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<br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />HAWAI`I STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS <br />OF WOMEN <br />Leiopapa A Kamehameha Bldg. <br />235 South Beretania St., Rm. 407 <br />HAWAI`I STATE COMMISSION ON <br />THE STATUS OF WOMEN <br />Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Chair <br />LESLIE WILKINS <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />August 6, 2018 <br />COMMISSIONERS: <br />SHERRY CAMPAGNA <br />CYD HOFFELD <br />JUDY KERN <br />MARILYN B. LEE <br />AMY MONK <br />LISA ELLEN SMITH HAWAI`I RECOGNIZED AS <br />FIRST STATE IN NATION TO PASS <br />Executive Director <br />KHARA JABOLA-CAROLUS CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL <br />FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN <br />Visit us at: humanservices.hawaii.gov <br />/hscsw/(CEDAW) LEGISLATION IN ALL COUNTIES <br />State of Hawai`i <br />Department of Human Services <br />Hawai`i State Commission on the Status <br />–The Hawai`i State Commission on the Status of Women <br />of Women <br />235 S. Beretania Street,#407 <br />received the annual achievement award from the National Association of <br />Honolulu, HI 96813 <br />Commissions for Women (NACW), a national organization serving the <br />Phone: 808-586-5757 <br />FAX: 808-586-5756 <br />nation’s commissions for women, at NACW’s annual conference in Los <br />Twitter (@HawaiiCSW) <br />Angeles Aug. 4.The award recognizes Hawai`i’s achievement in becoming <br />Instagram (@StatusofWomenHawaii) <br />Facebook (@HSCSW) <br />the first state in the nation to pass ConventionontheEliminationofallForms <br />ofDiscriminationAgainstWomen(CEDAW)legislation in every county. <br />CEDAWistheonly international human rights treaty that focuses entirely on <br />ending discrimination against women. The United States is one of just six <br />countries in the world that failed to ratify the treaty. Passage at the local level <br />represents a proactive commitment by each county in Hawai`i to evaluate <br />their programs and budgets to ensure they affect men and women equitably. <br />The effort began as part of the national Cities for CEDAWcampaign. <br />Khara Jabola-Carolus,Executive Director of the State Commission, stated, <br />“Hawaii is reclaiming its role in leading the nation on women’s issues. We <br />were the first state to legalize abortion, and our late Congressperson Patsy <br />Mink was the principle author of Title IX, which was renamed in her honor. <br /> <br />