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prty, shall be representative of the various geographical <br /> areas of the county. . . " That is the reason why we used <br /> geographical under subcategory (h ) . <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Under the present concept that <br /> that the commission has adopted, would the geographical areas <br /> cause problems? As far as definition? <br /> MR. ODA: Are you saying it should be tied to <br /> the council district. . . <br /> MR. ISHIDA: No, my question is what is <br /> geographical areas. I think there was no problem under the <br /> present concept but under this new concept? <br /> MR. ODA: Right. Well , that was what was <br /> intended. The present designation of Puna, South Hilo, <br /> Hamakua, North Kohala, and that kind of thing. Kona. . .is <br /> there any confusion on that? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I would think there would be <br /> some confusion unless it is made more specific, what does it <br /> mean by geographical areas. <br /> MR. ODA: I put that in there to make it a <br /> little more clear but that depends on how you folks. . . <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Question. Richard, are you <br /> asking that it be changed from geographical to each council <br /> district? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I think that is not enough. . .When <br /> you say geographical , does that mean. . .what I can anticipate <br /> is that just having geographical , the reapportionment <br /> committee just says, okay, it is the present House Districts <br /> and we have only four and then someone attacks that inter- <br /> pretation and it is then declared, no, you should have gone <br /> to more than just the four. Then all your work is for naught. <br /> MR. ODA: Unless you want to specify the <br /> districts. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I would think probably we should <br /> be specific. . . <br /> MR. ODA: The geographical areas of Ka'U,' <br /> Kona, etc. Okay. <br /> If you will look at page 12 of the charter, <br /> they have it spelled out Puna, Ka' u, Kona, Kohala, Hamakua, <br /> and Hilo. Six. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Maybe if you can just redraft it. <br /> MR. ODA: You want to do that? Okay. How about <br /> the language above there in subsection (b) then, do you want to <br /> include. . .shall be representative of the districts Puna, Ka' u, <br /> Kona, Kohala, Hamakua, and Hilo? And the same thing in <br /> sub'= `tem (h ) . <br /> -27- <br />