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Jada Cathcart <br />6th grade <br />Volcano School of Arts and Sciences <br />Volcano Hawaii 96785 <br />February 7, 2019 <br />Dear Charter Commision <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Aloha Commissioners, <br />My name is Jada Cathcart , the daughter of Sheena and Crystal Cathcart. <br />I'm a sixth grader at Volcano School of Arts and Sciences. I'm happy that I <br />get to go to Kawa twice a month. When I am at Kawa, I feel comforted by <br />the wind and waves. We work with Na mamo o Kawa with Kumu James <br />Akau, Uncle Kaui Felder, and Uncle Duane and Auntie Clarissa Pua. <br />I learn to work and have fun. We learn patience by moving driftwood <br />and rocks to prevent beach erosion. Before we ground the plants we give it <br />our ha, or our breath to make sure that the plant grows and thrives. We <br />learn to identify natives as well as plant them. Through the months I have <br />seen great change and I want to see this endless beauty with my own <br />children and keep this legacy alive. I want my children to aloha aina <br />because the things you do for for the land the land will do for you . <br />63% of voters in 2006 voted for the 2% land fund, then in 2010 with <br />60% and again in 2012 with 63%. Please use the fund money to buy <br />Waikapuna for our children of the future. The Big Island is vastly full of <br />untouched, native landmarks and need to be taken care of to thrive unlike <br />Oahu and Kauai that have been taken over by man-made, fake artifacts. <br />I hope Kawa will be funded because so far tourists have not touched, <br />vandalized, or even manhandled native artifacts like the Ke'eku heiau. <br />Comm. No. 21.125 <br />