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of substantive in that they move things around, whereas CA -36 is just wording and grammar. CHR. HAITSUKA: Is it your opinion that we can combine CA -3, CA -4 and CA -36? MR. HOOKANO: I think that would be the more likely combination, rather than that entire list. CHR. HAITSUKA: Thank you. Is there any further discussion? MR. SHUMWAY: Yes, I tend to agree with you about this. I think we would be doing the voters a service by consolidating a few of them that are very similar. I also think that Ms. Wille did a pretty good job of combining them. I still have a question though. If we are talking about consolidation, I don't know exactly what that means. Does that mean re- writing, or does than mean just combining two within one amendment? Can you help me with that, Mr. Hookano? MR. HOOKANO: The way I view the consolidation is there is no re- writing to be done. All the language that was approved, that is exactly how it would be; it is just that the subject matter would come under one ballot question. I wouldn't see it as re- writing anything or changing any language at all. MS. HONMA: Just to clarify, for me; so, it's kind of putting what Casey said, where you would be combining "like" items, but you are not voting for each one separately. You would be voting for them in a bulk. Is that what that is? MR. HOOKANO: That is correct, Ms. Honma. I think the clearest example from the list that we have is the two that relate to the department of environmental management; the powers, duties and functions and the powers of the director. I think that would be the clearest example of two that are under the same general heading. That is just as an example. MS. JARMAN: Mr. Chair. CHR. HAITSUKA: Ms. Jarman. MS. JARMAN: They may be under the same general heading, but they are really two entirely different things. One expands the powers, duties and functions of the department of environmental management, and the other one has to do with whether or not the director of the department of environmental management should have more experience than is required in the current Charter. I could see someone agreeing on one and disagreeing on the other. If you combine them into one, then they cannot; you would have to agree to both. That is why I am opposed to this. I think these came out separately with separate discussions; and if you combine these two, I might decide that I really like one and I don't like the other; and all of a sudden I am forced to vote one way, and I'm not happy. 10