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is, it's a rule, it's the law and that is what we are here to enforce. So, besides my own personal <br />view on that, I don't think anything other than we should follow that rule. I would go along with <br />C just as everybody else did; it's not a big deal. I'm a little bit uncomfortable with not knowing <br />where people live, and then taking them out anyway. I find that uncomfortable, but I think that <br />with an abundance of caution, if we did that, it isn't going to make a dramatic difference with <br />what we end up with. So, I'd rather be cautious with this number; extract it all, and just get on <br />with it. That would be my suggestion. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. And now I'll tell you what my take was when I read this at first. <br />I thought definitely extraction A. The reason is that extraction B, they are not sure about those <br />three military. They say they are not even sure if they are permanent or non - permanent residents. <br />So how can we count them, or not count them? In any event, it is such a small, three people, it's <br />not going to make a difference in any way, shape, or form. However, the extraction C, which <br />includes those students with zip codes, somebody could have a zip code in one place, and live <br />somewhere completely different. I know people who live in Puna, and get their mail in Hilo, <br />because they work in Hilo. I know people who have moved from one district to the other, but <br />because it is so difficult to get a P.O. Box, they have left their P.O. Box in their original place. So <br />that really doesn't tell us anything about where they live, or what population, or census block they <br />should be extracted from. So my personal feeling is to go with A. But if everyone else seems to <br />feel that C is the right way to go, my vote won't make a difference anyway. So I will ask for a <br />motion. <br />MR. MELROSE: Point of order. Do we have, on the agenda, is this appropriately agendized for <br />us to decide how to make that decision today? <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Yes. Basically, what our job is right now is to choose A, B or C. So if <br />everyone seems to like C, then someone should make a motion to that effect. <br />MR. KANUHA: Madam Chair, hearing your reasoning behind it and looking at it again, I feel <br />that A is more certain, and I would probably choose A. <br />MR. UDOVIC: Madam Chair, you could just ask how many votes for A, how many votes for B <br />and how many votes for C, and see where you end up. <br />MR. MELROSE: Just as an additional thought; I was uncomfortable saying C, except everyone <br />was kind of headed in that direction. I have the same feeling that the three military is not a big <br />deal and frankly I would rather include military. And if we are not even sure about them, then I <br />would hate to remove somebody unnecessarily. I know my nephew gets his mail at my P.O. Box <br />and not at his home; and he goes to school. So I know that is an issue. It creates an uncertainty <br />and an unfairness of elimination where maybe we shouldn't be doing that. <br />MR. MIDDLESWORTH: Can I ask a silly question? <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Yes, please. <br />5 <br />