Comment on FR Doc # 2026-11366

Summary: Dr. Taffi U. Wise, Executive Director of Kanu o Ka ʻĀina Learning ʻOhana, writes in strong support of the proposed waiver and extension of the Native Hawaiian Education Program (NHEP) funding. She argues that NHEP is foundational to culturally grounded educational systems in Hawaiʻi and that an interruption in funding would cause significant harm to students, educators, and community-based initiatives.