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Veterans Advisory Committee Minutes May 25, 2021 Page 14 Kelcie Figueira: I don't have any new update from the last meeting. Chair Doolittle: That means everything is going well. Figueira: Yes, there's no hiccup. Everything is still ongoing in West Hawaii, and I didn't hear any other update. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Doolittle: Anyone want to make an announcement? I have a small one, I ordered a floral tribute on behalf of the Veterans Advisory Committee for Memorial Day and I'm going to pay for it. Brinkley: I'd like to contribute. Chair Doolittle: Ok and my main focus was out of memory and respect for the veterans that were lost at the Veterans Home this past year. Brinkley: Can we help you with the expense? Chair Doolittle: Yeah, I have no idea what it is yet. Mabel DeSilva is coordinating that for me. I wanted the Veterans Advisory Committee to be recognized in that tribute, so I went ahead and ordered it. Lewis: So the events that are happening that's leading up to it is, Saturday the 29th, the Puna Interfaith will have their virtual ceremony and Monday the 31st, at 9:00 cemetery 2, this is a big change, at 9:00 American Legion, under Geno Enocencio will be reading off all the names that passed in the last two years, not just the last year, because we haven't done that but that's going to be 9:00. Puna Interfaith is going to be accepting floral arrangements on the Friday before. You can take a look at their website for a time for that. West Hawaii, I just got word today, at 11:00 on the 31st there's going to be a limited ceremony at the West Hawaii cemetery. That will be under American Legion too? Is that right? Brinkley: Antonio said it's going to be Civil Air patrol, DAV, it's going to be several groups. Lewis: And the scouts, yeah. Chair Doolittle: I communicated this to Geno the other day, both for HIVM and the Veterans Advisory Committee. Lewis: Ok, yeah, we're talking West Hawaii right now. We just weren't sure that they were going to do anything. There's going to be no meal, no hanging out but at least they'll be able to do something. Please pass this to your representatives.