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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-04-08 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Friday, April 8 2011, 10:00 a.m. Tutu’s House in Waimea PRESENT Katie Nova, Chair Kimberly Schneider, Secretary Nancy Kelly, Treasurer Doodie Downs Kathleen Peters Elena Cabatu, HSCSW Commissioner (ex-officio) Julie Mecklenburg, Corporation Counsel (ex-officio) EXCUSED Carol Kitaoka Dawn Pung Linda Ugalde CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:13 a.m. ROLL CALL A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA K. Peters moved to approve the agenda as submitted.N. Kelly seconded the motion. The motion was passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES K. Schneider moved to approve the February 11, 2011 minutes. K. Peters seconded the motion. The motion was passed. TREASURER’S REPORT The treasurer’s report was circulated. J. Viernes reported that the only outstanding bill that has not been processed is the gift cards for the essay contest winners for $1,175. N. Kelly mentioned that the funding for the Urgent Services Directory for Families has been allocated from a domestic violence grant under the Prosecutor’s Office. N. Kelly circulated a worksheet for meal allocation for next fiscal year since the budget for meals have been reduced to $500. K. Nova reminded CSW members to be mindful of their lunch costs since it has to be kept at a minimum amount. K. Peters suggested Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer that CSW pay for $85 for each lunch expense and the committee members split the balance. Secondly, CSW needs to change the venues for lunch. K. Peters moved to accept the treasurer’s report. K. Schneiderseconded the motion. The motion was passed. K. Peters wanted to add mentoring as new business, but J. Mecklenburg pointed out that it needs to be on the agenda for the next meeting since it’s a new topic and a member from the public would want to come and provide comments. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None. CORRESPONDENCE A.Thank you letter and evaluation form from Kimberly Higashi, Catering and Conference Services Manager of the Mauna Kea Resort, for selecting the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel for the “Real Women” essay contest B.Letter from CSW to L. Ashida, Corporation Counsel, regarding J. Mecklenburg’s status as ex-officio to CSW C.Email response from L. Ashida regarding J. Mecklenburg D.Resignation letter from J. Balberde-Kamalii REPORTS A.Education 1.Urgent Services Directory J. Viernes reported that the directory went out to bid and waiting for it to be awarded. Secondly, she will not be able to store and distribute the directories since she has no storage space. N. Kelly will follow up with her office staffto find out the status of the printing. 2.Equal Pay E. Cabatu reported that she prepared two radio ads for Equal Pay Day which is running until next Wednesday, April 12. The male is her18-year old brother, graduating from Kamehameha and the other is her 22-year old sister, graduating from UH Hilo. B.Health 1.Women’s Health Month E. Cabatu reported that the 2011 Ladies’ Night Out Event with Hui Malama Ola Na Oiwi will be held on September 23, 2011. This year they are renting out the entire Civic Auditorium because they want to expand the outreach to other organizations that assist women. Perhaps thecommittee can ask the county to waive the $500 rental fee since CSW will be a co-sponsor. 2 J. Viernes reported that a letter from the Mayor’s Office needs to be sent to the Department of Parks and Recreation in order to waive the fees. N. Kelly offered to draft a letter to the Mayor’s Office requesting for a waiver of the rental fees. E. Cabatu said that she didn’t have anything in mind for Women’s Health Week which will be held from May 8-14, 2011. C.Liaison 1.HSCSW E. Cabatu reported that for Women’s Health Week the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women (HSCSW) is paying for bus placards to go into all the buses on Oahu. The HSCSW are also helping out Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies in getting out text messages before, during and after pregnancy. Last month at the Governor’s Mansion, Annelle Amaral was honored during the Women’s History Month event. Many of her close friends attended. The International Women’s Leadership Conference will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 on Oahu. It has been taken out of the Governor’s Office and was contracted out. Perhaps the new committee members and members who did not attend can participate this year. 2.Legislative Update E. Cabatu reported that the big issue that didn’t happen was the emergency contraceptive in the emergency room bill that was held up and wasn’t even heard. It was help up by St. Francis Hospital. D.Community Reports None. UNFINISHEDBUSINESS A.First Female Board –K. Peters/K. Schneider K. Peters presented the completed first female board for display. B.Essay Contest –C. Kitaoka J. Viernes circulated an essay contest expense report of the event. K. Schneider reported that she sat at a table with parents, teachers, and the students and they were thrilled. Some families made it a family affair and they spent the night. The parents were appreciative of the teachers. It was good energy and the program was smooth. K. Peters said it was a good turnout of families and friends. E. Cabatu mentioned that she enjoyed the essay that was recorded by a student who was unable to attend. She would like to publish aphoto of the winners and the winning essays in the newspaper. 3 C.Hawaii County Women’s Hall of Fame –Committee K. Nova stated that CSW needs to make a decision whether to continue this event every year or sporadically because no one wants to step up and chair it. Secondly, it costs a lot of money and it benefits a few people. K. Peters expressed her concerns that the hall of fame benefits a small group of women who have done great things for the community but they get this accolade. However, her goals for the committee would preferably be things helping teens and mentoring for young girls. After some discussion, K. Peters moved that CSW postpone the hall of fame and not do it in 2011. K. Schneider seconded the motion. The motion was passed. D.Teen Dating Violence Prevention –N. Kelly/C. Kitaoka K. Peters suggested distributing the books to domestic violence shelters since the women and teenage daughters with children are the ones who will benefit from the books. N. Kelly pointed out that the books have not been distributed to the schools yet. However, the books were distributed to the public library. CSW members recommended that a copy be given to every middle and high school counselors, UHH Women’s Center, women’s shelters, and health centers. D.Downs also mentioned giving the at-risk groups within the high school a set of five copies of the books so they can distribute to other groups in their school. N. Kelly said she will ask someone in her office who already prepared a list of the schools toinclude the names of the counselors. K. Nova suggested that N. Kelly prepare the list and CSW members pick one or more schools in their neighborhood and distribute the books by the end of May. E.Cabatu volunteered to take care of the schools in Kau and Keaau and other organizations.J.Mecklenburg offered to coordinate the distribution list and CSW members will respond to her. The committee also discussed putting the extra books at the Ladies’ Night Out event in September. N. Kelly suggested selling the books at public events. N. Kelly moved that CSW distribute the books to middle and high school counselors throughout the island, women’s shelters, and leftover books will be given to other organizations that serve women. K. Schneider seconded the motion. The motion was passed. The meeting was recessed at 11:25 a.m. The meeting was reconvened at 11:27 a.m. K. Peters proposed doing radio and print ads on teen dating violence this fiscal year. She is willing to write the script and maybe E. Cabatu’s brother can do the PSA. 4 The print ad can be published in the health insert geared towards parents on identifying what is an abusive relationship in teens. E. Cabatu said that one week run on KWXX/B-97/KPUA was a little more than a $1,000 and there are two main radio groups. It will cost approximately $2,500 to do a radio spot for a week. However, one radio group provides a better deal than the other. K. Peters would like to utilize all the radio groups instead of certain stations. K. Peters moved that a subcommittee consisting of E. Cabatu, K. Peters, and K.Schneider be established to prepare the radio ad with a budget. K. Schneider seconded the motion. The motion was passed. After some discussion, K. Peters amended the motion that the subcommittee will have a budget up to $3,000 for radio ads for teen dating violence prevention. N.Kelly seconded the motion. The motion was passed. E.Teens Internet Protection K. Peters suggested tabling teens internet protection and putting some motivation into mentoring. K. Peters moved that CSW take the teens internet protection off the agenda and replace it with mentoring. D. Downs seconded the motion. The motion was passed. F.CSWEvent Board –K. Peters/K. Schneider K. Peters presented the completed event board for display. Everything on the board is removable. She suggested that a group photo be taken at the next meeting for the board. J. Mecklenburg offered to store the board for CSW. NEW BUSINESS A.Nominating Committee N. Kelly and K. Peters offered to serve on the nominating committee and to come up with a slate of officers for elections in June. ANNOUNCEMENTS A.Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Friday, May 13, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. inthe Mayor’s Office conference room in Kona. B.Schedules D. Downs may not be able to attend the May meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, _______________________________ JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY 5