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Veterans Advisory Committee Minutes May 22, 2018 Page 6 Deputy Corporation Counsel, J Yoshimoto explained no, at the request of the Mayor or the Council. If it goes through Council, it will have to be a Council action. It can simply be a letter from the Mayor asking Mr. Chairman to explore other issues. Dale Wilson expressed that all Veterans issues are interrelated. Debra Lewis suggested Chair Doolittle draft a letter to the Mayor and the committee can look at it before submitting to the Mayor. Veterans ID Cards Debra Lewis brought up Carolle's frustration with getting a Veteran ID card because Roddy Sueoka from Office of Veterans Services is here at the meeting. Vice -Chair Brulee-Wilson explained that she had a comrade who needed to get a new ID card because she got divorced and changed her name. She lived in Kona and needed to go to Hilo three times and still was not successful in getting a new ID card. She ended up getting a new ID card at the airport in Nevada when she went to visit family. It was extremely inconvenient for her to drive from Kona three times and still not be able to get the ID. OVS Counselor Roddy Sueoka expressed that this is not the first time he's heard this. They are trying to work on that. In Kealakekua, the Armory out there, the Sergeant out there can run the machine in hilo, but they're trying to get another machine out there. But he's unsure if civilian computers can get on to the rapids to make appointments. He tries to make appointments for Veterans and the Veterans are traveling from Waimea and Kona. Debra Lewis asked Roddy if he can find out who the boss is in the office and all the Veterans groups can help to come up with a standard. Emile Wery stated their boss is Major General Logan, it's the National Guard. Debra Lewis stated she can get a note to General Logan. But we need to get the details of what's happening. Antonio Gaspar interjected to share his experience. Last year October his spouse had an expired ID card. He made an appointment and when they got to Hilo, they were told the office was closed because the computer was not working. So they set up another appointment two weeks later. When they went back two weeks later they took care of them and were able to get the ID card. Emile Wery stated that if you're retired from the National Guard, they take care of National Guard. If you're retired from the Army or any other and you go there, they might not accommodate you. They have the equipment over there. You have to