HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0956.001 2014-2016 TESTIMONY IF FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 571-16
READ ON 17 AUG 2016
DEANNAJ.K. KACKLEY
162 MELANI ST.
HILO HI 96720 7r« E 7 ,-JJ 8; 014
ALOHA HAWAII ISLAND COUNCIL MEMBERS,
MY NAME IS DEANNA KACKLEY.
MY TESTIMONY TODAY IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE YOUR PASSAGE OF COUNCILMEMBER CHUNG'S
RESOLUTION 571-16 ALLOWING CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR THE HAWAII ISLAND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP
FORUM,ANNUAL SUMMIT.
ONCE AGAIN, I EXTEND A WARM MAHALO TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED MATERIAL
SUPPORT FOR OUR INAUGURAL SUMMIT LAST YEAR.
WITH THIS TESTIMONY, I WANTED THE COUNCIL TO KNOW SOME OF THE METRICS WHICH ARE
REPRESENTED BY OUR EFFORTS.THE HAWAII ISLAND LEADERSHIP FORUM IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER BODY
OF THIRTY-SIX PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WHOSE DAILY ROLES INCLUDE WORK FOR ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE ISLAND; UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,ZONTA INTERNATIONAL, HAWAII LIFE REALTY,VETERANS
PARADE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BLUE ZONES HAWAII, EDWARD JONES,THE SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER,YWCA, HAMAKUA HEALTH CENTER, KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS,AND MANY
OTHERS.
WITH THE PASSAGE OF COUNCILMEMBER CHUNG'S RESOLUTION, REST ASSURED THAT THESE
SUPPORTS WILL BENEFIT 400 PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WILL REACH WOMEN WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY OF MULTIPLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHICS,AND WILL REACH INTO EVERY MOKU
OF HAWAII ISLAND.
USING AN ESTIMATE FROM THE CENSUS, YOU,THE COUNCIL, REPRESENT AN ISLAND OF ABOUT 196,000
RESIDENTS, OR ALTERNATELY, 86,000 HOUSEHOLDS. YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE 400 PARTICIPANTS TO
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TESTIMONY IF FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 571-16
READ ON 17 AUG 2016
DEANNA J.K. KACKLEY
162 MELANI ST.
HILO HI 96720
IMPROVE THEIR CAPACITY AND THEIR SKILLS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,TO IMPROVE THEIR SUPPORT
SYSTEMS AND THEIR INFLUENCE, MAKES HEADWAY IN A GAP THAT IS NOTABLY DISPARATE.
OUR ISLAND IS CHARACTERIZED WITH A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF$51,000. THIS COMPARES
TO THE STATE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF$68,000. OUR WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED TO CLOSE
THAT GAP.
OUR WORKSHOPS INCLUDE EXPERTS WITH BACKGROUNDS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND BRANDING,THE
HAWAII ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,THE KONA-KOHALA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,THE HAWAII
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, KU'IKAHI MEDIAITON CENTER, NUTRITION SPECIALISTS, MENTORING
SPECIALISTS, NEGOTIATION SPECIALISTS, PROFESSORS OF FINANCE FROM THE SHIDLER COLLEGE OF
BUSINESS AND RESEARCH SPECIALISTS FROM THE ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY ADDRESSING WOMEN IN
STEM.
IN CLOSING, I ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER AARON CHUNG'S RESOLUTION AND
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR STEADFAST LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MAHALO FOR ACCEPTING MY TESTIMONY.
neah.haJ K. Kack1er, (electroH.icall sighed)
DEANNAJ.K. KACKLEY,CHAIR
SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE
HAWAII ISLAND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FORUM
dkackley@hawaii.edu