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Home My WebLink About2021-11-30 Veterans Advisory Committee AgendaJNS v'�F N'?1y Mitchell D. Roth i eountp of abuai't VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-8311 • Fax (808) 961-8411 NOTICE OF MEETING DATE: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 TIME: 1:30 p.m. LOCATIONS: via ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCING SOFTWARE Michael Doolittle, Chair Marcia Brinkley, Vice -Chair Minoru Hanato, Member Debra Lewis, Member Isaac Nahakuelua, Member George Sheridan, Member John Hiduchick-Nakayama, Member VIDEO CONFERENCE SITE— KONA —WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER 74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY, BLDG C, 2ND FLOOR KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI'I 96740 (MAYOR'S OFFICE) As part of the response to the threat of COVID-19, Governor David Ige issued an Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Response dated October 1, 2021, 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 ZoomGov. 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 ZoomGov. To sign up for access to the meeting via ZoomGov, please contact Brittany lyo at Brittany.lyo(a-hawaiicounty.gov or at 808- 961-8311 no later than 12 noon, Monday, November 29, 2021. Anyone wishing to testify orally via ZoomGov must sign up by 12 noon, Monday, November 29, 2021 by contacting Brittany lyo. 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 Brittany. Iyo(a)-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, Hawaii 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER a. (Check for Quorum — 6 Members Needed) 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Veterans Advisory Committee November 30, 2021 Page 2 3. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES a. August 24, 2021 4. OLD BUSINESS a. Hidden Heroes Cities and Counties — VC M. Brinkley b. Update on Training for Veterans Cemeteries — M. Hiraishi 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Meeting dates for 2022 REPORT ON CEMETERIES — STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD b. Hawaii Island — East Hawaii Representative — Kelcie Figueira, Office of Veterans Services 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Congratulate D. Lewis on Virtual Veterans Day — Chair M. Doolittle b. Housing Project — Chair M. Doolittle 7. NEXT MEETING — 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: • Via ZoomGov Videoconferencing (Members Michael Doolittle, Debra Lewis, Isaac Nahakuelua, George Sheridan, Marcia Brinkley and John Hiduchick will be participating via videoconferencing.) • Kona Mayor's Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building B (Member Minoru Hanato) 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 Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Veterans Advisory Committee November 30, 2021 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 Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.