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i+ or COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 142 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 36-1; ARTICLE 4, SECTION 36-6; AND ARTICLE 5, SECTION 36-8 AND SECTION 36-9 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REDISTRICTING. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to increase the allowable deviation from an ideal council district population when establishing district boundaries during the redistricting process in order to provide greater opportunity to keep established communities intact within the same council district boundary. SECTION 2. Chapter 36, article 1, section 36-1 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of "Council district deviation" to read as follows: ""Council district deviation" means the number of percentage points plus or minus [4-99] nine percent that a population assigned to a council district differs from that of an ideal council district's population." SECTION 3. Chapter 36, article 4, section 36-6 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 36-6. Maximum council district deviation. (a) The maximum council district deviation for a proposed council district shall not exceed plus or minus [4:99] nine percent of an ideal council district's population. (b) If practicable, documented, high-growth areas shall be drawn to receive the most negative council district deviation percentage in the final plan so that as a high growth area or district continues to increase in population between census years, the council district's deviations may be equalized."