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§ 36-4 HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE <br />(10) The County shall use to the extent possible a reasonably current computer <br />mapping program and shall make the program accessible to the public, if <br />practicable. <br />(11) All parts of each council district shall be contiguous to the council district and <br />be reachable by roads internal to the council district. <br />(12) There shall be no gerrymandering for any reason. <br />(13) The drawing of bizarre council district shapes shall be avoided even if a <br />previous plan was designed using an odd, unusual, or illogical shape. <br />(14) There shall be no fracturing, packing, or cracking of council districts, if <br />practicable. <br />(15) The one person, one vote principle shall be used. <br />(16) If the commission establishes criteria in addition to those enumerated in the <br />Charter and this chapter, the commission shall use impartial criteria that <br />meet standard of fairness principles. <br />(17) If practicable, socio-economic criteria used in developing the plan, not <br />specifically set forth in this chapter, shall be identified, documented, and <br />approved by majority vote of the commission, before drawing proposed council <br />district boundaries. If practicable, socio-economic groups shall be kept <br />together. <br />(2011, ord 11-29, sec 2.) <br />Article 4. Plan Deviations. <br />Section 36-5. Total deviation. <br />(a) The total deviation for the entire plan shall be less than ten percent. <br />(b) If a population of permanent residents must be assigned to a different council <br />district to ensure that the total deviation is less than ten percent and such <br />equalization involves reassigning any portion of a subdivision, the entire <br />subdivision shall be moved as a unit, if practicable. <br />(2011, ord 11-29, sec 2.) <br />Section 36-6. Maximum council district deviation. <br />(a) The maximum council district deviation for a proposed council district shall not <br />exceed plus or minus 5.99 percent of an ideal council district's population. <br />(b) If practicable, documented, high-growth areas shall be drawn to receive the most <br />negative council district deviation percentage in the final plan so that as a high <br />growth area or district continues to increase in population between census years, <br />the council district's deviations may be equalized. <br />(2011, ord 11-29, sec 2; am 2018, ord 18-98, sec 3.) <br />SUPP. 5 (1-2019) 36-4 <br />