2011-05-13 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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has waived the $200 rental fee, but there is a $150 set up fee. Hui Malama Ola Na ‘Oiwi will take care of the $250 deposit fee. After some discussion, N. Kelly moved to allocate $150 for the set up fee for the Ladies’ Night Out event. D. Pung seconded the motion. N. Kelly would like to pay the fee by the end of the fiscal year if possible. She will get some kind of invoice for J. Viernes to process payment for this fiscal year. The motion was passed. C. Liaison 1. HSCSW A report by E. Cabatu was distributed to CSW members. E. Cabatu is asking the committee to vote on three events and prioritize them. CSW decided on the following priorities: 1) teen dating violence awareness, 2) women’s health month, 3) breast cancer. 2. Legislative Update No report. D. Community Reports None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Essay Contest – C. Kitaoka No report. B. Hawaii County Women’s Hall of Fame – Committee No report. C. Teen Dating Violence Prevention – N. Kelly/C. Kitaoka N. Kelly reported that the books and a letter were distributed to the school counselors through the Department of Education. The county mailed out the remainder of the books to various agencies and shelters. However, the DVDs were not available to be mailed out with the books. K. Nova suggested adding DVD to teen dating violence prevention on the agenda. CSW will ask C. Kitaoka to bring extra copies of the DVD for committee members who did not receive one. N. Kelly mentioned that there is a Family Violence Interagency Committee and a Teen Relationships Subcommittee. They are working on bringing in Oahu speakers to do some presentations in August in Hilo and Kona. K. Peters reported that she wrote two scripts for the teen dating violence radio spots. There will be a female and a male script. 3