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VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 1:30 p.m. <br />Zoom Video Conferencing and Kona Mayor's Office (Via Video conferencing) <br />Present <br />Members <br />Michael Doolittle <br />Isaac Nahakuelua <br />Marcia Brinkley <br />Debra Lewis <br />George Sheridan <br />John Hiduchick-Nakayama <br />Kona Mayor's Office (Via Videoconferencing) <br />Members <br />Minoru Hanato <br />Guests <br />Antonio Gaspar (Veteran) <br />Ray Welch (DAV) <br />Ex-Officio (Hilo) <br />Michelle Hiraishi, Deputy Director P&R <br />Also Present (Hilo) <br />J Yoshimoto, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Absent Kelcie Figueira, Office of Veterans Services <br />Call to Order <br />Chair Michael Doolittle called the meeting to order at 1:31 pm. Quorum met with seven <br />members present, (Mr. John Hiduchick-Nakayama was a few minutes late). <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br />Chair Doolittle: Did we have any comments or statements from the public here? I don't <br />want to pass that up. Do we have any members of the public here? Mr. Ray Welch. <br />Raymond Welch: Mr. Doolittle, hi, my name is Raymond Welch, I am the State Director <br />of the Disabled American Veterans. <br />Chair Doolittle: Welcome. <br />Welch: Before you continue, I need to ensure that the committee has received word from <br />the Mayor's office or Mr. Messina's office as to the letter that we sent November 24th of <br />this month. <br />Chair Doolittle: And that letter stated what? <br />