2003-03-20 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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C. Hara reported that the Office Manager, Baron Gushiken, sent an e-mail of the House and Senate distribution lists, address labels, data bases, office managers list, and listing of committee clerks. B. Thank you letter from House Representative, Sylvia Luke C. Thank you letter from Governor Linda Lingle D. Thank you letter from State Representative, J. Kalani English E. Thank you letter from State Representative, Russell Kokubun F. Thank you letter from State Representative, Ken Ito G. Thank you letter from State Representative, Suzanne Chun Oakland th H. Invitation to attend the 34 Annual Convention of the National Association of Commissions for Women on July 16-20, 2003 in Wilmington, Delawar I. Thank you card from Tutu's House for the Women's Health Month reimbursement J. Thank you letter from Allicyn Hikida Tasaka, Executive Director of HSCSW, regarding the "Real Women" Creative Writing Competition Awards Ceremony K. Brochure on National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund REPORTS A. Education 1. Urgent Services Directory M. Andrews reported that distribution is ongoing. She will start revising the next directory in June. She calls every agency listed and ask if the number, and name are still the same. S. Nakoa offered to distribute the directories at a per diem judges' training. D. Davis offered to distribute them to the realtors. C. Hara explained how the directory started as a directory for battered women and eventually evolved into a directory for families. P. O'Toole stated that their women's law group at one time put the directories in women's bathrooms as a means to give battered women access to the information without their abusers knowing. 2. First Female Booklet D. Davis offered to assist S. Nakoa in opening up the file since difficulty with her computer. After some discussion, CSW decided to print a lavender cover on card stock paper, glossy ivory paper for the inside, and saddle stitched. The booklet shall include first edition and the year 2