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is _ :: _�_�� ►�� (At this time Barbara Funk came forward via videoconference from Waimea to address members of the Commission.) MS. FUNK: Barbara Funk from Waikoloa. I support Plan_40 as it fulfills two criteria that I am in favor of Number one, it keeps Waikoloa intact as a united community. Number two, it keeps the integrity of the South Kohala CDP intact. Thank you for your time. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. We will take another testifier from Waimea. MR. HIRT: Our next testifier is Chris Gaughen speaking in support of Plan 40, representing herself. CHRIS GAUGHEN (At this time Chris Gaughen came forward to address members of the Commission.) MS. GAUGHEN: Hello, my name is Chris Gaughen, and I live in Waikoloa. I want to thank you for your previously listening so carefully to the importance of Waikoloa not being split; and that is reflected in Plan _40. I want to express my support for keeping Waikoloa in the same district as Waimea. They are part of the extensive work that was done on the South Kohala CDP. I also want to express that the Commission has my trust that it will evenly and fairly distribute the number of council persons throughout the various districts and that it will avoid any redistricting that will result in Hilo having three, an unfair number, of council people. I want to thank you for your time in hearing my concerns. Thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. Waimea, how many more testifiers do you have over there? MR. HIRT: We have three more. CHR. SIRACUSA: Okay. In Hilo, we will now call up Margaret Wille. MARGARET WILLE (At this time Margaret Wille came forward to address members of the Commission.) MS. WILLE: Good afternoon, Commissioners; Margaret Wille. I want to say that my focus has been to try to come up with what was best for the entire island looking forward over the next ten years, and what would cause the least harm all the way around; or the most pono. I think Plan _A, as it is now, is unjust. It is just plain unjust to Hamakua. I think, as Bob Green said, there are really six key districts, regions; each one of those should have at least one independent council member and not - - -I'm not saying that it is intentional or unintentional, but the way that Plan _A is done, it is skewed to the advantage of Hilo, when you have a block of urban voters. It's not just the numbers, it's that block tends to vote in their representative. And I think people in Puna should be able to appreciate that. I 25