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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-02-15 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 15, 2023 9:30am I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Farrah-Marie Gomes called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m. II. ROLL CALL Present— Farrah-Marie Gomes, Andrew Langtry, Shana Kukila, Hannah Preston- Pita, Christina Basham, Elena Cabatu, Lisa Pana, Jennifer Stotter (State CSW Liason, ex-officio), Suzanna Tiapula (Corporation Counsel, ex-officio), Kari Sochor (Intern Jennifer Kagiwada`s office), Excused — Rachelle Agrigado-Betts (attended partial, but did not count toward quorum) and Evelyn Kahea Lee. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for January 18, 2023 Deferred until next month for approval. IV. TREASURER'S REPORT A. Approval of Treasurer's Report No report, no update from County. Submit project rationales at next meeting. ACTION ITEM: Shana will follow up on budget request for car seats, (gift bags) for program and & grant proposal process. ACTION ITEM: Request financials ending February to report for March meeting. V. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC No statements from the public. VI. CORRESPONDENCE No correspondence. VI I. REPORTS A. Statements from the Public No statements from the public. B. Hawaii State CSW (HSCSW) liaison report The next Hawaii State CSW meeting is on February 28, 2023. Khara Jabola-Carolus is willing to come to Hawaii Island and share out with constituents. C. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) No report. D. Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) Task Force The Task Force met on January 26, 2023. A legislative preview of bills related to this topic was discussed and covered. Additional discussion was held about the MMNHWG report and how Phase 2 will dig deeper into the data on qualitative information. The next Task Force meeting is scheduled for April 20, 2023. 1 County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 Vill. NEW BUSINESS A. Statements from the Public No statements from the public. B. Review and approval of By-Laws Group had discussion on proposed revisions. MOTION by Elena, Shana seconded. Motion passed. A question was raised after the vote regarding officers. MOTION to withdraw prior motion made be Elena, seconded by Shana. Motion passed. Floor opened back up for discussion. Capitalize "C" in Corresponding — pg. 4, delete spaces and adjust formatting throughout document. Farrah will send to Suzanna language for DUTIES for Recording and Corresponding Secretary to be split roles and reflected as two separate positions in the bylaws. Suzanna will revise and make edits and present to the committee at the next meeting. Vote to approve new bylaws will take place at next meeting. ACTION ITEM: Farrah to send to Allen a request to update membersip list, to include Jennifer and to post to website. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Statements from the Public No statements from the public. B. Sub-Committee Memberships a. Review of Sub-Committee Responsibilities Sunshine Law remains in effect if holding a meeting. Permitted Investigative Groups can work on projects outside of CSW meetings and come back to committee to share out progress. Farrah shared Responsibilities for Sub-Committees document. MOTION by Elena to approve the responsiblities for sub-committees as noted. Hannah seconded. DISCUSSION: Do we change the agenda to delete Legislative & Advocacy committee since the Legislative Committee is a standing committee per the bylaws? Yes. This will no longer be considered a Sub- Committee. ACTION ITEM: Revise sub-committees list and committee members at next month's meeting b. Nomination and Election of Sub-Committee members Tabled to next meeting C. Communications Sub-Committee reports a. Status of Chair and Secretary email accounts Policy and procedures were approved last month, so implementation is pending approval of January minutes. 2 County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 b. Facebook updates Members are encouraged to post updates and recognitions related to women. Recent examples include all women fly-over on the Superbowl, 20 women invented innovations, women surfers who participated in the Eddie, Teen Dating, general information, etc. c. Family Services Directory i. Distribution log Farrah distributed 21 at a Native Hawaiian Health hui meeting in Waimea. Christina distributed 50 to St. Michael's Church in Kona. A. Outreach Sub-Committee reports a. 2022 Year of the Mother i. Status of the Mother Report The Permitted Invesitgative Group's next meeting is on February 24, will have a full share out at the March meeting. Goals for advocating for mothers has been MET! ii. Approval or project rationale was deferred to March. b. Teen Dating Violence i. Distribution log None, but committee encouraged to distribute and log, project rationale for more cards for next meeting c. Real Women Essay i. Per Allen, gift card request is currently with the County Finance Office. d. Community Surverys i. Approval of project rationale— request to review project budget details, requesting to work with Shana to finalize for share out next meeting B. Research Sub-Committee reports a. Status of Women Report— Malama Makuahine Report is taking the place of the Status of Women Report for 2022. b. Equal Pay— Per Allen, purchase request is with Finance Office. C. Legislative & Advocacy a. Human Trafficking - no report b. Equal Pay— Per Allen, purchase request is with Finance Office. c. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Summit— Per Allen, a contract needs to be drafted and approved, then this will be treated like a contingency relief fund request. 3 County of Hawaii MITCHELL D. ROTH COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Mayor c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 d. Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) i. Approval of project rationale For 2023, the sub-committee is looking to purchase red dresses from Amazon and a storage container (not to exceed $350 total) to continue the awareness campaign of partnering with community members to participate in initiative on May 5. MOTION: Andrew motioned to approval project rationale not to exceed $350. Elena seconded. Approved, motion carried. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Members encouraged to think about project rationales for next month, $4000 in requests still available. b. Women 2023 Legislative Bills SB896/ HB1427— Legal Protections from Hostile States for Abortion Care Providers and Patients in Hawaii HB1343—A Statewide Reproductive Health Coordinator HB1441 / SB1526— Strengthens Legal Abortion HB955 / SB1047— Saves Midwifery HB547 + HB391 — Increases Wages for Childcare Workers c. Travel Grant for Lobby Day through ACLU d. March 15 —Zonta Club Recognition — Brandee Menino e. Shannon Matson (admin assistanct Jenn Kagiwada)— Council agenda 9am Government Affairs Resolution 57-23 HB955/SB1047 Midwifery f. Next meeting: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 9:30am via Zoom XI. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 11:34am by Chair Farrah Marie Gomes. 4