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Home My WebLink About2023-08-23 Veterans Advisory Committee AgendaJNS v' F N'?1y Mitchell D. Roth Michael Doolittle, Chair MCtyor Marcia Brinkley, Vice -Chair Minoru Hanato, Member a•°;, -M, Debra Lewis, Member Isaac Nahakuelua, Member George Sheridan, Member John Hiduchick-Nakayama, Member ejountp of 'abnat i Antonio Gaspar, Member VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Douglas Goya, Member Tom NAojszynski, Member 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-8311 • Fax (808) 961-8411 NOTICE OF MEETING DATE: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 TIME: 10:00 a.m. LOCATIONS: via ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCING SOFTWARE AND IN -PERSON AND VIDEO CONFERENCE SITE— KONA —WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER 74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY, BLDG B, (P&R CONFERENCE ROOM) This meeting will be held through a combination of committee members being physically present at the meeting location site and participating via ZOOM. Members of the public may attend this meeting either in -person at the meeting location site or via ZOOM. INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY("ICT"): The Zoom Link is: https://www.zoomgov.com/i/16005021475?pwd=eEl nazNKWVhUL3YzQkZuM3BQWWtGdzO9 A meeting held by ICT shall be automatically recessed for up to thirty (30) minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting and with the in -person location identified in this agenda. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio -only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this section within thirty (30) minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting shall be automatically terminated. Oral Testimony: The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting either in -person at the meeting location or via Zoom. Pursuant to HRS Section 92-3, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the time the committee takes public statements on items on the agenda, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Submitting Written Testimony: The committee encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to committee 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. Veterans Advisory Committee August 23, 2023 Page 2 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER a. (Check for Quorum — 6 Members Needed) 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 3. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES a. May 24, 2023 4. GUEST SPEAKERS a. LTC Tim Alvarado — PTA (D. Lewis) b. Juan Babiak — VA Liaison at Yukio Okutsu SVH (M. Brinkley) c. Bonnie Montoya — Veterans Experience Action Center (A. Gaspar) 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Vacancies & Doug Gora Resignation (B. lyo) b. The Wall that Heals — Hilo Group Application (Chair Doolittle) c. Cemetery Updates and Improvements (M. Brinkley & T. Wojszynski) i. Public Directories at all Cemeteries ii. West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Open Hours iii. Budget Requests West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery iv. Docent Program 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Retirement of Reginald Alexander - Hawai`i Island Veterans Services b. Exploration of Camp Tarawa Exhibit at Kona Airport (T. Wojszynski) REPORT ON CEMETERIES — STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD a. Hawaii Island — East Hawaii Representative — Kelcie Figueira (OVS) 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS 8. NEXT MEETING —November 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Department of Parks and Recreation at 808-961-8311 as soon as possible, preferably no later than five (5) working days prior to the meeting date to arrange for accommodations. If a response is received after this time, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. 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. Veterans Advisory Committee Members will be present at the following locations: County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Veterans Advisory Committee August 23, 2023 Page 3 Via ZoomGov Videoconferencing (Members Michael Doolittle, Debra Lewis, Isaac Nahakuelua, George Sheridan, Marcia Brinkley, John Hiduchick, Antonio Gaspar, Laurie Soares, and Doug Gora, 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. 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.