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Cheydon Kaluahine-Salmo <br />Volcano School of Arts and Sciences <br />Volcano,Hawaii 96720 <br />February 5, 2019 <br />Charter Commission <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Aloha Commissioners, <br />Aloha my name is Cheydon Kaluahine-Salmo, I'm a student at Volcano <br />School of Arts and Sciences and my parents are Sheldon Salmo and <br />Cheyenne Kaluahine. We live in Pahala, Ka'u and my dad is a police <br />officer. At VSAS we go down to Kawa with Na Mamo o Kawa with Kumu <br />Akau, Uncle Duane, and Clarissa Pua. Kawa is important because the <br />sacred families of Kawa honor and respect that place a lot. I'm honored to <br />go there and to learn what people learned from their kumus and their <br />peres. I love going down there not only helping but enjoying the riches and <br />beauties of the aina. <br />Kawa is one of the most beautiful beaches on the Big Island which means <br />this helps with the tourist rate. I hope Kawa will stay undeveloped, but <br />also hope that the trash will get cleaned up as well. I'm hoping this <br />because the tourist and the next generation of Hawaiians can learn about <br />the history and value of Kawa. Kawa is very special to me because I had <br />family probably living and learning there. <br />Majority of voters (63%) voted to keep land funds for undeveloped <br />Hawaiian places and sites. I think they're right because Hawaii is beautiful <br />just the way it is without any hotels and condos on the natural and historic <br />sites and places. And keeping places undeveloped is good for the locals <br />because if there are more houses, the more people come visit and, the <br />Comm. No. 21.138 <br />