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MR. MELROSE: Can we keep moving? <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Let's <br />MR. MELROSE: What is this District 6 boundary? It splits Captain Cook and Kealakekua. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: That is one long census track along the coast, right? <br />MR. KANUHA: Yes. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: What about that little thing sticking out there? Nobody lives there, so it <br />wouldn't matter if we put it in District 7 for the sake of compactness. <br />MR. KANUHA: I'm pretty sure that this map is the one that split Konawaena High School. And <br />Margaret did give us a reason why she split it along those lines. And this is a reasonable split of <br />District 7 and 8, north and south Kona, I thought. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Let's move up and look at District 8. Bo, any comments? <br />MR. KAHUI: In recent discussions with the public, I know there was a great interest in having <br />Puako with District 9. I can't tell from this map, but it looks like Puako is included in District 9. <br />MR. MELROSE: If you put the aerial down, it is important to see the aerial right at Puako. The <br />makai skinny little census track is only right down the middle of the street in Puako. So you have <br />to get the one above it which then picks up Mauna Lani Resort. You have no choice. <br />MR. KAHUI: If I might too, I understood the rationale, these communities had been in District 9 <br />by tradition, I guess. Having said that, I think it also helps keep contiguous those districts going <br />further north; Waikoloa as well as Kohala. I am District 8 so it is hard for me to advocate for <br />those guys, but I am in support of that; and wanting also to ensure that the Waikoloa section, if we <br />get to it sometime later, that that too be inclusive in District 9. That takes away maybe about 700 <br />to 1,000 votes from our side, but I'm sure somewhere within our district, both Dru and I might be <br />able to come to a compromise. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Joseph, do you want to make some comments on this one? <br />MR. CARVALHO: This is good for District 9, I have nothing else to say on that. <br />MR. KANUHA: I had a question on the Lakeland one. <br />MR. CARVALHO: I have a problem with that one. <br />MS. POINDEXTER: Yes, because when the public testimony, the Waimea people were strongly <br />advocating to be kept together; and this plan separates them. <br />15 <br />