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From: kaleo paik
Sent: Tuesday,August 15, 2023 10:04 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Support of Resolution No. 216-23
Greetings to Chair Kimball and to all of the Members of Hawaii County Council
Our organization, Aha Wahine, strongly supports Resolution No. 216-23. As we know, Early Learning/Early Childhood
Education PROVIDES:
• Young children with a strong foundation for their future learning and development.
• Immediate and long-term benefits for keiki
• Immediate and long-term benefits for our communities as a whole
• More than 85%of brain development occurs from birth to age 5,preschool provides children with opportunities
to develop social,emotional,cognitive,and physical skills.
• Prepare children to be school ready for kindergarten,which has long-lasting impact on their future education and
development.
Never before have early learning providers and resource agencies come together in West Hawaii under one roof.
Your generous support of our Early Learning`Ghana Festival will allow early learning professionals the opportunity to
• Showcase their program(s)
• Recruit keiki to increase enrollment
• Recruit staff for workforce development
• Networking
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Community education and awareness of early learning resources that are available to families.
Therefore,again,please support Resolution No.216-23
Mahalo,
Kaleo Paik
Aha Wahine,President
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