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Veterans Advisory Committee <br /> Minutes August 27,2019 <br /> Page 17 <br /> another repeat of action everybody put that effort and there's no support behind it. That's <br /> a valid point that you make. <br /> Lewis: Any other questions for Ben? We'll say sayonara. Thank you so much for making <br /> yourself available. <br /> Fuata: I appreciate all that you guys do for all of our veterans and our state. Thank you. <br /> Lewis: Alright, thank you Ben. <br /> Chair Doolittle: Are there any additional comments that anyone wants to make? <br /> Wery: The County of Hawai`i If you're 100% disabled veteran you pay $200 a year. I <br /> don't know if it was signed by the Mayor but there was a bill before the Mayor where it <br /> would drop to $100 a year and the surviving spouse as long as the spouse kept the <br /> property, they wouldn't pay any taxes it would be $100. If they sold it then of course it's <br /> different. Also, the registration cost me $69, my son has the same truck cost him $369 in <br /> Honolulu. The State ain't going to give up nothing. <br /> Report on Cemeteries <br /> Chair Doolittle: Alright, let's move on to the report on cemeteries. <br /> Sueoka: You know I don't' have anything new but I did get a phone call, what is and who <br /> takes care of, I guess there's a memorial at Kapiolani park. <br /> Iyo: Kalakaua Park. She called our office. <br /> Sueoka: oh, Kalakaua Park. <br /> Wery: The monument at Kalakaua Park it's the waiting pond or what do they call it? <br /> Fishpond, that's been there since Christ was a Corporal. I remember that as a little kid <br /> playing there. You jump in the water and swim in there. The Marine Corp League, I <br /> remember at one point, they were taking care of it. But the Marine Corp League in Hilo <br /> doesn't exist anymore. I don't know who takes care of it. <br /> Messina: Right now, it's our maintenance staff that takes care of it. <br /> Wery: Ok, I brought this up a long time ago. We have a lot of memorials scattered across <br /> the island. I have a pamphlet at home that lists everyone. Some are taken cared of by <br /> different entities. I think there's a memorial down at Hakalau for WWII. I think the Lions <br /> Club takes care of it. There are some scattered all over. I brought this up a long time ago. <br /> This committee I think should take overall responsibility, not to do it but to get involved. <br /> What could happen, we have a list of all the memorials, and we elicit all the organizations <br /> to take care of them. If this organization here, committee has a list of all those <br /> memorials, not responsible to get it done but know people that have volunteered or <br />