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Veterans Advisory Committee <br />Minutes August 24, 2021 <br />Page 4 <br />VC Brinkley: I was also going to say maybe we could say veterans or families of veterans <br />because we have some really good caregivers on this island that would be really effective <br />for this committee but they're not veterans. <br />Chair Doolittle: Well, that's for the other five seats. <br />Lewis: I think that's part of the other five seats. But I think the seven being veterans is <br />going to be key. I think it's a key piece to say that it's a Veterans Advisory Committee, <br />majority veterans. The purist would say that they all have to be veterans, but I think they <br />would be ok if majority were veterans. <br />Hiduchick: I agree in terms of the seven members being veterans, but I have a question, I <br />there anything that we need to put in there, in terms of the Chair being a veteran as <br />opposed to one of the members being a non -veteran. Is anyone opposed to that? <br />VC Brinkley: I would agree with that. <br />All others concurred. <br />Chair Doolittle: I would think that they committee really needs to be led by a veteran. <br />Hiduchick: Perfect, I just wanted to add that in there somewhere. <br />Lewis: I make a motion that we amend the existing bill, Bill 60 to incorporate, what Isaac <br />said about the majority being veterans being honorably discharged and that the Chair of <br />the committee be a veteran. <br />VC Brinkley: I second the motion. <br />Chair Doolittle: All in favor? Motion carried with seven ayes, none opposed. Thank you, <br />J for bringing that up. <br />DCC Yoshimoto: Ok, so just to be clear, seven of the members must be veterans and the <br />Chair must be a veteran. Also, I don't see any definition of veteran so do you want to add <br />something about a veteran of the United States... <br />Nahakuelua: Armed Services and maybe they can furnish a DD-214 to prove honorable <br />discharge and time served. <br />VC Brinkley: Could we say Uniformed Services? That way we can say post guard and <br />public health service. My husband is public health service, that's the only reason I <br />thought of it. Uniformed Services would include them. <br />