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present their proposal to this commission which should then be discussed. I would suggest that this subcommittee be given at least two or three weeks to come up with this. MRS. KOBAYASHI : I second the motion. CHAIRMAN SAKATA: It has been moved and seconded that we set up a subcommittee, especially on Article III of the Charter which deals with the legislative branch, the county council. That the subcommittee present their proposal in two or three weeks to the commission to discuss this. The personnel number of this subcommittee will be under the discretion of the Chairman. All those in favor? Carried. MR. ODA: I think what Mr. Ishida said regarding having a proposal to kick around, and chew on, and debate, initially, is probably the best way to go on something like this because if it is just going to be wide open for discussion, you really have only the present proposal. If the present proposal is going to be the base on which it is going to be based, that is fine. But, if the subcommittee is going to come up with anything else then that thing has to be proposed to the group and from there on all the comments and discussions will be based on all that and there may be something else come about as a result. I think the idea of starting with a proposal as a base for the discussion is probably, as Mr. Ishida has suggested, a good one. Unless, of course, this commission feels we should start from the base which is the present system and use that as the base. But I think that the subcommittee, if it is created, can look into the merits or demerits of even using the present system as a base. It is up to the subcommittee to present to this body and if this body disagrees, you still have six other votes to override. That is why I suggest five because you still have a majority of the others. CHAIP.MAN SAKATA: I will select the following five commissioners to serve as members of the subcommittee: Richard Ishida, Kona; Basilio Yagong, Hamakua; Mrs. Kobayashi , Hilo; Mr. Omonaka, Pepeekeo and myself. Mr. Ishida will head the subcommittee. And we will set June 19 as the date for the subcommittee to present their proposal. MR. ODA: I think the commission should set a target date as far as all revisions are concerned. An outside date so that we won' t just drag our feet . I would say, at least, July 3. That is just a suggestion. MR. OMONAKA: How about the 10th of July? Then we wi_11 have one month before we finally have to submit it to the county clerk. MR. ISHIDA: I so move. MR. OMONAKA: Second. -6-