2021-10-14 Redistricting Commission minutes (5th Session)

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work on those. As we go through these public hearings, we need to take into account those thoughts and make the changes accordingly. Let me look at the agenda quickly. The upcoming meetings are really just an opportunity for the public to give us some guidance. Maybe not necessarily on a map, but just some ideas about their districts. That's what I see. We're going to have to use this time to draft a map from the input we've been given and the stuff that we have. So, in a couple moments here, we'll look at some of the alternate ones and talk about those. And maybe we could act on them and use them as a template for those public hearings. That could be a possibility. Until we have a deadline coming up where we have to finalize the draft plan, basically. That's the one we would present to those large public hearings in December in Hilo and Kona. So, that's our process right now. We need to look at the maps that have been submitted, take in account the testimony input over these eight next public hearings. And then also our full meetings that we will hold and incorporate those into our draft plan that we will present. I think that's the right track. Chair Kossow, we're you able to chime in here on any thoughts? KOSSOW: Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Can you hear me okay? HUSTACE: Yes, loud and clear. Thank you for joining us. KOSSOW: No, thank you and of course, thank you so much for taking the time to preside over this sitting today. Thank you for the Commissioners with regard to this discussion. I kind of wanted to go back a little bit`cause I know we're steering away from the discussion. I wanted to make a comment. I had my hand raised but it didn't go through here on the Zoom. I had a comment regarding the Kalapana forest, the Wao Kele o Puna. I did tinker around with it, Ms. Bath, and it's kind of hard to make that decision, right? On whether or not we want to continue to put that into District 5 or District 4. It makes more logical sense if it was District 4 because in regards to connectivity `cause the only road that goes down there is going through District 4. But with that, as Mr. Vice Chair has stated, there is going to be some cause of deviation from the other side. So, one of my plans which I hopefully will submit today. I'm going to have to submit today. I'm hoping to kind of address that in my third plan. I know Ms. Lui did talk about, and this is getting off a little bit about the topic, but Ms. Lui did talk about the Hilo one. And I appreciate this because District 7, and 8, and 9, might not know anything about District 2, or District 3. I did live within that area for two years when I was going to college at UH Hilo, but you have to make up with all this deviations. And so that goes into my next point here is, I think that once we get all the alternate plans in, we can really decide to vet on these plans and then come up with an idea that is beneficial for all nine, or eight members of the Commission. I think that's probablyI don't know if the other 2011 Commission has done this but, and it might be in the next Commission meeting, that we'll pull up ESRI and for one whole agenda item, we'll run through every single alternate plan and come up with our own idea. It might take a couple of sessions in order for us to finally track down on what we need to do but other than that, I yield, Mr. Vice Chair. HUSTACE: Thank you, Chair. It's good to see you. 25