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MR. MOSS: This is one of those questions that i .waited to defer to one of my colleagues , Mr. Frank Zuzak. I would like him to answer that. MR. CADINHA: Is it the same chart that he presented to us in Hilo? If so, I see no reason to go into it. MR. MOSS: Yes , we have not changed our views on that at all . MR. TRULSON : Mr. Moss , regarding the nine districts based upon the ' 81 census or on residency in the districts.. . Every ten years there is a census , or say that there would be a census in ' 91 , you would then feel that the districts may be again realigned, based upon the census? MR. MOSS: Yes , I do, very much so. Incidentally, the districts come out based on present population and present voters , you get districts along the traditional lines of division of the island. For instance, North Kona makes up just about one good district. South Kona and Ka' u make up the second one. Puna just about makes up the third. Hilo, the City of Hilo itself, divides quite nicely into four districts. Harnakua and North Hilo make one district and North and South Kohala make one district. They are fairly close in population. I don ' t know what will come out of the 1980 census , by any means , but it isn ' t going to mean a major realignment, it isn ' t going to upset the traditional district thinking of the island, as far as I can see at this time. MR. TRULSON : What is your opinion regarding the district makeup as to registered voters or as to residency? MR. MOSS : I believe, in general , that election districts are done on the basis__of_ the _census population. I 'm sure that is the way it ' s done in Honolulu. I think that is the way it is done generally speaking in the other states. MR. TRULSON : The reason I asked is that we have had that proposal before us and wondered whether you had thought about it. MR. MOSS : Since there was a lot of argument about, a lot of uncertainly about how fast various portions of the island have grown, '.i looked at the registered voters as one way of dividing up districts. It follows pretty much the general population anyway. MR. CADINHA: With respect to your Sunset Law suggestion, how would you structure such a law, how do you see that written? MR. MOSS: Frankly,' at the moment, I am not pre- pared to really talk on that , Mr. Cadinha. MR. JONAH ROSENTHAL: ( audience) What does it mean , the Sunset Law? -8-