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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-03-15 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, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 15, 2023 9:30am CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order by Elena Cabatu Vice Chair at 9:32am. II. ROLL CALL: Present: Shana Kukila, E. Kahea Lee, Christina Basham, Andrew Langtry, Dr. Hannah Pita -Preston, Rachelle Agrigado, Lisa Pana, Suzanna Tiapula (Corporation Counsel), Jennifer Stotter (HSCSW Liaison) Excused: Farrah -Marie Gomes III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for January 18, 2023 & February 15, 2023 Andrew motioned to approve minutes, Rachelle seconded. Motion approved. IV. TREASURER'S REPORT A. Approval of Treasurer's Report Andrew shared the budget as of March 2023, and said there was no change from the last meeting (see attached for more information). V. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None VI. CORRESPONDENCE Per Farrah's request, Shana shared with the committee abouf thte Youth Jamm in Pahoa on April 1. CSW was invited to have a table at the event. The Outreach sub- committee will coordinate with the Chair on this event. Suzanna suggesting posting the flyer on Facebook page in lieu of sharing via email. VII. REPORTS A. Statements from the Public None B. Hawaii State CSW (HSCSW) liaison report Hawai'i State CSW (HSCSW) liaison report: Jennifer Stotter reported that as of March 10, 2023, the State CSW Executive Director, Khara Jabolous-Carolus, has resigned. Along with her resignation came a 10-Point Plan for the state moving forward with the work of the CSW and its partners. Suzanna suggested posting it to Facebook so everyone on the committee can see it, in lieu of sharing the document since it was not previously shared prior to the meeting or on the agenda. Shana said she will post it to the Facebook page. Jennifer also shared that one of the members of the Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls Task Force, Nikki Cristobal of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, is going to come to Hawai'i Island to share their report with the county council on April 18. Nikki Cristobal will be travelling to the Kona County Council chambers in the morning and to the UH campus in the evening (exact location to be announced). 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 Jennifer also shared that there is an open house for a new mobile health clinic in Hilo that will be happening on March 16 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. C. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) a. No report, meeting was canceled. D. Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) Task Force a. No report. Vill. NEW BUSINESS A. Statements from the Public a. None B. Review and approval of By -Laws a. Kahea motioned to approve, Rachelle seconded. Motion was approved. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Statements from the Public None B. Sub -Committee Memberships a. Nomination and Election of Sub -Committee members Elena shared the document that described each sub -committee and encouraged them to be more engaged. Kahea shared that her passion is education and human trafficking awareness, especially in the schools. Shana said that sub -committees have not been meeting to her knowledge, except for the Outreach sub -committee and the Legislative and Advocacy sub- committees. She added information about Senate Bill 295, which sets up a working group for changes in the child welfare system, and how her personal testimony helped add disabled and LGBTQ parents and families to the work group. She also clarified that her testimony was personal and not on behalf of the committee, however, it would be good moving forward if we could testify as a committee on pertinent issues. Elena requested that the Legislative sub -committee bring a list of legislative priorities to the committee at the next meeting as well as later in the year so the committee is prepared to give testimony as an entity. ACTION ITEM: Legislative sub -committee will bring a report on legislation that they wish to prioritize for this legislative session as well as the upcoming 2024 session. C. Communications Sub -Committee reports a. Status of Chair and Secretary email accounts i. Suggestion to add email address to social media pages b. Facebook updates i. No update c. Family Services Directory i. Distribution log Kahea & Shana distributed logs at Ka`u HS, unsure of the amount Christina distributed — Shana will log 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. Outreach Sub -Committee reports a. 2022 Year of the Mother i. Status of the Mother Report The Permitted Invesitgative Group completed — Status of the Mother Report will be approximately 30 pages, report is being revised to lessen graphics and make user friendly; preliminary draft will be sent to all members for review at next meeting in April. This report can be used to take to events. Data from the survey will also be reviewed. b. Teen Dating Violence i. Distribution log Need to order more, will need to discuss at next meeting ACTION ITEM: Place on next meeting agenda. c. Real Women Essay i. Per Allen, gift cards approved and processed. d. Community Surverys i. Approval of project rationale — Community Survey and Outreach Campaign, committee reviewed project rationale and had discussion about components of project rationale and concluded to amend the budget and carry over remaining $100 from Malama Makuahine to general budget and approve $4250 to fund this project rationale. Rachelle motioned, Andrew seconded. All approved, motion passed. DISCUSSION: Is there a printing budget? More clarification is needed to get surveys printed. E. Research Sub -Committee reports a. Status of Women Report i. Shana will share out next meeting b. Equal Pay i. No update F. Legislative & Advocacy a. Human Trafficking i. No report, Kahea will prepare share out at next meeting. b. Equal Pay i. No update. c. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Summit i. No update d. Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) No update. e. SB295 — Malama `Ohana Working Group i. Child Welfare Human Services will include space for the disabled, who are overlooked and underserved, into the Working Group. Shana will continue to advocate. 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 ii. The L&A group will prepare to convene as a committee to stay abreast on legislative bills and processes that CSW can support. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. April 1 — Men of Pa`a Pahoa Community — Kahea b. Aha Wahine Kuhinapapa Thursday, March 16 7pm, register online ahawahine.org March 26-27, Windward Community College c. UH Student Rick Kobayashi will be working with the committee on conducting research and collecting data around Human Trafficking d. Children Mental Health Acceptance Day, May 20, 2023 / 10am-2pm @ PKP - Rachelle e. Next meeting: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 9:30am via Zoom XI. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting adjourned at 11:02am by Vice -Chair Elena Cabatu.