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Veterans Advisory Committee February 25, 2026 Page 5 b. Update on proposed amendment to Section 15-61, Hawai‘i County Code. i. Council Member Hustace, at the request of the Veterans Advisory Committee, introduced the proposed Code Amendment at the October 21, 2025 Policy Committee on Health, Safety, and Well-being. Second reading happened in November 2025. J Yoshimoto: was agendized November 19, 2025 for second reading. Bill 96 passed second reading. Already been enacted into county code. Completed. c. Update by Tom Wojszynski on Creation of Display Case for Artifacts from Camp Tarawa to be displayed at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole. T Wojszynski: Nothing new to report. Lost funding. Last meeting took an action to draft a letter to the Mayor to ask the Mayor to support this initiative out of the Mayor’s office. Will do that. Chair M Doolittle: have had a few discussions with Mayor regarding veterans awareness. Trying to promote veterans issues. d. Continued discussion on future meeting location. Chair M Doolittle: what have we determined on that? Are we going to continue online meetings or are we still looking to go back to in person? M Samura: decision from Parks admin is in person. A Bautista: decision was in person, alternating locations, Hilo and Kona. When it was brought up at the last meeting, discussion resulted in it being tabled for further discussion. Chair M Doolittle: was sympathetic to fact that does present difficulty for members. M Samura: also have another option, in Waimea. Going to defer that decision to Director. Chair M Doolittle: does put a burden on membership. T Wojszynski: is this higher level issue, across the county, are they forcing all committees into a physical location? If that’s not the case, would like to continue doing what we’re doing. M Samura: don’t think it’s a matter of forcing. It’s a matter of other committees being bombed, we weren’t the only one.