2006-03-16 Veteran Advisory Committee Minutes

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Veterans Advisory Committee Page 3 March 16, 2006 5) Remove CMU block fronting drywell along Laimana Street and establish and/or repair roadway shoulder grass cover as required. 6) Remove silt run -off from existing drywells along Laimana Street. Park Planner James Komata estimates these corrections will take 3 to 4 months to complete. Looking at approximate completion date of July 2006. In response to Member Penny Fox's question at last month's meeting regarding making the new and old roofs for the Maintenance Enclosure a uniform color, Director Engelhard responded that won't be done. The contracts called for the contractor to add on to the roof and that is what they did. Maybe sometime down the line, the roofs will be painted to match, but colors will not be handled with this current contract. Louis Kaoiwi said that initially the question regarding the colors of the roof came up when State Cemetery Grants Program Project Manager Scott Gebhardtsbauer of the federal government when he visited the cemetery. Mr. Kaoiwi feels it's unfair that the County has to deal with this problem. Chairman Highley asked if the contract had already been funded and by whom. Director Engelhard responded that the state had already funded the contract. Director Engelhard said she doesn't feel its that much of an eyesore, it would be nicer if both were one color, but it's a light green and a dark green so its not that bad. We wouldn't be able to get the state to agree to another contract for the roof. VETERANS CEMETERY III — WEST HAWAII (Reforestation Proiect) Chairman Highley said that funds issued to West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Expansion Development Association have been used towards a contract for the fencing of the cemetery. That project is waiting on materials from the fencing contractor Mr. Harold Deniz. Vice Chairman Richard Stevens reported that there are about 500 plants in the ground which are all doing great. Some plants are among the rarest species that still remain in Hawaii. Vice Chairman Stevens invited everyone to the next planting scheduled for April 28th not April 7th as previously reported. The date was changed to accommodate the students who will be a main part of the planting force. The slogan for this planting will be "Keiki Planting Trees ". The last planting was dedicated to the Hawaii National Guards who just returned home. The April 28th planting will begin at 9am and lunch will be held at l lam. Vice Chairman Stevens also reported that the greenhouse should be arriving any day and the sign project should be done soon.