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0" <br /> ANC 1 ENT 1--F XWXJ lAN B 0 DyWO KK <br /> IMMERSIVE RETREATS, TRAININGS & APPRENTICESHIPS <br /> January 22, 2026 <br /> VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org <br /> Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation <br /> 1500 Kalaniana`ole Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720-4914 <br /> VIA EMAIL: kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org <br /> Trust for Public Land <br /> 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 <br /> Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 <br /> Re: Support for the protection and purchase of Ka`alaiki Kula, Ka`alaiki, Ka`u, Hawaii <br /> Island <br /> To Whom It May Concern, <br /> I write in strong support of the Ka`u community, the Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation, and <br /> the Trust for Public Land's effort to purchase and permanently protect Ka`alaiki Kula— <br /> approximately 1 ,600 acres located in Ka`alaiki, Ka`u, on Hawaii Island. <br /> Ka`alaiki Kula extends between Highway 11 on the makai side and Ka`alaiki Road on <br /> the mauka side. Protecting these kula lands would ensure the preservation of the entire <br /> ahupua`a, allowing this area to serve as a living cultural and educational site that <br /> demonstrates the importance of traditional ahupua`a land management practices. This <br /> protection would also safeguard significant cultural and archaeological sites, including a <br /> historic railroad trestle and `Imakakaloa Heiau—one of only two intact hula heiau <br /> remaining in the Hawaiian Islands. <br /> The Edith Kanaka`ole Foundation (EKF) is a Hawaiian cultural-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit <br /> organization established in 1990 to perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, <br /> philosophies, and traditions of the late Luka and Edith Kanaka`ole. EKF's mission—to <br /> elevate Hawaiian intelligence through cultural education grounded in these teachings— <br /> reflects a deep reservoir of `ike Hawaii. The Foundation possesses extensive cultural <br /> knowledge and expertise related to land and resource stewardship, cultural site <br /> restoration, protocol, and ritual, making it uniquely qualified to care for and steward <br /> Ka`alaiki Kula. <br /> My organization, Lineage of Light—also registered as Ancient Hawaiian Bodywork— <br /> perpetuates the ancient wisdom teachings of Kahu Abraham Kawai`i through retreats <br /> ANCIENT HAWAIIAN BODYWORK • LINEAGEOFLIGHT.COM • PO BOX 790144 • PA'IA, HI 96779 <br /> Sugg.26-05 <br />