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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComm 26-075.1 - LOS 26-05 TPL Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 H A W A I ‘ I 1164 Honolulu, HI 96813 @hawaii tpl.org HAWAI‘I BOARD Ka‘iulani Sodaro, Chair Ward Village/Howard Hughes VI(1)(e) Race Randle, Vice Chair Maui Land & Pineapple Co. -0, , , Hawai‘i. (3) 9--033, 034, Ane Bakutis Aloha ChairChangand, Kekama Helm - Bob Hines 96 Chris Hochuli Steve Kelly Ala - Troy Keolanui Mark Linscott (EKF) K s (3) 9--033, 034 Earlynne Maile - Mino McLean John Meier will Catherine Ngo Blake Oshiro and Jeff Overton G70 Mahina Paishon-Duarte . Mike B. Pietsch Hawaii Brad Punu Kirstin Punu AES - Tom Reeve , Jonathan Sprague Dr. Rachel Sprague . Jan Sullivan Comm 26-075 40 1. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8.(Haley Kailiehu) 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 16. 17. 18. 19. – Kawaikini 30. 31. Waipa) 33. 34. Eleanor Ahuna (EA (Jean Poy) 36. 37. O Makana (Billy Kinney) 38. 39. 40. 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No longer, for example, do the clouds rest upon the abundant clean water. Highrise din Waikiki and downtown Honoluluhas changed the pattern of winds that once also lent to a temperate climate, offering Comm 26-075 and increasing temperatures that are changing the landscape and seascapes that identify a case study. rought, increased heat, decreased trade winds and rains, acidification of our ocean and loss of beaches, and increasing numbers of plant and . I wish to see as much Mahalo, Comm 26-075 Jan Wizinowich BigIslandTalkStory.org P.O. Box 7097 Kamuela, HI 96743 January, 22, 2026 Hilo, HI 96720-4914 ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Trust for Public Land 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Re: Support for the protection and purchase of To Whom it May Concern, resides in the - Jan Wizinowich Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 !!! Comm 26-075 !!! Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 January 23, 2026 VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Hilo, HI 96720-4914 VIA EMAIL: kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Trust for Public Land 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 Re: Support for the protection and purchase of Kula, , To Whom it May Concern, I, Kalei Nihipali Cosma strongly support the community, , and Trust for Public Landeffort to purchase and protect Kula (approximately 1,600 acres) . side. area to serve as a cultural educational site management practices as well as protecting significant cultural and archaeological sites intact hula heiau in the Hawaiian Islands. is a Hawaiian cultural-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of EKF possess a high level of Hawaiian cultural knowledge and skills relating to land and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, protocol, and ritual. I am a former Hawaiian Language Immersion teacher for 15 years, and am currently a Hawaiian Culture Based educator at a native Hawaiian educational institution foundation has helped me as an educational practitioner to see knowledge systems of my kupuna (ancestors) as both rigorous and relevant to modern science and placed based phenomena and way of knowing. By attenting various workshops and events sponsored by the abilities. Although I do not have any direct tie to that , Maui tightly entwined through geopolitical ties from the past. These political concerns of the past had re-ple genealogically tied back to thei lands. Is a win. Lanakila! It is a win because people begin to learn to aloha or bring love and attention back to reviving the land. Comm 26-075 As people begin to love and engage back to the land, life flourishes not just for native ewarded should be priority. Secondly, relationship with the natural resources become unbalanced when development throw off the balance of the symbiotic relationship between people and natural resources. ourishing and vibrant revitalization of this space, one that allows for others to learn and take part of what it has to vision of helping native Hawaiian educators, and practitioners of all nations in realizing the authentically valuable contributions they have in making our world a more sustainable and inclusive place to dwell together in harmony. Mahalo, Kalei Nihipali Cosma Community Member 46- Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Edith Kanakaole Foundation 1500 Kalanianaole Street Hilo, HI 96720-4914 VIA EMAIL: kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Trust for Public Land 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Re: Support for the protection and purchase of Kai Island To Whom it May Concern, community, Edith Kanaka and protect Kai Island. Protecting the kula lands would ensure the entire ahupuaa is preserved, allowing this area to serve as a cultural educational site demonstrating the importance of ahupuaa land including a railroad trestle and Hawaiian Islands. Edith Kanakaole Foundation is a Hawaiian cultural-based non- established in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies,and traditions of the late Luka and Edith Kanakaole. EKF’s mission is to elevate Hawaiian intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of Edith and Luka Kanakaole. EKF possess a high level of Hawaiian cultural knowledge and skillsrelating to land and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, protocol, and ritual. As a professional conservationist, subsistence hunter and gatherer, alumni of the conservation and cultural stewardship. Their commitment to uplifting and strengthening Comm 26-075 community and culture has been an inspiration to me throughout my life here on Hawai'i our food security - already precarious at best - has become increasingly devastated. EKF's plan to not only restore the heiau and surrounding native forest, but also restore the ability for this land to produce food and sustain the Ka and caretake the incredible resources there into perpetuity. Me ka mahalo, Plant Propagation/Restoration Assistant Volcano, HI 96785 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Ka ‘Ohana O Honu‘apo Post Office Box 903 Nlehu, HI 96772 kaohanaohonuapo@gmail.com January 28, 2026 Pubic Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Commission 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101 – 4252 Re: Support for the Aloha Chair Changand Members of the Commission, upport community and Trust for Public Land’ki Kula (approximately 1,600 these kula lad, allowing this area to cological sitesincluding a railroad trestle f E(Eis a Hawaiian cultural-based non-(c)(3) organi esta the late Luka and Eol’ posse knowledge and skill protocol - We ha helped to nominate an are the co- KOOH a ism Authorityn Plan (HTA-DMAP) , Comm 26-075 Ka ‘Ohana O Honu‘apo Post Office Box 903 Nlehu, HI 96772 kaohanaohonuapo@gmail.com oa Pili through great ly trust that they are more than capable stewar a is part of the greater coastal watershedwhere all impacts mauka directly impact the coastal and marine ecosystempment on these lands will not only increase erosion and sedimerease fresh water reaches to the kai, and create community uproar, but it will also is storied property, and mahalo to each of you for the hard work that you do M o Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 29 January 2026 VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Hilo, HI 96720-4914 VIA EMAIL: kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Trust for Public Land Re: the protection and purchase of Kula, , To Whom it May Concern, My name is Hoaloha Westcott and I strongly support the community, , and Trust for Public Land’s effort to purchase and protect Kula (approximately 1,600 acres) . side. management practices as well as protecting significant cultural and archaeological sites intact hula heiau in the Hawaiian Islands. is a Hawaiian cultural-based non- established in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of relating to land and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, protocol, and ritual. following decades of bombing b. 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Comm 26-075 y, Tel(808) 537-4508 Fax (808) 545-2019 Honolulu, HI 96817 nature.org/HawaiiPalmyra January 30, 2026 VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Hilo, HI 96720-4914 VIA EMAIL: kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Trust for Public Land Re: the protection and purchase of To Whom it May Concern, The Nature Conservancy strongly supports Trust for Public Land’s effort to purchase and protect (approximately 1,600 acres) in nd management practices as well as protecting significant cultural and archaeological sites including a railroad -based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, and s to elevate Hawaiian intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of Edith and Luka and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, protocol, and ritual. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a global nonprofit conservation organization whose mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. TNC started as a small land trust protecting 60 acres of forest in New York in 1955. TNC has been working to protect lands in In 2002, The Nature Conservancy established the 3,511- protect biologically rich and intact native forest in and near the 61,500- Mauna Loa’s southeast flank, one of the largest areas of int These forest ecosystems provide sanctuary to 153 endemic plant species (including 32 known rare or endangered) and support one of Hawaii’s richest remaining assemblages of endangered forest birds. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Duke E. Ah Moo Kris Billeter Dr. C. Tana BurkertAnne S. Carter (Chair) Daniel J. Dunn Jan Elliott Matt Emerson Benjy Garfinkle Sean A. Hehir Puni Jackson Brett MacNaughton Janet Montag Alicia Moy John R. Sabas Vern Yamanaka Ihupani Advisory Council: Paul D. Alston Eiichiro Kuwana Duncan MacNaughton Jean E. Rolles Crystal K. Rose Nathan E. Smith Founders: Samuel A. Cooke Herbert C. Cornuelle Comm 26-075 The Nature Conservancy, January 30, 2026 2 The property from along Hawai‘i Belt Road and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, an International Biosphere RThe proximity to nearby heiau and the three large centers that speaks to the importance of this area as a historical seat of power in the district. Within the County ofHawai‘i’s and community-based collaborative action guide, the vision for future development being focused in the present-day town centers rather than across the mauka landscapewas identified as a core value. ’s work to preserve and protect these agriculturallandswill perpetuate that vision and ensure that these lands remain a source ofsustenance for thefuture of district as they have in the past. Mahalo, The Nature Conservancy’s Hawai‘i Island forest program P.O. Box 1132 , HI 96772 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 January 23, 2026 Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation 1500 Kalaniana’ole Street Hilo, HI 96720-4914 Trust for Public Land 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 Honolulu, Hawai’i 96813 Re: Support for the protection and purchase of Ka’alaiki Kula, Ka’alaiki, Ka’u, Hawai’i Island To Whom it May concern, Ke Ana La’ahana Public Charter School strongly supports the Ka’u community, the Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation, and the Trust for Public Land’s effort to purchase and protect Ka’alaiki Kula (approximately 1,600 acres) in Ka’alaiki Ka’u, Hawai’i Island. Ka’alaiki Kula runs between highway 11 on the makai side and Ka’alaiki Road on the mauka side. Protecting the kula lands would ensure the entire ahupua’a is preserved, allowing this area to serve as a cultural educational site demonstrating the importance of ahuapua’a land management practices as well as protecting significant cultural and archaeological sites including a railroad trestle and “Imakakaloa Heaiu, one of two intact hula heiau in the Hawaiian Islands. Ke Ana La’ahana Public Charter School opened its doors in 2001 with its first graduating class in 2002. Ke Ana La’ahana Publilc Charter School worked in partnership with the Queen Lili’uokalani Children’s Center, the Keaukaha Community and the Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation to develop an educational framework and curriculum that builds from the foundation of the values and traditional knowledge of a family and a community. The Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation is a Hawaiian cultural-based non-profit 501©(3) organization established in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, and traditions of the late Luka and Edith Kanaka’ole. The mission of the Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation is to elevate Hawaiian intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of Edith and Luka Kanaka’ole. This foundation possesses a high level of Hawaiian cultural Comm 26-075 knowledge and skills relating to land and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, process, protocol and ritual Ke Ana La’ahana’s school mission is to recognize, nuture, and foster cultural identity and cultural awareness in an environment that has lineal linkage to students. Due to the relationships and trust formed, it is imperative that we continue to honor the legacy of which we come from. We continue to look to the Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation to provide for us professional development through their Papaku Makawalu training and we continue to practice what we have learned in our daily protocols and cultural practices. If there are questions or clarity needed in supporting this acquisition of Ka’alaiki Kula, Ka’alaiki, Ka’u, Hawai’i Island, please feel free to call me at 808-480-3577 or email me at mwaipa@kalpcs.com. Ku I Ka Mana, W. Mapuana Waipa (mw) Ke Ana La’ahana Public Charter School P.O. Box 4997 Hilo, HI 96720 Comm 26-075 January 30, 2026 VIA EMAIL:ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Hilo, HI 96720-4914 VIA EMAIL:kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Trust for Public Land 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 Re: Support for the protection and purchase of Kula, , Island Aloha mai Members of our PONC Commission, On behalf of Conservation International, I offer my strong supportforthe community, Edith (EKF), andTrust for PublicLandpurchase initaitiveandcommitment toprotect Kula (approximately 1,600 acres). to serve as a cultural educational site management practices as well as protecting significant cultural and archaeological sites intact hula heiauin the Hawaiian Islands. is a Hawaiiancultural-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization establishedin 1990to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, mission is to elevate Hawaiian intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of Lukaand EKF possessesa high level of Hawaiian cultural knowledge and skills relating to land and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, protocol, and ritual. responsibly and sustainably care for naturefor the well- ki Kula to an alternative futurewould further distance communitiesfrom this place and the ancestral practices treasuredpartner whose work directly aligns with our mission and work Mahalo, Director, Indigenous and Community-Driven Ocean Governance Conservation International hpihana@conservation.org Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 The Volcano School of Arts & Sciences, PCS A Hawaii-Focused Public Charter School PO Box 845, Volcano, Hawaii 96785 (808) 985-9800 www.volcanoschool.net February 9, 2026 VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Edith Kanakaole Foundation 1500 Kalanianaole Street Hilo, HI 96720-4914 VIA EMAIL: kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Trust for Public Land 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1512 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Re: Support for the protection and purchase of Ka Kula, Ka, Ka, Hawaii Island To Whom it May Concern, a strongly supports the Ka community, Edith Kanakaole Foundation, and Trust for Public Landeffort to purchase and protect Ka Kula (approximately 1,600 acres) in Ka, Hawaii Island. Ka runs between highway 11 on the makai side and Ka side. Protecting the kula lands would ensure the entire ahupuaa is preserved, allowing this area to serve as a cultural educational site demonstrating the importance of ahupuaa land management practices as well as protecting significant cultural and archaeological sites including a railroad trestle and intact hula heiau in the Hawaiian Islands. Edith Kanakaole Foundation is a Hawaiian cultural-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, and traditions of the late Luka and Edith Kanakaole elevate Hawaiian intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of Edith and Luka Kanakaole. EKF possess a high level of Hawaiian cultural knowledge and skills relating to land and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, protocol, and ritual. th a is a PreK-12 grade Hawaii-Focused Public Charter School located in Volcano Village the island of Hawaii. With our place-based program and one- preservation of KaOur partnership with Edith Kanakaole Foundation includes education and cultural initiatives over the past several years. Comm 26-075 The Volcano School of Arts & Sciences, PCS A Hawaii-Focused Public Charter School PO Box 845, Volcano, Hawaii 96785 (808) 985-9800 www.volcanoschool.net We regard Edith Kanakaole Foundation as the authority for we are privilegedto help steward. We believe the Edith Kanakaole Family, in partnership with the Ka community and the Trust for Public Lands, is the best and rightful organization to protect the kula lands. Mahalo on behalf of our school community, Kalima Kinney Pookula (Principal) principal@volcanschool.net Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Comm 26-075 Date: Feb 27, 2026 VIA EMAIL: ekf@edithkanakaolefoundation.org Hilo, HI 96720-4914 VIA EMAIL: kamuela.kaapana@tpl.org Trust for Public Land Re: the protection and purchase of Kula, , To Whom it May Concern, Kaiso Helekunihi Hill strongly supports the community, , and Trust for Public Land’s effort to purchase and protect Kula (approximately 1,600 acres) . side. management practices as well as protecting significant cultural and archaeological sites intact hula heiau in the Hawaiian Islands. is a Hawaiian cultural-based non- established in 1990 to maintain and perpetuate the teachings, beliefs, practices, philosophies, Hawaiian intelligence through cultural education founded on the teachings and traditional practices of Hawaiian cultural knowledge and skills relating to land and resource practices as well as cultural site restoration, protocol, and ritual. Aloha, I am a Hawaiian poet, writer, philosopher, performer recently been on a journey to reconnect with my roots and culture . with the Edith Foundation. Hawaiian knowledge can do far more for my life anticipated. Growing up in California, I was estranged from my Hawaiian cultural Hawaiian archipelago 4 years ago. During this precious time I Hawaiian roots dating back to my great great grandfather Elia many original Hawaiian place names throughout the islands. The names of which represent and call to the sacredness of those places as well as their cultural significance, genealogical histories and socio-economic functions. In the last 4 years o protecting Hawaiian culture and way of life. Among them the Edith Foundation has stood out in their mission and their dedication to remaining steadfast in manifesting their goals and for their endless generosity teaching Hawaiian culture inside and outside the classroom. Attending their classes and workshops has opened my eyes to what it means to be 1 Comm 26-075 Hawaiian and my inherited kuleana to aid in caring forthe lands. Participating with them and way and not with the same deep and profound lessons, without the presence of the those sessions took place on, for which thes all continue to fight for. Writing this letter as helped me to broaden my appreciation for all th and articulate the meaning of such gatherings, that has since resided in me as a warm feeling of shelter and a guiding light. I see now how the fostered essential teaching element in my reconnection to my culture and practices. Hawaiian culture is still It has been fragmented throughout ithout such spaces being protected, remaining in harmony with and testimony to the old ways of had much capacity to reunite with the embodied knowledge of the past and help shepherd it into the future. I owe that to the peaceful battles waged by my ancestors. Restored lands here in an instrumental – - in my process of reconnecting with my roots. And I see now why my kupuna d it so. My time with EKF and other community- me with a distinct physical space to re-n with the land, sea, earth and sky and how we can all better coexist with it and each other. And all of that is due to the kupuna’s tireless effort to defend the land and our culture, of which the Edith Foundation is a gleaming example for us all to aspire to. It is hard to articulate put: the space itself is the teacher; the kumu is the teacher’s assistant. Therefore, to Hawaiians our lessons are impossible to learn and pass down to future generations without the actual spaces present in their fullness and majesty. The nature of such studies cannot be separated from their place. The knowledge of which is impossible to grasp without actually engaging in such practices, on such lands. Therefore the culmination of Hawaiian education requires the open land and their land management systems to come to fruition. n EKF with this sacred duty of protecting traditional land, cultural sites and sacred practices in Kula. Reflecting on my own personal journey, land access and stewardship is at the heart of my ability to reconnect with my Hawaiian culture and knowledge and to see Kula would be a momentous extension to that legacy means a kumu the changes in me personally and spiritually, absorbed from EKF, are truly life-changing and will guide me to seek occupations that contribute sustainably to in harmony with the world. and benefits of such tutelage. areas of lands. The presence of Kula itself, being such a large area stewarded by culturally-honoring Hawaiian handsguidance on a scale more than t touches me more than I can say to imagine the educational opportunities such a space could and how countless Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians alike affected throughout the generations by tion of the land and its peoples, in line with the noble aspirations of many of our late royalty. otherwise would be to see that dream washed away, to see the opportunity for a better of from generations of children of and around the world. is and Hawaiian knowledge needs further protection. And for that we need to work together. In our current age, it is the time now to act and put our trust in the hands of the Hawaiian people to do what they : to take care of the . 2 Comm 26-075 respect for my kupuna and the ancient knowledge they nurtured, like the egg of Hiiaka. I so much to learn, more than I could in a lifetime. knowledge requires more dedicated and honorary spaces . A space like Kula would open the doors for such practices to root, replant and re-bloom, spreading and such sacred knowledge and practices throughout the Pacific Ocean, Oceana and beyond. It would be a hub for the Hawaiian community, our future children and grandchildren and so on to maintain the connection to the practices of our ancestors. It could be a place that could support and spearhead the perpetuation of Hawaiian culture throughout time as a beacon to the world. incredible mysteries. I hope that you will join me and the rest of the Hawaiian community in lending our trust to the Edith Foundation in stewarding such sacred sites as the Kula lands, towards great enduring educational, cultural and humanitarian significance that will lay a foundation for the next generations excellence in all sciences. hat they are called to protect these lands for generations to come. They more than anyone are ready for the job. And for their multigenerational effort in successfully - - Hawaiian ways, them. Mahalo nui loa, Kaiso Helekunihi Hill 64- 3