(a) At the request of a deceased World War II Filipino veteran‘s survivor or an interested party, the office shall receive, review, and, as appropriate, approve requests for payments to:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 363-13

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Office: means the office of veterans' services as constituted under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 363-1
  • Veteran: means any person who has served in any of the armed services of the United States, or any person who is now a citizen of the United States who has served in any of the armed services of any country which was an ally of the United States in any war or campaign in which the United States was also engaged. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 363-1
(1) Provide funeral and burial services for a World War II Filipino veteran who died after June 30, 1994; and
(2) Transport the remains of that World War II Filipino veteran to the Philippines.
(b) The office shall establish the amount of burial grant funds that may be disbursed on behalf of a World War II Filipino veteran; provided that the amount shall not exceed $2,000 per person.
(c) The office shall not expend more than the amount appropriated for the fiscal year to provide burial grants for deceased World War II Filipino veterans.
(d) Specific eligibility criteria, application and appeal procedures, service choices, and invoicing arrangements shall be established by the office.
(e) Payment shall be authorized by the office upon the submission of an itemized unpaid invoice reflecting services that have been satisfactorily performed on behalf of a deceased World War II Filipino veteran.
(f) As used in this section, “World War II Filipino veteran” means a Filipino veteran who enlisted in World War II between October 6, 1945, and June 30, 1947, and who, at the time of the veteran’s death, was a United States citizen and a resident of the State of Hawaii.

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