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VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
October 18, 2012, Thursday
HILO – COUNTY BUILDING – PUNA CONFERENCE ROOM
25 AUPUNI STREET, ROOM #1501
VIDEO CONFERENCE – KONA - WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER
MAYOR’S OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM
3:00 p.m.
PROPOSED AGENDA
MOMENT OF SILENCE – HONOR FORMER VETERANS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEMBER – GEORGE MUKAI
1) CALL TO ORDER
(Check for Quorum – 9 Members Needed)
MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE LATE GEORGE TAKASHI
MUKAI
2) ATTENDANCE
A)East Hawaii – County Building – Puna Conference Room
B)West Hawai‘i Civic Center - Kona Mayor’s Office – Conference Room
3) STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
RELATING TO VETERANS CEMETERIES I, II or III
(Both East Hawaii and West Hawai‘i)
4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
(Approval of Minutes of the February 16, 2012)
(The April, June and August meetings were cancelled due to a lack of quorum.)
5) REPORT ON CEMETERIES - STATE VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD
Hawaii Island - East Hawaii Representative – Ms. Carolle Brulee-Wilson
Veterans Cemetery II – Columbarium Niches (Status of Project)
Report on OVS Position on Legislation Regarding Non-Residency Burials
(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
(Director Robert Fitzgerald)
a)Veterans Cemetery I:
1)Remove Cement Bench
2)Letter to DOD/OVS – Veterans Cemetery #1 – East Hawaii
Improvements to Pavilion – Request to Lower Front Wall – 8-20-12
Veterans Advisory Committee – Agenda
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b)Veterans Cemetery III – West Hawai‘i
1)Request to Name the Access Road leading to the cemetery “Harry
Weise Memorial Parkway” for his hard work to establish a Veterans
Cemetery in West Hawai‘i
Request came from Disabled American Veterans – Rick Highley
Representing members of DAV Chapter Seven via letter dated 7-4-12
2)Status of Water Charges
c)Violations at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery at Kaneohe
Kaneohe (Including General Information/Rules and Regulations)
Email from DOD/OVS Director Ronald Han, Jr. dated August 31, 2012
7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a)Veterans Cemetery III-West Hawai‘i
Report on Status of Reforestation Project
(Written Report from Dr. Richard Stevens)
8) NEW BUSINESS
a)ELECTIONS
1)Election of Vice-Chairperson
b) Veterans Cemetery I – East Hawaii
Request to include U.S. Army Soldier Daniel K. Puhi’s name on the
Display Memorial Board at Veterans Cemetery I (Daniel K. Puhi was
killed in action on 12-6-67 in the Republic of Vietnam and is buried at
Veterans Cemetery I)
Memorandum from Committee Member Delbert Nishimoto dated 6-7-12
transmits request from Dan Aragaki – friend of Daniel K. Puhi
(Delbert Nishimoto, Veterans Advisory Committee - Member)
9) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
10) ANNOUNCEMENTS
a)Veterans and Military Appreciation Day Information
Kona Farm Fair (November 3, 2012)
(Director Robert Fitzgerald)
11) NEXT MEETING – 2013 Schedule to be sent at a later date
12) ADJOURNMENT
Veterans Advisory Committee – Agenda
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