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CHR. SIRACUSA: We have no guests to introduce, and there are no members of the public <br />here in Hilo. Barbara, do you have any members of the public to testify? <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />MS. LIVELY: Yes, good morning; thank you, Madam Chair, we do have two members of <br />the public here this morning. First will be Joyce Folena, representing herself. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Okay, let's start with Joyce. <br />JOYCE FOLENA <br />(At this time Joyce Folena came forward from Pahoa to address members of the Commission.) <br />MS. FOLENA: Good morning, Madam Chairman, and members of the Redistricting <br />Commission and the public watching these proceedings. I thank you for giving us what we <br />are legally due, which is two Puna districts within the Puna geographical boundaries. My <br />comment is that the attempt for District 3 to come into Puna and call it a second Puna <br />district, which was a map way back there; not too far back. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Excuse me, Joyce; statements can only be items on the agenda. And on <br />the agenda is the Final Report. <br />MS. FOLENA: This is in the Final Report. The present map that is in existence negated <br />that attempt for District 3 to come into Puna District by giving us two Puna districts within <br />our Puna geographical boundaries. The present map is going to be passed; I doubt if anyone <br />is going to have enough money or time or the energy for any lawsuits against us, because we <br />are pretty small potatoes in the national scale. But I will go on record again as saying I <br />believe that District 3 coming into and taking Kea` au Village and putting it into District 3 <br />with what I call, and definitely is a bizarre shape, is gerrymandering, for the purpose of <br />political and economic gain. That said, I will also say that the meanderings around District <br />2 and District 3, considering Mr. Onishi and Mr. Yoshimoto, and putting them into separate <br />voting districts, is a tarnish against this Commission. The rest of what happened - -- <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Excuse me Joyce you are testifying about maps and the map has been <br />passed. <br />Report. <br />That is not what is on the agenda today. Please limit your testimony to the Final <br />Do we have any other testifiers? <br />MS. LIVELY: Yes, Madam Chair, the next testifier is Gregory Smith. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Please limit your testimony to the Final Report. That is the only agenda <br />item. Thank you. <br />2 <br />