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

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BATH: So, should weOh, Chair. KOSSOW: Ms. Bath. BATH: So, Jennifer, should we keep it the way it was? I'm just not sure. What did the numbers do when you made this change, James? HUSTACE: Thank you, Commissioner. Let me look here. Just because I did change a little bit on the Volcano side as well. So, I'm not sure the total equation. In our tabled map, the deviation for Council 5 is a positive of 3.71. And then when I made my proposed changes, both to—Well, that doesn't really affect Council 5. That's actually the numbers between 3 and 4 that are switching there, Commissioner Bath. So, the proposed changes for 3 and 4, they're both positive in my proposal of 3.99 for Council 3, of eight hundred eighty-eight(888). And Council 4 is 3.83 of 852. Whereas in our proposed one, it's at 4.69 and 4.59 respectively. So, I did try and reduce those numbers down in that discrepancy between 3 and 4. BATH: Chair. KOSSOW: Ms. Bath. BATH: James, I understand that. I'd like to move up to the District 5—District 6 boundary. District 6 Commissioner had mentioned, when he was giving his input, that he'd kind of like to see more of the Volcano community possibly taken out of Ka`u. I was satisfied with what we had `cause it was give and take and the whole process. However, I was interested in hearing what he had to say. What I don't like about your proposed plan is your take-away from the top of District 5. And I was really hoping to hear what District 6 had to say about possibilities of giving more to District 5 because there's that one community that is really aligned with it. But we have to make compromises. And so, I was willing to accept the—what was it? 5.1 that we were talking about previously. I do appreciate the work you've put into rethinking this. But after we're done asking you questions, I'd like to hear from District 6 on this area and what he thinks. I'm not in favor of taking those census blocks and putting them into 6 at this time. I yield. Not taking them out of District 5 and putting them into District 6. Sorry. I yield. KOSSOW: Mr. Akamu. AKAMU: Thank you, Chair. I think if we can move that block of eighty-one (8 1) back into Council District 5, that's where it currently remains. And then I'm totally willing to compromise as long as our deviation allows. Because that is strong testimony from that community, wanting to be kept together. So, we can look further mauka, but I think we probably are right at the limit because yeah, I don't think we could go anymore before we start pushing in the four percent deviation for District 6. So, I think that eighty-one (8 1) is a good compromise. And then from there it would really be just block by block if we wanted to go into that detail. But I think right now it's really good where it's at. So, I 15