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MR. TRULSON: Is that a motion, Mr. Omonaka? <br /> MR. OMONAKA: No, Mr. Schutte wanted some <br /> discussion on this. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Yes, I would like a little more <br /> discussion on it. Akira has made one suggestion. If other <br /> commissioners would so discuss it. I was looking over the <br /> reapportionment section, Stuart, would you go to reapportion- <br /> ment under your proposals. That would be line (g) , subsection <br /> (g ) . I 'm trying to put language in there that could be used <br /> so that it would reflect any of the three alternative <br /> proposals. <br /> Right now it says the commission may apportion <br /> the five district council seats. What I 'm looking at is saying <br /> the commission may apportion the council district seats, then <br /> if that would take into consideration any one of the options <br /> that may be voted for. <br /> MR. ODA: The present charter doesn ' t have any <br /> district seats. It refers to geographical districts. <br /> Residents of Puna, Ka'u, etc. So it ' s not really districting <br /> in a true sense. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: I understand. How can we reword <br /> this particular section to take into consideration. . .the bottom <br /> portion I believe is no problem. . .what we are looking at is <br /> just this one section giving them the authority to do this. <br /> In case the 5-2 goes in, they may do it, or the 9. . .just <br /> change the language on it. Which would be acceptable, legally, <br /> to allow this to happen? That seems to be the only portion <br /> of this reapportionment that should be changed. <br /> MR. ODA: I don ' t know. Offhand, I can 't. . . <br /> because the present charter doesn ' t have any such House District <br /> designation, right now, I just don 't have the appropriate <br /> language to put in. I ' ll just have to sit down and work it <br /> out because the word "district" won ' t have the same significance <br /> as the House District. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : What were you referring to, Stuart, <br /> when you said may apportion a five district council seats? <br /> You were talking about the 5-2? <br /> MR. ODA: The 5-2 system. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: So if we you referred to the <br /> five district council seats? <br /> MR. ODA: Well , supposing, you see. . .what I am <br /> thinking about. . .supposing the present charter provision <br /> prevails? <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: That ' s what I 'm saying. What <br /> language can we use in that particular line? Would it be <br /> appropriate. . . <br /> -14- <br />