2010-12-10 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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Beach Park because they got accosted by one of the vendors there because she thought they were selling and stealing business from her. E. Cabatu said that it was a last minute effort in Kona because of the permit process which was later discovered that a permit is not required. The promoter of Fearless Hawaiian suggested that CSW should do it during the Queen Liliuokalani races or an event where there are lots of kids. On the other hand, the Hilo event was publicized by two interns at the promoter’s shop and they went on facebook and told everybody to come down. It was very slow so they started offering free t-shirts. J. Balberde-Kamalii said she started calling schools in Hilo and she took off from work and registered 28 girls from St. Joseph School and gave away the extra t- shirts.She also registered 14 girls with their alternative programs. She was asked to register 20 students at the college level. The boys who registered also asked if they could have a shirt. The last day to register is December 31, 2010. Teenagers can register at 16 years old and vote at 18 years old. She would like to promote the extra t-shirts in history classes. E.Teen Dating Violence Prevention –N. Kelly/C. Kitaoka C. Kitaoka reported that she went to a meeting at Kealakehe High School and they are interested in teen dating violence. Hopefully the committee can make a connection with them and they can help CSW do something.She suggested that J.Balberde-Kamalii be the contact person for East Hawaii. N. Kelly mentioned that the domestic violence clearinghouse goes into the schools and maybe CSW can partner with them. However, C. Kitaoka replied that she received negative feedback about their presentation in the past. J. Balberde-Kamalii said that you can go to the schools PTGor PTA coordinator or the PCNC coordinator. There is a very good turnout at the PTG meetings so a presentation can be done at this time. The schools already have things in place so contact just need to be made to let them know what it is. C. Kitaoka said that CSW needs something to offer and then a point person to follow through on the program. F.Teens Internet Protection –A. Mejia Tabled. G.CSW Brochure K. Nova suggested that CSW discuss the brochure at the next meeting and decide how to proceed. K. Peters suggested that CSW prepare a free stand up board rather than a brochure and modify it as needed. She offered to assist K. Nova with this project. 6