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plan providing an explanation of the commission's reasoning for the plan and how <br />the plan complies with the criteria provided in subsection (g). The <br />[reapportionment] redistricting commission shall be dissolved after the filing of the <br />[reapportionment] redistricting plan. <br />(e) Prior to completing a draft of the redistricting plan, the commission shall hold at <br />least one public hearing in each of the nine council districts. Upon completion of a <br />draft redistricting plan the commission shall hold at least one public hearing in <br />east Hawai`i and one in west Hawai`i. <br />[(e3]jf The county clerk shall furnish all necessary technical and secretarial services for <br />the [reappertienment] redistricting commission. The council shall appropriate <br />necessary funds to enable the commission to carry out its duties. <br />[(f)](g) The [reappertionment] redistricting commission shall [be guided by adhere to the <br />following criteria in establishing the boundaries of the council districts: <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br />No district shall be drawn to unduly favor or penalize a person or political <br />faction[;], racial minority, or incumbent council member <br />[ <br />compact; <br />District lines shall, where possible, follow permanent and easily <br />recognizable features; <br />(4) Districts shall have approximately equal, permanent resident populations as <br />required by applicable constitutional provisions[:]; <br />j The total deviation for the entire redistricting plan shall be Tess than ten <br />percent; <br />01 The maximum council district's deviation for a proposed district shall <br />not exceed plus or minus four and ninety-nine one hundredths percent <br />(4.99 %) of an ideal council district's population; <br />al Nonresident military, nonresident military dependents, nonresident <br />students, and foreign nationals or aliens shall be excluded from the <br />permanent, resident population base used to calculate each proposed <br />council district's population and its deviations from an ideal council <br />district's population; <br />f Communities of common interest, such as subdivisions, shall be <br />respected and kept together in the same council district; and <br />All parts of a district shall be reachable by roads internal to the district. <br />[(g)](h)The district boundaries as established by the [reappertionmcnt] redistricting <br />commission shall be in effect at the first regularly scheduled council election <br />following the filing of the plan and for any subsequent council election. The <br />district boundaries in effect prior to the filing of the [reappertienrxent] <br />redistricting plan shall remain in effect during the duration of the term of all <br />councilmembers elected or appointed to represent such districts until the <br />expiration of the full term of such councilmembers, including any election held to <br />fill an unexpired term under Section 3 -5. "; and <br />2 <br />Districts shall be contiguous and <br />