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January 16th, 2025 VIA EMAIL: admin@lkealakekua.org H6'ala Kealakekua Nui P.O. Box 1301 Kealakekua, Hawai'i 96750 VIA EMAIL: reyna.ramolete@tpl.org Trust for Public Land 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813 Re: Support for the protection and purchase of Kokua Kealakekua, South Kona, Hawai'i Island To Whom it May Concern, Kahalu'u Kuahewa 501(c)3 strongly supports the South Kona community, H6'ala Kealakekua Nui, and Trust for Public Land's effort to purchase and protect Kokua Kealakekua (1.26 acres, TMK (3) 8-1-009:007 and TMK (3) 8-1-009:008) in Ka'awaloa, South Kona, Hawai'i Island. Kokua Kealakekua is strategically located across the road from the popular Ka'awaloa trailhead (Captain Cook Monument Trail), which is the main public access to the north end of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park. Like many beloved places across Hawai'i, Kealakekua faces severe challenges due to unmanaged tourism and overuse. Protecting this property will empower the community and nonprofit H6'ala Kealakekua Nui to protect and steward the cultural and natural resources of Kealakekua Bay by providing a managed gateway to the Bay and an interpretive center for restoration and cultural programs. H6'ala Kealakekua Nui is a Native Hawaiian-led non-profit whose mission is to engage in collaborative stewardship of Kealakekua Bay's natural and cultural landscape for the benefit of the whole community, including guests and generations to come, through active restoration, outreach and education. Kahalu'u Kuahewa is a non-profit organization that works towards the revitalization of the Kahalu'u Field System as a traditional agricultural landscape and we work to reconnect kanaka to 'aina. Our Hawaiian-led organizations mission and vision focus on the protection and revitalization of natural and cultural resources for the benefit of community, guests and the generations to come, which mirrors the work of H6'ala Kealakekua Nui and the goals of Kokua Kealakekua. We have had a working relationship with individuals in the hui and have witnessed their integrity first hand and continue to support their goals for community and Hawaiia culture.