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Page 1 of 1 <br />Eoff, Karen <br />From: Donald Cox [coxphd @gmail.com] <br />Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 4:03 PM <br />To: keoff@co.hawaii.hi.us <br />Subject: Hawaii County Redistricting <br />Dear Redistricting Commission Members: <br />As I will not be able to attend your upcoming meeting, I would like to voice my opinion by e -mail. I <br />urge you to select "Community Plan 40." <br />A fair overall composition to the County Council districts is imperative if our County is to be a true <br />democracy. Lopsided districts, that favor one region over another, are totally inappropriate and unfair to <br />the County's citizens. <br />Thus, commission plan A, which eliminates Honokaa as an independent district and gives the Hilo <br />region three districts, must not be the redistricting plan you select. It is blatantly unfair to the citizens of <br />the Honokaa region and at the same time shows a bias to the Hilo area. And moving Waikoloa into a <br />Kona district is nonsensical; this region is part of the North Kohala Community Development Plan and <br />it should remain in the same district as Waimea and Kawaihae. Furthermore, plan A doesn't even meet <br />the "fair plan" for council districts that your Commission outlined during the 24 August meeting. <br />The plan your Commission must select is the one know as "Community Plan 40," developed <br />by community groups working diligently to create a fair overall plan. This is the best overall plan for <br />the County citizens, as it strives to keep the districts uniform in numerical composition and keep "apples <br />with apples and oranges with oranges." It is fair to the community at large, showing no bias to "old <br />boy" politics. Lastly, Community Plan 40 meets the "fair plan" for council districts your Commission <br />has outlined. <br />Your Commission must do what is best for the Hawaii County community, not what's best for the <br />politicians and bureaucrats. You can do this by selecting Community Plan 40- -the fairest plan for all <br />citizens. <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />Donald 0. Cox, Ph.D., P.E. <br />Waimea <br />COMM. 51.8 <br />11/7/2011 <br />