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Eoff, Karen
From: Donald Cox [coxphd @gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 4:03 PM
To: keoff@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Hawaii County Redistricting
Dear Redistricting Commission Members:
As I will not be able to attend your upcoming meeting, I would like to voice my opinion by e -mail. I
urge you to select "Community Plan 40."
A fair overall composition to the County Council districts is imperative if our County is to be a true
democracy. Lopsided districts, that favor one region over another, are totally inappropriate and unfair to
the County's citizens.
Thus, commission plan A, which eliminates Honokaa as an independent district and gives the Hilo
region three districts, must not be the redistricting plan you select. It is blatantly unfair to the citizens of
the Honokaa region and at the same time shows a bias to the Hilo area. And moving Waikoloa into a
Kona district is nonsensical; this region is part of the North Kohala Community Development Plan and
it should remain in the same district as Waimea and Kawaihae. Furthermore, plan A doesn't even meet
the "fair plan" for council districts that your Commission outlined during the 24 August meeting.
The plan your Commission must select is the one know as "Community Plan 40," developed
by community groups working diligently to create a fair overall plan. This is the best overall plan for
the County citizens, as it strives to keep the districts uniform in numerical composition and keep "apples
with apples and oranges with oranges." It is fair to the community at large, showing no bias to "old
boy" politics. Lastly, Community Plan 40 meets the "fair plan" for council districts your Commission
has outlined.
Your Commission must do what is best for the Hawaii County community, not what's best for the
politicians and bureaucrats. You can do this by selecting Community Plan 40- -the fairest plan for all
citizens.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Donald 0. Cox, Ph.D., P.E.
Waimea
COMM. 51.8
11/7/2011