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To:
Hawaii County Council
Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
From:
Hawk Hanoa, Age I 1
Ka`WHilo Resident
Date:
July 7, 2025
Re:
Testimony in Strong Opposition to Geothermal Development in Ka`u
Aloha Chair and Members of the Council,
My name is Hawk Hanoa, and I am 11 years old. I live in Hilo during the
weekdays and stay in Ka`u on the weekends to help my Papa on our ranch. I am
writing to speak up for our `aina, our kupuna, and our future.
I am very sad and disappointed about the geothermal projects being planned for
Ka`u and Hawaii Island. It is wrong, and it will hurt my Tutu Pele. When people
drill into the earth, they are stealing her mana. That is sacred.
It will also destroy our `aina — our clean air, our water, our food, our animals, our
plants, and the ecosystem that we need to survive. It will disrespect our kupuna and
our iwi at Kalae, and the legacy they left for us.
I was taught that the `aina is the people, and the people are the `aina. Even
though I am only 11 years old, I understand this. I know that my future is being
sold for money and greed, and that's not pono.
I want to grow up in the beautiful, sacred place my ancestors left for me, and I
want to pass it down to my children too.
Please do the right thing and say no to geothermal in Ka`u.
Mahalo nui,
Hawk Hanoa
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