2006-05-19 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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B. Health 1. Womens Health Month E. Takazawa reported that Dino Paris from Aloha Counseling Center has offered to be a guest speaker for Womens Health Monthfor $75/hour for two hours. He would like to do goal setting and bonding exercises. Jeannie Chuff from Human Services at the Hilo Medical Center has agreed to do a healing touch class on the scudder technique. Other events will be Reiki, Tai Chi, and the identity theft seminar.CSW will pay for airfare and car rental for Chris Young who will be doing the identity theft seminar. C. Liaison 1. HSCSW M. Masunaga reported that the 3rd Annual International Womens Leadership Conference will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort. The conference is presented by the Office of the Governor and supported by the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women (HSCSW). The HSCSW has registered a WAGE Club. The WAGE Club is a National Committee on Pay Equity. The National Center for American Women and Politics created Ready to Run as a bi-partisan effort to recruit and train women to run for all levels of office. The HSCSW would like to try the Ready to Run program for the next presidential election. Lehua Kalua is a new chairperson for the Maui County Committee on the Status of Women. 2. Legislative Update The package of legislation showing its current status was circulated to CSW members. D. Marketing 1. Newsletter No report. E. Community Reports The Soroptimist International of Kona invites the community to a luncheon honoring J. Coburn, Managing Director of Kahilu Theatre Foundation and the 2006 winner of theMakingaDifferenceforWomenAwardtobeheldonTuesday,May23,2006,at noon in the Royal Kona Resort, Alii Room. D. Pung reported that Hawaii Tribune Herald reporter, Peter Sur, would like to interviewsomeoftheCSWmembers. 3