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Home My WebLink About2020-12-08 Veterans Advisory Committee Agenda Michael Doolittle, Chair Harry Kim Marcia Brinkley, Member Mayor Antonio Gaspar, Member Minoru Hanato, Member Debra Lewis, Member Roy Takemoto Isaac Nahakuelua, Member Managing Director George Sheridan, Member Emile Wery, Member VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8311  Fax (808) 961-8411 NOTICE OF MEETING DATE: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 TIME: 1:30 p.m. LOCATION: VIDEO CONFERENCE SITE– KONA – WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER ND 74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY, BLDG C, 2 FLOOR KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI'I 96740 (MAYOR’S OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM) As part of the response to the threat of COVID-19, Governor David Ige issued a Sixteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency dated November 23, 2020, suspending Hawai'i Revised Statutes Chapter 92, Public Agency Meetings and Records, to the extent necessary to enable boards as defined in Section 92-2, to conduct meetings without any board members or members of the public physically present in the same location. This meeting will be held online through a combination of some board members being physically present at the West Hawai'i Civic Center and some members participating by interactive video conference through WebEx. Only persons that are present for the particular item on the agenda will be allowed in the meeting room. Each person will be required to wear a face mask and maintain six feet physical distance from any other person as required by law. The public may view the meeting live via WebEx. To sign up for access to the meeting via WebEx, please contact Christine Carter at Christine.Carter@hawaiicounty.gov or at 808-961-8311 no later than 12 noon, Friday, December 4, 2020. Anyone wishing to testify orally via WebEx must sign up by 12 noon, Friday, December 4, 2020 by contacting Christine Carter. The Board has taken these public health safety precautions in order to minimize physical contact and maximize physical distancing. Submitting Written Testimony: The Committee encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Board Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) email to Christine.Carter@hawaiicounty.gov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961- 8411, or (3) mail to the Department of Parks and Recreation at office at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER a. (Check for Quorum – 6 Members Needed) 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEM 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Further discussion on Veterans Cemeteries and War Memorials Listing Veterans Advisory Committee December 8, 2020 Page 2 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Committee Vacancies b. Homeless Veterans during this Pandemic Emergency c. Reference Donations for Veterans in need d. Summary of agendas done since committee was reformed e. Submit a report to Mayor Kim and thank him for support REPORT ON CEMETERIES – STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD f. Hawaii Island – East Hawaii Representative – Roddy Sueoka, Office of Veterans Services 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. NEXT MEETING – To be announced. 7. 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, this meeting will be held online via Webex. 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: Members Michael Doolittle, Debra Lewis, Isaac Nahakuelua, George Sheridan, Marcia Brinkley, and Emile Wery will be participating via Webex.  Kona Mayor’s Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building B (Members Minoru Hanato and Antonio Gaspar will be participating from the Kona Mayor’s Office via Webex.) 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.gov/parks-and-recreation/. For further information, please call 961- 8311. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Veterans Advisory Committee December 8, 2020 Page 3 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), Hawai’i County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street Suite 1402, Hilo, Hawai’i 96720. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.