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Veterans Advisory Committee <br />Page 4 <br />June 21, 2007 <br />Mr. Hanato shared a story about a collapsed grave in West Hawaii, which had no <br />graveliner. During a new burial, while the workers covered with fill, the sides of the <br />casket caved in. About two weeks later the top also caved in. Some of the caskets are <br />made with pressboard. That is why graveliners are needed. <br />Mr. Welter also shared that the rain causes some of the problems and not the type of <br />backhoe. <br />Master Plan <br />Chairman Highley was hoping to ask Mr. Kalua about the Preliminary Schedule for the <br />Master Plan. Veterans Administration only approved the grave expansion and is not <br />approving the rest of the master plan. A Pre -Bid meeting was held recently, Chairman <br />Highley was unable to attend. <br />Director Engelhard will report on the Master Plan and the status of the bids at the next <br />meeting. <br />Chairman Highley said that $300,000 was budgeted for project design, he understands <br />that the contract for Design Partners cost $105,000, he would like to know what the <br />balance would be used for. This information is just to be apart of the record. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />None <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />New Director of Office of Veterans Services <br />Mr. Keith Ribbentrop of the Office of Veterans Services announced that Ed Cruickshank <br />resigned and has been replaced by newly appointed Director of Veterans Services <br />Mr. Mark Moses effective June 15th. Mr. Moses is a retired Marine Corp Major and a <br />former congressman who represented the Ewa and Makakilo districts. He is planning to <br />visit Hilo during the first week of July. <br />Veterans Cemetery III - West Hawaii - Expansion Proiect <br />Bid Closing - June 28, 2007 <br />Mr. Ribbentrop reported that (6) contractors and West Hawaii Veterans attended the <br />Pre -Bid meeting on June 6th. Unsure if any bids were submitted yet for the bid closing <br />date of June 28th. The newspaper article written by Ken Eaton generated additional <br />inquiries, smaller contractors requested bid documents for their use. He believes there is <br />more interest during this cycle compared to the last time. <br />