2010-07-09 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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hours. The exact booth location will be determined until a week before the event because they will prioritize people that have been coming regularly and give them the spots that they want. Cars are allowed to drop off materials between 12:30 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. and then they will allow the car back in between 6:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. to break down. They have secure parking for everyone that has booths behind the old theater. She explained the parking situation during this event. K. Nova said that the Kona Village Stroll has a different crowd than the Fourth of July. There is music with a variety of bands. K. Schneider added that the Palace is open and the location draws in the crowd. It may draw in a lot of tourist. K. Schneider said she is looking for a pop up tent for shade, approximately a 10X10 tent because booth spaces are not to exceed 10' x 10'. A. Mejia offered her tent, but she needs to check on the dimensions first. Interested members were asked to come for a few hours or an early or a late shift. The League of Women Voters has said to let them know what CSW needs so K. Schneider can start doing a coalition with them. The League is going to do a booth two days right before the primary so they are doing August 18 and 19 at Kmart. The League of Women Voters doesn’t do very much voter registration in Hilo because Hilo gets a lot of people registering already. Kona seems to not have as much people registering because you need to register when you move and there is a little more transient population in Kona. K. Schneider suggested that CSW take a handful of applications that they can distribute to people that they run into and talk to at work as well. K. Peters suggested utilizing the UH West Hawaii campus and register the new students in the parking lot during the first day of classes. K. Schneider mentioned that you can now register starting at age 16, but you cannot vote until age 18. K. Peters indicated that since CSW has a booth, then the committee should use the booth for public relations and show what they are doing. If electricity is available, she would bring a TV and DVD player and play the teen dating violence video for any passerby. K. Schneider said the Urgent Services Directory for Families will be available and CSW can distribute information about the committee. N. Kelly said that she has leftover pens and key chains from the teen dating violence conference to use as giveaways. The books from Dr. Jill Murray can also be on display and may be sold to interested people. E.Teen Dating Violence Prevention C. Kitaoka reported that they will have an event at the Kona Village Stroll on July 18. N. Kelly reported that they had planned to distribute sets of books to the middle and high schools accompanied by a letter. C. Kitaoka suggested including information in 4