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HI HR146

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/9/2018

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Lopresti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Office of Veterans' Services to conduct a study on how increased burial service requests have affected the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe, including impacts on wait times between death and final burial.

  • Study must identify reasonable measures the State can take to decrease wait times for burial services.

  • Requires a report to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session convening.

  • Report must include 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year plans covering cemetery operations (staff, capacity, costs, expansion plans), honor guard availability, projected wait times, space maximization practices, and recommendations for future legislation.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Director of the Office of Veterans' Services.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Office Of Veterans' Services To Study How The Increase In Burial Service Requests Has Affected The Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Office of Veterans' Services

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).

3/28/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance3/28/2018
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/13/2018

Full Bill Text

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