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Home My WebLink About2016-04-08 Committee on the Status of Women MinutesWILLIAM P. KENOI Mayor County of Hawaii COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Friday, April 8, 2016, 9:30 a.m. North Hawaii Education and Research Center 45-539 Plumeria St. Honokaa, HI 96727 CALL TO ORDER Chair Farrah -Marie Gomes called meeting to order at 10:14am. Quorum has been met. II. ROLL CALL PRFRFNT FX('[ IRM Farrah -Marie Gomes, Chair Debra Toledo-Ebreo Brooke Derby, Vice Chair Cyd Hoffeld, ex -officio Lee -Ann Heely, Recording Secretary Mele Spencer, Treasurer Jewel Castro Renee Schoen, Corp. Counsel Jessie Marques III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Jewel moved to approve the agenda and Jessie seconded. No discussion. The agenda was approved as submitted. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (March 11, 2016) A. Jessie motioned to approve the March 11, 2016. Brooke seconded. The minutes of March 11, 2016 were approved as submitted. V. TREASURERS REPORT A. March 2016 Financials • Prepared by County- CSW has $400 in printing available, $2884.99 in miscellaneous, $2865.88 in contracts, totaling $5868.43 available. • Brooke motioned to approve and Jessie seconded. March 11, 2016 financials were approved as submitted. Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC A. None. VII. CORRESPONDENCE A. None. VIII. REPORTS A. State CSW Liaison • Cyd sent partial report that request to State CSW in the amount of $1,650.00 was denied because State CSW is holding funds for NACW conference. • Farrah submitted a revised $546.87 request to supplement funds; it's likely to get funded, pending approval. • Farrah to provide report at next month's meeting May 2016. • NACW will be open to the public, July 16-21, 2016 in HNL. IX. PROJECTS A. Teen Dating Violence • YWCA website reviewed by CSW members • Recommended changes: beneath "Teen Dating" add text in smaller font "This page cosponsored by Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women because... "Love shouldn't hurt". • Edit the Message Section: enlarge logo on left side w/ text aligned on right side of logo. • Dear Abby section: move Dear Abby after cell phone card and before videos and add text "Click below to read letter written by teen to Dear Abby". • Need to update Urgent Services Directory B. Proposed Projects for next year • Jewel provided update on proposed projects for teen dating regarding the disc containing information with Roxanne. • Jewel recommended in February 2016 to use $500 for PSA to announce YWCA website. Jewel can obtain an invoice from The Wave radio station; idea is for Jewel to get students to record message at the radio studio. Members agreed to move forward. • Farrah recommended by end of day Monday for Jewel to submit proposal. Dates of radio ad must run before June 30. Ads should be run morning, afterschool and weekends. Farrah requested that Jewel explore how much $500 can buy CSW and run ads in May and June only. • Reference website in the radio ad, if possible. • Farrah played Equal Pay Day 30 second radio ad as an example. CSW agreed to explore both 30 second and 60 second ad proposals from the Wave. Jewel will ask The Wave what would have a greater impact; 30 seconds or 60 seconds. 2 Action: Jewel to email Farrah the invoice text by Monday, April, 11, 2016, which will be submitted to County by Lisa for approval. C. Real Women Essay Contest • Hilton was unable to provide verification of compliance; new date is proposed to be May 15. Provides us more time and pending low bidder who will be in compliance in order for CSW to hold event. To qualify for County funds, HCE compliance is needed. • Committee will schedule meeting to create invitation, program and Winners Booklet, confirming prizes. Big Island Candies donation will be discussed when we meet. Action: Farrah will call meeting to discuss and complete invitation format, program and booklet. Date and confirmation of venue is needed before we format any of the invitation, program and booklet. D. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Forum • Committee continues to meet. Next meeting is taking place April 8, 16 in the afternoon to continue planning. • Purpose statement: The purpose of this year's summit is to strengthen women by providing real tools for real life thereby empowering and advancing ourselves, our relationships, our careers, and our community. • $500 was sent in for planning; the Mayor's office has committed $3000; paperwork must get in; which may funnel through CSW committee. • Hawaii County non profit grants has recommended $6750. Needs to go in front of Council. • Kau Rural Health and Hawaii Island Rural Health Association made donations. Deposit for the Hilton is in progress at this point. • An official "Save the Date" has been made. • Because CSW is fiscal sponsored by Friends of the Future, there is no need for venue to be HCE compliance. E. CSW Brochure • Update on status: Brochure will not print this year because we will not make deadline. Pending luncheon picture for brochure. • Since brochure will not be printed, CSW requesting $400 for Hawaii Saddle Club, which has over 350 contestants in the rodeo and several thousand spectators. The reach of advertising will be just as great. • Hawaii Saddle Club will advertise CSW during events - wahine break away, open barrel racing, wahine calf mugging. • Jessie motioned to approve $400 for advertising of CSW at the Hawaii Saddle Club; seconded by Jewel. Motion carried. • Missing County timeline for printing this year, we will wait for next year to print new brochures. 3 F. Cell Phone Safety Cards • Aunty Jessie distributed 300 cards in support groups, men groups, Bay Clinic, Ka'u Rural Health Clinic, Ka'u Rural Health Association and Hawaii island Rural Health Association. • Lee -Ann wil be picking up more cards from Farrah. • Jewel handed out at UH ho'olaulea; Youth Challenge Career and Health Fair (50 each); Health and Wellness Fair UHH (50). • Farrah continues to hold box of safety cards at her office. G. Equal Pay • Currently CSW is paying for radio ads on KWXX, KAPA, and KBIG totaling $1,265.57. There will be 30 -second ads from 6am to 8pm hourly, every hour. An additional funding request $546.87 was requested from State CSW for ads on Lava and Koa Country and the Wave. • Jessie recommended Na Leo for free ad segments. • Recommendation was made to inquire with Sherry Bracken on Equal Pay Day segment Action: Lee -Ann looking into Na Leo contact via Kailua Kona SBDC Executive Director. Action: Lee -Ann to call Sherry bracken to mention Equal Pay day on April 12tH Action: Jewel will ask her HI Aids Foundation boss about rates for Big Island Beat newspaper. H. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) • No Report from Renee on CEDAW. Urgent Services Directory • Add "Ka'u Rural Health Community Association", add contact number 808-928-0101 and add website: knccai.com to directory. • Added YWCA website with CSW information to directory. • Corrected HIV/AIDs listing in the directory. • Revision date 4/20/16 on page 4 of directory. • Motion to approve by Jessie, Jewel seconded. Motion carried. Action: Farrah will send final copy to Lisa for printing on light blue paper. X. OLD BUSINESS A. By -Laws • Confirmation that all official CSW members received emailed copy of bylaws. • Put on agenda for review at future May 2016 CSW meeting. 4 Action: CSW to review bylaws at May 2016 meeting. B. Operational Guidelines • Table for next meeting in May 2016. C. Support for CSW • Table for next meeting in May 2016. XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS (relating to CSW) A. Next Meeting • Approval for new CSW committee member, Tammy Aiona, will be on next month's agenda. Her application was shared with members for review. • Jessie announced that Ka'u Rural Health will be starting to use telehealth at resource distance learning center. They are also participating in Blue Zones project. XII. ADJOURNMENT A. Next meeting teleconference is on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Meeting site will be at Mayor Conference Center/ Prosecutor office. Start time is 9:30am. B. Lee -Ann moved to adjourn meeting and Jesse seconded. Meeting adjourned at 12:09p.m. No discussion. 5