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.5m5kua Youth Foundation, Inc. Embracing the <br /> Importance of Youth <br /> llmaAw 1'OYtY laandaabd.Ini. <br /> Aloha, <br /> I am writing in support of the nomination of the Haina Makai property to the Public Open Space and Natural <br /> Resources Commission(PONC)for County acquisition. Preserving public access to our Hamakua coastline is <br /> critically important,particularly for historically significant fishing areas such as this. <br /> The Hamakua Youth Foundation(HYF)is very interested in the opportunities this acquisition could create for our <br /> community and for local youth.Both the principal and the agricultural instructor at Honoka`a High School have <br /> expressed strong interest in the educational potential of native food forest creation being part of land restoration and <br /> renewal.The HYF Board has formed a committee to explore the possibility of participating in a stewardship hui, <br /> should conditions and resources allow. <br /> Learning about relationship to`aina—from mauka to makai—is embedded in Hamakua Youth Center programs. If this <br /> land is selected,it would provide meaningful,place-based learning opportunities close to home. <br /> Mahalo for considering the Haina Makai property for acquisition for the benefit of the Hamakua Coast and its people. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Teri Sugg <br /> President, Hamakua Youth Foundation <br /> P.O. Box 381 Honokaa, HI 96727 <br /> Phone: (808)775-0976 <br /> HamakuaYouthCenter.org <br /> info@hamakuayouthcenter.org <br /> Sugg.26-03 <br />