Exhibit 7 - Letters from the Chairperson

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BRONSTEN-GLENN KOSSOW Chairperson JAMES HUSTACE Vice Chairperson 2021 HAWAI`I COUNTY REDISTRICTING COMMISSION DATE: December 15, 2021 TO: Scott T. Nago, Chief Elections Officer Office of Elections 802 Lehua Avenue Pearl City, Hawaii 96782 FROM: Bronsten Kossow, Commission Chairperson CC: Members of the Redistricting Commission Commission staff MEIZHU LUI DWAYNE YOSHINA LEHUANANI AH NEE JENNIFER YADAO STEPHANIE BATH AINA AKAMU STEPHEN LOPEZ SUBJECT: Requesting information regarding census blocks irregularities and incarcerated individuals. Aloha Mr. Nago, As chair of the Hawai'i County Redistricting Commission, I would like to thank you and your staff for providing information previously to our commission. Our commission requests more information regarding the process for the census block irregularities; this includes any pertinent information on the process of which the United States Census Bureau will take to justify and resolve matters of the census block irregularities, timelines of such changes that takes place, and any State or local officials to review the changes made by the Bureau. We have numerous census block irregularities that we will submit through our final report, however considering the 2011 Redistricting it seemed that the issues of such blocks had not taken place. (See Exhibit A) Further, the County Redistricting Commission is prepared to open communications with the County Council to amend its charter regarding the count for incarcerated individuals based off their home address versus the incarcerated facility. How will the elections office decipher the census data to the home address? (See Exhibit B) Mahalo Nui Loa, Bronsten Kossow Redistricting Commission, Chair Hawaii County Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer