2022-11-16 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 Farrah confirmed the approval of Rachelle as part of the Outreach Subcommittee in the October meeting. Shana asked if there could be descriptions of the subcommittees written into the bylaws. Farrah said she will look at the issue to be discussed in committee at the next meeting. Suzanna added that another option is to form a Permitted Investigative Group that would allow for members to study an issue or work on a project without violating Sunshine Laws. She said the group should have a timeline and a purpose, and it should be voted on and approved by the committee. ACTION ITEM: Farrah will agendize this issue at a future committee meeting and draft a purpose and structure for subcommittees. C. Communications Sub-Committee reports a. Status of Chair and Secretary email accounts Farrah said there is still no progress on this. Shana asked if it was okay to create a generic CSW email to use for public interaction. Suzanna said it was okay only for public interaction but not between members. ACTION ITEM: Shana will present the proposed public email account to the committee in December. ACTION ITEM: Farrah will put it on the December Meeting Agenda. b. Facebook updates Shana reported that the Facebook page is going well and shared what she posted on behalf of the committee for the months of September, October, and November. In October, she shared about Rachelle and resources such as the new Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Pouhana O Na Wahine. In November, she posted a video about a mother in Kohala, a Veteran Mother with the United Nations, and the Mothers of Waipi'o featuring Dr. Ku Kahakalau. She thanked everyone for liking and posting, and asked them to invite others and to share posts. c. Family Services Directory i. Distribution log Farrah reminded everyone to log their directories given out. A. Outreach Sub-Committee reports a. 2022 Year of the Mother i. Luncheon Shana shared details about the Mahalo Luncheon on December 21 to be held at the Kona Community Hale. She asked for someone to go for a site visit on November 25 and Christina offered to join in. Committee members were asked to RSVP as soon as possible and Farrah told Shana she will help with that.