Kauai Veterans Center & Museum

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A gathering place for our Military Community and Veterans Organization.

A short 5 minutes from Lihue Airport on Kaua’i Veterans Memorial Hwy and within walking distance, the Kaua’i Veterans Center is the proud home of the Kaua’i Veterans Museum.

The Kaua’i Veterans Center exists to promote and enhance the delivery of benefits to all veterans, their families, and dependents of those who have given their lives for their country. It is a standing monument that honors their service, promotes their military heritage and embraces their family. It will serve as a meeting place for all military functions, veteran events, and family programs. It is also open to our community.

Please email us at kauaiveteranscenter@gmail.com for inquiries, appointments, consultation, and site visits. The office is closed on weekends and all state and federal holidays. If you have a reservation and have questions, please email us at kauaiveteranscenter@gmail.com. For veterans burial information go to our website at www.kauaiveteranscenter.org or call The office of Veterans Services at 808-369-3535. Their office is located in front of the center. Mahalo!

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

‘Claim sharks’ or helping veterans? Companies charging fees to up VA benefits are on the rise

by: Joseph Bahr
2024-08-25
Source: The Killeen Daily Herald

The number of companies unaccredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs purportedly helping military veterans has been on the rise in recent years, including in the Killeen-Fort Cavazos area.

Some of these companies have been labeled “claim sharks,” by numerous veterans organizations in an attempt to curb their predatory behavior toward an ocean of veterans.

The rise of veterans disability claims agents is the result of a change to federal statutes that took place in 2006. Prior to the statute change, there was a strict limit on the how much a company could charge for assisting veterans with their claims.

The amendment loosened the restrictions on fees and allowed those assisting veterans to charge a reasonable fee. This led to an uptick in the number of individuals and companies, both accredited and unaccredited, that were aimed at veterans.