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Veterans Advisory Committee <br /> Minutes May 28,2019 <br /> Page 9 <br /> Chair Doolittle: Is there anyone who would like to make a motion to pass this on to the <br /> Mayor? <br /> Lewis: I'd like to make a motion to pull together something that would, without ideation <br /> because I know sometime the documents the way you say it can cause ideation, the last <br /> thing we want is more ideation, is to be a reminder of where the help line is and for <br /> families as well as Veterans. It doesn't have to be huge. <br /> Nahakuelua: Seconded the motion <br /> Chair Doolittle: All in favor? <br /> Eight ayes. Motion passed. <br /> Chair Doolittle: We'll try to craft something. It's just something I thought needed to be <br /> talked about. Anyway, let's move on. <br /> Urn Vaults from Veterans Affairs <br /> Minoru Hanato: About a month ago, the County person over here asked me about the <br /> ground vaults for the urns. I said we used to have them, but don't have them now. In law <br /> concerning Veteran burial, every Veteran is supposed to get some kind of container. Like <br /> we have the plastic containers for the casket burials, we have the columbaria, the ground <br /> vaults supposed to have been put in also. We haven't had the ground vaults for quite a <br /> while. <br /> Messina: Excuse me, can I ask what a ground vault you're referring to is? <br /> Hanato: The last one we had over here went back to Hilo. <br /> Lewis: Minoru, can you answer, we're not familiar with differene between, we got the <br /> columbaria which we're very familiar with, but the ground vaults, what is that? <br /> Hanato: The ground vaults are the container you put in the ground then you put the urn in <br /> it an then you cover it. You can also put another spouse or another veteran in there. Just <br /> like th columbaria or the double ground burial. But the double ground burial usually has <br /> the plastic container on it. The ground vaults supposed to preserve the urns. Some of the <br /> urns are made out of wood and when the wood rots„ you have a sunken grave, even <br /> though it's a small area. When you have a second burial in the same hole sometimes they <br /> have to dig it with tools that's not supposed to be used and they hit the urn. Whereas the <br /> ground vaults you just put the urn inside the vault, cover it and then cover it with dirt and <br /> sod. <br /> Chair Doolittle: So this is different than the wall vaults? <br />