JUNE 21-22, 2019: Honolulu to Host Inaugural Hawaii State Veterans Summit at the Hawaii Convention Center

News Release from VA Pacific Islands Health Care System

Honolulu, HI – The Hawaii Office of Veterans Services, in collaboration with the Hawaii Veterans Foundation, will bring together various Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), support services, guest speakers, and musical entertainment for a two-day summit beginning on June 21 at the Hawaii Convention Center. You are invited to join us on the 4th Floor for a wide variety of Veteran-related activities.

Guest speakers include:

• Governor David Ige (Saturday)
• Lieutenant Governor Josh Green (Friday)
• Major General Suzanne Vares-Lum (Saturday)
• Jared Lyon, National President and CEO, Student Veterans of America (Saturday)
• Jennifer Gutowski, Director, Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System (Friday)
• Andrea Lapinski, Acting Director, Honolulu Regional Office (VA Benefits)
• Jim Horton, Director, National Cemetery Administration  (Punchbowl)

Organizations represented include:

• US Census Bureau
• Social Security Administration
• Women Veterans Alliance
• Department of Veterans Affairs -- Health Care, Benefits and Memorial Affairs
• Over 50 more Veterans organizations

With performances by:

• Kristian Lei
• Sequoia Carr-Brown
• Willow Chang
• Derek Daniels
• Kiana Luna

More performers listed at: https://hawaiiveteransfoundation.org/performers

Complete Summit schedule can be found at: https://hawaiiveteransfoundation.org/ 

HNN: Veterans gather for Inaugural Summit at the Hawaii Convention Center