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Veterans Advisory Committee <br /> Minutes November 26,2019 <br /> Page 17 <br /> Gaspar: Anyway, we get a quote prior for how much it costs to have the program at <br /> Wailoa State park either you fire the weapon or not, still they want you get the liability <br /> insurance that costs $445. American Legion can't afford that, so they cancelled the <br /> ceremony. <br /> Lewis: Who gave you that document? <br /> Gaspar: I print out from my post#3. <br /> Lewis: Yeah, but who sent the document to you. <br /> Gaspar: From the insurance company. <br /> Lewis: Yeah, but why did you get the requirement? What triggered the requirement? <br /> Gaspar: According to the American Legion Post#3 in Hilo according to the State DLNR <br /> you are required to have liability insurance. The insurance agent gave us a quote, $445 <br /> regardless if you fire the weapon or not. <br /> Lewis: I don't know if that's reasonable or not. It seems little excessive. <br /> Chair Doolittle: It does but you can't get liability insurance policy for anything less than <br /> that. Which is the state of the insurance industry more than anything else. <br /> Lewis: Emile's is the expeditious way; you pay it and move forward. But they can't pay <br /> it, but they have to find someone who will. <br /> Sales: It's disregarded, the Veteran presence. We become like any other organization, <br /> which I don't think we are. <br /> Chair Doolittle: I agree with that. If they want to continually to put that monitor out there, <br /> thank you or your service and we support the troops and yet were going to make you pay, <br /> a nickel and dime thing, then you're disregarding the whole monitor thing all the way <br /> through. I'm tired of it. In some ways, Veterans are a lot of ways but then their <br /> disrespected in many more ways. <br /> Nahakuelua: Is there a legislation issue, State legislation where Veterans groups can be <br /> recognized? <br /> Sheridan: I don't know if that's a legislation issue. I mean it's basically DLNR rules. <br /> Chair Doolittle: that could be an executive action on the part of the Governor. <br /> Sheridan: I know when I was working this liability thing was always an issue. <br />