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was largely guesswork, with 271 students (zip codes only) not even assigned to specific census blocks; c. many census blocks weirdly configured (don't follow subdivision boundaries, put half of one subdivision in same block as another community, strange shapes, blocks in the middle of other blocks, etc.) Under Ordinance 11 -29 they meet the definition o€'bizaare council district shape'. Some examples in Puna alone: 15001021 - 0131214: strange shape with multiple 'appendages. 15001021 - 1061000/1001: one block embedded inside another. 15001021 - 1061003: includes a community inside an overly large unpopulated block. 15001021 - 1064055: block embedded inside another block. 1:5001021 - 1063006: part of Haw. Beaches subdivision attached to a huge unpopulated block. 15001021 - 1063048: same as above. 15001021 - 0.133045: this block surrounds 12 smaller blocks, embedding them. Recommendations: County administration should draft a letter to the U.S. Census Bureau pointing out these issues, indicating the problems they created in attempting to do a legal redistricting plan, and request that they review and revise these problems, especially the census blocks, prior to the next census. 2. late start a. The commissioners were not approved until March 31. b. The software was not available until end July. Recommendations: Because of the above two factors, the commission was cramped for time in which to do their work, and had to double up on meetings. They also had to schedule 4 public hearings in each of the council districts around the island within the month of October, and two meetings plus two hearings in November. This put a lot of strain on the volunteers and staff and may have affected the quality of the result. The county clerk should alert the county council and the administration well ahead of time to seek nominees to serve on the commission, and keeco remindine them as needed. The County Council should awrove an