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1 r <br /> • <br /> Minutes of Regular Meeting <br /> of the <br /> HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION <br /> February 21, 1990 <br /> I . CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Bethea called the meeting to <br /> order at approximately 1 : 08 p.m. at the Police Dept . , <br /> Public Safety Bldg. , Conf . Rm. , 349 Kapiolani , Hilo, <br /> Hawaii . <br /> II. ROLL CALL: <br /> Members Robert E. Bethea, Chairman <br /> Present: Sherwood Greenwell , Vice Chairman <br /> Pamela F. Cushnie <br /> Francine Duncan <br /> David Fuertes <br /> H. Peter L'Orange <br /> Aileen Lum <br /> Steven T. Nishikawa <br /> Akira T. Omonaka <br /> Patricia M. Poppe <br /> Attorney: Christopher Yuen <br /> Secretary:R. Marie Jacobs <br /> Members James O. Juvik <br /> Absent: <br /> III . APPROVE MINUTES OF 01/19/90 & 02/02/90: <br /> Motion No. 1: Upon motion made by Mr. Greenwell and <br /> seconded by Mr. L'Orange, the 01/19/90 minutes were <br /> approved; Motion No. 2: and upon motion made by Ms. Poppe <br /> and seconded by Mr. L'Orange, the 02/02/90 minutes were <br /> approved. All were in favor of each motion. <br /> IV. PUBLIC TESTIMONY: J. R. Smoot/West Hawaii Committee (see <br /> Exhibit A) . Smoot : Suggests that the Charter Commission <br /> should be discussing the Apportionment Commission, not a <br /> reapportionment commission. Also says , rather than using <br /> the judicial districts as a basis for the appointment of <br /> the Apportionment Commission, that the 1980 census tracts <br /> with its updated population count be used to appoint these <br /> commission members. Recommends that this be considered <br /> because the Kau and Hamakua districts are always over- <br /> represented while the North/South Kona and Kohala <br /> districts are always under-represented. The idea was <br /> 805 <br />