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VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />Thursday, July 17, 2008, 3:00 p.m. <br />Prosecutor's Office (Hilo) and Kona Mayor's Office (Via Videoconferencing) <br />Present <br />Absent <br />Members <br />Don Bennett <br />Carolle Brulee- Wilson <br />Penny Fox, Chair <br />Edward Lee, Vice Chair <br />George Mukai <br />Delbert Nishimoto <br />John Young <br />Kona Mayor's Office (Via Videoconferencing) <br />Members <br />Antonio Gaspar <br />Minoru Hanato <br />Robert Welter <br />Guests (Kona) <br />Thomas Leone <br />Ex- Officio (Hilo) <br />Patricia Engelhard, Director, P &R <br />Joseph Flores, OVS <br />Also Present (Hilo) <br />Herbert Lum - State Veterans Advisory Board - W HI Representative <br />Richard Highley <br />Wendall Kekumu <br />Gilbert Sampaia <br />Norman Stahl <br />Richard Stevens <br />George Yamamoto <br />Call to Order <br />Chairwoman Penny Fox called the meeting to order at 3:05 pm - (10) members present. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br />West Hawaii Today - Obituaries - Requested Flag Photo for all Veterans <br />Mr. Thomas Leone confirmed receipt of the letter Chairwoman Fox sent to West Hawaii <br />Today and Hawaii Tribune Herald requesting that a picture of a flag be inserted next to <br />deceased veterans in their obituary listings. He reported that flags are still not being put <br />in the obituaries and wanted to know what recourse they have. <br />Director Engelhard responded there is no recourse, if the newspapers refuse, we can't <br />force them to do it. <br />