HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-29 Veterans Advisory Committee AgendaHarr' Kim
Mayor
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
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VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 • Hilo, flawai`i 96720
(808) 961-8311 • Fax (808) 961-8411
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, November 26, 2019
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
Michael Doolittle. Chair
Marcia Brinkley. Member
Antonio Caspar. Member
M inr ru 1 Ianato. Member
Debra Lewis.. Member
Isaac Nahakuelua_ Member
George Sheridan. Member
Emile Wery. Member
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LOCATIONS: HILO — AUPUNI CENTER — OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
655 KILAUEA AVENUE, CONFERENCE ROOM B
HILO, HAWAII 96720
VIDEO CONFERENCE SITE— KONA — WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER
74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY, BLDG C, 2N° FLOOR
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII 96740 (MAYOR'S OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM)
AGENDA
1 CALL TO ORDER
a. (Check for Quorum — 6 Members Needed)
2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
3. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
a. Minutes from August 27, 2019
4 OLD BUSINESS
a. Discussion regarding Dept. of Veterans Affairs Notice that Veterans Benefits
Admin Office Position Filled (M. Doolittle)
b. Discussion on Veterans Cemeteries and War Memorials Listing (List provided by
M. Brinkley)
c. Updates from Dep. Director P&R Maurice Messina (Email sent 6128119)
r. WHVC — Flag on Puu
ii. Update for Columbaria Project WHVC
NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion on Committee's recommendations to Mayor & Council (M. Doolitte)
b. Discussion on Dept of Veterans Affairs — Community Based Outpatient Clinic:
Structural Deficiencies (M. Doolittle)
c. Ongoing Veteran Homeless problem & Housing Crisis (M. Doolittle)
REPORT ON CEMETERIES — STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD
d. Hawaii Island — East Hawaii Representative — Roddy Sueoka, Office of Veterans
Services
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Veterans Advisory Committee
November 26, 2019
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7. NEXT MEETING — February 25, 2020 @ 1:30 P.M.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language
interpretation to access the meeting, please contact the Department of Parks and Recreation
at 961-8311 as soon as possible, but no later than five (5) working days prior to meeting to
arrange for accommodations. "Other reasonable modification" refers to communication
methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically
challenged.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") 92-3.5, the
Hawaii County Department of Parks & Recreation will be conducting this meeting via
videoconference. If the audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period
of time. the meeting will be terminated. Veterans Advisory Committee Members will be present
at the following locations:
• Hawai`i County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 655 Kilauea Ave, Confr. Rm 6
(Members Michael Doolittle, Debra Lewis, Isaac Nahakuelua, George Sheridan, Antonio
Gaspar and Emile Wery will be participating from the Puna Conference Room.)
■ Kona Mayor's Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway,
Building B (Member Minoru Hanato will be participating from the Kona Mayor's
Office.)
BOARD PACKET. Pursuant to Hawai'i Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet
provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the Department of Parks & Recreation located at 101 Pauahi Street,
Suite 6, Hilo Hawai'i 96720.
Copies of this agenda are available on the Department of Parks & Recreation web page at
http:.//www.hawaiicounty.govlparks-and-recreationf. For further information, please call 961-
8311.
NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai'i County Clerk within five days of
becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai'i County Code}
A lobbyist means "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends
more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting
to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to
communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code}
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the
County Clerk -Council, 25 Aupuni Street Suite 1402, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.