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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-09 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Friday, July 9, 2010, 10:00 a.m. County Building Puna Conference Room PRESENT Katie Nova, Chair JoAnne Balberde-Kamalii, Vice-Chair Kimberly Schneider, Secretary Nancy Kelly, Treasurer Carol Kitaoka Andrea Mejia Kathleen Peters Dawn Pung EXCUSED Julie Mecklenburg, Corporation Counsel (ex-officio) ABSENT Charmaine Ka-ipo Elena Cabatu, HSCSW Commissioner (ex-officio) CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:25 a.m. ROLL CALL A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. Pung moved to approve the agenda as submitted. A. Mejia seconded the motion. The motion was passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES K. Schneider moved to approve the June 18, 2010 minutes. C. Kitaoka seconded the motion. The motion was passed. TREASURER’S REPORT The treasurer’s report was circulated. N. Kelly reported that two treasurer’s reports were provided. One is last fiscal year’s summary of expenditures which reflected a balance of $137.41. The second report is CSW’s budget for the current fiscal year which began on July 1, 2010 is $11,169. The column under adjusted appropriation reflects the distribution of the line items’ amounts. A. Mejia moved to accept the treasurer’s reports. J. Balberde-Kamalii seconded the motion. The motion was passed. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None. CORRESPONDENCE None. REPORTS A.Education 1.Urgent Services Directory CSW is still awaiting the updated directory from Claudia Wilcox-Boucher, professor at UH Hilo. However, J. Viernes pointed out that the directory still needs to go out to bid for typesetting. The directory that is currently on the county’s website is a PDF document which cannot be edited. J. Balberde-Kamalii offered to contact C. Wilcox-Boucher to follow up on the directory. 2.Equal Pay No report. B.Health 1.Women’s Health Month No report. C.Liaison 1.HSCSW No report. 2.Legislative Update No report. D.Community Reports None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.First Female Board – J. Balberde-Kamalii J. Balberde-Kamalii reported that the supplies have been purchased and Ben Franklin Crafts will be assisting her with the board. However, there are some pictures that are missing and the committee needs to check to make sure of the life spans of the women. CSW members offered to research the missing photos and forward it to her or J. Viernes. She would like to complete the board before the women’s hall of fame. K. Nova stated that CSW has discussed this issue before and if the pictures are not available, then a photo will not be displayed. C. Kitaoka added that the pictures that CSW members could get were given to A. Mejia at the time. N. Kelly said that she 2 also tried to obtain a picture from the Department of Public Safety and she couldn’t get it. J. Balberde-Kamalii said that the updated information on the boards would be used to update the booklet. The format for the boards is to be able to keep adding items on the board. If there are additional pictures, then another board could be purchased and use it as a supplement. J. Balberde-Kamalii said that the women’s hall of fame board will be done as a plaque style since CSW does not have pictures of all the winners. B.Essay Contest – C. Kitaoka J. Balberde-Kamalii reported that she will obtain the names of the English teachers for East Hawaii and possibly West Hawaii after school starts in August. C.Hawaii County Women’s Hall of Fame – C. Ka-ipo A. Mejia reported that Melveen Leed was informed about CSW’s decision to have entertainment done by someone else. N. Kelly, K. Nova, K. Peters, and D. Pung volunteered to be the judges. CSW developed criteria which will be used for the judging.The deadline for nominations is August 20, 2010. It was decided to do a conference call on August 25 at 4:00 p.m. C. Kitaoka offered to contact Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and follow up on the setup fee. J. Viernes said she received special room rates for $129 per night plus tax and the contract. K. Peters suggested that CSW find out from C. Ka-ipo whether she will continue to chair this event or not. CSW needs to know her decision and respect her wishes before anyone takes further action. A. Mejia offered to contact C. Ka-ipo to get an update and report back to CSW by this afternoon. J. Viernes mentioned that she received a song list from entertainer, Maelan Abran. CSW suggested that they review the list so the members can make their own selection. D.Voter Registration Booth – K. Schneider K. Schneider reported that she did a voter registration booth at the Fourth of July parade with the League of Women Voters. Hale Halawai was full of booths of politicians. Secondly, she has secured a booth at the Kona Village Stroll on Alii Drive. The dates are Sunday, July 18; Sunday, August 22; and Sunday, September 19. Those dates were chosen because the registration deadline for the primary is August 19 and the registration deadline for the general is October 4. The set up takes place between 12:30 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. and break down is 6:00 p.m. K. Schneider is looking for volunteers to help during that timeline for a few 3 hours. The exact booth location will be determined until a week before the event because they will prioritize people that have been coming regularly and give them the spots that they want. Cars are allowed to drop off materials between 12:30 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. and then they will allow the car back in between 6:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. to break down. They have secure parking for everyone that has booths behind the old theater. She explained the parking situation during this event. K. Nova said that the Kona Village Stroll has a different crowd than the Fourth of July. There is music with a variety of bands. K. Schneider added that the Palace is open and the location draws in the crowd. It may draw in a lot of tourist. K. Schneider said she is looking for a pop up tent for shade, approximately a 10X10 tent because booth spaces are not to exceed 10' x 10'. A. Mejia offered her tent, but she needs to check on the dimensions first. Interested members were asked to come for a few hours or an early or a late shift. The League of Women Voters has said to let them know what CSW needs so K. Schneider can start doing a coalition with them. The League is going to do a booth two days right before the primary so they are doing August 18 and 19 at Kmart. The League of Women Voters doesn’t do very much voter registration in Hilo because Hilo gets a lot of people registering already. Kona seems to not have as much people registering because you need to register when you move and there is a little more transient population in Kona. K. Schneider suggested that CSW take a handful of applications that they can distribute to people that they run into and talk to at work as well. K. Peters suggested utilizing the UH West Hawaii campus and register the new students in the parking lot during the first day of classes. K. Schneider mentioned that you can now register starting at age 16, but you cannot vote until age 18. K. Peters indicated that since CSW has a booth, then the committee should use the booth for public relations and show what they are doing. If electricity is available, she would bring a TV and DVD player and play the teen dating violence video for any passerby. K. Schneider said the Urgent Services Directory for Families will be available and CSW can distribute information about the committee. N. Kelly said that she has leftover pens and key chains from the teen dating violence conference to use as giveaways. The books from Dr. Jill Murray can also be on display and may be sold to interested people. E.Teen Dating Violence Prevention C. Kitaoka reported that they will have an event at the Kona Village Stroll on July 18. N. Kelly reported that they had planned to distribute sets of books to the middle and high schools accompanied by a letter. C. Kitaoka suggested including information in 4 the letter about bringing the play to the schools if they wanted. K. Peters suggested giving the books to the counselors and behavioral health specialists. J. Balberde-Kamalii recommended giving the books to the at-risk counselors and the drop out prevention program counselors because they are the people who would review and implement it as much as possible. She also suggested the alternative learning programs because they would incorporate it into their curriculum. In addition, she suggested that CSW attend a faculty staff meeting in the beginning of the school year to explain the distribution of the books. CSW suggested that each member call who they know to determine where to send the books. F.Teens Internet Protection – A. Mejia A. Mejia reported that she would like to set up presentations at Kealakehe, Konawaena, Pahoa, Hilo High School, and St. Joseph School in September or October. NEW BUSINESS None. ANNOUNCEMENTS A.Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Friday, August 13, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in the Waimea Civic Center conference room. B.Schedules K. Nova and J. Viernes will be unable to attend the August meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:46 a.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, _______________________________ JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY 5