2021-03-17 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 Committee needs to come up with a strategy of reaching out to each of our spheres to help solicit videos. (Vibrant Hawaii, AAUW, Zonta, etc.) Puna motioned to approve Project Rationale. Mele seconded. No discussion. Motion approved. Equal Pay. ACTION ITEM: Andy set up meeting with Sub -Committee before next meeting. H. Status of Women Report • Sub -Committee Update- Feedback was to include at the end policy suggestions for legislative action that we could help push forward. HB 1192 Equal Pay Bill died in 2019 +2020. HB 6776 raising state minimum wage to $12.00 in July 2022. Mele Spencer motioned to approve report and send out. Matapuna seconded. No discussion. Motion approved. ACTION ITEM: Mihaela and Mele Spencer will work on a Press Release to send out and send to Allen to submit report to the Mayor's office. Mihaela invite Prosecuting Attorney, Kelden Waltjen to attend CSW meeting. X. NEW BUSINESS A. Ma'i Movement- Farrah Marie Gomes sent the Project Rationale. They are in need of $2,490.00. Evelyn Kahea Lee motioned to approve the project. Brooke seconded. No discussion. Motion approved. ACTION ITEM: Decide if the Ma'i Movement Project should be its own sub -committee or not. Mihaela add to April Agenda. B. Nominating Corresponding Secretary- ACTION ITEM: Nominating Committee to meet and come up with slate for Corresponding Secretary. Mihaela add Corresponding Secretary nomination and vote to April Agenda. C. Revamping Sub -Committee's -discussed adding a PR/Outreach Sub -Committee and perhaps combining other Sub -Committee's. The Sub -Committee's need to be revamped to match our projects and mission. ACTION ITEM: Mihaela set up meeting with Executive Committee to come up with the Sub -Committee's to presented at the next meeting. XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS (relating to CSW)- Matapuna announced HSCADV annual state conference will be held virtually June 15-17, 2021. XII. ADJOURNMENT Mihaela motioned to adjourn meeting. Brooke seconded. Meeting adjourned at 10:58 am. Next Meeting: Wednesday April 21, 2021.