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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />JOSH GREEN, M.D. KALI WATSON <br />GOVERNOR CHAIRPERSON, HHC <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SYLVIA J. LUKE <br />KATIE L. LAMBERT <br />LT. GOVERNOR <br />DEPUTY TO THE CHAIR <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS <br /> <br />P. O. BOX 1879 <br />HONOLULU, HAWAII 96805 <br /> <br />February 17, 2026 <br /> <br />VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org <br /> <br /> <br />Hilo, HI 96720-4914 <br /> <br />Re: Support for the protection and purchase of land <br /> <br />To Whom it May Concern, <br /> <br />The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) strongly supports Edith <br /> (EKF), and Kula <br /> <br /> <br /> Road on the mauka side. <br />protecting significa <br />one of two intact hula heiau in the Hawaiian Islands. <br /> <br />-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established <br />in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, and traditions of the late <br />founded on the teachings and traditional practic <br />level of Hawaiian cultural knowledge and skills relating to land and resource practices as well as cultural <br />site restoration, protocol, and ritual. <br /> <br />The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands was established under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act <br />of 1920, the purpose of which is to provide land and support for native Hawaiians to return to <br />provide homesteading opportunities. <br />Hawaiian Home Lands Trust and to manage the trust itself. <br />responsibilities, two priorities are land stewardship and resource management, and cultural <br />preservation and heritage revitalization. Accordingly, the department is dedicated to sustainable practices <br />that safeguard our natural resources, preserve cultural heritage sites, and preserve and revitalize the <br />traditions, language, and practices tha <br /> <br />