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Meizhu Lui <br />P.O. Box 175 <br />Papaaloa, HI 96780 <br />meizhuluiAgmail.com <br />808 345 -9024 <br />November 7, 2011 <br />Re: Please Vote Against Plan A <br />Hawaii County Redistricting Commission <br />keoff .co.hawaii.hi.us <br />Dear Commissioners, <br />For those of us living on the rural Hamakua Coast, having our own County Councilor has been very <br />important. Both Hilo and Waimea are more densely populated, more urban, and in the case of Waimea, <br />wealthier than our current District. Our issues are different from theirs, such as bringing services to <br />remote and isolated families, or fixing barely passable roads in limbo and dangerous bridges which <br />emergency vehicles cannot cross. Hamakua's former sugar plantation land now owned by numerous small <br />farmers needs attention to achieve its economic potential. We have been able to get our voices heard <br />through having our own Councilor. Dividing our District which includes people with similar concerns, <br />and instead lumping us into a District with more populated areas with different concerns, would weaken <br />our voice and bypass our issues. Moreover, potentially ignoring community development in Hamakua <br />would not be good for Hawaii as a whole. Please do not support Plan A. <br />Thank you for soliciting our input. <br />Sincerely, <br />Meizhu Lui <br />COMM. 51.10 <br />