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<br />COMMUNICATION 065 <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:December19,2021 <br />TO:Bronsten-GlennKossow,CommissionChairperson <br />C:membersoftheRedistrictingCommission <br />Commissionstaff <br />FROM:MeizhuLui,D1Commissioner <br />SUBJECT:RationaleforD1boundaries,andsuggestionforourfinalreport <br />IamproudthatourCommissionhasbeenexemplaryintermsofitstransparency,anditsefforts <br />tocommunicatewiththepublic.Inthatspirit,forourfinalreport,Isuggestthatweincludethe <br />rationalethatweusedtocomeupwiththefinalDistrictboundaries.Thiswouldhelpthepublic <br />understandwhywedidwhatwedid,sincenotalloftheirinputwillhavebeenfollowed.The <br />draftbelowisasampleofwhatthismightlooklike.ThiscouldbeconsideredunderAgenda <br />Item2. <br />DRAFT/SAMPLE:RationaleforD1ontheproposedmap: <br />Southernboundarychanges: <br />*BoththeD1andD2Commissionerswouldhavelikedtodrawthe <br />boundaryatHonoliistreamandtoputWainakuandKawiliintotheHilo <br />district,butthatwasntpossibleduetothedeviationrequirements.Asit <br />is,D1hasthelargestnegativedeviationsowecouldnotmovemore <br />populationoutofD1. <br />*BymovingtheboundaryupfromtheWailukuRivertoAmauluRd,we <br />wereabletore-unitePiihonua.Thebulkofpublictestimonyregarding <br />theboundaryaskedthatwenotusetheWailukuRiverbecauseitdivided <br />thePiihonuacommunity. <br />*KeepingtheotherareasaboveAmauluandfromtheeastofAmauluatits <br />intersectionwithWainakuDrivedowntotheWailukuRivercanbe <br />HawaCounty is an Equal OpportunityProvider and Employer <br /> <br />