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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-17 Committee on the Status of Women MinutesCounty of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 Pursuant to the Mayor's Proclamation regarding COVID-19, to prevent the spread of the Corona virus and to ensure social distancing, this meeting will be held online via Webex platform. Committee members and members of the public may attend either online or by telephone. Anyone wishing to provide testimony on an agenda item may do so by submitting it in writing, or by email or fax to: Allen Bartolome, Special Projects Coordinator Address: Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, 655 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 Email: Allen.Bartolome@hawaiicounty.gov Fax: (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 9:30am to 11:30am Remote participation via Webex link: https://XXXX Meeting number (access code): ### ### #### Meeting password: xxXx#xXXX## (######## from phones and video systems) For free phone connection: Please see attached instructions to have Webex call your phone number Or, to initiate connection by phone (charges may apply) +1-408-418-9388 United States (Toll) I. CALL TO ORDER Vice -Chair Mihaela Ryer called the meeting to order at 9:39AM. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT Mihaela Ryer, Vice Chair Cyd Hoffeld, ex -officio Brooke Derby, Recording Secretary Mele Spencer, Corresponding Secretary Andrew Langtry, Treasurer Farrah -Marie Gomes Evelyn Lee Matapuna Levenson Shana Logan Diana Mellon -Lacey, Corporation Counsel EXCUSED Farrah -Marie Gomes 12/08/201mi County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (February 17, 202 1) Brooke motioned to approve agenda. Mele seconded. No discussion. Motion ap- proved. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (December 16, 2020) Andy motioned to approve minutes. Mele seconded. No discussion. Motion approved. V. TREASURER'S REPORT Andrew had no updated expenditure report from the County. During the meeting An- drew was able to get an updated report sent to us. Brooke motioned to circle back to the Treasure Report as Andrew got a quick response. Evelyn seconded. Andy re- ported the report had no expenditures December or January. Brooke motioned to approve the Treasurer's Report. Mele seconded. No discussion. Motion approved. ACTION ITEM: Andy send the Treasurer's Report to Allen to send to the Committee. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None VII. CORRESPONDENCE None VIII. REPORTS A. HSCSW liaison report • Cyd was in attendance — No new Report as the HSCSW has not met yet. They will be meeting in a few months. Cyd will let us know when the next sched- uled meeting is. • Cyd reported the State's Covid-19 + Women Report is statewide. • The Committee would like to know more about the missing and murdered in- digenous women and girls (MMIWG) event on Maui on May 5, 2021 and would like to know how HI Island CSW could participate or what an event on our island would look like. Cyd said she is waiting to hear back from Stacy Moniz (Sp?) On this and will have more information later. • Cyd reported that Khara was awarded "20 Leaders for the Next 20 Years" by Hawai'i Business Maga- zine. ACTION ITEM: Cyd to follow-up with Stacy and keep CSW Committee up. dated on MMIWG event participation. 12/08/201mi County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 B. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) • Evelyn and Farrah attended the meeting on 2/1/2021. The new Prosecuting Attorney Kelden B.A. Waltjen was on the call. • During the meeting they discussed National Virtual Crime Week in April and the Prose- cuting Attorney's Office is participating. More details to fol- low. • The Family Visitation Center from YMCA gave a short update. They are trying to obtain a Grant. They did not have updated numbers of intakes. Ter- ry Lum said that the stats of Abused kids on Hawai'i Island had increased by double digits from 2019. • Farrah shared about Title IX. • Kelden identified new things they are working on like Body Cams for Law Enforcement. Budget cuts have impacted their office and projects like Vic- tim Witness Program. • It was announced that Dr. Joseph D'Angelo has joined the Bay Clinic with the merging of Island Pediatrics to Bay Clinic. C. 2021 Women's Legislative Caucus Virtual Breakfast Virtual Breakfast was held on 1/27/2021. Mihaela, Brooke, Mele and Eve- lyn attended. It was very in- formative and they discussed the bills they are supporting. 2 bills are focused on violence against women, 1 bill on women's health, I bill on child and family, 1 bill focused on women in the workplace. There were also bills that had 75% support that were discussed. Evelyn did a report after the meeting and it is included (see attached). Cyd said the HSCSW also did a report on the bills. Mele suggested the Sub - Committee meet and figure out what bills need our support and track them. ACTION ITEM: Evelyn send the report to Brooke to be included in the minutes. Mihaela send the Power Point Presentation from the WLC to Allen to forward to the Committee. Mele set up Sub -Committee meet- ing and report back at next meeting. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Teen Dating Violence Mele sent information to to Allen for Teen Dating Violence Cell Phone Cards and needs to follow up with him on the status. ACTION ITEM: Mele contact Allen for update for next meeting. B. Real Women Essay Contest The sub -committee met and drafted the Gratitude, Grace + Grit Letter, Talk- ing Points, and Fact Sheet so everything is ready. Just need the new Chair (replacing Kami) to sign the letter before it goes out. AC- 12/08/201mi County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 TION ITEM: Mele send letter to Chair to sign and then send to Allen and the Com- mittee to share with their sphere/organization/group. C. CSW Brochure Mihaela updated the CSW Brochure with edits from last meeting. Only waiting on the new Chair to be updated and then send the pdf to Allen for printing. Dianna researched if the CSW Committee could have a Website/Landing Page and/or a Social Media Page as a means of getting out information and contact info and found out the Mayors Office is working on a template for a landing page for Boards to have a space on the County website. They will send an update in a few weeks. ACTION ITEM: Mihaela update with new Chair and send to Allen. Dianna invite Pomaikai Bartolome (Executive Assistant to Mitch Roth) to our March Meeting. D. Family Services Directory Cyd distributed 250 copies to all Bay Clinics, Lokahi Treatment Center, Pahoa Adult Mental Health • Evelyn distributed 200 from Farrah, KTA, Creative Arts Hawaii, Penn Youth Foundation, Longs, Hawaii Care Services, Keaau Middle + Highschool, and Hilo Highschool. • Mele keeps the master distribution list updated and did not receive updated num- bers from Allen. ACTION ITEM: Mele to follow up with Allen to get his dis- tribution numbers to have the updated log ready for March meeting. Please include the log in the monthly meeting info E. Human Trafficking Sub -committee had no update to report. CSW still has Human Trafficking Info Posters to handout if needed. The Sub -Committee needs to meet and discuss the focus for CSW. Need to gather more statistics about Human Trafficking on Hawaii Island. Would like to know the actu- al numbers on runaways, trafficking victims, returned, found, repeat offenders, missing, etc. Sug- gested that the HPD and the Prosecuting Attorney's office could help in gather these figures. ACTION ITEM: Sub -Committee meet before next meeting. 12/08/201mi County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 F. Equal Pay Sub -Committee had no update to report. The sub -committee will meet to discuss doing a 2021 campaign (Radio +Print Ads) to bring awareness to Equal Pay. ACTION ITEM: Andy set up meeting with Sub -Committee before next meet- ing. G. Status of Women Report Sub -Committee Sub -Committee Update- Farrah sent a google doc link for Committee Mem- bers to provide feedback on the report. Feedback from Puna was to include at the end suggestions for legisla- tive action that we could help push forward. ACTION ITEM: Mihaela will put some more thought into the report and put together the final report to be presented at the next meeting. Add to Agenda for March Meeting for the Committee to decide what to do with the report/who to share it with. Idea are: short pow- er point presentation, share with YWCA, send to Mayor, do a press release, etc.? X. NEW BUSINESS A. Election for vacancies (Chairperson and possibly Vice -Chairperson) Mele nominated Mihaela for Chair. Andy seconded. No other nominations were received. Brooke motioned to close the nom- inating floor. Andy seconded. No discussion. Motion approved. Mihaela will now be the Chair. Brooke nominated Mele for Vice Chair. Evelyn seconded. No other nominations were re- ceived. Brooke motioned to close the nominating floor. Evelyn seconded. No discussion. Mele will now be the Vice -Chair. ACTION ITEM: Nominating Committee to meet and come up with slate for Corresponding Secretary. Mihaela add Corresponding Secretary nomination and vote to March Agenda. B. Review permitted communications under the Sunshine Law Diana reviewed the permitted communication C. The Masi Movement How can CSW help? XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS None 12/08/201mi County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 XII. ADJOURNMENT Mihaela motioned to adjourn meeting. Brooke seconded. Meeting adjourned at 11:26 am. Next Meeting: Wednesday March 17, 2021. IF YOU REQUIRE AN ACCOMMODATION OR AUXILIARY AID AND/OR SERVICES TO PAR- TICIPATE IN THIS MEETING (I.E. SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, LARGE PRINT) PLEASE CALL ALLEN BARTOLOME AT (808) 961-0466. 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