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

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Resignations and appointments L. Guluzzy announced her last meeting since her term will end on December 31. Even though she was asked to stay on, she is unable to serve again due to health and work issues. C. Ka-ipo has been sworned in as a new member of CSW. D. Pung offered to circulate a list of potential candidates to serve on CSW. Applications will be sent to them for future openings on the committee. The Kona position will be filled next month and the only vacancy is for the Waimea district. NEW BUSINESS A. New Committees Tabled. B. Sponsorships and Co-Sponsorships P. Newland reported that she would like CSW to sponsor/participate in the Domestic Harmony campaign. L. Guluzzy suggested that CSW table this issue until next month so M. Masunaga and P. Newland could discuss it together. C. Guest Speakers CSWs guest speaker during lunch will be Sharron Ackles, Governors Liaison from West Hawaii. E. Takazawa suggested Nona Beamer as a potential guest speaker at the next CSW meeting in Waimea in February. D. Bylaws No report. E. 2004 International Womens Leadership Conference L. Guluzzy reported that CSW members who attended felt the conference was extremely rewarding. The Governor was accessible to all of the members and spent quite a bit of chat time with them. CSW members also took a picture with the Governor. After attending the conference, she suggested that CSW allocate funds for all CSW members and J. Viernes to attend next years conference. She felt it was important to interact with these women from all over the world and hear their stories on how they have been successful and apply what is learned here in Hawaii. E. Takazawa mentioned that the conference was heavily marketed on the mainland. P. Newland noted that she made it to the conference using her own resources. 5