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Chairman JEFFREY MELROSE
JOHN ÐMIKEÑ MIDDLESWORTH
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DRU MAMO KANUHA PATRICK KAHAWAIOLAA
Vice Chair LINDA UGALDE
CRAIG ÐBOÑ KAHUI
JOSEPH CARVALHO
2011
HAWAI‘I COUNTY
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, July 28, 2011
1:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720
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4 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
ROLL CALL
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
(Testimony will be taken only on items on the agenda and will be limited to three minutes per item.)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
June 23, 2011
COMMUNICATIONS
COMM. 22: POPULATION ADJUSTMENTS 2011
Memo from Elections Program Administrator Patricia Nakamoto, dated July
14, 2011, regarding information from State Reapportionment Project
Manager, David Rosenbrock, as to the extraction of non-resident
and non-resident students from the online software population base.
COMM. 23: QUOTE FOR ESRI REDISTRICTING CONSULTING SERVICES
Memo from Elections Program Administrator Patricia Nakamoto, dated
July 14, 2011, transmitting Esri Professional Services Quote for Redistricting
Consulting Services for Commissioners, Staff, and the General Public.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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COMM. 24: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER MELROSE
Memo from County Clerk Jamae K. K. Kawauchi, and Elections Program
Administrator Patricia Nakamoto, dated July 18, 2011, responding to a
request made by Commissioner Jeffrey Melrose for copies of historical
Council district boundaries from 1970 through 2001; and transmitting maps
depicting historical judicial districts and Council districts.
COMM. 25: REQUEST FROM KAWAIHAE LOCAL RESOURCE COUNCIL
Memo from Commission Secretary Karen Eoff, dated July 18, 2011,
transmitting invitation from Kawaihae Local Resource Council to have a
member of the HawaiÒi County Redistricting Commission speak at their
monthly meeting on August 7, 2011.
ORDER OF THE DAY
COMM. 26: PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING REDISTRICTING PLANS
Memo from Commission Chair René Siracusa, dated July 18, 2011,
requesting discussion on how the 2011 HawaiÒi County Redistricting
Commission will receive and consider Redistricting Plans submitt
Commissioners and the General Pubic.
COMM. 27: SETTING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALTERNATE PLAN AND
COMMISSION DEADLINES
Memo from Commission Chair René Siracusa, dated July 18, 2011,
regarding setting the date for submission of Alternate Redistricting Plans
by members of the General Public, and other Commission deadlines.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
REPORTS
REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special
accommodations for this meeting should call 323-4264 by July 26, 2011. Relay users please call
711-323-4264 to contact our office.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to HawaiÒi Revised Statutes £92-3.5, the HawaiÒi County
Redistricting Commission will be conducting its July 28, 2011 meeting via videoconference.
Commission Members will be present at the following locations:
County Council Room, HawaiÒi County Building, 25 Aupuni Street,
Kona Council Office, West HawaiÒi Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohlole Highway, Building A
Waimea Council Office, .
Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mmalahoa Highway, Suite 5
Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at all of the above locations.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the audio stream between Hilo Waimea and
Kona is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated.
Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the Commission
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Secretary. Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies
for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted: (1) by mail to Karen Eoff, County Council
Office, West HawaiÒi Civic Center Building A, 74-5044 Ane Keohoklole Highway,
Kailua-Kona HawaiÒi 96740; (2) by facsimile to (808) 329-4786; o
Please submit separate testimony for each item
keoff@co.hawaii.hi.us. . Copies will be
before 12:00 noon on the business day
distributed at the meeting only if they are received
prior to the meeting
. All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record.