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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR — county of hawaii , hilo , hawaii 96720
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
HERBERT T.MATAYOSHI
MAYOR
May 22, 1979
Kimiaki Sakata, Chairman
Charter Review Commission
Hawaii County Building
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Mr. Sakata:
The following are recommendations for changes to the Hawaii County Charter
from the Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women.
The Committee would appreciate your review of these changes and it is the
Committee's hope that you see fit to include these changes in the Charter
along with your other revisions.
1) Add to section 16-14 Transitional Provisions:
The Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women, established by
Hawaii Revised Statute 367-4, will provide for a permanent and continuing
county-wide program on behalf of women in the County of Hawaii.
It shall aid in the implementation of its recommendations, develop
long-range goals, coordinate research, planning, programming and action
on the opportunities, needs, problems and contributions of women in
(1) civil and legal rights; (2) education; (3) homemaking; (4.) labor and
employment; and (5) expanded community horizons and political awareness.
The committee shall consist of 21 members including any ex-officio
members. These members shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval from
the County Council in a.manner prescribed in the County Charter section
13-4, with the exception that members shall serve staggered terms of three
(3) years. The breakdown of terms shall be seven (7) for a one (1) year
term, seven (7') for a two (2) year term and seven (7) for a three (3)
year term.
Committee members shall be representative of the community and county
geographic areas.
2) Add to the Mayor's list of duties and responsibilities, section 5-1.4:
The Mayor is to assure that each department complies with all of the
policy statements and the intent of the County's Equal Employment
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Opportunity Program.
3) Add to the duties of the Hawaii County Director of Personnel Services,
section 7-1.4:
The director will have the responsibility for providing for effective
communication of the requirements of the County Affirmative Action Plan
and for compliance with any and all county, state, and federal laws, rules,
regulations and executive. orders or directives.
If you have any questions concerning any or all of these recommendations,
the Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women would be more than
willing to discuss them.
Thank you for your time in reviewing these recommendations.
Sincerely yours,
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Ginny Aste, rwoman
Hawaii Count !ommittee on the Status of Women
cc: Mayor Herbert Matayoshi
Steve Yamashiro, Chairman, Hawaii County Council
Stuart Oda