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<br />Veterans Advisory Committee <br />February 25, 2026 <br />Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />T Wojszynski: for the record, it was a three million dollar grant, not a four million dollar <br />grant. <br /> <br />J Dempsey: concern raised about the water well. No permits being granted in that area. <br />Undersecretary attended audit. Unlocked grant monies for East Hawai‘i II. Helping address <br />issues have not been able to address. <br /> <br /> <br />b. Cemetery Audit Update – Parks & Recreation Director, Deputy Director or authorized <br />designee. <br /> <br />J Dempsey: was direct representative for County at all three sites. Shared findings from audit <br />done in January based on audit from three years ago. NCA have criteria that was not previously <br />shared. 2016 was very first audit. Revealed we did not have SOPs in place, now in place. Have <br />44 calendar days from the day we got the final determinations to do the corrective action plans. <br />Believes we will be able to address all critical areas. Undersecretary had staff stay back to <br />provide on the ground training. <br /> <br /> <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS <br /> <br />A Gaspar: free income tax assistance being offered at Hale Halawai. <br /> <br />T Wojszynski: sit on state commission for Hawai‘i America 250. One of the things we’re trying <br />to do for Kailua Kona parade is to get 250 military related people to lead the parade. Trying to <br />come up with something for Hilo side and trying to do something similar at Waimea rodeo, all on <br />thth <br />July 4. VFW 3480 also hosting a 7a (July 4). Will also have fly overs and fly bys. <br /> <br />M Hanato: Konawaena students are building a Vietnam memorial @ Konawaena school. <br />Students went to Vietnam. <br /> <br />th <br />W Nishijima: March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Big Island National Guard <br />th <br />Retirees Association will be having a memorial service on Friday, March 27, 11:00 a.m. at <br />Keaukaha Military Reservation in honor of 10 guardsmen who lost their lives in 1968 call out. <br />Keynote speaker is Brigadier General Tyson Tahara, Hawai‘i Army Guard Commander. <br /> <br />th <br />T Wojszynski: on March 29 (for National Vietnam War Veterans Day) docents will open up the <br />West Hawai‘i Veterans Cemetery from 9-4p. Will have docents on duty. Will have mini wall <br />that heals on display. <br /> <br />th <br />A Gaspar: Americal Legion Post 20 will do adopt a highway on March 14. Post 3 will do <br />community service around column monument and Vietnam monument in Wailoa State Park. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />