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Veterans Advisory Committee November 19, 2025 Page 4 J Hiduchick-Nakayama: Spoke to M Alameda, members eligible to hold over for 90-days after your term expires. Those interested in re -appointment can contact him. D Lewis: Can a subcommittee develop the informational? J Hiduchick-Nakayama: Suggestion to ask T Niimi to create and get out a video on committee to highlight areas responsible for. J Yoshimoto: Motion could be for two members to develop informational to be presented at next meeting to committee. J Hiduchick-Nakayama and D Lewis with Edith Gs assistance will develop informational. D Lewis: Motion to create a one -page flyer to educate, clarify and promote the active participation in the Veterans Advisory Committee and support the Mayor, Council and public. M Hanato seconded the motion. All stated aye. Motion advances. b. Beginning 2026 all Veterans Advisory Committee meetings will be held in -person only, rotating between Hilo and Kona. Chair M Doolittle: Been doing zoom meetings since COVID. Importance for doing this is meetings are being hacked and no active way to police access to zoom meetings without violating sunshine law. B Billingsley: Zoom is very convenient to join remotely. In -person removes level of flexibility. D Lewis: Feels IT can protect meetings. Would be opposed to force in -person only. B Billingsley: Stated there is a way to prevent people from the public to not have access. Someone can control someone making a comment. A Bautista: Have had extensive communication with IT Department, when we publicize a public meeting and post the zoom link we cannot restrict access. While there is a way to limit who can access the zoom, if we continue with publicized zoom links we cannot prevent access. There are options, zoom vs. multi -site meetings. J Yoshimoto: Gave example of Council meetings run from multi sites; close end system.