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Veterans Advisory Committee <br />Page 4 <br />October 16, 2008 <br />Pre - placed Crypts - Sacramento Valley National Cemetery to Expand <br />Mr. Minoru Hanato shared an article relating to the expansion of the Sacramento Valley <br />National Cemetery to include 6,900 pre - placed crypts. He feels the article is double talk <br />since the staff of Veterans Administration told the Kona Veterans they don't recognize <br />pre - placed crypts in the ground and yet they will put them in at two cemeteries in <br />Sacramento. He just wanted to let committee members know. <br />Veterans Cemetery II - West Hawaii - Use of Equipment <br />Mr. Hanato asked to borrow County's equipment to move materials such as cinders and <br />the concrete urn vaults. Because of the expansion project, lots of materials will need to <br />be moved out of the way. Volunteers will be putting in their own fuel and servicing <br />equipment just as they have in the past. <br />Deputy Director Mizuno asked if there was a time schedule. Mr. Hanato responded they <br />would like to start moving materials soon because the next phase of the expansion project <br />will begin in November or December. The machine has been at the Old Kona Airport for <br />the past year, however, it should be at the Cemetery now because there was a burial <br />yesterday. He would like to use machine before it gets moved again. <br />Deputy Director Pam Mizuno said she would check on it and let him know. <br />Elections <br />Chairwoman Fox initially requested to put Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman on <br />next month's agenda, however, Mr. Highley said that according to Code the term is for <br />two years. There will not be an election at the November meeting. <br />Meeting Days for 2009 <br />Mr. Norman Stahl asked if the meeting days for 2009 would continue to be on the third <br />Thursday of the month because the Vice - Chancellor he works for has said their meetings <br />will be held at that same time. Chairwoman Fox said meetings have been held on the <br />third Thursday for many years and if he's unable to attend, members will understand. She <br />said to add on next month's agenda a discussion relating to meeting times for 2009. <br />NEXT MEETING <br />The next meeting will be held on November 20, 2008 at 3pm. <br />Meeting will again be held in Hilo at the Office of the Prosecutor and in Kona at the <br />Mayor's Office. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />Meeting adjourned at 3:18 pm. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Nathalie Santos, Secretary <br />