COMM. 51.19 from L. Chock re Support Plan B

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Page 1 of 1 Eoff, Karen From: Council Testimony [counciltestimony @co. hawaii. hi. us] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 8:31 AM To: Eoff, Karen Subject: FW: In strong support of PLAN B for County of Hawaii Redistricting Effort Importance: High From: Liz Chock [mailto:echock @keck.hawaii.edu] Sent: Thursday, November 10, 20119:19 AM To: ' counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us' Subject: In strong support of PLAN B for County of Hawaii Redistricting Effort Importance: High Dear County Council and the County of Hawaii Redistricting Committee, am unable to attend the hearings in person so I am emailing you in strong support of Plan B for the County of Hawaii redistricting effort. My family and I have been residents of Waikoloa for 19 years (since 1992). We work in Waimea and our children go to school in Waimea. With the remoteness of Waikoloa and closer proximity to Waimea than Kona, it does not make any sense to move Waikoloa out of District 9 and into a North Kona district. Councilman Pete Hoffman (who lives around the corner from us), has been a WONDERFUL Councilman for both Waikoloa and Waimea, taking our interests at heart, because he lives AND works in both places! My family and I only drive to Kona about 1x / month. It is not our `home', except for shopping. A large percentage of my co- workers live in Waikoloa and commute to work in Waimea, rather than to Kona. By keeping us within the same district as Waimea, you will preserve the strong sense of community that already exists. also believe that the Hamakua coast district should remain intact as is. We have friends and activities in Honoka'a and Ahuloa, and to split those areas more towards Hilo would definitely break the strong sense of rural community that is already very special and unique to the Hamakua coast. Mahalo for your consideration! Liz Chock Operations Software Lead Engineer W.M. Keck Observatory Work: (808) 881 -3831 echock(a-)-keck. hawaii.edu 51.19 11/14/2011