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Kealoha Family Lo'i 2025 PONC Suggestion Form The strategy and unique opportunity here is the current landowner's willingness to place permanent restrictions on their property, coupled with their commitment to culturally informed and community and 'ohana (family) centered stewardship of the land. The market demand for such Properties are not for culture and agriculture, it is for maximizing the development potential of the residential use of the Properties. While housing is a need, we understand what the market realities are here in Hawai'i and Kohala—the County zoning is R-15 and with the Properties totaling over 2 acres, leaving potential for multiple homes to be built. This conservation easement opportunity allow us to ensure culture and agriculture maintain priorty values of the land forever. It is Hawaiian Islands Land Trust dba Hawaii Land Trust ("HILT") and the landowner's intention to have a conservation in perpetuity that carves out limited rights for a site steward/farm worker housing and minimal infrastructure to support the ongoing maintenance and educational programs on the property. HILT sees this as a defining keystone project for the kind of impact these PONC funds can provide while at the same time allowing the County to align itself to proactively meet its State Constitutional obligations for Native Hawaiian culture, subsistence and religious practices and Public Trust Resources—all through a unique and community drivin public private partnership. Attachment C. Provide additional community endorsements, and community organizations, land trusts, or individuals that can be contacted for further information about this proposed project. Provided are letters of support from (see additional attachments titled "Attachment C"): • Kohala Hawaiian Civic Club • Protect Pololu • North Kohala Culture and History Advisory Group • Ka Makani o Kohala Ohana • Kahua Pa'a Mua • Joseph Carvalho Attachment D. Provide verification of community organizations, land trusts, or individuals who are willing to be part of the long-term management/maintenance of this property. Provided are commitment letters from (see additional attachments titled "Attachment D"): • Hawaii Land Trust (willing CE holder/co-holder) • United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Science (confirms supporting CE acquisition funds) • Landowner (willingness to sale a CE in perpetuity) Page 3 of 7