2022-06-15 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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MITCHELL D. ROTH County of Hawai` Mayor COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 B. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) East Hawaii updates - Shana shared that committee members shared about their projects: • Zonta is collecting DV statistics within CWS since there are currently no data reports from CWS • Children's Justice Center presented about the Family Court Symposium being held on September 9. Contact Terri if interested. There is a position open in Hilo for a forensic interviewer. • Kelden Waltjen asked that committee members please submit any ideas on legislation that might support the community to the Prosecutor's Office. West Hawaii updates • It was a short meeting with only a few people attending this month. • There was discussion about DV Awareness events and suggestions on what to do. • The Children's Justice Center also has a forensic interviewer position open in Kona as well. ACTION ITEM: Kahea to follow up with Allen to forward minutes from last meeting. C. Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) Task Force Farrah shared that the task force meets tomorrow and since that group meets every other month, there are no new updates since the last CSW meeting. There should be an update at next month's meeting. Vill. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval to amend by-laws to address the following: a. Staggered terms b. Reappointments c. New member appointments Rachelle did you receive a copy of the bylaws and recommendations yet. Farrah suggested that this be tabled again to ensure all members have a copy of the bylaws for review. Malia also recommended one additional change to the bylaws. She will forward another version of the recommendations for review. B. Nomination and approval of adhoc committee to prepare for Hawaii State CSW conference presentation 3