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MR. ODA: It has been reprinted into this volume we are using here. MS. ISBELL: When was that reprinted? MR. ODA: This is the original printing (green bound copy) . The revised printing is in this white volume which does not have the subcategories ( a) and (b) . MS. ISBELL: When did they get taken out? I mean, how could it be taken out? MR. ODA: It was revised in April of 1976. MS. ISBELL: This is a ' 76-County Charters. . Well , I don ' t know what to say about that except this is what we have been using to study from and regardless of--I agree with you, Kalani , that the vacancy is very vague if that is all it says in yours. What we have been going by is if the .unexpired term is there and you replace him he is obviously dead or re- signed. You cannot replace a person just because he is ill-on a permanent basis. There has to be an interim appointment some- how stipulated in that charter. I ' ll have to talk to my lawyer friend and get him a new set of books. I didn ' t know things were that bad but hard times are all over. Do you have any more questions? CHAIRMAN SAKATA: I have one question, Ms. Isbell . On this county council , are you proposing that the councilmen shall serve for four years? Have you people ever looked at a two year term? MS. ISBELL: Yes, we did. We feel that the same as Maui and Kauai, the people who are doing that two year term do not really appreciate or enjoy having to go around every two years. The people themselves say well maybe it is good because we can clean our house every two years. But they don ' t. They rarely do. Those same people go in pretty much. If you really feel that someone isn ' t doing their job and sometimes you need two years just to get your feet on the ground as you know this happened here in this county. You need the next two years to start functioning. So if you have a two year term and you don ' t produce as some of our councilmen have not for the past two years, we would have gotten rid of them and they would never have had an opportunity to prove that they have learned something and that they can function which is happening now. So, I say, a two year term doesn ' t make sense. It doesn ' t give a person enough time to do a good job. If you give them staggered four year terms you have the continuity and you still have the opportunity to take them out by impeachment if they are not doing a good job. So, just like the senators, you put them in for four years and if they are not doing a good job they are voted out the next time around. Your level , the county level, they can be taken out other ways. - 22 -