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MR. OMONAKA: The motion to defer takes <br /> precedence. <br /> MR. TRULSON: I 'm sorry, I don ' t agree with <br /> Mr. Omon ak a m' <br /> CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE: The motion to defer has <br /> precedence. We may discuss this for any length but as far <br /> as taking action on it, it has been deferred until the next <br /> meeting. <br /> MR. TRULSON: We do have a majority of the <br /> members here to vote on any issue. <br /> CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE : That ' s taken into consideration, <br /> Mr. Trulson, however, because of it being such a touchy item <br /> it was suggested that we have the chairman and the other members <br /> here in order to have their input on the question. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : Mr. Chairman, would it be <br /> possible for me to ask counsel a question? <br /> CHAIRMAN SCHUTTE : Certainly. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : Regarding the advice that was <br /> given you in Honolulu. . . <br /> MR. ODA: It wasn ' t advice, it was informal <br /> discussion. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : Is the problem as has been <br /> stated still the majority? We cannot find a majority? <br /> MR. ODA: Right. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : So a majority, according to <br /> the definition you gave us was. . . <br /> MR. ODA: Of the votes cast. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : So a majority has to be two <br /> options, only? <br /> MR. ODA: That would result in a clear <br /> determination of a majority. Once you have three or four, <br /> the question of majority is extremely remote and you, in fact, <br /> are saying--in fact, making it practically, statistically, it <br /> may be very difficult, if not impossible for a majority vote <br /> to come about. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : There is no' way the commission <br /> could amend the charter to say a "plurality"? <br /> MR. ODA: No. It cannot make its own law as <br /> it goes along. Unfortunately, or fortunately, one way or the <br /> other, depending on your outlook, because the charter has no <br /> provision regarding how votes are to be counted, the State Law <br /> in Chapter 50-10 and 11 would prevail. It requires a majority <br /> of the votes cast at the election for any proposition to be <br /> approved. <br /> -6- <br />