2021-10-28 Redistricting Commission minutes (6th Session)

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Kona districts further north. It shifted everything else around. On the west side of the island, our Kona districts shift north. And even the northern Kona district has to absorb Waikoloa Village in this case. So that was another concession I had to make for this map. Waimea becomes all one district with North Kohala. So, that's all in one district. But it also takes out most of Honoka`a and that becomes part of a singular district there. I understand this is a very challenging map. And then the district along the coast of Hamakua had to go more into the mauka portions of Hilo town. So, on the east side there, I took Council I as urban as possible for Hilo town in District I there. In Council 2, was more of the mauka portions and it did have to wrap along the makai areas and Kea`au, Kurtistown, and that sort. But I did try and use those boundaries as the roads as connectivity as best as I could. I welcome some feedback on this. But that was really the goal I had, was to trying to divide the districts more equally, geographically. Especially the large southern district and this was kind of what I came up with. Thank you. KOSSOW: Thank you, Mr. Hustace. I know this one was like a—and I know this is a tough one. Because you're going to split up a community no matter what. And I know when I was trying to create a map, kind of giving the Ka`u District its own area. And then putting south,part of Kona, Miloli`i, into Kona, you're going to make some tough decisions when it comes to splitting the north side of the island, or even on the Hilo side. So, I know that was that can be very difficult. I will open up for a discussion on Mr. Hustace's 3rd plan or if anyone wants to move over to his other plans. BATH: Yeah. Commissioner Bath. KOSSOW: Ms. Bath. BATH: Yeah. This is pretty interesting, what you did with Council District 3. I do want to give some pretty strong input here. Hawaiian Acres Subdivision has been chopped up into three different districts. You've got part in 3, you've got part in 4, and you've got part in 2. The other thing is that, the people of Hawaiian Acres community, which is one of the largest subdivisions on the island,polarize to get their mail in Mountain View. Their children go to school in Mountain View, unless they are homeschooled or go to a charter school. The people in Hawaiian Acres also polarize towards Kurtistown. Their addresses are actually in Kurtistown, in lower Hawaiian Acres. And you've got that in District 2. This is such chop suet' that I don't think it's going to fly. The other thing is that South Road, Old South Road, North Road, Kurtistown, all of that is a basis of our definite community and the Community Development Plan for Puna. And so, if we chop this up the way that it's done, it's going to the implementation of the Community Development Plan isn't going to be able to fly. So, I think you might want to reconsider that. Mountain View, the North Pszyk Road, North Peck Road, all of that is—it's Puna. And I don't see how that connects with District 2, other than the Volcano Highway. So, little bit, actually, lot of concern on that one. I yield. KOSSOW: Any other Commissioners? Mr. Lopez. 19