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matters which apply generally and not to a specific area. The planning director shall determine which commission shall take jurisdiction over any matters when not fully established by the charter. Section 6-4.6. Transitional Provisions. ~ The existing planning commission shall remain in effect and continue to hear and decide matters pursuant to Section 6-4.3, Hawaii County Charter (20001, until April 1, 2009, the date upon which the windward planning commission and the leeward planning commission becomes effective. Matters pending before the existingplanning commission that aze not finally decided by April 1, 2009, will be transferred to the windwazd or leeward planning commissions, as appropriate to be finalized. (b) Members of the existing planning commission whose terms will not have expired on April 1, 2009, shall hold over and continue to serve the remainder of their respective terms on the windward and the leewazd planning commissions, duly assigned according to their respective residence address. (c) If there shall exist vacancies on either the windward planning commission or the leewazd planning commission not filled by term hold over, the mayor shall appoint the remaining members of the windward planning commission and the leeward planning commission in accordance with section 13-4, Hawaii County Charter (20002." SECTION 6. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 7. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the provision or the application, and to this end, the provision of this ordinance are declared severable. SECTION 8. Upon adoption of this ordinance, this council, by appropriate resolution, shall provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of Hawaii county for approval at the 2008 general election. SECTION 9. The charter amendment proposed in this ordinance shall take effect upon approval by a majority of voters voting thereon, as duly certified, and the Windward Planning Commission and Leeward Planning Commission shall become effective on April 1, 2009. 5