2021-11-23 Redistricting Commission minutes (8th Session Part 1)

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zoomed in a little bit on it? So I can see what's going on there? (Pause while Commissioner Bath directs staffprojecting the map onto the screen.) Thank you for your efforts on this. What I'm seeing here is that District 5 has become more of a District 4 situation. And the area that you've added in your efforts is very much District 4. That area that we're looking at, the green area, those people polarize towards Pahoa. Their only way in and out of that area is through Highway 130 unless they take the Chain of Craters Road. So, one of the goals that I was thinking to do, is to create districts that would have the Kalapana and all those areas that can't really access District 5, yet they're in District 5, having them into District 4. And in order to do that, unfortunately, HPP will have to be split. But this to me, is totally illogical and doesn't really make sense for District 4, and definitely not for District 5. What's happened here is District 5 is going to have to be represented, the Council person who's representing District 5, is actually going to have to represent District 5 and District 4. Which is sort of happening now, and it's kind of problematic for the people. Did you split Pahoa town, or did you keep it intact together in this? LOPEZ: I believe I kept it intact. BATH: Okay. Can we zoom in on Pahoa town? `Cause it looks like it might be—Pahoa town is actually split in this area. And the problem with that is that the Plan for Pahoa, has two Council people. Oh, I see what you did. Okay, I see what you did here. Alright. So, actually you've moved Pahoa town into District 5, and Pahoa town is District 4, lower Puna's town. Where they do their commerce and shop, a lot of people. And so, to put that into District 5, doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But thank you for your efforts. I yield. YOSHINA: Chair Kossow, this is Dwayne. KOSSOW: Mr. Yoshina. YOSHINA: Yeah, I just want some clarification. Where we supposed to—according to the agenda and my understanding, we were going to discuss two maps as a Commission. And now we have additional information so, how are we approaching this? KOSSOW: Mr. Yoshina, I think we can keep it open for discussion if any Commissioners want to introduce any other maps. That's fine. But we do have two working drafts, and any discussion that comes out of it, then we can implement it into the working drafts. YOSHINA: Okay, thank you. KOSSOW: Thank you, Mr. Yoshina. Is there any further discussion for Mr. Lopez's map? HUSTACE: Chair. KOSSOW: Mr. Hustace. 7