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�qV OF Mme` <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> 4T Of• <br /> BILL NO. 18 <br /> DRAFT <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 29 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, <br /> AS AMENDED), BY ESTABLISHING A NEW CHAPTER RELATING TO <br /> REDISTRICTING. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Purpose. Article III, Legislative Branch, County Council, section 3 -17, <br /> Hawaii County Charter provides for a Redistricting Commission to establish council district <br /> boundaries. This chapter establishes criteria and procedures in addition to that contained in the <br /> Charter relating to redistricting, and incorporates federal case law into Hawaii County's <br /> redistricting policy. <br /> SECTION 2. The Hawaii County Code, 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended <br /> by adding a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: <br /> "Chapter <br /> REDISTRICTING <br /> Article 1. Definitions. <br /> Section Definitions. <br /> As used in this chapter: <br /> "Bizarre council district shape" means a council district that is drawn to have a very odd or <br /> grotesque shape, that has absurdities or is ridiculous in design, may cause grotesque projections <br /> into another district, may add an area that defies logic as to why it was included, or is so weird <br /> on its face that it is unexplainable on grounds other than gerrymandering. <br /> "Commission" means the redistricting commission. <br /> "Commissioner" means one of the nine members of the commission, duly appointed in the <br /> manner prescribed in section 13 -4 of the Charter. <br /> "Community of interest" or "community of common interest" means a group defined by actual <br /> shared interests. <br /> "Council district deviation" means the number of percentage points plus or minus 4.99% that a <br /> population assigned to a council district differs from that of an ideal council district's population. <br />