupua`a project. The <br /> cultural preservation of these lands would be a monumental step toward perpetual pono <br /> stewardship of these precious lands and enable our organization and the larger community to <br /> better preserve the precious mo`olelo and places of Kuamo`o. This is a rare opportunity to <br /> preserve such an expansive and culturally significant portion of Hawaii island. <br /> If successful in its application, our organization is willing to enter into an agreement to assist in <br /> cultural relevant stewardship of these lands. <br /> I m�aana no Kuamo`o, <br /> /1 geCG142Qi, <br /> Dr Kamanamaikalani Beamer, E.D. Aloha Kuamo`o `Aina <br />