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Veterans Advisory Committee <br />August 23, 2023 <br />Page 2 <br />AGENDA <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />a. (Check for Quorum — 6 Members Needed) <br />2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />3. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES <br />a. May 24, 2023 <br />4. GUEST SPEAKERS <br />a. LTC Tim Alvarado — PTA (D. Lewis) <br />b. Juan Babiak — VA Liaison at Yukio Okutsu SVH (M. Brinkley) <br />c. Bonnie Montoya — Veterans Experience Action Center (A. Gaspar) <br />5. OLD BUSINESS <br />a. Vacancies & Doug Gora Resignation (B. lyo) <br />b. The Wall that Heals — Hilo Group Application (Chair Doolittle) <br />c. Cemetery Updates and Improvements (M. Brinkley & T. Wojszynski) <br />i. Public Directories at all Cemeteries <br />ii. West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Open Hours <br />iii. Budget Requests West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery <br />iv. Docent Program <br />6. NEW BUSINESS <br />a. Retirement of Reginald Alexander - Hawai`i Island Veterans Services <br />b. Exploration of Camp Tarawa Exhibit at Kona Airport (T. Wojszynski) <br />REPORT ON CEMETERIES — STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD <br />a. Hawaii Island — East Hawaii Representative — Kelcie Figueira (OVS) <br />7. ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />8. NEXT MEETING —November 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. <br />9. ADJOURNMENT <br />If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please <br />contact the Department of Parks and Recreation at 808-961-8311 as soon as possible, <br />preferably no later than five (5) working days prior to the meeting date to arrange for <br />accommodations. If a response is received after this time, we will try to obtain the <br />auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be <br />fulfilled. <br />Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or <br />electronic copy. <br />Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") 92-3.5, the <br />Hawaii County Department of Parks & Recreation will be conducting this meeting via <br />videoconference. Veterans Advisory Committee Members will be present at the following <br />locations: <br />County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />