HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-16 Veteran Advisory Committee AgendaVETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
June 16, 2011, Thursday
HILO - AUPUNI CENTER - OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
655 Kilauea Avenue
VIDEO CONFERENCE — WEST HAWAII MAYOR'S OFFICE - CONFERENCE
ROOM
3:00 p.m.
PROPOSED AGENDA
1) CALL TO ORDER
(Check for Quorum — 9 Members Needed)
2) ATTENDANCE
A) East Hawaii — Hilo Prosecutor's Office
B) West Hawaii NEW Kona Mayor's Office — Conference Room
3) STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
RELATING TO VETERANS CEMETERIES I, II or III
(Both East Hawaii and West Hawaii)
4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
(Approval of Minutes of the February 17, 2011 Meeting -
April 21, 2011 Meeting Cancelled — Lack of Quorum)
5) REPORT ON CEMETERIES - STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD
Hawaii Island - East Hawaii Representative — Mr. Keith Ribbentrop
Department of Defense — Engineering Report — Dated May 6, 2011 to the State
Advisory Board on Veterans Services— Submitted by Lt. Colonel Neal Mitsuyoshi
(Veterans Cemetery I & II)
Hawaii Island - West Hawaii Representative - Mr. Herb Lum
(Veterans Cemetery III— West Hawaii)
6) REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION
Concrete Urn Vaults — West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery and Other Business
(Director Robert Fitzgerald)
7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Veterans Cemetery III -West Hawaii
Report on Status of Reforestation Project
(Chairperson Penny Fox - Report from Dr. Stevens)
b) Veterans Cemetery III -West Hawaii
Brochure Prepared by — Bronsten Kalei Kossow
Eagle Scout Candidate
Veterans Advisory Committee — Agenda
June 16, 2011
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8) NEW BUSINESS
a) Forms for Review by Committee
1) Procedure for Burial at Veterans Cemeteries (Dated 6/20/10)
2) Application Form For Burial at Veterans Cemeteries (Dated 1/2011)
(Chairperson Penny Fox)
9) EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS
10) ANNOUNCEMENTS
11) NEXT MEETING — (To Be Announced)
Meeting will be held in Hilo — Prosecutor's Office
Videoconferenced in Kona — New Kona Mayor's Office
West Hawaii Civic Center - 74 -5044 Keohokalole Hwy
12) ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with physical disabilities.
Persons who need special accommodations to attend this meeting should
call 961 -8311 at least five (5) days prior to meeting date.
NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk
within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2- 91.3(b), Hawaii
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, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.