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in Kona, both north and south Kona. We currently have major, major developments <br />throughout Kona, and water development is a serious issue. Having to take this watershed <br />area out of our district, might become problematic for our district representative to seek <br />the kind of resources, if not anything else, resources to make that happen. So, <br />respectfully, I would support the plan that I previously accepted, and I would again ask <br />that we go back and put those three census blocks back into District 8. Thank you. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you, Bo. Dru, how committed are you to that? <br />MR. KANUHA: I was just following the watershed boundaries. With this boundary it <br />creates, it is part of that Waiaha boundary of the Kailua region. So that is the only <br />reasoning why I wanted to include part of the summit, not all of the summit. Most of the <br />summit is in District 8, it was just creating little bit more of that watershed. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: How about two out of three? <br />MR. MELROSE: I think we are talking poetry, not resources here. Poetry works; we <br />have one moment to be poetic, so that's what he was trying to do, not to be resource <br />grabbing. <br />MR. KANUHA: For clarification in describing this boundary, it would have an easier <br />time describing that it is part of the Waiaha watershed for District 7, as a boundary <br />between 7 and 8, and including a small portion of the summit of Hualalai. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: What about a compromise where you have got those three census <br />blocks; what about separating out two of them? Would that work? <br />MR. KAHUI: This is Commissioner Kahui again. Could we just take out, undo the last <br />one and see where we are at? Can we take a look at- - -Zoom out and see how that looks. <br />Dru, how does that look to you? <br />MR. KANUHA: Well, that's the reason why I changed it; because it didn't look good. <br />MR. KAHUI: I think, again, I would go back, I guess, to the original census block <br />identification for this area. I guess, again, I feel that watershed area; looking at how water <br />has become a very valuable resource for all of our communities. I think this speaks loudly <br />for your community as well. I would approve the original map, going back, taking out <br />those three add ons to District 8. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: That's the one we are looking at now. <br />MR. KAHUI: That's correct; so going back to the original. So undo, undo two more <br />times. <br />CHR. SIRACUSA: That is undone already. <br />31 <br />