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COUNTY OF HAWAIII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PROCLAMATION OF MAYOR MITCHELL D.
ROTH RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2021 AS "FAMILY COURT
AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI.
WHEREAS, Family Court Awareness Month was created in 2020 by Tina Swithin,
founder of One Mom's Battle (OMB) in collaboration with Sandra Ross of the California
Protective Parents Association and the Family Court Awareness Month Committee (FCAMC);
and
WHEREAS, the mission of OMB and the Family Court Awareness Month Committee
(FCAMC) is to recognize the importance of a family court system that acts in the best interests
of children and increases awareness of education and proper judicial training prioritizing child
safety; and
WHEREAS, the mission of FCAMC is to educate judges and other family court
professionals on the empirical data and current research that is a critical component in decision-
making that are truly in the best interest of children, and includes the Adverse Childhood
Experiences (ACE) Study (CDC-Kaiser Permanente), Saunder's Study (US Department of
Justice), The Meier Study: Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Abuse Allegations, and
the Santa Clara Law Study (Confronting the Challenge of High-Conflict Personality in Family
Court); and
WHEREAS,the importance of educating and training regarding domestic violence,
childhood trauma and post separation abuse for all professionals working within the family court
system is a critical component to nurture children and families to successful recovery; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
concurs with the Proclamation of Mayor Mitchell D Roth, attached hereto as Exhibit"A" in
recognizing November of each year as "Family Court Awareness Month."
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor; Honorable Robert D.S. Kim, Chief Judge,
Senior Family Court Judge, Third Circuit; Lester Oshiro, Chief Court Administrator; Elizabeth
A. Strance, Corporation Counsel; and Tina Swithin, Founder of One Mom's Battle.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i,this 3rd day of November , 2021 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawai`i on November 3, 2021
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
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WHEREAS the mission at One Mom's Battle (OMB) and the Family Court
Awareness Month Committee (FCAMC) is to increase awareness on the
importance of a family court system that prioritizes child safety and that acts in
the best interest of children; and
WHEREAS the mission at the FCAMC is to increase awareness on the
importance of education and training on domestic violence, childhood trauma,
and post separation abuse for all professionals working within the family court
system; and
WHEREAS the mission of FCAMC is to educate judges and other family
court professionals on the empirical data and research that is currently
available, said research being a critical component to making decisions that are
truly in the best interest of children. This research includes Adverse Childhood
Experiences (ACE) Study (CDC-Kaiser Permanente), Saunders Study (U.S.
Department of Justice), the Meier Study and the Santa Clara Law Study; and
WHEREAS the mission of the FCWMC is fueled by the desire for
awareness and change in the family court system, stressing the importance for
family court professionals to be educated on post-separation abuse to prioritize
child safety, while honoring the 100+ children in the United States who have
been murdered by a parent after a custody court rejected a plea for protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MITCHELL D. ROTH, Mayor of the County of
Hawai'i, do hereby proclaim the month of November 2021, as
FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH
in the County of Hawai'i and encourage our citizens to support organizations
and individuals who act as advocates and allies within the family court system,
and who are proponents for continued awareness and informed education
among family court professionals.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused The Seal
of the County of Hawaii to be affixed Done this P' day of November 2021, in
Hilo, Hawai'i
MITCHELL D. ROTH
Mayor
EXHIBIT A