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<br />COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN <br />Friday, June 13, 2014 <br />Convened at <br />Waimea Center Suite 2C <br />65-1158 Mamalaoha Highway, Kamuela <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Carol Kitaoka at 10:08 a.m. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br />PRESENT EXCUSED <br />Carol Kitaoka, Chair Elena Cabatu (ex-officio) <br />Katie Nova, Vice-Chair Margaret Masunaga (ex-officio) <br />Farrah-Marie Gomes, Secretary <br />Mele Spencer, Treasurer GUESTS <br />Kim Schneider Brenda Ford, County Council Member <br />Brooke Derby Karen Rose, Victims Assistance Unit Counselor <br />Hazel Beck <br />Cyd Hoffeld <br /> <br />A quorum was present. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br />The Agenda was approved as submitted. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />The Minutes of April 11, 2014 meeting was approved as submitted. Meeting in May 2014 was not held <br />due to lack of quorum. <br /> <br />TREASURER’S REPORT <br />The Treasurer’s Report was approved as submitted. <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br />Hawaii County Council Member Brenda Ford announced that Bill 208, Draft 3 proposes that the General <br />Fund Expenditures for the Committee on the Status of Women be increased by $40,000 to provide teen <br />dating violence seminars to middle and high school students, and include conducting training the trainer <br />workshops. Funds must be expended or encumbered or the balance goes back to the fund balance. Ms. <br />Ford shared her ideas of chat line/hot line, seminars on teen dating violence, bullying and suicide, <br />trained teen mentors and health curriculum include teen dating violence, suicide and bullying. Also <br />suggested was a panel of Family Court and Circuit Court judges do a presentation before the County <br />Council on what they see in their courtrooms, the impact of domestic violence and bullying and <br />recording the stories that women in the domestic violence want to share. Ms. Ford suggested that <br />members talk to Mitch Roth and the Mayor for additional funds and that members start planning for the <br />next budget year. Ms. Ford was thanked for her advocacy on behalf of the Committee and her support. <br /> <br />1 <br />07/01/14 – Final <br />HC CSW 06/13/2014 Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />