Reapportionment Commission Holds Public Hearings
Posted on Nov 9, 2021 in News Releases, ReapportionmentPearl City, November 9, 2021 – The State Reapportionment Commission will be holding a series of virtual public hearings on the proposed reapportionment plan on the following dates:
Date | Time | Geographic Area |
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November 30, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. | Kauai |
December 1, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii Island - West |
December 2, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii Island - East |
December 3, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. | Lanai |
December 3, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. | Molokai |
December 4, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. | East Honolulu |
December 6, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. | Maui - Lahaina |
December 7, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. | Maui - Kahului |
December 8, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. | Oahu - Central |
December 9, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. | Oahu - Leeward |
December 10, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. | Oahu - Windward |
The proposed plan is a starting point for developing the congressional and legislative districts lines that will be used for the next 10 years. The Commission is encouraging people to use the Hawaii Redistricting Online application to draw and submit their own plans for review. Within the application, users must meet the criteria to ensure compact, contiguous districts that are approximately equal in population.
“Our commission wants to hear and understand as much public input as possible so we can create and adopt the best electoral districting plan for the state,” said Dr. Mark Mugiishi, Chair of the 2022 Reapportionment Commission. “We are hoping for and encouraging good turnout and dialogue at these public hearings.”
The hearings will be held via Zoom video conference. Information about the meeting, including dates, links to join the meeting, and how to submit testimony is posted on the Reapportionment Commission webpage through elections.hawaii.gov.
View the proposed plans online through elections.hawaii.gov or at the locations listed below.
Hawaii Island
Hawaii County Clerk’s Office, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Hawaii County Clerk’s Office, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalohe Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
University of Hawaii at Hilo Library, 200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75-138 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Kealakekua Public Library, 81-6619 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakekua, HI 96750
Keaau Public School and Library, 16-571 Keaau-Pahoa Road, Keaau, HI 96749
Laupahoehoe Public & School Library, 35-2065 Old Mamalahoa Highway, Laupahoehoe, HI 96764
Naalehu Public Library, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway, Naalehu, HI 96772
Pahoa Public & School Library, 15-3070 Pahoa-Kalapana Road, Pahoa, HI 96778
Thelma Parker Memorial Public & School Library, 67-1209 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
Maui, Molokai, and Lanai
Maui County Clerk’s Office, 200 S. High Street, Wailuku, HI 96793
Hana Public & School Library, 4111 Hana Highway, Hana, HI 96713
Lahaina Public Library, 680 Wharf Street, Lahaina, HI 96761
Molokai Public Library, 15 Ala Malama Avenue, Kaunakakai, HI 96748
Lanai Public & School Library, 555 Fraser Avenue, Lanai City, HI 96763
Kauai
Kauai County Clerk’s Office, 4386 Rice Street, Lihue, HI 96766
Hanapepe Public Library, 4490 Kona Road, Hanapepe, HI 96716
Kapaa Public Library, 4-1464 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa, HI 96746
Koloa Public & School Library, 3451 Poipu Road, Koloa, HI 96756
Princeville Public Library, 4343 Emmalani Drive, Princeville, HI 96722
Oahu – Central Honolulu
City and County of Honolulu Clerk’s Office, 530 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
Hawaii State Library, 478 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
Kaimuki Public Library, 1041 Koko Head Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Oahu – Leeward/Central
Office of Elections, 802 Lehua Avenue, Pearl City, HI 96782
Kapolei Public Library, 1020 Manawai Street, Kapolei, HI 96707
Mililani Public Library, 95-450 Makaimoimo Street, Mililani, HI 96789
Pearl City Public Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City, HI 96782
Oahu – Windward
Kahuku Public & School Library, 56-490 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, HI 96731
Kaneohe Public Library, 45-829 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Following the public hearings, the Reapportionment Commission will revise the plan and adopt a final version by the end of February 2022. The final plan will be implemented for the 2022 Elections.
For more information about the Reapportionment Commission, visit elections.hawaii.gov or contact (808) 453-8683.
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