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MINUTES
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Friday, September 15, 2006, 10:00 a.m.
Teshimas Restaurant in Kona
PRESENTEXCUSED
Dawn Pung, ChairCharmaine Ka-ipo
Carol Kitaoka, Vice-ChairMargaret Masunaga, HSCSW
Ellen Takazawa, Secretary Commissioner (ex-officio)
Nancy Kelly, TreasurerDiane Noda, Corporation Counsel
Star Newland (ex-officio)
Katie Nova
Kathleen PetersABSENT
Janet Coburn
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 10:27 a.m.
ROLL CALL
A quorum was present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
N. Kelly moved to approve the agenda as submitted. S. Newland seconded the motion.
The motion was passed.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
C. Kitaoka moved to approve the August 17, 2006 minutes. K. Peters seconded the
motion. The motion was passed.
TREASURERS REPORT
The treasurers report was circulated.
K. Peters moved to accept the treasurers report. C. Kitaoka seconded the motion. The
motion was passed.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.
CORRESPONDENCE
A.LetterfromSoniaBlackiston,PlannedParenthoodofHawaii,offeringfivefull
scholarships for airfare and registration costs of $1,112 for CSW members to attend the
UnequalPartnersWorkshopheldonJuly11,2006onOahu
B.HawaiiStateCommissionontheStatusofWomen(HSCSW)MeetingAgendafor
September 21, 2006
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
C. Resolution Number 431-06 appropriating $2,000 forthe Girls Exploring Math and
Science (GEMS) 2006 Workshop
D. Communication regarding the Unequal Partners Workshop
K. Peters reported that S. Newland had reported that S. Blackiston was upset because
some CSW members left early from the conference. She was the first to leave
because of a family emergency. K. Peters contacted S. Blackiston and S. Blackiston
made it clear that she was not upset and she knew the CSW members were all there.
REPORTS
A. Education
1. Urgent Services Directory
The updated directory was distributed to CSW members. The directory is also
available on the County of Hawaiis website.
2. First Female Booklet
Tabled.
3.EssayContest
C. Kitaoka reported that entries are due December 15, 2006. She will start looking
for judges.
4. Mentoring
Tabled.
5.Hawaii County Womens Hall of Fame
C. Ka-ipo submitted a report regarding the Womens Hall of Fame.
J. Viernes reported that CSW is not allowed to do a no host bar because its a
county function. D. Pung said that people can go to other bars at the hotel.
K. Peters reported that the judges criteria will be modified because there is no way
to quantify one of the criteria that is worth 30% of the score. That criteria says that
honorees should represent women from the entire island. There were
approximately 21 nominations submitted.
K. Nova and K. Peters offered to pick up the leis at Castillo Orchids in Kona
Palisades.
K. Peters said she picked up the six vases for the awards. She is also willing to
havethevasesmountedonastandwithaplaqueonit.
K.PetersaskedJ.Viernestoassignanumberwitheachnomineeonthescoring
sheet and email it to the judges.
6. Equal Pay
D.PungreportedthattheEqualPaypresentationwillbedoneinApril2007.
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B. Health
1. Womens Health Month
E. Takazawa reported that they had 35 members attend the Family and Community
Education Association Ladies Day. Therewas a food demonstration on meat loaf.
On September 23, 2006, there will be a Healing Touch for Children Workshop from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Aupuni Center Conference Room.
S. Newland reported that she had approximately 15 participants at the Pahoa
Family Health Center on September 13, 2006 for The Importance of Domestic
Harmony and Womens and Societys Wellbeing workshop. The speaker was
Dr. Laura Moire, emergency room physician. In addition, the second event she was
planning to do at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has been postponed for March
2007.
C. Liaison
1. HSCSW
No report.
2.Legislative Update
No report.
D. Marketing
1. Newsletter
Tabled.
E. Community Reports
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative Training Program
C. Kitaoka reported that the peer education conference will be held on Friday,
November 3, 2006 at the Hilton WaikoloaVillage. The peer education coordinator from
Oahu and the East and West Hawaii coordinators are coordinating the conference.
The agenda is done and the registration forms have gone out. Rae Spence has agreed
to come back and speak. K. Nova and/or K. Peters will also be guest speakers. The
second half of the conference is for the students to formulate and implement an action
plan within the schools.
D. Pung suggested that CSW members attend the conference to show support since
the committee is sponsoring the conference.
B. Third Annual International Womens Leadership Conference
N.Kellycirculatedandreviewedhernotesoftheconference.Allthespeakerswere
very compassionate.
S. Newland reported that the conference was inspirational because it was nice to hear
howthespeakersgottobewhotheyare.Shewasalsoabletodistributedomestic
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harmony ribbons and take pictures with the Governor. She was also invited to speak at
a womens conference in October at Hickam Air Force base about domestic harmony
and the safe baby resolution. D. Pung advised S. Newland about using CSWs name
in events that she is coordinating on her own without the committees approval.
C. Domestic Harmony Initiative 2006
D. Pung reported that she made an error when the motion was carried in supporting the
importance of domestic harmony for women and societys wellbeing at the last meeting.
She received a call from D. Noda who stated that there needs to be five out of the nine
voting members for a quorum. You need five votes to pass any action. If there are
only five members in attendance and there are only three votes, then there is no action.
S. Newland moved that CSW agree to support domestic harmony awareness as an
alternative to domestic violence. E. Takazawa seconded the motion. E. Takazawa
said that CSW has already voted for a resolution last year. K. Nova stated that she
does not personally support this issue and it seems that CSW is uncertain about fully
supporting domestic harmony. The issues that CSW engage in and put out to the
community need to be fully supported by the committee, not something that the
committee is divided about. C. Kitaoka said that the problem is that CSW has already
voted on it and it hasnt passed so why does S. Newland keep bringing it up every
month.K.Petersmentionedthatthereasonwhysheencouragesmorediscussionis
because CSW has not passed any resolution except this alternative. N. Kelly
suggested that CSW could approach this issue as a project when it comes up in the
future. Since there were not five votes at the last meeting, there was no action so CSW
agreed to leave it as a dead issue.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Math/Science Conference for 7th Grade Girls
J. Viernes reported that she mailed the Policy for Co-Sponsorships to B. Green,
American Association of University Women. B. Green was on the mainland so she did
not submit her proposal yet. Tabled.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Friday, October 20, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in Hilo.
Location to be announced.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
RESPECTFULLYSUBMITTED,
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JEANVIERNES,STAFFSECRETARY
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