2021-09-09 Redistricting Commission minutes (2nd Session)

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him to provide more clarification. Boundary block review, I think, is the word that’s used. Boundary block review sounds right to me. YOSHINA: Yeah, I think that’s it, but thanks anyway. KOSSOW: Do you have any other questions for Mr. Jones? (No response.) No questions. Mr. Jones, would you be able to stay for—thank you. JONES: You bet. I think next up you’ve got the online application video which I also made, so yeah I’ll be here. KOSSOW: Thank you. Actually, Mr. Jones, what I’ll do is, I’ll open it up for public testimony—or not public testimony, but for the public to ask you questions. That way it just stays a little fluid to the topic. So, Ms. Ford I understand that you had some questions for Mr. Jones? FORD: Yes, Sir. Thank you for allowing the questions at this time. Royce, I have asked this question of Dennis, our Legislative Specialist, too. I asked him if he could please find out if the last Redistricting Commission, or Reapportionment, as it was called at that time, ever sent a letter to the Census Bureau and said, this particular census block number whatever it is, needs to be split between point A and point B. I’m sure Dennis has not had enough time to do that yet. But the question is, if they didn’t send such a letter to the Census Bureau, why not? Every Commission complains about these census blocks and they do need to change every 10 years a little tiny bit but, we’ve got some that are historic and they’re just ridiculous. So, I'm looking for a letter from the last Commission saying, this is what we think you should be doing and I have never even heard of this other group that supposedly feeds information into the Census Burearu. So, can you comment on that at all? Thank you. JONES: Sure. I’m not aware if the previous Commission sent any letters but the Boundary Block Review Committee would be the appropriate venue to bring that up with Census Bureau. And again, I’ll check with David to get more info. I’m not sure who participated in that from Hawaiʻi County but I do know that they solicit input from each of the counties. So I can try and find out how that was handled and I don’t know if they have notes of the feedback. This is where I haven’t been a part of that process but I can find out. Yeah. 3. Demonstration of redistricting mapping tool Presentation by ESRI KOSSOW: Thank you, Mr. Jones. Next we’re going to do the demonstration of redistricting mapping tools. Who’s doing that presentation? JONES: Yeah, I’ve recorded a video for that also. KOSSOW: You’re the man. 15