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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br /> PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> DATE: August 1, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 358 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 1:02 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation,, to which was referred <br /> Communication No. 358, reports as follows: <br /> Communication No. 358, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated July 13, 2017, nominates <br /> Dale Wilson, Ph.D. to the Veterans Advisory Committee. Dr. Wilson is a retired US Army major and a <br /> Vietnam veteran who received the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Army <br /> Commendation medal. <br /> Dr. Wilson retired from the military after 22 years of service and was wounded in combat. He was <br /> assigned to various military assignments before becoming an Assistant Professor of History at the US <br /> Military Academy at West Point,N.Y. Dr. Wilson holds an M.A. and a Ph. D. in History from Temple <br /> University. Dr. Wilson came to Hawaii in the '70s when he was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Oahu <br /> for 3 years. He has lived in Hawai'i for the past 17 years. If confirmed, he would serve a term ending <br /> December 31, 2020. <br /> Ms. Rose Bautista, Executive Assistant to Mayor Kim, introduced Nominee Dr. Wilson. She offered a <br /> summary of his experience, and Dr. Wilson responded to questions from Council Members. <br /> Pursuant to Chapter 15, Article 7, Section 15-61 of the Hawaii County Code, the Mayor shall appoint, <br /> with the approval of Council, a representative from various veteran associations to serve on the Veterans <br /> Advisory Committee. <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and intent of <br /> Communication No. 358, and recommends confirmation of the appointment of Dale Wilson Ph.D., to <br /> the Veterans Advisory Committee. <br /> nh <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND <br /> EOFF x PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> KANUHA X <br /> LEE LOY X <br /> O'HARA X <br /> POINDEXTER X J IFER RUGGLES, CHAIR <br /> RICHARDS X PWPRC REPORT NO.: 18 <br /> RUGGLES X ADOPTED: AUG 1 6 2017 <br />