Under a best case scenario, the Technical Committee of the Reapportionment Commission would start redrawing political districts as early as Feb. 9.

Staff with the Office of Elections and the commission’s software contractor, Esri, expect to have a revised population base in hand by that date.

Depending on that population count — which would exclude as many non-permanent residents as possible — a state Senate seat is expected to shift to the Big Island from Oahu. A House seat could also potentially shift to the Big Island.

“We’d like to be done by Feb. 29,” said Commission Chairwoman Victoria Marks. Election officials say they need a final plan by that date to print ballots and complete “precinct-ing” and voter assignments.

—Nanea Kalani