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<br />COMMUNICATION 024 <br />BRONSTEN-GLENN KOSSOWMEIZHU LUI <br />DWAYNE YOSHINA <br />Chairperson <br />LEHUANANI AH NEE <br />JENNIFER YADAO <br />JAMES HUSTACE <br />STEPHANIE BATH <br />Vice Chairperson <br />AINA AKAMU <br />STEPHEN LOPEZ <br />2021 <br />REDISTRICTING COMMISSION <br />DATE:November 10, 2021 <br />TO:Members of the Redistricting Commission <br />FROM:Bronsten Kossow, Chairperson <br />Dennis Kauka, Jr.,Commission staff <br />SUBJECT: Summary of attendance and commentsreceived from publichearingsconducted <br />prior to draft plan <br />Between October 11and November 8, pursuant to Section 3-1 <br />Charter, theHawaii County RedistrictingCommission held one public hearing in each of the <br />nine council districtsprior to completing its draft of the redistrictingplan. <br />Based on notes from support staff, thefollowing is a summaryofcommentsreceivedfrom the <br />public and attendance at the hearings. <br />Comments, summarized: <br />what are the Commissioniples? <br />Puna needs 3 council seats <br />Puna is highly underserved and lacking in internet capabilities <br />donotcontinuetotie inSouth Kona with Kauas it is in current council districtingfor <br />District 6 <br />keep communities together, try to cut along highways,and not across <br />keep the homesteadstogether in each of the districts <br />suggestiontousea fully computerized system that would do the redistricting in place of <br />people <br />HawaCounty is an Equal OpportunityProvider and Employer <br /> <br />