HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-10 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Convened at
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney - Hilo
655 Kilauea Avenue, Conference Room B
and
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney – Kona
81-9801 Haleki‘i Street, Suite 150, Kealakekua
Video Conference Room
via video conferencing
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Carol Kitaoka at 10:26 a.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT EXCUSED
Carol Kitaoka, Chair Brooke Derby
Katie Nova, Vice-Chair Elena Cabatu
Farrah-Marie Gomes, Secretary
Mele Spencer, Treasurer
Kim Schneider GUEST
Hazel Beck Heidi Dangaran, Kamehameha Schools
Cyd Hoffeld
Margaret Masunaga (ex-officio)
A quorum was present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved as submitted.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes from the December 18, 2013 meeting were approved as submitted.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Expenditure report was distributed. The $5,000 from Karen Eoff for Jill Murray’s trip is
already reflected in the budget.
Lee Lord, Business Manager in Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, reminds the CSW to
approve every expenditure before we make it.
The treasurer’s report was approved as submitted.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
None
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
CORRESPONDENCE
The Institute for Women's Policy Research submitted correspondence with a summary
of activities in celebration of their 25 year anniversary and a look ahead at important
women’s policy issues for 2014.
REPORTS
A. LIAISON
1. Legislative Update – No report
B. HEALTH
1. Women’s Health Month – No report
C. EDUCATION
1. Equal Pay – No report
2. Urgent Services Directory
Farrah-Marie G. reported that the directories have been ordered through
OfficeMax. They needed to order more paper to fulfill the quantity of 10,000
copies, so the order has not been completed yet. Directories are anticipated to
be available by the February meeting.
3. Voter Registration
Kim S. reported that the deadline to register for the primary election is July 10
and the deadline to register for the general election is October 6.
Kim S. has volunteered to coordinate CSW participation in the Kona Stroll on
June 8 and September 21. The purpose of the event is to educate the
community about voting and provide the opportunity for those who are
interested to register.
Farrah-Marie G. will check with Brooke D. to see if there might be similar voter
registration education opportunities in North Hawaii. Cyd H. and Mele S. will
look into similar opportunities in East Hawaii.
4. Teen Dating Violence Prevention – Jill Murray
Farrah-Marie G. made a motion to form a committee to coordinate the details
for Dr. Jill Murray’s trip to speak on teen dating violence prevention. Kim S.
seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously.
Farrah-Marie G. made a motion to have Carol K., Katie N., Cyd H., and Hazel
B. serve on the Murray trip planning committee. Hazel B. seconded the motion.
The motion was passed unanimously.
The committee will have their first meeting on January 21 at 5:30pm via Skype.
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Update on donations:
Before leaving the CSW at the end of last year, Nancy K. got a verbal
commitment from Fresh Onishi in the amount of $1,500.
Cyd H. is still communicating with Greggor Ilagan, with no decision yet.
All other verbal commitments have yet to be sent before the Council:
Valerie Poindexter - $2,500 (Farrah-Marie G. reported that this should be
on the council agenda later this month)
Zendo Kern – $3,500 (Cyd H. will follow-up)
Brenda Ford - $10,000 (Carol K. will follow-up)
Dru Kanuha - $5,000 (Hazel B. will follow-up)
We need to follow-up with Elena on the status of our request to the
HSCSW.
5. Real Women Creative Writing Contest
Approximately 90 essays were submitted by the December 20 deadline. All
essays have been delivered to committee members for review. Results are
expected back by January 31.
The essay contest awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, March 30.
Three quotes still need to be obtained, preferably from Hapuna, Hilton, and
Marriott.
D. Community Reports
1. Networking – No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Project Ideas
Kim S. obtained quotes for a vinyl banner from OfficeMax, Instant Sign and
Costco. OfficeMax was the cheapest vendor at $90 with a turn around time of
about one week. Instant Sign quoted between $108-$120 based on having a print
ready file. Costco only does printing on poster paper, no vinyl.
Margaret M. will ask a colleague for assistance with creating a print ready file for
the CSW logo.
Currently, there are no funds allocated for printing of the banner. Mele S. will look
into the best way to allocate these funds. The quantity of banners hasn’t yet been
decided. We should try to bring the current banner to the next meeting so
everyone can see what it looks like.
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Hazel B. reported that Justin Brown would welcome a CSW ad in their robotics
program. The group is currently demonstrating prototypes that will be competing
later this year.
B. Civics education citizenship project
There will be an awards ceremony on January 22 for the winners of the poster
contest for the “American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote
Matters” calendars. The ceremony will begin at 3:45pm at the Governor’s Office.
DOE Superintendent Matayoshi and Governor Abercrombie will be presenting the
awards.
The Hawaii State Bar Association Civics Education committee assisted with
sponsoring airfare for the student winners from Hilo and Maui.
The posters will be displayed in the Capitol, then will visit each of the other
islands. The committee intends to do PSAs for newspaper and radio to announce
when the posters will be on each island.
C. Conference
The leadership conference committee met with the larger planning committee on
January 8 at Saffron’s in Waimea. The committee has decided to plan for a
conference in March 2015 to coincide with Women’s History Month. The
committee is working on identifying the target audience and specific theme for the
conference. Additional details will be provided to the CSW on a regular basis.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next CSW meeting is scheduled for Friday, February 14, 2014 at 10:00am at the
Waimea Center at 65-1158 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 2C in Kamuela.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:45pm.
APPROVED BY
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:
FARRAH-MARIE GOMES, CSW SECRETARY
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