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<br /> <br /> <br />KOSSOW: I believe the incarcerated items are located—excuse me. You’re right. Before <br />we move on with the motion we can continue to— <br /> <br />HUSTACE: Well, the motion’s on the floor, right. So, we can have some discussion. <br /> <br />KOSSOW: We would be able to have a discussion. Yes. <br /> <br />HUSTACE: If you don’t mind. <br /> <br />KOSSOW: Absolutely. Is Elections staff available for the comment on incarcerated <br />persons and overseas military? I believe there was communication that was filed. Is that <br />Communication 12? <br /> <br />KAUKA: Mr. Chair, I don’t think we have a communication filed but the Elections <br />Office staff member is available in Hilo. <br /> <br />KOSSOW: Mr. Hustace if you want to— <br /> <br />HUSTACE: Sure. Thank you, Chair. Sorry to stall your motion there but with just some <br />discussion on the floor about it, if we could enlighten the Commissioners about any <br />updates with the incarcerated status of citizens, where they were counted. So, if Ms. <br />Nakamoto could share with the Commissioners about that information and what was <br />really determined by Mr. Jones in the redistricting tool that we have those numbers in <br />front of us. Thank you, Ms. Nakamoto, for joining us. <br /> <br />NAKAMOTO: Thank you. Patricia Nakamoto, Elections Program Administrator for the <br />County of Hawaiʻi. I have been in contact with several individuals and agencies <br />regarding the incarcerated individuals when the census was taken. I spoke with the <br />warden at the Punahele facility, and I was told that a census taker was given access to the <br />facility and was able to assist the individuals there with completing the census forms. The <br />census forms were submitted to the Census Bureau. He was not aware of where these <br />individuals listed as their residence address. He did tell me that some of the individuals <br />are homeless and so they may have used the facility address or another address where <br />they spend most of their time. But he was not aware of any of the information that was on <br />the census form that was turned into the census taker. <br /> <br />KOSSOW: Thank you. Commissioners, any other questions? <br /> <br />BATH: Just a comment. <br /> <br />KOSSOW: Ms. Bath. <br /> <br />BATH: Thank you. I thought I heard yesterday on NPR, a little story that the Federal <br />government is utilizing incarcerated individuals’ jails, or wherever they are incarcerated, <br />as their address. I might have gotten it wrong but, is that true? Does anybody know if <br /> 8 <br /> <br />