2021-12-09 Redistricting Commission minutes (9th Session)

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YOSHINA: I second. KOSSOW: Mr. Hustace has a motion on the floor. Seconded by Mr. Yoshina. Any discussion? (No response.) No discussion. Mr. Kauka, please call the roll. Mr. Hustace moved to have the Commission open a dialogue with Mr. Nago and the State Elections Office regarding the timeline to submit block boundary suggestions to the U.S. Census Bureau. Seconded by Mr. Yoshina. The motion to have the Commission open a dialogue with Mr. Nago and the State Elections Office regarding the timeline to submit block boundary suggestions to the U.S. Census Bureau was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners Akamu, Bath, Lopez, Lui, Yadao, Yoshina, Vice Chair Hustace, and Chair Kossow. Noes: None. Absent: Commissioner Ah Nee. KAUKA: Chair, there are eight ayes. KOSSOW: Thank you, Mr. Kauka. Motion carries. Is there any other discussion regarding the first agenda item here? Ms. Lui. LUL I just wanted to say that, if we could take a look at those ones that have perhaps greater than a thousand people in them, that that might be another thing we need to take a look at. Another slice. Thank you. KOSSOW: Thank you, Ms. Lui. HUSTACE: Chair. KOSSOW: Go ahead, Mr. Hustace. HUSTACE: Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Ms. Lui. So, what I did as I shared this map, I don't know if I caught that, but I did share it with everyone. So, you should be able to see it under the Shared Plans, County of Hawaii, and it is titled, "Census Block Issues." We can change the title at some other point. So, you can take a look and see what I've put up there. And as we possibly create as an agenda item later on to submit a particular slew of census blocks, please take a look at what I've put in there. I want to make sure that your thoughts are incorporated too, and that we get all of your feedback. I mean this was just a, 10