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Home My WebLink About2022-02-23 Veterans Advisory Committee Agenda Michael Doolittle, Chair Mitchell D. Roth Marcia Brinkley, Vice-Chair Mayor Minoru Hanato, Member Debra Lewis, Member Isaac Nahakuelua, Member George Sheridan, Member John Hiduchick-Nakayama, Member Brian Harrington, Member Laurie Soares, Member VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Antonio Gaspar, Member 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Douglas Gora, Member (808) 961-8311 Fax (808) 961-8411 NOTICE OF MEETING DATE: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 TIME: 10:00 a.m. LOCATIONS: via ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCING SOFTWARE 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) Pursuant to Governor David Ige’s Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 (Omicron Variant) dated January 26, 2022. 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 Iyo at Brittany.Iyo@hawaiicounty.gov or at 808- 961-8311 no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Anyone wishing to testify orally via ZoomGov must sign up by 12 noon, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, by contacting Brittany Iyo. 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@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, permanent record. 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. November 30, 2021 4. OLD BUSINESS February 23, 2022 Page 2 a. Letter From Raymond Welch b. Hidden Heroes Cities and Counties Guest Speaker – Ilihia Gionson (Brinkley) c. Veterans Memorials – d. State/Federal Funding for Cemeteries e. Military Honors at Funerals (Varying Branches of Service) 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Election of Officers b. c. Mental Health w/Guest Speaker Wendy Schwartz (Doolittle) d. Responsibility of Veterans Cemetery and Vietnam Memorial Maintenance (Nahakuelua) REPORT ON CEMETERIES – STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD a. Hawaii Island – East Hawaii Representative – Kelcie Figueira, Office of Veterans Services b. Update of Veterans Cemetery Inspection Reports (Hiraishi) 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Vietnam Veterans Day Sunset Ceremony March 29,2022 (Soares) NEXT MEETING – May 25, 2022 at 10:00 am 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 at the following locations: Via ZoomGov Videoconferencing (Members Michael Doolittle, Debra Lewis, Isaac Nahakuelua, George Sheridan, Marcia Brinkley, John Hiduchick, Brian Harrington, Laurie Soares, and Doug Gora, will be participating via videoconferencing.) Kona Mayor’s Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74- Building B (Member Minoru HanatoGaspar) - 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, i County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. February 23, 2022 Page 3 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 -91.3(b), Hawai’i County Code} more than five -month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to -91.3(a)(6), Hawai’i County Code} County Clerk- County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.