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Meeting: Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee-- March 1. 2076
Action: Withdrawn by introducer (Wille).
Re: Bill 142; Comm. 674 (2014-2016 term)
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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 142
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 36-1; ARTICLE
4, SECTION 36-6; AND ARTICLE 5, SECTION 36-8 AND SECTION 36-9 OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
REDISTRICTING.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to increase the allowable
deviation from an ideal council district population when establishing district boundaries
during the redistricting process in order to provide greater opportunity to keep established
communities intact within the same council district boundary.
SECTION 2. Chapter 36, article 1, section 36-1 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of "Council district deviation" to
read as follows:
""Council district deviation" means the number of percentage points plus or minus [4-99]
nine percent that a population assigned to a council district differs from that of an ideal council
district's population."
SECTION 3. Chapter 36, article 4, section 36-6 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 36-6. Maximum council district deviation.
(a) The maximum council district deviation for a proposed council district shall not exceed
plus or minus [4:99] nine percent of an ideal council district's population.
(b) If practicable, documented, high-growth areas shall be drawn to receive the most negative
council district deviation percentage in the final plan so that as a high growth area or
district continues to increase in population between census years, the council district's
deviations may be equalized."
SECTION 4. Chapter 36, article 5, section 36-8 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) To be considered for commission review, the alternate plan shall include a computerized
map of the proposed council districts, the total population number used to devise the plan,
the total deviation not to exceed ten percent, and the deviation for each council district not
to exceed plus or minus [4-.-99] nine percent."
SECTION 5. Chapter 36, article 5, section 36-9 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 36-9. Alternate plan requirements.
An alternate plan:
(1) Shall conform to the criteria described in this chapter and in the Charter, and any
other criteria adopted by the commission.
(2) Having a lower total deviation than the commission's plan while not exceeding plus
or minus [4--99] nine percent in any council district nor having a total deviation in
excess of ten percent shall be selected for the final plan unless the commission can
alter its plan to achieve an equal or lower total deviation than the alternate plan
offered.
(3) Shall include written justification for any divergence from the established criteria."
SECTION 6. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 7. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Date of Introduction:
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