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MRS. KOBAYASHI : If we have two year terms then we would not need to have them staggered. CHAIRMAN ISHIDA: I would agree with you if the terms are two years for any position then the necessity for staggered terms is not there. I ' ll go along with that. MR. OMONAKA: I can go along with that too. It ' s hard to stagger that four year term. MR. SAKATA: If we have two years , then staggering them is going to be easy but if you have four years for every councilman you are going to have a problem. CHAIRMAN ISHIDA: Then as far as this section 3-2 then would I be correct to say that to present what we have just discussed to the commission as a whole? I mean there is no real true position but as far as the district, at-large, the numbers, terms, staggered, we just present those issues as we have discussed among us. Because I think it is going to come up anyway, no matter what position this committee takes. MR. OMONAKA: Well , my idea of this committee was to kind of. . . . CHAIRMAN ISHIDA: Yes, centralize it. MRS. KOBAYASHI : Do we have to discuss the reapportionment. . . . CHAIRMAN ISHIDA: Okay, we can come back to that after we. . . let ' s get this part through. I 'm ready for a motion. MR. OMONAKA: i so move, Mr. Chairman. As the Chairman so described. MR. SAKATA: I second it. CHAIRMAN ISHIDA: The motion was that what we had already discussed previous as to what the issues are as far as the districting, the term of the office, the number, at-large number and staggered. It has been moved and seconded. All those in favor, aye? Opposed, nay? Carried. Shall we take up a reapportionment commission? You folks didn ' t discuss that last time, did you? What would you like to say about the reapportionment commission? MR. ODA: There was a handout last week. CHAIRMAN ISHIDA: Do you folks all have the handout? Is this based upon the provision to the Honolulu Charter? MR. ODA: Basically, yes. -9-