2021-09-15 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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u ire IH W iii' MIITCHELL D. ROTHiMMITTEE ON TIME STATUS OF WCMIid11EN. Mayor c/o 655 Kiiilauea Avenue - Hilo, Hawai'i 9,6720 (0) 961i-041 . Fax (8,08) 9 1- 90 (Communications Continued): MOTION / ACTION ITEM: Farrah -Marie motioned, Kahea seconded, and Committee approved: Mihaela to meet with Andrew, Prosecutor's Office, and County Finance to resolve the delay, procurement, and distribution of approved committee funds to cover various expenses such as Family Service Directory, Ma'i Movement Kits, and Teen Dating Violence Cards. Deadline: September 24. B. Outreach: Teen Dating Violence, Real Women Essay, Ma'i Movement • Shana presented a draft proposal to the committee. • "Year of the Mother 2022: Malama Makuahine" is created in support of mothers in Hawaii County and will include yearlong events, speakers, roundtables; all events to follow COVID 19 protocols as required. • Farrah -Marie suggested submitting funding for both fiscal years since it will be a yearlong event; suggested honorariums for speakers could be included in a budget; suggested stickers and other logo items as a form of thank you and memorabilia for event participants. • Andrew suggested a physical photo calendar be created for the event. • Mihaela and Shana offered to create a calendar; both also suggested using social media for presentations such as FB live and YouTube. • Shana requested the Research Subcommittee to help with data/stats. • Mihaela suggested a formal proposal from the Outreach Subcommittee to the Research Subcommittee for the data/stats; suggests Linda Martin can help. • Ma'i Movement: Farrah -Marie shared that the last email from Allen was on June 4; she said Allen is awaiting approval for Ma'i Kits; says Allen is waiting for the County Finance office to find a waiver in the county code to allow for certain purchases. MOTION: Mihaela motioned, Farrah -Marie seconded, and Committee approved: Outreach Subcommittee Draft Proposal for "Year of the Mother 2022: Malama Makuahine" for final approval at October 20, 2021 meeting. ACTION ITEMS: ❖ The Outreach Subcommittee will finalize and submit a final proposal to the committee at the October 20 meeting for final approval/budget requests. 44- Mihaela will follow up with Allen regarding Ma'i Kit and other committee funding. C. Research: Status of Women Report, Equal Pay • On September 7, Mihaela presented the HCSW Women's Report to the County Committee on Health and Human Services; she said it was a "good experience" and sees possible future collaborations with Zonta/UH Hilo, etc. 12