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Home My WebLink About2019-06-19 Committee on the Status of Women MinutesHARRY KIM County of Hawail Mayor COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Wednesday June 19, 2019 10:OOAM Location: North Hawaii Education and Research Center (NHERC) 45-539 Plumeria St. Honoka'a, HI 96727 CALL TO ORDER Farrah -Marie Gomes called meeting to order at 10:14am. ROLL CALL PRESENT Mele Spencer, Corresponding Secretary Farrah -Marie Gomes Andrew Langtry Kami Bolster Debra Toledo-Ebreo, Recording Secretary Mihaela Ryer Cyd Hoffeld Diana Mellon -Lacey, Corp. Counsel EXCUSED Brooke Derby, Chair Lee -Ann Heely, Vice -Chair Jewel Castro, Treasurer III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Kami motioned to approve agenda, Mihaela seconded. Motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (May 15, 2019) Mele motioned to approve the meeting minutes of May 15, 2019. Kami seconded. Motion passed. ACTION ITEM: CSW requests the minutes be electronically distributed along with new agenda prior to each meeting. V. TREASURER'S REPORT No Report ACTION ITEM: Add 2019-2020 budget approval to next month's agenda. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Amalia Sumi works for Netcom and heard about the CSW from Cyd. She joined the meeting to find out more about what the CSW does because she is interested in the work the committee does for women in the community. Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer VII. CORRESPONDENCE Vice Chair, Lee -Ann Heely, has submitted her resignation to the committee. We thank Dr. Heely for her time and service on the CSW. VIII. REPORTS A. Update on our NACW Membership Application for 2019 a. Cyd reported that the 2019 NACW membership fee for Hawaii County CSW was paid directly by Hawaii State CSW to NACW. b. Laney emailed details about the 2018 NACW membership reimbursement that is being processed by the Hawaii State CSW to Hawaii County CSW. The check will be sent to Laney and she will mail over to Lisa. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Teen Dating Violence a. All members are out of cell phone safety cards. b. This sub -committee will discuss whether to update the cell phone safety cards, create a new one, or do a different type of project. An update will be provided at next month's meeting. ACTION ITEM: Remove "Update on cell phone safety card distribution" from next month's agenda. B. Real Women Essay Contest a. No update on the article since Lee -Ann was the one working on that item. b. No update on partnering with KNKR 96.1 "Women's Voices" Radio Show to showcase Essay Contest Winners. Follow-up with Brooke needed. C. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Forum a. HIWLF was hosting a screening of the film "Rise of the Wahine: Champions of Title IX" on May 22, 2019, UH Hilo Performing Arts Center at 5:00 PM. This is being rescheduled. D. CSW Brochure a. Reviewed updated draft with additional pictures. Edits were suggested to Mihaela. b. Confirmed that consent was received for use of Essay Contest and HIWLF pictures. c. Mihaela will make additional edits, then send to Lisa to email out to committee before next meeting. E. Family Services Directory a. Farrah picked up 4 boxes of directories from the Prosecuting Attorney's office. b. Cyd, Mihaela and Andy took a handful of directories to have available. c. Deb took the remainder of that box for distribution in North Hawaii. d. Mele took one box for distribution in East Hawaii. e. Kami took one box for distribution in West Hawaii. f. Farrah will hold on to the last box for replenishing supply as the year goes on. g. Mele will create a tracking document and maintain for 2019-2020 distribution. 2 F. Human Trafficking a. Mihaela reported that this committee is still working on making contact with a potential community partner. Jewel and Mihaela met with Julie Mowrer and Marisa Miyashiro from UH Hilo College of Community Engagement. There may be a student who is interested, but there is no confirmation yet. b. Another possible project for this sub -committee is obtaining and distributing posters and other printed materials to increase visual awareness about the topic of Human Trafficking. c. Cyd will be participating in an event on June 28 at the Hilo Women's Club. She will email the flyer to Lisa to send out to the rest of the committee. It is open to the public. G. Equal Pay a. Grant from Hawaii County is working with Resonate (The Wave) who is not in compliance and therefore, cannot get paid by the County. If they do not come into compliance before the end of this fiscal year, they may not be able to get paid for the ads they ran. Amount is estimated to be $333. X. NEW BUSINESS A. New Programs + New Projects a. Mihaela expressed interest in generating a report on the Status of Women on Hawaii Island. This could be modeled after the 2017 report produced by the Hawaii State CSW. B. Update on CSW Operating Guidelines a. Mele suggested that a sub -committee be formed to look at the operating guidelines and bring recommendations to the committee for review. ACTION ITEM: Add agenda items to form committees for Status of Women report and CSW Operating Guidelines to next month's agenda. C. Review Slate from Nominating Committee for upcoming CSW elections + Vote a. No nominations were made from the floor. b. Mele motioned and Kami seconded to close nominations from the floor and accept the slate as presented. Motion passed. c. Vote by raise of hand was taken. Slate of officers received 6 votes and passed unanimously. Officers are: • Farrah -Marie Gomes — Chair • Kami Bolster — Vice Chair • Mihaela Ryer —Recording Secretary • Andrew Langtry — Treasurer • Mele Spencer — Corresponding Secretary d. Change of officers takes effect immediately. I. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:34am. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17, 2019 via videoconference at Hilo and Kona. K