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Veterans Advisory Committee <br />Page 3 <br />March 19, 2009 <br />Mr. Kaoiwi responded yes. Mr. Wery asked where is that? Mr. Kaoiwi responded in <br />Kona. Mr. Wery asked if it included everyone on this island? Mr. Kaoiwi said they <br />don't have the names, but they have all the branches of service. Mr. Wery said that's <br />not what he's asking. Mr. Kaoiwi said he's just telling him what he knows. Mr. Wery <br />said his question is, is there a memorial on this island that honors every person from <br />this island who fought and died for the United States? He said there is none. There <br />are individuals all over in the communities, but there is not one that honors all of <br />them together. Mr. Kaoiwi said you got the Vietnam Memorial that represents the <br />personnel that went to combat in the Vietnam War. The Korean War Veterans may <br />not have one with all their names. Mr. Wery responded that they do have one. <br />Chairwoman Fox interrupted and said she's not going to have people go back and <br />forth and argue. From then on all questions will be to the Council only. <br />• PATRICIA ENGELHARD (Former P &R Director) <br />Patricia Engelhard reiterated her past position which is that Liliuokalani Park is not <br />an appropriate place for a memorial of this kind. There are a number of other places <br />that she was thinking about in addition to the ones suggested earlier, which were the <br />area below the old County building and at Veterans II or Veterans I which has a <br />memorial to all the veterans up until Vietnam War. Kalakaua Park which has a <br />monument at the reflecting pool honoring everyone up to the Korean War, but <br />Liliuokalani Park is not an appropriate place for a war memorial. <br />• JOHN OKINO - Representing AJA Council <br />Mr. Okino spoke on behalf of the AJA Council, which consists of Club 100, <br />100th Batallion, the 442nd Batallion, MIS and Sons and Daughters. He shared that <br />they received from President Hideo Gushiken of the Korean War Veterans a year ago <br />and responded. The AJA Council concurs with the two previous speakers, they are <br />not against the memorial, but they are not in concurrence as to the site and <br />recommend that the committee select another site besides Liliuokalani. He said he <br />would keep it short because otherwise he would be repeating the same as the other <br />speakers. <br />• EMILE WERY - Representing Korean War Veterans <br />Mr. Wery said he would state what he shared at the last meeting, this memorial is not <br />for any particular war, it's for all the wars from the Civil War right through the <br />present in Afghanistan and Iraq. It does not take away from anybody or anything. It <br />is not posted foot on the garden, its on the side of the garden. The area is just an open <br />area. A war memorial that honors the men that have died from his community, does <br />not in anyway threaten anyone. Service organizations have different criteria. <br />American Legion is the largest and they go up like a pyramid and on the top are two - <br />Combat Infantry Association and The Purple Heart. They all advocate for the same <br />thing, one thing in common and that's for the veterans. This memorial is for the <br />veterans. Kalakaua Park is not appropriate, it's too small, its already being used by <br />the Council Center for their presentations. The area by the Vietnam Memorial is state <br />