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Aiki Anthony Bothell <br />8th grade student <br />Volcano School <br />Volcano, Hawaii <br />Charter Commission <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Aloha Commissioners. <br />My name is Aiki Bothell and my parents are from the Kailiawa family <br />line. We live in Volcano, Hawaii and I am an 8th grade student at <br />Volcano school of Arts and Sciences IVSASI. My class helps with a <br />program we call the Kawa project and I am honored to go to Kawa twice <br />a month and Malama the aina [care for the land], and Aloha the aina <br />[love the land]. Kawa is magical and full of wildlife and we've spent two <br />years of blood, sweat, and tears to help this now life -filled area that was <br />before a quiet, sad filled land. When I first went there, it smelled like <br />sadness and the sand was filled with negativity. <br />But two years ago, a brave group of heros IKumu lames Akan, Uncle <br />Duane, Aunty Clarrisa Pua, Uncle Kaui Felder] stepped up for this land <br />and guided us through the trees and trash and gave us windom on how <br />to aloha. And now, Kawa is our Wahi Pana. This place gives us freedom, <br />widom, and happiness. We've spent so many time with our hands and <br />feet to make this place more pleasing to the eye. And we find more <br />people coming to Kawa to help us. We have a garden full of native <br />species and we spread them around Kawa. We helped a lot of wildlife <br />and even uncovered old artifacts. <br />Comm. No. 21.155 <br />