2012-02-10 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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REPORTS A. Education 1. Urgent Services Directory N. Kelly reported that the Prosecutors Office has an intern who is working on updating the directory. She would like to bring a draft to the April meeting for CSW members to review and make any revisions. 2. Equal Pay No report. B. Health 1. Women’s Health Month No report. C. Liaison 1. HSCSW No report. 2. Legislative Update No report. D. Community Reports None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Essay Contest – C. Kitaoka C. Kitaoka brought up for discussion the possibility of having five categories for grades 5-6, three categories for grades 7-8, three categories for grades 9-10, and three categories for grades 11-12. Each grade category had at least 25 or more entries except for grades 9-10 which had 10 entries. In addition, the second place winner for grades 5-6 moved to the mainland. CSW members felt this winner should still be awarded with the prize and be recognized in the program and booklet. D. Pung expressed concerns about adding more winners to each grade category because there will be problems if the committee keeps doing that every year. K. Peters suggested that CSW discontinue with first, second, third, and fourth places and have twelve finalists instead. The format can be changed next year and the committee will have the discretion to divide the awards. N. Kelly said there should be a set formula or guide so it’s consistent. K. Peters said that Roger Thomas, manager at Target in Kona, has discretionary funds on March 1 for gift cards so he suggested that the committee submit a request. The manager said that corporate tends to focus on schools and non profit agencies. D. Pung offered to check with the Hilo store. C. Kitaoka stated that the awards luncheon will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2012. The date was changed from March 4 because the bids got started late and the hotel 2