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Home My WebLink About2021-10-20 Committee on the Status of Women Minutesnoun% of wai"I ITCHIELL o, ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor 'o 655 Kilauea Avenitte • Hilb, Hawai'j 95720 (001 ), 61-049 * Fax (00 ) 9 '1-0908, MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, October 20, 2021 9:30am to 11:30am CALL TO ORDER Chair Farrah -Marie Gomes called the meeting to order at 9:43 am. II. ROLL CALL Chair called the roll when Quorum was reached: Mihaela Ryer, Excused; Brooke Derby, Excused; Andrew Langtry, Present; Shana Logan (Kukila), Present; Farrah -Marie Gomes, Present; Evelyn Lee, Present; Mele Spencer, Present; Cyd Hoffeld, Present; Dakota (Cody) Frenz, Present. Chair informed Committee that Secretary Matapuna Levenson has resigned. Chair informed Committee that Dr. Hannah Preston -Pita will join at 10:00 a.m. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Andrew motioned to approve the Agenda for Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Mele seconded the motion. Motion was voted on and passed. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mele motioned to approve the Minutes of the September 15, 2021 meeting. Shana noticed an edit that needed to be made to a name listed in the MMNHWG Task Force. Mele then motioned to table the Approval of the Minutes until the next meeting. Hannah seconded the motion. Motion was voted and passed unanimously. Action Item: Shang will follow up and make the edit for resubmission next month. V. TREASURER'S REPORT Andrew reported no changes to the Budget during July - September 2021. The entire $10,000 budget for 2021-2022 is the remaining balance for this fiscal year. Mele motioned to approve the Treasurer's Report. Kahea seconded the motion. Motion was voted on and passed. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC No statements this month. VII. CORRESPONDENCE No correspondence this month. Cody said an official email for HCSW is in process. noun% of wai"I IT HIELL o, ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/'o 066 Kilauea Avenitte • Hilb, Hawaji'j 9 720 Vill. REPORTS (8018), 961-046 . Fax,(80 ) 961-8908 A. HSCSW liaison report Cyd shared the current Kaua'i County report on the impacts of the pandemic on women. This report had been requested by the Kaua'i County CSW committee. Chair shared the HCSW version for Hawai'i County in Resolution 680-20. Cyd offered State Commission support for the Hawai'i County Committee for the upcoming year, and encouraged requests for funding be made soon. B. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) No report. No members attended. Kahea offered to be the Designee moving forward. Chair says Kahea can state her role in HCSW at any future meetings. Chair shared that up to 4 members of HCSW can attend FVIC meetings, which are held every 1st Monday of the month for East Hawaii. The West Hawaii meetings directly conflict with our HCSW meetings. Regular emails from Allen should be coming to every HCSW member as an invitation to attend. Shana said she is not getting the emails. Chair said she will follow up with Allen about this. Action Item: Chair to ask Allen to include all members of HCSW to the FVIC email list. C. MMNHWG Task Force Mihaela will report on the task force next month. Chair will send the current report for inclusion in minutes. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Communications: Brochure, Family Services Directory, Social Media Brochure needs to be updated before distribution due to membership turnover. Discussion about term limits commenced. Hannah's term ends on Dec. 31, 2021. Chair asked Pomai and Cody about terms, and the preferred staggered terms. Questions about reappointment arose. Current holdover members did not have to reapply in the past. Chair notes that Bylaws allow four year terms per member, not per district. Therefore, any new replacement member should get four years. Chair says that staggered terms are preferable in order to maintain quorum. Chair notes that 6 members will be at the end of their term in 2022, and any new members should be brought in with four year terms each, including Hannah. Pomai said usually, holdovers from Mayor's advisory boards such as HCSW allow for a 90 day holdover and all must reapply for another term in that time. Action Item: Cody to research and clarify Bylaws/county rules regarding terms. � l %ref Wi"ii COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN ;?vnr cl'o ) I iia uea oNvenitte * Hub, Hawaii"i 0 t20 Family Service,4b*6gt6rg4k6retid>f6�gfbbflbfiChair said the 2021 version was updated with the help of UH Hilo students, adding in the HCSW mission and other edits. It is now the 2021-2022 version. Hannah asked if there's a PDF version. Chair suggests members pick up from Allen at the office for distribution. Action Item: Chair can share PDF and will update the YWCA online version. Social Media will be reported on at the next meeting when Brooke is present. B. Outreach: Teen Dating Violence, Real Women Essay, Ma'i Movement Teen Dating Violence cards are still in the works. Allen has not answered emails from Mele to follow up on the order for the paper. Action Item: Chair will follow up with Allen on this. Real Women Essay Chair asked for new ideas on this. Ma'i Movement is still awaiting a response from Allen to see if there is an exemption that will allow for this purchase. 2022 Year of the Mother proposal and budget was shared by Shana. Chair said we need to include the County seal; must add `okina to Hawaii. Mele motioned to approve the Malama Makuahine Year of the Mother 2022 project proposal and Budget of $3400. Hannah seconded motion. Motion was voted on and approved by the Committee. Action Item: Shana to create a Budget Narrative for the November meetina. Hawaii Diaper Bank is now at UH Hilo. Chair said UH Hilo is an official donation and distribution site for diapers. Open to donations from the public. In the Spring of 2022, UH Hilo students with infants can get free diapers on campus. Chair requests support from the Committee for this project. C. Research: Status of Women Report, Equal Pay Status of Women Report will be presented at noon on November 10 to the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Chair said anyone wanting to attend can do so. Action Item: Chair to share flyer once available. Equal Pay has no report. noun% of wai"I ITCHIELL o, ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/'o 655 Kilauea Avenitte • Hilb, N-Hawaiil' 96720 (001 ), 1-04 * Fax C O8j Ot 1-800 D. Legislative & Advocacy: Human Trafficking, Equal Pay Kahea said there is no report yet, she will have one for November's meeting. Action Item: Chair suggests Legislative/Advocacy Subcommittee meet and present at the next meeting any updates and proposals. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS Action Item: XI. ADJOURNMENT Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:42 a.m. Next meeting: November 17, 2021