MINUTES for 2020-02-25 FINAL - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Veterans Advisory Committee Minutes February 25, 2020 Page 5 Wery: You have armories all around the island. Lewis: So maybe a separate category of armories. Wery: You have one in Honokaa that's no longer an armory, its part of the school. You have one in Kohala. Gaspar: Ladies and gentlemen can I interrupt? There is also a memorial at Kamehameha Park in North Kohala, Kapaau, that one was asking before from Company C detachment 499 Infantry. They got what they wanted so they put an M16 tank at the park, that is where they hold their celebration every year. They call themselves, National Guard Alumni. Brinkley: Yeah that one is on here. Lewis: So maybe, I'm just thinking as you look through it there maybe some natural categories. You go through the history and they talk about where they served and worked. I think understanding some of these things of the role they played. It's part of our history. Brinkley: I'll add some things in Waimea then, because the little theatre at the school was a USO. There was a USO at Coconut Island also. Lewis: If you can find it attached to history of military presence, it's a great start. I think that you'll find that once we start to get this rolling with the public, we start to get other things come up. You've done a super job! Chair Doolittle: Anymore comments about memorials? None. NEW BUSINESS Election of Officers Chair Doolittle: (Introduces topic) Brittany, can explain. Brittany Iyo: Because Carolle is no longer here Chair Doolittle: Yes, we need to fill the vacant Vice -Chair seat. Actually, there's two vacancies as well. I know there's been some applications. Wery: Purple Heart, Don Bennett had submitted a request to take Dale Wilson's place. Don Bennett died so Purple Heart's got to pull someone else to take his place. They'll send the documents to you.