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MR. MELROSE: How does Bo feel? Are you following the conversation about what we are doing with that piece of South Kona? MR. KAHUI: Yes, I am. Frankly, I really don't have an opinion because that park is between District 6 and 7. I am so far north of that boundary; I don't have any particular preference. But in relation to parks, I did mention to Dru Kanuha that the Old Airport, Makaeo Park, is in District 7, and it would have been my personal preference, although I when I asked my constituents, they didn't have any opinion; but it would be my personal preference to put that park, Old A, into District 8. The rationale to that was that the Kona CDP identifies the park as one of those key elements. What spun out of the Kimura International Charette that was held three years ago was the establishment of the Kealakehe Regional Park, which is in District 8. So when you are talking about parks, I see that nexus, as you might coin Jeff, so for me, in relation to parks, that would seem more appropriate than what is happening between District 7 and District 6 with respect to the Kealakekua State Park. MR. KANUHA : Thanks Bo. I think we are done with this boundary. Can we move up to the 7 and 8 boundary? With this, it does incorporate the Old Airport Park, which I thought was always considered part of Kailua, and that district. When you talk about the Kealakehe Regional Park, you can see, if you zoom out a little bit, if it is going to be associated with Old Airport - - -Try going a little bit up north, Shyla. Kealakehe is close to Honokohau, and that regional park would be, to me, a vital part of District 8, while also having the Old Airport part of District 7. That was my thinking; to have two separate - - -If it so happens, when that Kealakehe Regional Park does come out, it would be good to have one representative representing that one, and one representative representing Old Airport Park. MR. KAHUI: Under that notion, we support that. We have two Kona representatives representing the west side, so I just wanted to share that for the record. If my constituents come back and say, "Hey what happened here?" More importantly, I think, it was a conversation we had, and something we have done with collaboration and approval. So, I support that as well, thank you. CHR. SIRACUSA: Is there any other discussion on this particular part of the map? MR. KAHAWAIOLA`A: Madam Chair, I do, and not particularly on the map itself, but on the language that has been used while discussing it. One of it was about the relevance of the CDP, and why this community should or should not be split. My only concern is that when Volcano acquiesced to all what happened to keep other communities within their CDP, Volcano is now thrown out of its CDP. So I wish we would continue to do the work of the Commission to redraw the lines as opposed to a lot of credence to CDP's; because CDP's is an ordinance off to and by itself. What we are doing as Commissioners here with the redistricting has got to deal with the census. So, I would like to make sure that we do that; not split, stay within the 4.99% for the whole thing so we don't get caught into wanting to help a community based on how they are doing in their CDP. But I want 12