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2021 Redistricting Commission Report Page 4 (9) DOCUMENTATION FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING ALTERNATE PLANS. The deadline for submission of an alternate plan was October 14, 2021. Pursuant to Hawaii County Code Chapter 36, Article 5, the Commission determined this deadline during its September 9, 2021 session, prior to the fourth meeting. The deadline was publicly announced during an open session of the Commission and on the September 23, 2021 agenda. As defined by the Code, the Commission received one Alternate Plan. The plan adopted by the Redistricting Commission includes, in large part, portions of the alternate plan recommended to the commission. In addition, testimony and public input received from various community members throughout the redistricting process were taken under consideration by the Commission within the extent of its requirements to act within the parameters of the Charter and Code. (10) ANY OTHER DATA USED BY THE COMMISSION. The Commission did not use any other data or criteria in adopting the Final Redistricting Plan. In addition to the required components for its report, the following are recommendations of the 2021 Redistricting Commission: 1) Amend Hawaii County Charter Section 3-17(e) to reverse the current order of public hearings in such that there be one each in east and west Hawaii prior to completion of a draft plan and nine hearings be held in each council district after the Commission selects a draft plan. This would allow for more constructive feedback from the public. (For further rationale, see Exhibit 7 — letters from Chairperson.) 2) Explore and enact applicable legislation that would provide oversight for future commissions to adjust incarcerated individuals based on their residential address instead of the incarcerated facility. (For further rationale, see Exhibit 7 — letters from Chairperson.) 3) The County work with the State Office of Elections and United States Census Bureau to address problematic census blocks identified by the Commission that result in data irregularities and issues in applying boundary map lines. (For further details and information, see Exhibit 7 — letters from Chairperson, Exhibit 8 — Census Block Issue List, and Exhibit 9 — New District Boundaries and Communities of Interest, additional comments section in submission by Vice -Chairperson Hustace.) Supplemental to this report, Commissioners representing council districts 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, and 9 provided individual rationale statements for their respective areas. See: Exhibit 9 — New District Boundaries and Communities of Interest. F.