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CORRESPONDENCE <br />A. Memorandum from Lincoln Ashida, Corporation Counsel, regarding updated <br />checklist for board and commission application and nomination process <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />A. Guest Speaker - Lorraine Godoy – CHOICES+ Mentoring Program <br />L. Godoy explained the CHOICES+ Mentoring Program and she distributed <br />handouts about the program. <br />REPORTS <br />A. Education <br />1. Urgent Services Directory <br />E. Cabatu reported that the directory is inserted into the guest services <br />foldout which is in every patient room at Hilo Medical Center. <br />D. Pung mentioned that the directory is also being inserted into the packet <br />for disaster training for the County of Hawaii. <br />2. First Female Booklet <br />A. Mejia reported that she was unable to obtain the quotes, but she will <br />get them this afternoon. She will also get quotes for the cover of the <br />booklet. <br />3. Essay Contest <br />E. Cabatu reported that she submitted the winning essays and photos to <br />Leigh Critchlow at the Hawaii Tribune Herald. Secondly, she would like to <br />repackage the essays in time for the Women and Family Wellness Day <br />and the upcoming essay contest and get it on the Hawaii State <br />Commission on the Status of Women (HSCSW) website and county <br />website. <br />E. Cabatu offered to emcee the program for next year. Secondly, she <br />would like to encourage the essay contest winners to practice reading <br />aloud in front of a microphone. She felt the students would be more <br />prepared and they would be more relaxed. <br />4. Mentoring – High School Mentoring Dinner – May 3, 2008 <br />N. Kelly reported that she received input that this is Margaret Masunaga’s <br />4-H group. It’s the same girls that have been funded before for dinner. <br />She asked if this was appropriate because CSW should be sponsoring an <br />islandwide program. This is a mentoring program, but it is just a select <br />group and it is not open for people to apply. Would CSW do the same <br />thing if a group or a club had a project in Hilo, Kohala, or Waimea? This is <br />the issue that CSW needs to consider. N. Kelly stated that CSW needs to <br />keep in mind that the committee is getting a lot of support from council <br />members and other members of the community. Part of the support <br />2 <br /> <br />