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M. Kawasaki -5- Initially, the power goes to the Councilman who is now free of the constraint of the Kona voters. He can decide an issue internal to Kona on the basis of the best interest of himself and the voters of his own district who are his constituents. He does not have to come to me or to the Kona people for votes. He is free to look after his own self-interest. He can act with total unconcernfo:r�the power of the Kona voters and can respond to the visible and invisible influences that are brought to bear. on him by people and organizations with the wealth .to . lobby effectively. Thus , the rational analysis of the flow of power shows that the election-by-district .plan ''emasculates the Kona voters, fandeopenst:e way to the control by wealth of the County legislative process as it concerns issues internal to Kona. However, on the basis on my analysis , I feel that the proposal has some merits. It is fair. It provides good candidate differ- entiation. I feel that because of these merits., we should accept the proposal to a limited extent and combine it with some features of the present election at-large.-system to provide the Kona voters with a system that meets the criteria of effectiveness of our votes , fairness , and differentiation of candidates. A plan that would provide for 4 districts of equal population , each voting one Councilman, would require 3 Councilmen elected at-large to provide each voter the power that comes from being the cons:atuent of the majority of the Councilmen. - A plan that would provide for 5 districts of equal population , eachlnoting one Councilman , would require 4 Councilmen elected at-largetoprovide each voter the power that comes with being the constituent of a majority of Councilmen.