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<br />Veterans Advisory Committee <br />February 25, 2026 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />T Wojszynski: are they meeting in person all the time now? I don’t’ want to be the only <br />committee doing that. Want to know what the other committees are doing. I understand the <br />background and understand the solution but this has worked well except for that one <br />instance. Very easy to defeat bombers in zoom meetings, it’s a proven solution that the rest <br />of the world has solved. Adamantly opposed to in person meetings rotating between <br />locations. <br /> <br />Chair M Doolittle: would also advocate for continuation of online meetings. It is a <br />significant burden for everyone involved to have to travel to alternating meeting locations. <br /> <br />J Sze: would advocate for in person. Could bring more veterans to voice their concerns. <br />Feel like in person is more effective and meaningful. Would love for in person to be an <br />offering once a year. <br /> <br />Vice-Chair M Brinkley: last meeting Birk brought up a couple of thoughts and wonder if he <br />could talk about that. I too am concerned about being able to reach quorum. <br /> <br />J Sze: would it be possible to do a hybrid? Where you give the zoom option and in person <br />option? <br /> <br />Vice-Chair M Brinkley: used to do it every time, a place to meeting in Hilo and Kona. That <br />was in my opinion, ideal. <br /> <br />Chair M Doolittle: that would be advocating for the continuation of the two open in person <br />sites as well as online. <br /> <br />A Bautista: want to go on record that it would be strenuous on our staffing to run two in <br />person sites and an online meeting. <br /> <br />Chair M Doolittle: definitely have a difference of opinion between membership and the <br />County. <br /> <br />M Hanato: when members from far locations cannot make the meetings, would travel and <br />then cannot make quorum. Think we should just continue what we’re doing now. <br /> <br />M Samura: not fixed (on in person). Ears are open and listening. Agree once a year in <br />person would be a great place to start. <br /> <br />B Billingsley: have covered the challenges, travel, quorum. Potential challenges in <br />administrating the zoom meeting. Easy fix from a technology standpoint, restrict control of <br />the system. Happy to do whatever we can do to help administer that. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />