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Home My WebLink About2014-02-14 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Friday, February 14, 2014, 10:00 a.m. Convened at Waimea Center Suite 2C 65-1158 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Carol Kitaoka at 10:12 a.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT EXCUSED Carol Kitaoka, Chair Hazel Beck Katie Nova, Vice-Chair Cyd Hoffeld Farrah-Marie Gomes, Secretary Elena Cabatu (ex-officio) Mele Spencer, Treasurer Kim Schneider Brooke Derby Margaret Masunaga (ex-officio) A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved as submitted. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes from the January 10, 2014 meeting were approved as submitted. TREASURER’S REPORT Treasurer’s Report by Accounting Codes, Treasurer’s Report by Function and Budget Fiscal Year 2014- 2015 were distributed. Treasurer’s Report approved as submitted. $5,000.00 for Teen Dating Violence Prevention Project from Council Member Dru Kanuha was added – total received $10,000.00. $1,500.00 is expected from Council Member Dennis Fresh Onishi. Still waiting to hear from Council Members Greggor Ilagan and Valerie Poindexter. Per Lee Lord funds can be used only for Teen Dating Violence Prevention Project. Breakdown by each council member funds is necessary as Prosecutor’s Office must report back to Council on how funds were spent. Carol reminded that expenses must be approved prior to spending. As Mitch has asked that CSW complete a contract with Jill Murray, Carol will contact Fiscal Office to do a contract with her. Dr. Murray came to Hawaii before so there should be a previous contract to follow. Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women will contribute $3,000.00 for Teen Dating Violence Prevention Project. Per Elena, work with Executive Director Cathy Betts to access funds. Mele pointed out that the 5% cut is reflected in FY2014-2015 budget. Further discussion is needed as the cut will make it difficult to get work done. 1 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None. CORRESPONDENCE None. REPORTS A.LIAISON - Carol reported for Elena. 1.Hawaii State Commission on the State of Women a.CSW will work with Cathy Betts to tap into the $3000.00 for Jill Murray. b.HSCSW is working on a bid to submit for the 2015 National Commission the Status of Women Conference. c.HSCSW will partner with Ready To Run and Teach a Girl To Lead Program for the 2014 Year of the Girl. d.HSCSW did not meet in December and will meet in March. 2.Legislative Update Women’s Legislative Caucus is tracking legislative issues. CSW would like to know what key bills need testimony so that members may submit testimony. Kim will check with State Commission on the Status of Women. 3.Other Neighborhood Place of Puna contacted Elena and requested 1800 re-usable bags for its school supply distribution. Motion made to decline the request/Seconded/Motion passed. Carol will notify Elena. B.HEALTH Women’s Health Month – No report. C.EDUCATION 1.Equal Pay April is Equal Pay month. Radio spots were done in the past. Motion made to spend not more than $500.00 to purchase PayDay candy bars/Seconded/Motion passed. Candy bars will be priced at Costco, Wal-Mart and K-Mart. Brooke will design the message and Farrah will provide and print the stickers for each candy bar. Distribution list along with final decisions will be made at the next meeting; distribution on April 11. It was agreed to have Hazel speak on Sherry Bracken’s radio program. Kim to do a press release; Carol to contact Ted Dixon (Hawaii Tribune Herald); Margaret to contact Karen Stanton (Hawaii 24/7); Kim to contact Tracey Fosso (West Hawaii Today); Elena to contact Star Advertiser via State CSW; Brooke to contact Civil Beat and Huffington Post. Other suggestions were radio spots and ads in the newspapers. University of Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women will be having a series of Brown Bag sessions broadcasted via HITS. UHH will host April’s “Advocate for Yourself in the Workplace”. Equal pay will be incorporated. 2.Urgent Services Directory for Families Printing of 10,000 copies completed by Office Max. Total cost was $1069.78 so we did not use $380 of CSW funds. Members will take copies for distribution. Prosecutor’s Office will store boxes – 3 in Hilo and 3 in Kona. 2 3.Voter Registration Kim arranged for CSW to participate in the Kona Stroll on Sunday, June 8 and September 21, 12:30 (set up) to 6:00 (breakdown). Kim and Katie volunteered to man the table. Cyd and Mele to look into similar opportunities in East Hawaii. Brooke reported that Kohala High School may be interested in having a voter registration event. She will contact the school. 4.Teen Dating Violence – Jill Murray Dates have not been picked due to conflict with Hawaii Supreme Court’s Court in the Community event. Carol has been in touch with Jill Murray to figure five days that would work best. Tentative schedule: Sunday – Jill Murray flies into Kona Monday – Konawaena High and Intermediate (Carol to arrange) Tuesday – Ka’u High and Intermediate (Mele) Wednesday – Keaau High (Cyd) and UHH (Farrah-Marie) and meeting with Council (TBD) Thursday – Honokaa High School (Farrah-Marie) and UHH West Hawaii (Farrah-Marie) Friday – Kealekehe High and Intermediate (Hazel) Leave Kona evening. Members with school contacts will assist Carol in setting up Jill’s visits. 5.Real Women Creative Writing Contest Deadline for bids from hotels is today. Carol and Roxanne will follow-up with the lowest bidder. More than 90 students submitted essays: Grades 5-6 28 Grades 7-8 33 Grades 9-10 11 Grades 11-12 26 Winners of the essay contest will receive gift cards from Wal-Mart or Target 4 - $100 4 - $75 4 - $50 11-$25 Teachers will receive $25 gift card from Office Max. Mele will follow up with Big Island Candies for 23 boxes of candies. Carol and Roxanne will work on the invitation list and invitations. List to include those that CSW will pay their lunches – 11 judges, CSW members, Real Women and winners and one parent and teachers. Others to invite – Mayor, council members, Governor Abercrombie, Colleen Hanabusa, Maize Hirono, Tulsi Gabbard and Brian Schatz. Last year 80 people attended. Collection of monies will be done at the luncheon. D.Community Reports Networking – No report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.Project Ideas Banner project was placed on hold – there should be at least two, if not more, banners. There are at least two banners from Elena along with another (white banner with Hawaii County seal). Roxanne to look again. 3 B.Urgent Services Directory for Families Update Discussed earlier. C.Civics education citizenship project Awards ceremony held on January 22 at the State Capitol. Posters are currently displayed at the State Capitol. Carol is working to bring exhibit to Hilo and Kona. Jay Yoshimoto will do a proclamation for the 2 winners from Hilo. D.Conference There will be a stakeholders meeting on April 2 for a needs assessment. This is to help prepare for the March 2015 Conference. Stakeholders will include individuals from government, business, education and non-profit. E.Courts in the Community Carol reported that Hawaii State Bar Association will have lawyers visit high schools. Carol will contact Konawaena High School; Brooke will contact Kealekehe High School; Farrah will contact Honokaa High School. NEW BUSINESS A.CSW Support Margaret will have a discussion with Mitch Roth regarding the lack of support from Prosecutor’s Office or will ask Mayor Kenoi to reassign CSW to another department. Mitch was invited to today’s meeting but had a conflict in schedule; he will be invited to the March meeting. Agreement made to schedule video conferencing meetings earlier on Fridays. Meetings moved to 9:00 a.m. on the second Friday of each month. B.CSW Brochure Katie and Hazel will work on the content and Mele and Elena will work on the layout. Hawaii County seal and Hawaii County CSW logo will be incorporated. Photos were previously sent to Lee Watanabe, photos to be re-sent to Mele. Draft will be ready for the next meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS (relating to CSW) Next meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Roxanne will look into video conferencing with Puna Conference Room (Hilo County Building) and Mayor’s Office Conference Room in West Hawaii Civic Center or County Council Rooms. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m. APPROVED BY RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY: ROXANNE L. ABURAMEN, STAFF 4