2022-03-16 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 C. Real Women Essay No report at this time. i. Ma'i Movement Now that the February minutes have been approved, Farrah -Marie will be forwarding the request to Allen for next steps. She said Waiakea High School is already involved with distributing free period products and asked what the Committee wants to do: 1) contribute to Waiakea High School's existing program; 2) contribute to another school. Lisa suggested to branch out to rural areas and a wider population. Shana suggested to help Waiakea and then branch out to other schools or sites. Hannah said it should go to underserved areas. Andy asked if there is a problem buying brand names. Farrah - Marie said the products mostly do not have a brand name on the individual items given out. ACTION ITEM: Farrah -Marie will follow up with Allen about the request. D. Research Sub -Committee Reports No report on this agenda item at this time. E. Legislative & Advocacy a. Human Trafficking Kahea submitted a proposal for a human trafficking campaign. Farrah - Marie requested she re -submit by utilizing the correct proposal template. ACTION ITEM: Kahea will re -submit her proposal at the next meeting. b. Equal Pay Now that the February meeting minutes have been approved, Farrah - Marie said the ad for the Tribune Herald can now move forward. X. NEW BUSINESS A. Election of Chair Shana nominated Farrah -Marie as Chair until June 2022. Farrah -Marie accepted; Shana motioned to approve Farrah -Marie as Chair; Elena seconded the motion; the Committee voted in favor. Motion passed. B. Election of Vice Chair Elena nominated Shana as Vice Chair until June 2022. Shana declined due to too many responsibilities on the Committee. The Chair tabled the vote. 4