2016-02-12 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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• Brooke Derby motioned to accept January 2016 financials and Jewel Castro seconded. Treasurer's financials were approved as submitted for January 2016. Action: Farrah to ask Lisa to send mileage forms to CSW members for February 2016 meeting and all future meetings. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC A. None. VII. CORRESPONDENCE A. None. VIII. REPORTS A. State CSW Liaison • Cyd provided update via phone, as approved by Renee. • Discussed legislative caucus evolving at legislature for 2016. • July conference planning activity is ongoing and moving forward • State CSW is still looking for speakers; taking suggestions for speakers for conference. Farrah inquired about topic areas needed to identify speakers. Topics will include affordable housing, economic justice for families; breakout session on advocacy day legislative day/lobby day; Women in renewably energy; women in military; 2nd generation approach to health and human services; panel on native Hawaiian women's history. • Overall theme for July 2016 Conference is "Aloha and Equality for All" which will highlight women in our community and issues (STEM; economic justice; family paid leave) and to represent women in Hawaii in Hawaiian history. • Mele offered a connection via San Francisco on establishing foundations for CSW boards. Farrah offered idea that a panel of women from each County CSW Committee be created to share what each CSW is doing to advance their respective community and to further align with State of Hawaii CSW. CSW is still operating in silos and we have to link and create synergistic energy and opportunity. • State is still considering funding for July 2016 conference for County CSW members. IX. PROJECTS A. Teen Dating Violence • Mele provided update for website; YWCA is having difficulty with videos which is the only obstacle at this point. 2