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KOSSOW: Ms. Bath.
<br /> BATH: Did you say you had this submitted? That we could look on this on our
<br /> computers?
<br /> HUSTACE: That's correct, Ms. Bath. I submitted this one after hearing testimony,
<br /> primarily from Tuesday evening. I didn't have enough time last night, after our meeting,
<br /> to add any other changes after that. So, welcome other thoughts on that. So, this map is
<br /> called, when I submitted it, it had a different title, and I think Mr. Jones changed the title,
<br /> and it did lose my description on there, unfortunately. So, if you go into Shared PlansIt
<br /> should be under Shared Plans, let me see. I'm not seeing it there though . Yes, it is
<br /> there, it's called, COH CoH Draft Plan - JH 4. Then the description says, submitted by
<br /> myself on the 15''.
<br /> BATH: Got it. Thank you.
<br /> HUSTACE: So, that wasn't the name of the title, and that wasn't my description,
<br /> unfortunately. But that is the map I'll be kind of proposing here. That make sense? It's
<br /> this one here, it's called COH CoH Draft Plan - JH 4. Okay. So, I do have that up on the
<br /> screen. As it was submitted, it's a read-only file. So, any other changes, we'll have to
<br /> save the map again. It's not perfect. The map that we proposed, so not this one but the
<br /> one that people testified on, was not perfect. I wasn't that happy with it either. I don't
<br /> think all the commissioners were sold on it. And even this map here that proposes other
<br /> changes, I think there are other edits that could be made. So, I would like to start by
<br /> saying that this map does not, like I said, it revisits a lot of the district, the current district
<br /> lines, so I'll put that up on the screen as well. So, the yellow hash mark lines you see
<br /> there, are the current boundary lines. And it really moves the districts back as close as
<br /> possible to those district lines where reasonable. Now this map doesn't, this proposal
<br /> does not take into consideration some of the areas and some of the testimony received.
<br /> So, for example and unfortunately, in the testimony in the public hearings, I don't think
<br /> people saw the effect that one change made on the east side of the island caused a
<br /> cascade effect across the island. So, we had received testimony. We had numerous
<br /> discussions about the line for District 2 along Honoli`i Stream. And that change, for the
<br /> sake of the testimony we received, really caused a cascade effect around the island. And
<br /> it moved, as you know, District 1 further into Waimea. Waimea had to move further
<br /> south. And the testifiers really were focused on their district, and that's completely
<br /> understandable. We each really know our area well and what works and what doesn't
<br /> work. But that one change, it did ruffle a lot of feathers. And I don't they were looking at
<br /> that particular area, they were looking how it affected their area. I think what
<br /> Commissioner Lui was saying, is that we're trying not to ruffle as many feathers as
<br /> possible and try to make slight changes. And we had this conversation before in many of
<br /> our previous meetings about making small, little changes where possible. So, this map
<br /> pushesSo, I can start here in the Hilo area. It does bring back that line to Wailuku
<br /> River. It seemed to have caused the most cascade effect by moving that line. I welcome
<br /> other thoughts on this. I did push Hilo closer to Kanoelehua for a more contiguous shape
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