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aspects and not breaking up communities, and no weird designs. So, it wasnÓt anything real exotic in that regard. It was okay; unfortunately there were only two people at the Yano Hall meeting and three last night at the NaÓalehu meeting and ten, I think it was at the Cooper Center meeting. Representative Herkes was at the Cooper Center meeting as well so I was able to consult with him about the StateÓs issues and things. We talked about what our opinion was, the opinion I rendered for the County. But, they were very nice people and they had some not very complex questions, quite frankly. It was worthwhile and a good community resource. I am kind of reluctant to have Commissioners attend these meetings on their own, quite frankly. I honestly donÓt want you to get into an argument with some of the people about the process, or people threatening you to you got to do this or that. If at all possible I will be attending these meetings, but it is just very difficult. I am going to be gone all next week in Chicago with depositions and wonÓt be able to make a Sunday meeting. CHR. SIRACUSA : I have noticed, not only from testimony that we have had here from the public, but from comments IÓve heard and from newspaper articles know better, there is a lot of mis-information going around; confusion, confusing the State process with the County process; confusing what exactly the definition is and the distinction between Reapportionment and Redistricting. Most people donÓt seem to have a clue about that Bill or Ordinance No. 11-29 where the County decided on all the that we are supposed to take into consideration, nor do they understand when they talk about why the guy across the street from me lives in a different district; how we cannot break up a census block, and we hav to keep within those census blocks, and all those little distinctions. I think I would like to see some kind of outreach, educational outreach to the general public. If we cannot do it by going to these little meetings and doing it to ten people at a time, then IÓm wondering if maybe we need to ask Mike or somebody to do a viewpoint article for the newspaper that would get all that information out there. You canÓt expect people to take part in the process if they have mis- information or if they have only a very small amount of the information. What do you think? MR. UDOVIC: These meetings are open to anybody and we have handfuls of people at all of them. You are going to have your hands full with 11 public hearings my friends. ItÓs a lot of work now, and itÓs going to be even an awful lot more work to be quite frank with you. MR. KAHAWAIOLAÒA: Just based on what was already spoken about, and because we have 11 public hearings yet to be scheduled, I would want to be sure that we are able to get to the Kawaihae area and these people would be one of them. Yano Hall would definitely be the other one, NÒlehu would definitely be the other one, and the others are yet to be determined. But because they are interested in it now, yes, it is incumbent on this commission to at least get out into that community. If the same three people come there, or the same two people come here, thatÓs basically what we are about. I would truly love to get a packed house, but if it doesnÓt happen---My experience on the last Commission was just that; we didnÓt get a packed house, but there were enough people interested, asked enough questions, that made us do what we needed to do. I would not want those that have already asked for a meeting---On the recommendation of our attorney, we shouldnÓt be there as individuals, however, we hould make sure that those that have requested, in this case the Kawaihae Local Resource Council, and those that Mr. Udovic 20