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people can then fight for the infrastructure that they need and get a share of the pie that people in that area actually need in relation to population size. " Further, he pointed out that political districts must be divided to have no more than plus or minus 5%-10% from equal resident populations. In Travis - vs King, it was ruled that State of Hawaii House deviations of 16.2% and State Senate deviations of 43 . 18% was unconstitutional. West Hawaii Committee members reviewed seven variations to arrive at our recommendation- as follows: 1. Divide County into nine equally populated, contiguous, compact political divisions. Each with like socio-economic interests. . 2. Divide into six equally populated districts as above with three more Council Members elected at-large. 3 . Divide into seven single member districts, meet all other criteria with two more elected at-large. 4 . Retain traditional geographic districts, but elect multiple members, as required to conform to Travis, vs King instructions, as we understand them. - 5. Increase the number on the Council to eleven or thirteen to have smaller constituent bases and more members available. for committee assignments. 6. Retain at-large elections as now. 7. /Change to a professional County Manager government and have nine single member district council members who will appoint one of their own as " Mayor" for ceremonial • purposes. In our studies, one common factor emerged as being required whenever Political vs. traditional geographic districts was considered. That factor was.. the need to establish a base line that would be a permanent starting point whenever data from the Federal Census dictates changing District Boundry lines to conform with Federal and State election requirements. This line of demarcation could be established anyplace on the Island, but once established, would not be changed. This starting line could be established anyplace on the Island, but it seems to us that the Federal Census tracts used in 1980 did a creditable job of dividing the Island into manageable districts that would meet the apparent Travis vs. King Socio-economic guidelines and one of the boundaries of their districts might be used as the starting point. Another suggestion would be to draw a line through the County Building to the juncture of Mouhouli Street and Kilauea St. Bisect Mouhouli mauka to juncture Mouhouli St and Kamohana Rd. . Then a straight line Compass Heading 24-0 degrees to the County Geographic Center, . Puukulua. Once establishedthe starting line would not change and political districts could be equitably drawn moving either clockwise or counterclockwise in almost pieshaped segments. This reapportionment would take place every ten years when Federal Census Data became available. 495 AllOt• her factors which must be considered under Travis vs. King page 557 footnotes as follows " (2) Except in Districts encompassing more than one Island, districts shall be contiguous. (3) Insofar as practicable, districts shall be compact. (4) Where possible, districts lines shall follow permanent and easily recognized features such as streets, streams or clear geograhic features, and when practical shall coincide with census tract boundaries.