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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
VA joins the rest of the nation in remembering the legacy and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
VA Benefits Progress and Results Webcast
Join the Under Secretary for Benefits, Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., in a live webcast on January at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Local Events and Happenings
Benefits Counselor - Big Island Hawaii
Benefits Counselor: Big Island: Hilo and Kona
Location:
Hilo: Hilo Federal Building, Suite 327, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
Kona: Kona Vet Center, Hale Kui Plaza, Suite 207, 73-4976 Kamanu St, Kona HI 96740
Event: Hilo: A VA Benefits Counselor is permanently stationed at the Hilo VA Office. Hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm HST with last customer seen at 3:30pm, except every first and third Wednesday of each month when the Counselor is scheduled to be in Kona. The Benefits Counselor will be available to answer VA Non-Healthcare related benefit questions and assist with the claims process.
Event: Kona: Effective November 20, 2018, the Hilo Office VA Benefits Counselor will be at the Kona Vet Center every first and third Tuesday of each month from 10:00am to 2:00 pm HST, with the last customer seen no later than 1:30pm. The Benefits Counselor will be available to answer VA Non-Healthcare related benefit questions and assist with the claims process. Customers will be seen on a first come basis.
Benefits Counselor - Maui
Effective January 22, 2019, a VA Benefits Counselor will be permanently assigned to the Maui Vet Center.
Location: Maui Vet Center, 157 Ma'a St., Kahului, Hawaii 96732
Dates and Times: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 3:30pm HST for walk-in visits. The Benefits Counselor will cover Maui County (Maui, Molokai and Lanai) and will be available to answer VA Non-Healthcare related benefit questions and assist with the claims process.
Inside Veterans Benefits
Weekend Tribute
We honor U.S. Marine Corp Veteran Alfred K. Newman, a Navajo Code Talker who used native language code to help defeat the Japanese in WWII. He died on 1/13 at age 94.
Meet Robert Freedman
On episode #130 of VA's Borne the Battle podcast, meet Robert Freedman, who is a Vietnam Veteran and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.
National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Online registrations for the 2019 National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) are being accepted between January 7 - April 15. The 39th NVWG are in Louisville, KY on July 11 – 16.
Winning
U.S. Navy Veteran William "Bill" Flores won the inaugural Veterans Chess Tournament hosted by the Salisbury VA Chess Club. Evidence shows chess helps players with cognition and mental health.
VA Volunteers
Interested in volunteering to help Veterans? VA has over 75,000 volunteers, who've given over 12 million volunteer hours.
External Link Disclaimer: This page contains links that will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites.
