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Tevis Peppers <br />8th grade <br />Volcano HI <br />February 4, 2019 <br />Charter Commission <br />Hilo, Hawaii <br />96720 <br />Regarding: The 2% land fund program. <br />Aloha Charter Commission, <br />My name is Tevis J. Peppers. I am a student in eighth grade at <br />Volcano School of Arts and Sciences (VSAS). I live in Mountain View <br />(Mauna Hu'ihu'i) with my parents, Aaron and Kerstin, and my two younger <br />siblings Juniper and Asher. Over the past two years I have been going with <br />my school to a place named Kawa. Kawa is a large plot of land owned by <br />us lucky folks. Na Mamo 0 Kawa is a non-profit organization that is <br />working to make Kawa a better place. They have worked with us and <br />multiple other schools to weed out non-native plants and plant new native <br />ones. I am concerned about the possibility of losing the support from the <br />PONC fund. <br />Places like Kawa that are being preserved by the PONC fund right <br />now can help the future generations and teach about the old Hawaiian <br />ways. These places, once anyone has enough experience working there, <br />becomes an example of how the Hawaiians took care of the land and put <br />together a healthy and friendly environment. These places gave so much <br />and create a place to let students and children in the future generations to <br />find out what they should follow and what the Hawaiian virtues are. One <br />example of this is "Aloha the Aina," otherwise known as "Malama Aina." <br />There is a lot put into these projects and without the funding many places <br />like Kawa will die out and fall into a state of disrepair. <br />Comm. No. 21.146 <br />