2024-05-15 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 b. Small corrections in Suzanna`s last name in Roll Call and Item III. change ballots to "registration forms" Christina motion to approve minutes with corrections, Shana second. All approve. IV. TREASURER'S REPORT A. Approval of Treasurer's Report— No report as there have not been any new expenditures. V. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC - None VI. CORRESPONDENCE a. Message from Keaukaha Elementary School about an upcoming Community Resource Fair b. Post sign waving emails VII. REPORTS A. Hawaii State CSW (HSCSW) liaison report a. Ryan Yamane is new liaison in the DHS Director position. Jennifer will reach out to the State CSW to get updates on the Executive Director position. B. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) — No report. Suzanna will send an email to get an update on FIVC meetings VIII. NEW BUSINESS a. Continued discussion: Real Women's Essay: Discussion on history of event and direction moving forward. What is the will of the committee? Overview: At the beginning of the Academic year (September), send out communication to English teachers with December deadline. Finalist selected in February. Luncheon in March for awards. Judges included committee members, council members, mayor's office, etc. Varying categories. Winning essays typed out and bound in a book for all winners. Gathering prizes, ordering food, securing location, etc. Minimum cost is about $4500. Farrah shared past year winners and booklet. Committee sees value in the essay contest; next steps would be to form a group and plan how this could take place — essay vs. media through Na Leo. Tabled to next meeting. ACTION ITEM: discuss proposed project, continue or