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CHR. SIRACUSA : LetÓs start out looking at those maps that we didnÓt look at last time; the ones that the Elections Office drew up. That was Plan 1 through one at a time, so we donÓt go jumping around. Review and Discuss Plan_1 CHR. SIRACUSA : Does anybody want to start the ball rolling here? MS. UGALDE: I can only speak with what I am most knowledgeable on, and that is Volcano, that is part of District 6; and with many of them, very few people have tackled them. Volcano is part of the Puna Development Plan. I feel very strongly that Volcano needs to be part of one or the two Puna Districts. There have been some maps submitted that accomplish that with just a little tiny pick up for part of the golf course subdivision. I donÓt know about the other districts, and I canÓt testify to that, but because this does not take into consideration Volcano, the greater Volcano area being part of the Puna District; it is still part of KaÒ and South Kona. CHR. SIRACUSA : Does any body else have any input on map number one. MR. CARVALHO: Could we zoom into Waimea area? One of the reasons why I wou against this map is because historically Waimea is in North Kohala District. This shows it as being in District 1 and that is also a split, down the line; it looks like the Mountain Road. My preference would be Waimea would be in Kohala. ThatÓs all. MR. MELROSE : I have a couple of quick comments on this one. I notice it does a variety of things. It splits the Kaloko Maua subdivision in Kona. Only half of the subdivision is in there. That would be a community of interest I think. I think the Puna district ends up with just one distinct Puna vote, which was part of the problem last time. Hawaiian Paradise Park is split; I donÓt know if we can avoid doing that, given the numbers; it is just an observation. Much of the Hmkua District is back in Hilo town. ItÓs not a bad thing, but I just think it takes some of Hmkua away too. Anyways, my sense is that it is a good try; I would thank them for their effort, and suggest we not move forward with number one. CHR. SIRACUSA: Any one else? MR. MELROSE: We actually need a motion to reject. Ms. Ugalde moved to reject Plan-1. Seconded by Mr. Kanuha. MR. CARVALHO: The Elections Maps; I thought they were going to be samples for us to work from. Do we need to vote on these? CHR. SIRACUSA: Do we need Corporation Counsel to come up and advise us on that? 15