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them, but yet they also have a lot of strong ties with Hamakua. It's where the Hamakua Ditch starts, it's where all the water interests are, aligned to Hamakua, so versus say Puako or Waikoloa, those are distinct interest, we're all working on infrastructure, water things together, and in terms of the CDP, keeping that together would be useful. Just so you know, that's how we came to have a map that maybe is not great for anyone but is not terrible for any particular area. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you Margaret. The next testifier is Mary Ann Faulkner of Waikoloa representing herself. MARIANNE FALKNER (At this time Marianne Falkner came forward to address members of the Commission.) MS. FALKNER: Good evening, thank you for letting me testify. My name is Marianne Falkner, I am a registered voter and home owner in Waikoloa Village. I'm against splitting Waikoloa Village into 2 council districts as I believe this would not benefit the community. The greatest benefit to this community is not to become a house divided, and I have my telephone number and email address on the testimony. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. Our next testifier is Cheryl King representing herself. CHERYL KING (At this time Cheryl King came forward to address members of the Commission.) MS. KING: Again Commissioners thank you for coming, I know it's a long dark road back from where you come from, and we appreciate it. I did look at all of these plans other people have gone to the work, so I did try, and now I'm just tempted to chuck it, because there's always something wrong with everything. The plan that got my hackles most was Plan 17. Three different districts are found between Keauhou and the Kaloko- Honokohau National Historical Park. I didn't like using Queen Ka` auhumanu as a boundary between District 8 to the West and District 9 to the East starting at Kealakehe Parkway and heading South to Palani as I thought it was fragmenting our town. This fragmentation continues to the South where a point of District 7 extends into District 8 using Kamehameha III as a boundary from the South to where it intersects Kuakini and then takes this wedge of District 7 down South along the Kuakini Highway. I understand now that that's just a weird census block, and you really couldn't help it. But what I would like to see, I think districts on our coast should be as contiguous West to East as possible respecting the idea of the ahupua` a. The only good thing I see about this plan in my area, and I live here in Kailua -Kona near Lako, I like the way it kept the main business areas together in Kailua. I'm not a businessman so I don't know if that's a good thing for a business or not, but I just liked the idea, I feel like downtown Kailua is a community of interest, and we should keep it together as much as we can. I like the fact that Plan_17 kept Kealakekua and Captain Cook in the same district, without splitting them but then again, they're lumped in with Ka`u, which doesn't seem right, maybe times have to change, I don't know. I didn't like the fact that Volcano is lumped with Ka`u and not Puna in Plan-1 7. Anyway that was my thoughts on Plan-1 7. I didn't think it was right for our area at all. 12