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MELLON-LACEY: And Stephanie, were you able to be sworn in? <br />BATH: We decided that just because it would be easier, I'm quarantining, I just got back <br />so what I'm going to do is probably Friday or Monday I'll get sworn in so I'm just an <br />observer today. <br />AKAMU: Aloha, nice to meet you all. My name is `Aina. I currently live in Na`alehu. <br />I'm born and raised there in Ka`u. I'm a high school teacher at Ka`u High School. I'm <br />also an instructor in Hawaiian Studies at Hawaii Community College. I'm also the <br />Secretary for our Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka`u. I steward the Ka`u makahiki grounds <br />which is one of the PONC properties located in Ka`u. I do a lot of community volunteer <br />work in working with our food hubs, currently in Ka`u, and Pahala, and in Na`alehu. I do <br />the Young Voter Registration Program for Ka`u High School to get the students <br />registered to vote. I'm happy to serve and represent Ka`u. Like the others, I'm really <br />busy with a lot of things so I respectfully decline to serve as Chair or Vice Chair. Mahalo <br />nui loa. Aloha. <br />KOSSOW: Aloha everybody, if you can go "Bronsten" for short. Thank you so much <br />for allowing us to be here today and get to discuss some good things for our community. <br />Currently, I'm the Operations Vice President for Paradise Helicopters. I'm also the <br />Business Development Manager for (indiscernible). My past Commission that I was a <br />part of was actually serving with Mr. Yoshina on the Game Management Advisory <br />Commission. I also served as Chair for a year. Other than that, I'm very fascinated about <br />the electoral process and very fascinated about the redistricting as well so much aloha to <br />all of you. <br />LOPEZ: Good morning, this is Steve here and I'm officially known in the County <br />through my Hawaiian given name, Kawena, so personally if we can, I'd prefer to use <br />that. I have been 25 years in Hawaii as a transplant from Bay Area California where I <br />retired from Hewlett Packard Company. I have been on the local board of the West <br />Hawaii Medical Center and CEO of Hawaii Knights of Columbus. I retired from HP as <br />I said. I have also retired from County, all on the Legislative side as a Council Aide, <br />Legislative Assistant, Legislative Specialist, and Deputy County Clerk. Most recently, <br />about a year ago, I think it was, maybe it was 2 years now, on the Liquor Commission <br />and I enjoy being a part of community service and what I have learned in the County and <br />through the County in contributing to our citizenry, the Redistricting Committee or <br />Commission, to me, was one that drew me particularly in light of the last 2 years if you <br />will or more, of how elections have been a problem, if you will, the things that are said, <br />the things that are done, gerrymandering and so on, so forth, all the issues that go into <br />what may contribute to a lopsided voting situation so I'd like to do my part here in <br />Hawaii to contribute to fair and equal elections. I think redistricting is one way to do <br />that. Thank you. <br />HUSTACE: Aloha kakou. My name is James Hustace. I was born on Oahu but grew <br />up in Waimea and so I've called Waimea my home for many years. I'm currently a <br />C! <br />