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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-15 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 10:00 a.m. County Building Puna Conference Room PRESENT EXCUSED Katie Nova, Chair Carol Kitaoka Kimberly Schneider, Secretary Kathleen Peters Nancy Kelly, Treasurer Julie Mecklenburg, Corporation Counsel Doodie Downs (ex-officio) Linda Ugalde Elena Cabatu, HSCSW Commissioner ABSENT (ex-officio) Dawn Pung CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:17 a.m. ROLL CALL A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA K. Schneider moved to approve the agenda as submitted. L. Ugalde seconded the motion. The motion was passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES K. Schneider moved to approve the May 13, 2011 minutes. N. Kelly seconded the motion. The motion was passed. TREASURER’S REPORT The treasurer’s report was circulated. N. Kelly reported that all expenses including the radio spots have been paid as of June 14, 2011 except a $35.40 reimbursement. Outstanding expenses are mileage and meals for today’s meeting. The committee would like to process the rental fee of $150 for the Ladies Night Out event by the end of this fiscal year if possible. N. Kelly will try to get an invoice. L. Ugalde moved to accept the treasurer’s report. K. Schneider seconded the motion. The motion was passed. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None. CORRESPONDENCE A. Letter of support to CSW for the Filipino Domestic Violence Conference on October 28, 2011 at the Aupuni Center Conference Room To be added to the July agenda for discussion. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer th B. Invitation to the Hui Malama Ola Na Oiwi 11 annual Ladies Night Out event to be held on Friday, September 23, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at the Afook-chinen Hilo Civic Auditorium REPORTS A. Education 1. Urgent Services Directory K. Nova reported that the new directory was available at the depression screening at the Kona Ladies Night Out event. CSW members requested copies of the directory for distribution from N. Kelly. 2. Equal Pay No report. B. Health 1. Women’s Health Month K. Nova reported that the depression screening board was used at the Kona Ladies Night Out. She was unable to attend so K. Peters provided the depression screening. K. Peters said it was very successful, but not quite as many people as last year. E. Cabatu suggested that Women’s Health Month be also Women’s Health Week/Month because people tend to get confused. Women’s Health Week is held in May and Women’s Health Month is held in September. The Ladies Night Out event in Hilo will be held on September 23, 2011. She would like to have depression screenings at the Ladies Night Out event in Hilo by Dr. Michelle Zalenski. K. Nova offered to invite Dr. M. Zalenski to the event. E. Cabatu mentioned that the HSCSW has money to do some sort of funding for advertising, etc. for Women’s Health Month in September. She suggested that CSW think of running ads on teen pregnancy prevention and education which ran for Women’s Health Week in May. Secondly, there is space in the Prince Kuhio Plaza to do some rolling ads on their electronic boards. C. Liaison 1. HSCSW E. Cabatu reported that the HSCSW received $52,000 for their program budget. The HSCSW is thinking about doing the Ready to Run campaign again. They skipped it last year. The Ready to Run campaign is a campaign training workshop for women considering seeking public office, running for higher office, or working on a campaign. The goal is to increase women’s involvement in the political process. E. Cabatu stated that the International Women’s Leadership Conference will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort. 2 CSW would like to send D. Downs and K. Schneider to the conference. The committee will cover airfare, registration fee, taxi/rental car, and airport parking. The HSCSW may be able to pay for the registration fee. The conference will be added on to the July agenda and CSW will discuss and vote on it. E. Cabatu mentioned that the HSCSW is asking if the committee would like to share the teen dating violence ads because the commission thought it was outstanding. The ads would be shared with the other county committees if they wanted to run it on their radio stations in their county. The commission would also like to play it on the UH radio. CSW thought it was a wonderful idea. E. Cabatu announced that half of the commission members will be cycling out and new members will be cycling in. She has signed up for a second term. 2. Legislative Update E. Cabatu circulated a final report on the Hawaii Women’s Coalition Bills. D. Community Reports None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Essay Contest – C. Kitaoka No report. B. Hawaii County Women’s Hall of Fame – Committee No report. C. Teen Dating Violence Prevention (DVD) – N. Kelly/C. Kitaoka N. Kelly reported that Terri Lum from the family violence interagency committee asked if CSW is willing to work with them for domestic violence awareness month (October) to promote teen dating violence prevention/awareness. T. Lum wanted CSW to sponsor the ads and N. Kelly explained that CSW had extra money, but the committee will not have money to do radio spots again. Therefore, T. Lum suggested whether CSW would be willing to share the script and they could maybe produce a video clip and put it on public access television. E. Cabatu said they could take the audio and voice it over images because it would be a lot easier. K. Nova felt it was a great idea as long as the committee gets credit and T. Lum does the production. E. Cabatu offered to check with the HSCSW to see if it would be funded by the commission and if they want to re-air the ads. D. Mentoring – K. Peters K. Nova reported that the events board will be roughed up pretty quickly unless there is a protective cover. E. Cabatu mentioned she may have some covering for it. K. Nova said that she and K. Schneider will attend the Lifeplan Institute Hawaii nd Island 2 Annual Youth Summit on Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Four Seasons 3 Hualalai. She would like to distribute the “Love Doesn’t Hurt” pens at the event. CSW had no objections. L. Ugalde stated that she would like to have the pens and the urgent services directory for families available at the Cooper Center in Volcano. K. Nova said that the teen dating violence DVD can also be used appropriately once the committee gets it from C. Kitaoka. NEW BUSINESS A. Election of Officers Election of Officers were held and the following members will serve for fiscal year 2011-2012: Chair – K. Nova Vice-Chair – K. Peters Secretary – K. Schneider Treasurer – N. Kelly B. CSW Meetings for the Upcoming Fiscal Year CSW decided to schedule the following meetings for the next fiscal year: July 8, 2011 – Waimea September 9, 2011 – Hilo December 9, 2011 – Kona February 10, 2012 – Waimea April 13, 2012 – Hilo June 8, 2012 - Kona ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Friday, July 8, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at Tutu’s House in Waimea. B. Schedules None. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:22 a.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, _______________________________ JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY 4