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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-02-10 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Tutu’s House in Waimea PRESENT EXCUSED Katie Nova, Chair Kimberly Schneider, Secretary Kathleen Peters, Vice-Chair Linda Ugalde Nancy Kelly, Treasurer Elena Cabatu, HSCSW Commissioner Doodie Downs (ex-officio) Carol Kitaoka Diane Noda, Corporation Counsel Dawn Pung (ex-officio) GUEST Farrah Gomes, UH Commission on the Status of Women CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. ROLL CALL A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. Pung moved to approve the agenda as submitted. C. Kitaoka seconded the motion. The motion was passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES N. Kelly moved to approve the December 16, 2011 minutes. D. Downs seconded the motion. The motion was passed. TREASURER’S REPORT The treasurer’s report was circulated. N. Kelly reported that upcoming expenditures are the essay contest and the equal pay radio spots. C. Kitaoka moved to accept the treasurer’s report. K. Peters seconded the motion. The motion was passed. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None. CORRESPONDENCE None. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer REPORTS A. Education 1. Urgent Services Directory N. Kelly reported that the Prosecutors Office has an intern who is working on updating the directory. She would like to bring a draft to the April meeting for CSW members to review and make any revisions. 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. Essay Contest – C. Kitaoka C. Kitaoka brought up for discussion the possibility of having five categories for grades 5-6, three categories for grades 7-8, three categories for grades 9-10, and three categories for grades 11-12. Each grade category had at least 25 or more entries except for grades 9-10 which had 10 entries. In addition, the second place winner for grades 5-6 moved to the mainland. CSW members felt this winner should still be awarded with the prize and be recognized in the program and booklet. D. Pung expressed concerns about adding more winners to each grade category because there will be problems if the committee keeps doing that every year. K. Peters suggested that CSW discontinue with first, second, third, and fourth places and have twelve finalists instead. The format can be changed next year and the committee will have the discretion to divide the awards. N. Kelly said there should be a set formula or guide so it’s consistent. K. Peters said that Roger Thomas, manager at Target in Kona, has discretionary funds on March 1 for gift cards so he suggested that the committee submit a request. The manager said that corporate tends to focus on schools and non profit agencies. D. Pung offered to check with the Hilo store. C. Kitaoka stated that the awards luncheon will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2012. The date was changed from March 4 because the bids got started late and the hotel 2 who won the bid couldn’t get the new IRS requirements done in time before the invitations were sent out. Therefore, the luncheon will be rebid again because of the new date. The location is undetermined at this time. Also, the bid for lunch is $30 inclusive because it was impossible to get a quote for $25 inclusive. The bid includes an additional cost for the ballroom, podium, and microphone. After some discussion, C. Kitaoka moved that CSW add two more winners to the 5th/6th grade category with a $25 award and lunch. D. Downs seconded the motion. The motion was passed. D. Downs has volunteered to get donations from Big Island Candies for the “Real Woman.” B. Hawaii County Women’s Hall of Fame – Committee D. Downs reported that she has not determined a date and she will pick up the materials from J. Viernes today. She should have a plan and a date at the next meeting. K. Nova reminded D. Downs that she utilizes the committee to assist her with the event instead of her doing everything herself. C. Teen Dating Violence Prevention (DVD) – N. Kelly/C. Kitaoka C. Kitaoka reported that Dr. Jill Murray is available from April 16-20, 2012. It will be up to the schools to determine the dates. N. Kelly said she would like to have Dr. J. Murray go to the Kohala Schools. D. Mentoring – K. Peters K. Peters reported that she, C. Kitaoka, K. Nova, and K. Schneider met to discuss mentoring. They decided that they need to go to some key people in the schools and ask them what the girls want. They would like to focus on young women who don’t have parents who went to college. Those are more of the at risk group they want to target. C. Kitaoka said that she already spoke to a teacher at Konawaena High School and she was excited about being a mentor and very interested in this project. Another mentor is the coordinator of all the events at Konawaena High School. K. Peters mentioned that she seen a commercial on upward bound and since they are still in existence, then CSW can contact them to see what they need. K. Peters said it doesn’t have to be some kind of event at a meeting room. It could even be putting our resources and getting a list/directory to all the colleges or teachers who work with these kinds of populations. More research needs to be done before planning any kind of event. She would like to have a small project that is more manageable. 3 C. Kitaoka suggested meeting at the schools with the students or finding the girls and referring them in the right direction and figuring out what the needs are by the end of the school year. CSW can expand on it the next school year. NEW BUSINESS A. CSW Duties J. Viernes reported that she will no longer be able to continue as staff secretary to the committee. Therefore, the committee assignment and budget will transition over to the Prosecutor’s Office effective July 1. N. Kelly said there will be a new prosecutor in the fall so the Prosecutor’s Office agreed to take upon the committee for a year. There will be some changes with the meals. J. Viernes offered to assist D. Down with the Women’s Hall of Fame and also with the transition. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the Puna Conference Room in Hilo. The agenda shall include the nominating committee and E. Cabatu’s presence at the meeting. The May meeting will be held on Friday, May 18, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Kona. The agenda shall include the election of officers and the budget. F. Gomes announced that the UH Commission on the Status of Women is th celebrating their 25 anniversary this year and they have some events they will be planning. At the UH campus, they will be doing brown bag lunches and the focus is to have a speaker and possible topics that would be relevant, interesting, and helpful for the community as it relates to the status of women. They will be having Luoluo Hong, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, speaking on April10, 2012, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the UH campus. F. Gomes suggested that the UH CSW and the committee co-sponsor the events and share the costs. B. Schedules C. Kitaoka will be unable to attend the April meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, _______________________________ JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY 4