State, lawmakers address burial backlog

Joe Kuhio Lewis just learned that his grandmother’s burial at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe has been rescheduled to this Thursday. The wait is 4 and a half weeks instead of a 6, which he had called unacceptable. "I’m just happy that we were able to lay her to rest sooner rather than later," said Lewis. There was an opening in the schedule when another family changed its plans. "The schedule may permit someone to move up. They decide they want to do a …

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