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Korai Smith <br />8th Grade <br />Volcano School of Arts & Sciences <br />Volcano HI, 96785 <br />February 4, 2019 <br />Charter Commission <br />Hilo HI, 96720 <br />Regarding the 2% land fund program. <br />Aloha Charter Commision, <br />Hello, my name is Korai Smith. My parents are Kristin Wolfgang and <br />David Smith and we live in Volcano, Hawaii. I am an 8th grader at the <br />Volcano School of Arts and Sciences and I am very lucky to be able to go <br />to Kawa almost every three weeks. Kawa is currently being protected by a <br />program called Na Mamo 0 Kawa, they are doing a very good job at <br />preserving the land there and I fully support what they are doing. <br />Kawa is a Wahi Pana (Sacred Land) to many students who go to <br />Volcano School of Arts and Sciences (VSAS) along with most of the <br />teachers and volunteers who accompany us. I've been going to Kawa for <br />around 2 years now and I can see the effort and work we have put into <br />taking care of the land. Most of the invasive species are being taken out <br />and removed, and we are planting some more of the native plants in their <br />place. We work every Wednesday with Na Mamo 0 Kawa to make sure the <br />land is well kept. Kawa is important to me because every time I go there my <br />soul feels like it is at peace, that a war in my head stops. I and our teachers <br />don't want this sense of serenity to be taken away. Kawa is a sacred <br />place meant to keep the land alive, to bring comfort and to provide the <br />basic necessities of survival. <br />Comm. No. 21.151 <br />