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Veterans Advisory Committee <br />Page 3 <br />July 17, 2008 <br />Mr. Hanato spoke to Gina of DAGS on Monday at the cemetery while she was at the site <br />with contractors. Gina suggested they move the greenhouse to the south end of the <br />cemetery and he responded that wouldn't be smart because the south end doesn't have <br />water. He asked them to put greenhouse next to maintenance shed since it has water and <br />wind blockage there. Gina said she would look into it. <br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />Veterans Cemetery III - West Hawaii <br />Reforestation Proiect <br />Mr. Gaspar reported some of the trees on the Kohala side of the road are drying out. He's <br />concerned that some of the other plants are looking sickly and need to be checked out. <br />Mr. Hanato said P &R is checking the irrigation control and taking care of the problem. <br />Water Commitment - Kukio <br />Director Engelhard reported that Kukio is selling their water to a utility company and the <br />utility company will bill us. The state arranged for 4,200 gallons of water and someone <br />else arranged for 3,600 gallons of water, so they are committed to 7,800, however, they <br />do not have to provide that for free. They have been giving it to us and they will continue <br />to give as much as we need until the utility company takes over. When the utility <br />company takes over, they will only commit to 15,000 gallons per day. We have been <br />using in excess of 17,000 gallons a day, but most of that is for the trees. The dryland <br />forest will have to stand on its own because the water cost will be higher than the <br />Department of Water Supply's charges. So we may spend between $3,000 to $4,000 per <br />month for that tiny cemetery. <br />Chairwoman Fox asked if anyone knows if the trees are able to stand on their own yet. <br />Director Engelhard said Dr. Stevens is supposed to be planting a dryland forest, meaning <br />that all plants have to be drought tolerant. <br />Mr. Lum asked how long it takes to wean plants. <br />Director Engelhard said that Dr. Stevens is the expert. <br />Mr. Hanato said they will try to move the existing tank to the location where it could be <br />used for toilets. <br />