2021-04-21 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 ACTION ITEM: Malia to invite Pomaikai Bartolome (Executive Assistant to Mayor Roth) to an upcoming meeting to discuss posting of brochure online as well as hosting our own CSW website and/or Facebook page. D. Family Services Directory • No distributions made in the last month. • Farrah will have UH Hilo students start updating the Family Services Directory. ACTION ITEM: Send any requests for edits or additions to Farrah via email. • There was discussion about the color for the next printing of the Family Services Directory. Matapuna motioned to approve the purchase of 11x17 pastel orange paper (30 reams @ 500 pieces per ream) = 15,000 pieces, not to exceed $750 and giving Mihaela the authority to select another option if pastel orange is unavailable or more expensive than other pastel colors. Kahea seconded. No additional discussion. Motion approved. ACTION ITEM: Mihaela will request 11x17 pastel orange paper (30 reams @ 500 pieces per ream) = 15,000 pieces, not to exceed $750 E. Human Trafficking • Kahea reviewed the Project Rationale document that she sent out in advance. The proposal is for the Hawai'i County CSW to sponsor and host a community event that would include a panel of resources that serves and work with the "at -risk" population in observance of "2021 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons" on July 30, 2021. ACTION ITEM: Kahea will format the document to be consistent with the CSW Project Rationale template and to define what role the CSW would have in the event. F. Equal Pay • No update. ACTION ITEM: Andrew will be reaching out to the committee to set up a meeting. G. Status of Women Report • Mihaela shared the press release that was sent out by Barbara Hastings on April 14. • Cyd asked whether this report has been publicly posted since the HSCSW would be discussing the report at their meeting later in the day. The CSW would like to post this report publicly, but currently only has access to the YWCA website. This is another item that can be discussed with Pomaikai Bartolome at an upcoming meeting. X. NEW BUSINESS A. Ma'i Movement • Farrah received the invoice from Ma`i Movement, but was waiting on the approved April minutes to send the request in for payment. Since the minutes have been approved and received, Farrah will move forward with request to submit payment to Ma`i Movement. • The discussion about whether Ma`i Movement would be a separate committee or a project under a broader committee was delayed to the Sub - Committee item on this agenda.