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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-03-20 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, March 20, 2024 11:30am I. CALL TO ORDER a. Meeting was called to order at 11:36am by Vice Chair Shana Kukila. II. ROLL CALL a. Present: Shana Kukila, Farrah-Marie Gomes, Andrew Langtry, Hannah Preston-Pita, Christina Basham, Rachelle Agrigado-Betts, Suzanna Tiupula, Evelyn Lee (late arrival) b. Excused: Lisa Pana, Elena Cabatu c. Guests: Emma Falvey and Pennie Bumrungsiri from Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for February 28, 2024 a. Clarification that the CSW has an Identification Number on the ballot so the County can track where the ballots are coming from. b. Motion to approve by Rachelle, second by Hannah. Motion passed. IV. TREASURER'S REPORT A. Approval of Treasurer's Report a. Received expenditure report through February. Credit amount is due to County purchasing an airfare ticket, but then returned it. We have spent $339 so far this year. We have $6,361 remaining after factoring in approvals pending procurement. b. Edit date of Family Services Directory approval from 12-20-24 to 12-20-23. B. Motion to approve by Hannah, second by Rachelle. Motion passed. V. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC a. None VI. CORRESPONDENCE a. Email request to Allen from Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies to be added to the Family Services Directory. Will share during Family Services Directory section of the agenda. VII. REPORTS A. Hawaii State CSW (HSCSW) liaison report a. No meeting while the Executive Director position remains vacant. b. Timeline for filling of that position is uncertain in light of departure of DHS Director Betts. 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) a. Shana attended the March 4 East Hawaii meeting. i. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims Rights Week (21-27) b. There will be signwaving in several locations, will share schedule when updated. c. Domestic Violence vigil may possibly be held on October 11. d. House Bill 1601 was not supported by Office of the Prosecuting Attorney and has since been deferred. Vill. NEW BUSINESS a. Real Women's Essay: Discussion on history of event and direction moving forward. What is the will of the committee? i. There wasn't enough time for this discussion. If the CSW would like to discuss, the meeting time should be lengthened a little. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Communications Sub-Committee reports a. Family Services Directory i. Review of curent directory information. ii. Emma and Pennie shared information about Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies. Their organization started in 1992 and they have now been on Hawaii Island for one year. They have a Kona office and serve clients in the local clinic or their homes. They provide routine well care services, receive referrals from community providers and accept self-referrals. Their mission is to assist the socially high-risk and medically high-risk to package their care. iii. CSW has agreed to add this program to the Family Services Directory. B. Outreach Sub-Committee report by Shana a. Get Out the Vote 2024: Events, Candidate Discussion i. April 6, 10:30am — Merrie Monarch parade. Shana has a banner and shirts. They are recruiting students. There is room for one more vehicle. Email Shana if you would like to participate. Press release about Get Out and Vote to go out day before the parade. ii. Will be doing outreach at the Youth Jam on April 20. iii. Will assist the disabled community with signing up to vote on May 18. b. CSW Community Survey Update i. 74 responses electronically so far. ii. 61 responses via hand written format. 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. Shana will send responses for review. c. Malama `Ohana Working Group (Act 86) i. The goal is to have representation from every island, every county. C. Legislative/Advocacy a. Legislative priorities — Women's Coalition Update i. Shana will send out. b. National Child Abuse Prevention —Training 2024 update by Lisa i. Tabled to next meeting c. Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls (MMNHWG) i. Tabled to next meeting X. ANNOUNCEMENTS Organizations don't need to come to meeting to request to be added to the Family Service Directory. XI. ADJOURNMENT A. Next meeting: On Zoom Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 11:30am a. Motioned by Rachelle, seconded by Farrah. b. Meeting adjourned at 12:31 pm.