Kamehameha Schools Comments on Draft HCDP

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KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS June 15, 2016 VIA EMAIL; AND HAND DELIVERY Mr. Duane Kanuha Planning Director County of Hawai `i Planning Department 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 E: hamakua@hawaiicounty.gov RE: Comments from Kamehameha Schools to: Draft Hamakua Community Development Plan (Jan. 2016) (the "Draft HCDP'� Dear Mr. Kanuha: Kamehameha Schools (KS) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments through the community review process for the Hamakua Community Development Plan. As a private charitable, educational trust endowed by the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, KS' mission is to create educational opportunities in perpetuity to improve the capability and well-being of people of Hawaiian ancestry. Guided by its Vision 2040, within 25 years, KS envisions a thriving Lahui in which learners achieve postsecondary educational success that enables good life and career choices, and positions them to lead and contribute to their communities, both locally and globally. KS embraces traditional concepts to promote conservation, resource management, cultural restoration, and the continued nurturing of our ancestral connections with the land. This responsibility includes stewardship of 363,636 acres of land on Hawaii Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai. Of that, over 358,000 acres of the trust's land is dedicated to conservation and agriculture as KS strives to protect and enhance natural and cultural resources. Just one percent of KS land is allocated for commercial real estate holdings. Through an integrated network, KS serves over 6,900 students of Hawaiian ancestry at K-12 campuses on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island, and at 30 preschool sites statewide. KS also reaches 40,000 additional learners annually through a range of programs and 567 SOUTH KING STREET, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 TELEPHONE (808)523-6380 Fax (808)541-5305 Founded and Endowed by the Legacy of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop