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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-18 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, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 18, 2023 9:30am I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Farrah-Marie Gomes called the meeting to order at 10:12 a.m. II. ROLL CALL Present— Farrah-Marie Gomes, Andres Langtry, Shana Kukila, Rachelle Agrigado- Betts, Christina Basham, Jennifer Stotter (State CSW Liason, ex-officio) & Suzanna Tiapula (Corporation Counsel, ex-officio), Lisa Pana (arrived 10:42 a.m.) Excused — Elena Cabatu, Evelyn Kahea Lee, and Hannah Preston-Pita III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for December 21, 2022 Andrew motioned to approve the meeting minutes from Dec. 21, 2022, with one edit to the roll call: change "Emelia Martinez" to "Amelia Martinez". Christina seconded the motion. Motion approved. IV. TREASURER'S REPORT: Andrew reported no changes to the Treasurer's Report from last month. A. Approval of Treasurer's Report: Rachelle motioned to approve the Treasurer's Report as of January 2023 with no changes. Christina seconded the motion. Motion was approved. 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 Jennifer reported that the next state CSW meeting will be on January 25. She said the focus of the state CSW continues to be access to safe abortions and healthcare, missing and murdered native Hawaiian women and girls, and other women's issues. She added that Khara Carola-Jabolus, the state CSW Chair, is planning a trip to Hawai'i Island in March for Women's History Month, to share about the Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls report. Shana said she saw the state CSW roundtable held recently with Senator Mazie Hirono on the news. Jennifer said she was not aware of that and will look it up. C. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) East Hawai'i — No report. West Hawai'i — Christina reported that the new Children's Justice Center (CJC) director as of February 1, 2023 is Erin Boski, formerly of Catholic Charities. She said that Cindy Evans attended that meeting as the new County Council member for North Hawai'i. 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 D. Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) Task Force Farrah reported that the Task Force meets bi-monthly, and the next meeting is on January 26. She will report on that at the February meeting. She referred the committee to the Task Force Report link on the December 21, 2022 minutes. She said that the state CSW Chair will be coming in March and this will have to be worked out in terms of logistics, airfare, etc. She said the ideal date is during the crossover in the legislature, when bills cross over between the branches, mean- ing they are still alive. She said this would be a good time to promote legislation and discuss this with the state Chair when she visits. She suggested staying away from Spring Break to allow college students to participate if interested. ACTION ITEM: Jennifer will follow up on the visit details for the state CSW Chair. Vill. NEW BUSINESS A. Statements from the Public: No statements from the public. B. Review and approval of By-laws Suzanna said the document is meant to align all county boards and commissions to the same standards.The original has been slightly amended and reformatted for better use. ACTION ITEM: Farrah will include the amended By-laws draft into the meeting packet for February 2023 for committee review and discussion. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Statements from the Public: No statements from the public B. Sub-Committee Memberships : No action, tabled by Chair ACTION ITEM: Subcommittee Chairs will provide a one paragraph blurb about what their subcommittee is focused on. ACTION ITEM: Farrah will send out a new roster of subcommittees/members before the next meeting. C. Communications Sub-Committee reports a. Status of Chair and Secretary email accounts Farrah said she drafted a policy and procedure protocol for the proposed CSW email account, which Shana created: hawaiicountycsw(a_amail.com. After committee discussion, the following edits were made to the docu- ment: the Treasurer was taken off the list of authorized account users by request of the Treasurer; the Recording Secretary was added to the list of account holders; guidance was added into the document regarding not deleting messages so there is a record of communications; and based on Sunshine Law, the email is not to be used to communicate with other committee members. 2 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 Approval of gmail account protocols: Shana motioned to approve the proposed CSW email account policies and procedures. Andy seconded the motion. Motion was approved. ACTION ITEM: Shana will coordinate with Chair, Vice Chair, and Recording Secretary. b. Facebook updates Farrah reported she posted a UH Leadership workshop in December and encouraged others to post and share upcoming events or activities on the CSW Facebook page. c. Family Services Directory Farrah suggested we reduce the amount of printed directories ordered and combine 2023 with 2024. i. Distribution log — Committee is reminded to please keep track of directories distributed. D. Outreach Sub-Committee reports a. 2022 Year of the Mother i. Status of the Mother Report Shana gave a brief overview of the initiative and thanked every- one for their support. She said she would have done more if she had more time. She requested to wrap up the report and to create a final draft as her professional graduate paper, working with the Chair. The Chair suggested to extend the Permitted Investigative Group (PIG) until the report is finished, and wants to talk more about it to tie up loose ends related to the preliminary draft report. ACTION ITEM: Shana will coordinate a Zoom meeting for the group. Christina motioned to approve the extension of the PIG to a time no later than March 2023, to be reviewed at that time for further extension. Rachelle seconded the motion. The motion was approved. b. Teen Dating Violence Shana distributed cards in Honolulu and will update the distribution log i. Distribution log c. Real Women Essay Request given to Allen regarding gift cards, waiting for response. ACTION ITEM: Discuss start date. d. Community Surveys As of 1/18/23, 60 responses have been received with 10 questions. We are still collecting baseline data of how our island residents feel about issues in our community, primarily women. More discussion to be had on findings. Shana sent the survey to Legislature and County Council. Allen continues to make survey available to various County groups. The focus it to keep the survey on Hawaii Island. 3 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 ACTION ITEM: Decide on end date to close survey for this round. E. Research Sub-Committee reports a. Status of Women Report: None b. Equal Pay: Committee needs to review and tighten up criteria on Equal Pay event, request has been submitted, awaiting response. Stay tuned in the coming months. F. Legislative & Advocacy a. Human Trafficking: No report. b. Equal Pay: See above, more information forthcoming. c. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Summit: Request still pending. d. Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) i. Approval of project rationale: Will be presented next month. In May 2022, President Biden acknowledged MMNHI event. The committee would like to further discuss how we recognize the day in our community. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS: None. XI. ADJOURNMENT: by Chair at 11:33 a.m. Next meeting: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 9:30am via Zoom 4