2004-12-17 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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B. Health 1. Womens Health Month E. Takazawa reported that the report for Womens Health Month is done and will be sent to the HSCSW. C. Liaison 1. HSCSW No report. 2. LegislativeUpdate P. Newland reported that she attended a Keiki Caucus meeting on Oahu. The attendees were people mostly from Oahu. The Keiki Caucus is agroup of people bringing issues to focus groups before Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland and Representative Dennis Arakaki and they are to formulatelegislation for the coming session. D. Pung wondered if CSW will continue to receive any feedback from the Hawaii Womens Coalition because HSCSW will be not as active with them. L. Guluzzy suggested that J. Viernes ask the HSCSW to put CSW members on their email list for any Hawaii Womens Coalition minutes/legislative update. D. Marketing 1. Newsletter M. Lake has not produced a newsletter and no CSW member has offered to spearhead this project. CSW decided to think about this project when the new chair comes on board and bring it up for discussion. Tabled. L. Guluzzy suggested quarterly press releases of what CSW is doing. D. Pung said a quarterly newsletter would also be beneficial to send to other county committees on the neighbor island. E. Community Reports L. Guluzzy reported that she has been doing a Read to Me seniors program for the Rotary Club. She goes to the Life Care Center ofKonaand reads to the seniors on Saturdays. Many times she has been the only outside person there because the seniors have no visitors or family members. P. Newlandreportedthat she has been doing monthly public service announcements with Ginny Aste on community access for the Puna district. In addition, she has been involved with the community doing various concert events for the domestic harmony program. Lastly, she will not be attending the DVIAT meetings due to a scheduling overlap with the CSW meeting. 4