2010-04-16 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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B.Health 1.Women’s Health Month E. Cabatu reported that CSW agreed to do radio spots for Women’s Health Week in May. C. Ka-ipo moved that CSW sponsor radio spots not to exceed $1,700 encouraging women to have their annual check ups and encouraging women’s health. K. Schneider seconded the motion. C. Ka-ipo and E. Cabatu will work on the script. The motion was passed. C.Liaison 1.HSCSW E. Cabatu reported that the next meeting will be held on June 10, 2010. E. Cabatu reported that she received an email from the consultant, Kwai-Chang Publico. He proposes “learn more on how to be a part of the W.A.V.E. – Women and Voting Ewareness,” set up logo and print t-shirts to give out, create a website or facebook/twitter page and first number of “friends or followers” receive free shirt along with free voting registry info packet, piggy back on three events in Hilo with Fearless Hawaiian Enterprises and set up voter registry at these events. She suggested that Kwai-Chang Publico run the campaign out of his facebook site to invite his friends and followers to participate and then they pick up the t-shirt at his shop. CSW suggested that E. Cabatu check with Corporation Counsel to determine if there is no conflict of interest in promoting his brand. E. Cabatu contacted Renee Schoen, Deputy Corporation Counsel, for a legal opinion to see if there is a conflict. R. Schoen called back and informed CSW that there is no problem with CSW co-sponsoring the campaign. However, E. Cabatu needs to get two other verbal quotes. K. Schneider moved that CSW co-sponsor the W.A.V.E. campaign with Fearless Hawaiian, Kwai Chang Publico, contingent on approval from Corporation Counsel. J. Balberde-Kamalii seconded the motion. The motion was passed. E. Cabatu said that the HSCSW informed her to not to worry about purchasing things now for later because there is a new upcoming budget. K. Schneider reported that she contacted AAUW and the League of Women Voters and they both do voter registration drives the month before the election. They are both willing to help in any way that they can with anything the committee wants to do earlier. There is no longer a need to have someone trained to be at the table.One reason they were at Kmart instead of Wal Mart is because certain times conflicted with other commitments Wal Mart had made. Furthermore, they talked about looking at events that CSW could be part of that would draw crowds of people. K. Schneider said she thought about the Kona 4