2021-12-21 Redistricting Commission minutes (11th Session)

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KOSSOW: Thank you. Is there any other discussion with 1 and the boundaries between those? (No response.) Okay. We'll go over to Council District 2. Mr. Yoshina. YOSHINA: Generally, I'm okay with what we have. So, I'll just listen to what you guys are talking about. KOSSOW: Thank you, Mr. Yoshina. Moving over to Council District 3. Ms. Ah Nee. AH NEE: Chair, Commissioner Ah Nee. KOSSOW: Ms. Ah Nee. AH NEE: I think right now I am content I think where everything is at right now. And I think if we need the time to focus on some of the other areas, I am gladly to set myself free for that. So, mahalo nui. KOSSOW: Mahalo, Ms. Ah Nee. We'll go over to Council District 4. Ms. Yadao. YADAO: I'm okay with it. KOSSOW: Thank you, Ms. Yadao. We'll head over to Council District 5. Ms. Bath. BATH: I think everybody made the necessary compromises. I'm good with what we have. I yield. KOSSOW: Thank you, Ms. Bath. I'll head over to Council District 6. Mr. Akamu. Is he on Zoom? Oh yeah, he is. Mr. Akamu. Thank you. AKAMU: I think the changes are good as they are. If you can Zoom in, Commissioner Hustace, a little, on the Puna border. This block right here of eighty-one (81), which is currently in Council District 5. So, I would suggest just leaving it where it is. It stays the same. It's eighty-one (8 1)people in that block. Additionally, since the numbers are right now balanced between 5 and 6, the strongest testimony that I've heard is from the people that live in that area, the Volcano Village area. And so, if possible, I would advocate for including as many of those neighborhoods as possible in Council District 5 while keeping the deviations still to a minimum. So, bringing the border further, I guess, down south from where it is now, if possible. Otherwise, the border there actually lies where the current council district is. So, I think that's okay. On the south Kona side, I think that's just going to be affected by what happens when we adjust 7 and 8. And we've heard some recent testimony about needing to do some adjustments there. But I'm open and it's easily workable, adjusting, I think, on the south Kona border. So, that's my comments for now. Thank you. I yield. KOSSOW: Thank you, Mr. Akamu. I'll speak for Council District 7. You know, I did a little bit more research. If you want to go back down to the 7 and 6 line. One of the things 10