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place on details of handouts/mailouts , which was set over for a later time. All were in favor of the motion. V. PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Bill Graham/Kohala A. Graham: Said single-member districts for the County would be appropriate and preferable at this time; the State and Federal legislative bodies are voted in at- large (Tape 1: 1: 36) . B. Graham: Mentioned the example of six single-member districts with three elected at-large; said this method of conducting elections places an undue burden on those running at-large, monetarily and timewise. C. Cushnie: Girard Brilliant said if this 6-3 system were instituted, preferred the Council chair be named via the largest vote-getter; he also suggested the largest vote-getter , who would be chair, be named as a replacement for the mayor, instead of the managing director. Graham was asked how he felt re the above. Graham: The 6-3 system creates two classes of Council members. Greenwell: In Brilliant ' s example, the three at-large members are also challengers of the mayor because they come from the same at-large source; Greenwell doesn' t like that. VI. ITEM NO. 4 .a. ON THE AGENDA: Single-Member Districts A. Discussion: Greenwell: Circulated copies of numbers pertaining to census tracts of nine years ago. The districts are divided two ways: 6-3 (Exhibit A) and 9-0 (Exhibit B) for the commission' s review; they give an idea of the area/numbers covered by the districts. Bethea: Questioned how the numbers would tie in with precincts (Tape 1: 1: 25) . Yuen: Precincts are set up by the Lt. Governor , who can redraw precinct lines . Bethea: Questioned whether new precincts would be created if reverted to nine single-member districts . Yuen: Reapportionment committee establishes where the districts are based on a population base; believes that precinct boundaries coincide with census tract boundaries . If a boundary problem exists , can contact Lt. Governor to change a precinct. Yuen: West Hawaii has large precincts. 681