Reapportionment Commission

Reapportionment ensures each political district has been created equally using census data. Reapportionment is conducted every ten (10) years following the census. The next reapportionment will be conducted in 2021. The Commission will review the distribution of the population and re-draw the political districts to ensure that citizens are equally represented.

Meeting Notices

Date	Time	Location	Agenda
No meeting scheduled at this time

To be added to the mailing list to receive notices for upcoming Reapportionment Commission meetings, email [email protected] and provide your name, organization, and email address.

Meetings

Meeting Date	Agenda	Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary for Video Record
October 14, 2021	Agenda	Meeting Materials Supplemental Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary
September 9, 2021	Agenda	Meeting Materials Supplemental Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary
August 26, 2021	Agenda	Meeting Materials Supplemental Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary
July 20, 2021	Agenda	Meeting Materials Supplemental Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary
July 06, 2021	Agenda	Meeting Materials Supplemental Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary
May 17, 2021	Agenda	Meeting Materials Supplemental Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary
April 13, 2021	Agenda	Meeting Materials	Video	Written Summary

Redistricting Plans

Hawaii Redistricting Online

Hawaii Redistricting Online Application
Video Tutorial - How to use the online redistricting application
Tutorial Addendum 1 - Template Plans for State Senate and State House
Learning Resources - Video with additional information and use of Click Lists
Click Lists

Congressional Redistricting Plans

The Technical Committee Permitted Interaction Group presented the 2 Congressional redistricting plans for consideration.

Legislative Redistricting Plans

The Technical Committee Permitted Interaction Group presented a legislative redistricting plan for consideration.

Current Maps
Technical Group Maps
Hawaii Senate and House interactive maps
Maui Senate and House interactive maps
Kauai House interactive maps
Oahu Senate and House interactive maps

Reapportionment Commission

Members

The Reapportionment Commission is composed of the following:

Two (2) members are selected by the Senate President
Two (2) members are selected by the House Speaker
Two (2) members are selected by a member of the Senate who is chosen by his/her peers who belong to a different political party from the Senate President
Two (2) members are selected by a member of the House who is chosen by his/her peers who belong to a different political party from the House Speaker
One (1) member is selected by three-fourths vote (6 votes) of the Reapportionment Commission to serve as Chairperson

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Advisory Council

An Advisory Council from each basic island unit is established to serve in an advisory capacity to the commission for matters affecting its island unit. Each of the four (4) officials designated as selecting authorities for the commission, will also select one person for each basic island unit. Each council will elect its own chairperson and may elect other officers.

The basic island units are:

Island of Hawaii
Islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Kahoolawe
Islands of Kauai and Niihau
Island of Oahu

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Notice of Advisory Council meetings may be viewed here.

Reapportionment Plan

The Commission conducts public hearings and consults with the Advisory Council of each basic island unit during the preparation of the reapportionment plan. Within one hundred (100) days from the date all members of the commission are certified, the proposed reapportionment plan must be completed, and public notice will be given statewide. After publication of the reapportionment plan, the Commission must hold at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed plan in each basic island unit. After the public hearings, the Commission may revise the proposed plan, if necessary.

Due to COVID-19, on February 12, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau announced a delay in the delivery of the 2020 redistricting data that would be necessary for the Commission to meet these deadlines. As a result, on July 7, 2021, the Hawaii State Supreme Court granted the State of Hawaii’s petition to extend these deadlines. The Commission is required to: “(1) issue a public notice of the Commission’s proposed legislative and congressional reapportionment plans no later than January 8, 2022; and (2) file its final legislative and congressional reapportionment plans with the Chief Election Officer no later than February 27, 2022.” View the Hawaii State Supreme Court’s Order here