HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-17 Committee on the Status of Women MinutesHARRY KIM County of Hawaii
Mayor COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
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MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday October 17, 2018
10,00am
North Hawai'i Education and Research Center (NHERC)
45-539 Plumeria Street, Honoka'a, HI
CALL TO ORDER — Chair Brooke Derby called the meeting to order at
10:49am .
II. ROLL CALL
Present— Brooke Derby, chair; Farrah -Marie Gomes; Katherine "Kami"
Bolster; Andrew Langtry; Mihaela Ryer; Diana Mellon -Lacey (Office of
Corporation Counsel)
Excused — Lee -Ann Heely, vice chair; Debra Toledo-Ebreo, recording
secretary; Jewel Castro, treasurer; Mele Spencer, corresponding secretary;
Cyd Hoffeld, HSCSW Commissioner
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA — Kami motioned and Mihaela seconded to
approve the agenda. Motion passed.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — Kami motioned and Mihaela seconded to
approve the meeting minutes from September 19, 2018. Motion passed.
V. TREASURER'S REPORT — No report, Jewel not in attendance
VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC — None
VII. CORRESPONDENCE — None
VIII. REPORTS— No report from HSCSW, Cyd not in attendance
IX. OLD BUSINESS
A. Teen Dating Violence
• Update on cell phone safety card distribution
• Farrah placed 50 cards on the resource table outside the
Women's Center and LGBTQ+ Center on the UH Hilo
campus.
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
• Cell phone safety cards to CSW members for distribution
• Farrah provided cards to Kami.
• Cards will be at the Summit on Friday for other CSW
members.
Action Item: Farrah will deliver cards to Andrew
B. Real Women Essay Contest
Action Item: Farrah will email pictures to all CSW members.
Action Item: Sub -committee will meet to provide update at next meeting.
Action Item: Brooke to follow-up with Lee -Ann on article.
C. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Forum
• Councilwoman Poindexter's resolution for $1,000 passed on
10/3/18.
• Councilwoman Eoff and Councilman Richard's resolutions for
$1,000 each are on today's Council agenda. Farrah was late to
this meeting because she was in Waimea providing testimony for
the two resolutions.
• Over 200 people have registered so far.
• Summit is two days away!
D. CSW Brochure
• Update on draft — no update available.
Action Item: Farrah will send Brooke copy of the brochure.
E. Urgent Services Directory
• A copy of the tracking document was provided to all CSW
members.
• There are no more copies at the Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
• Suggestion was made to include Human Trafficking info in next
directory.
Action Item: Farrah will see if students are available to assist with
updating the Family Services Directory.
F. Human Trafficking
• There was discussion about an Awareness campaign;
o have a contest (similar to how we do real women contest)
where we ask HS/college students to submit radio ads, video
ads, newspaper, social media ads etc, on the topic of human
trafficking, how to recognize, report, get help
E
o take the winners and run radio, newspaper, TV, social media
adds for a period of time (a week, two, month)
Resources
o There is a Honolulu nonprofit - PASS (Pacific Alliance to
Stop Slavery). Zonta hosted Kathryn Xian, the executive
director, in 2015 at the Keaau High School and for a
community forum.
o Link to PASS website
is http://www.passhawaii.org/about.htmI
o Organization in Chicago, CHASE (Chicago Alliance against
Sexual Exploitation) with very good resources and ideas, like
this flyer (100 steps towards ending sexual
exploitation) http://media.virbcdn.com/files/37/ ileltem-
758-1Ways u 112012. odf
G. Equal Pay
• No update
X. NEW BUSINESS — None
XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS (relating to CSW)
• The Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Summit is this Friday.
• There is also a Domestic Violence Summit at Imiloa happening
on Friday.
• Next CSW meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 21
in Hilo and Kona via video conference. This is the day before
Thanksgiving.
XII. ADJOURNMENT —Andrew motioned and Kami seconded to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed and the meeting was adjourned at 11:47am.
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