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HomeMy WebLinkAbout092111_MEETING_PACKET Uli*i Castor Members: Chair Regina Carvalho Kanani Alapa Savita Aaamial Anne Punolm Vice-Chair Cherie Mooy Linda Bothe Lisa Ellen Smith Secretary Ex-Officio Jade Battad Treasurer COUNTY OF KAUAI COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B 4444 Rice Street, LThu'e, HI 96766 CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Open Session Minutes of August 17, 2011 BUSINESS CSW 2011-07 Discussion and decision-making on the Committee's 2011 planned upcoming events. (Ongoing) o Update from members on the following planned events: (b) September Women's Health Month (c) October Breast Cancer Awareness Month CSW 2011-09 Report from Lisa Ellen Smith, State Commissioner, on the following: (Deferred from 08/16/11 meeting) 1. Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women minutes of June 3, 2011 2. Overview of the HSCSW Programs 3. HSCSW Budget for FY July 2011 —June 2012 CSW 2011-10 Recap of the International Women's Leadership Conference. Oahu, from Members Jade Battad; Linda Bothe: and Savita Agarwal; Essay Contest Winner Athena Abadilla. An Equal Opportunity Emph ver MINE ANNOUNCEMENTS Next Meeting- October 19, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in the MoAeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, ("H.R.S.") §92-7(a), the Committee may, when deemed necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda item without the written public notice if the Executive Session was not anticipated in advance. Any such Executive Session shall be held pursuant to H.R.S. §92-4 and shall be limited to those items described in H.R.S. §92-5(a). Discussions held in Executive Session are closed to the public. ADJOURNMENT cc: Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark PUBLIC COMMENTS and TESTIMONY Persons wishing to offer comments are encouraged to submit written testimony at least 24-hours prior to the meeting,indicating: 1. Your name and if applicable, your position/title and organization you are representing; 2. The agenda item that you are providing comments on; and 3. Whether you will be testifying in person or submitting written comments only. 4. If you are unable to submit your testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, please provide 10 copies of your written testimony at the meeting clearly indicating the name of the testifier; and While every effort will be made to copy, organize and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the meeting or improperly identified may be distributed to the members after the meeting is concluded. The length of time allocated to persons wishing to present verbal testimony may be limited at the discretion of the chairperson or presiding member. Send written testimony to: Committee on the Status of Women Attn: Mercedes Youn Office of Boards and Commissions 4444 Rice Street, Suite 150 Uhu'e, HI 96766 E-mail: myoun Cw.kauai.gov Phone: (808) 241-4920 Fax: (808) 241-5127 Committee on the Status of Women- September'-)1, 2011 2 1 P SPECIAL ASSISTANCE If you need an alternate format or an auxiliary aid to participate, phase contact the (Name of Office) Support Clerk at (SOS) 241-4920 at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting. Committee on the Status of Women— September 21, 2011 3 11 ' e COUNTY OF KAUAI Minutes of Meeting OPEN SESSION DRAFT Board/Committee: =COMMITTEE ON T14E STATUS OF WOMEN Meetini,), Date 1 August 17, 2011 -1 Location Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B Start of Meeting: 5:00 pm. E E111d of Meeting: 5:40 p.m. Present (,,hair Uli'i Castor; Members: Linda Bothe; Jade Battad; Regina Carvalho; Kanaiii Alapa; Anne Punohu; Savita Agar al; and Cherie Mooy. Atso Board& Commissions Office Staff: Support Clerk Mercedes Youn; Administrative Aide Paula Morikami. Audience Members: "I'lieresa Koki, County of KauXi Anti-Drug Coordinator; and Ms. Edie Ignacio-Neumiller, President of the Zonta Club. Excused Lisa Ellen Smith, I-lawai'i State Commissioner on the Status of Women(ex-Officio); and Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark(Family emergency) Absent SUBJECT DISCUSSION AGHON Call To Order Chair Castor called the meeting to order at 5:00 ------------------------------------------ Election of 2011 Ms. Agarwal accepted the nomination for the position of Vice Chair. Ms. Carvallio moved to nominate Ms. Vice-Chair Agarwal for the position of Vice- Chair. Ms. Bothe seconded the motion. Motion carried 8:0 Approval of Regular Open Session Minutes ot'June 15, 2011. Ms, Battad moved to approve the Minutes minutes as circulated. Ms. Mooy seconded the motion. Motion carried 8:0 Communications CS W 2011-08 Communication dated 07/11/11 from Ms. Lisa FIlen Smith to Chair Ms, Alapa moved to receive the Uli'i Castor, relinquishing her position as a member on the Committee on the Status communication. Ms. Battad of Women due to her appointment as a representative to the State of Ilawai'i seconded the motion. Commission on the Status of Women. Ms. Smith will serve as an ex officio on the Motion carried 8:0. Committee on the Status of Women. Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session August 17, 2011 Page 2 SUBJEC,r DISCUSSION ACTION Chair Castor called for the motion to receive the communication. Business CSW 2011-07 Discussion and decision-making on the Committee's 2011 planned events. (Ongoing) (a) Essay C c ritest Chair Castor said only one (1) entry was submitted by 8th grader Athena Abadilla who is a student at St. 'I'lleresa School in Kekaha. Although Ms. Abad i Ila was the only student who Submitted in essay, Chair Castor felt that her essay was well written and that she should attend the 2011 8th International Women's Conference on 0'ahu. Ms. Punolm said she also read Ms. Abadilla's essay and thought that it was very sweet with a lot of intelligence behind it and agreed with (,.'hair Castor to send her to the conference. Ms. Puriolm moved to receive the essay and to send Ms. Abadilla to the 2011 Chair Castor called for the motion to receive the essay from Ms. Athena Abadilla and 8"" Annual Women's International send her to Oahu to attend the 2011 8th Annual Women's Leadership Conference. Leadership Conference oil September 21, 2011. Ms. Battad seconded the Chair Castor noted that Ms. Abadilla Would accompany members Ms. Battad and Ms. motion. Rothe who will serve as chaperones. Motion carried 8:0. Ms. Carvalho moved to send Ms. Due to just receiving one (1) entry, Ms. Carvalho asked if it would be possible to send Agarwal to the 2011 8`h Annual Ms. Agarwal to attend the International Women's Leadership Conference. International Women's Leadership Conference oil September 21,2011 on The members all agreed and Chair Castor called for a motion to send Ms. Agarwal to Oahu in lieu of not having enough attend the 2011 8`h Annual International Women's Leadership Conference oil essay contest entries and cover her September 21, 2011, on Oahu. round trip airfare. Ms. Battad the motion. Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session August 17, 2011 Page 3 ----------- SUBJFGF DISCUSSION ACTION ----------- ------- ------- Motion carried 8:0. —--------- ------ (b) �,A�tcmber.Woman's Health Month 1. County of Kaua'i Health Fair Registration Form Chair Castor welcomed Ms. Theresa Koki to the meeting. Ms. Koki said she was very excited to have the Committee on the Status of Women as a partner at the, 2011 County of Katia'i Annual Health and Wellness Fair. The fair will be held at the IJhu'e Civic ('enter on Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Ms. Koki provided the Committee with copies of the health fair registration form to complete and to give to each of their invited vendors who will be participating in the health fair. Ms. Koki informed the Committee preparations for the event should be completed by 9:30 a.m. and so far, only six (6) vendors have committed, but she remains hopeful that more would be participating. Mary Daubert, Public Information Officer will be assisting with a press release on the event, Ms. Koki asked the Committee whether they were planning to have a Proclamation by Mayor Carvallio because she thought that it would be a great idea to do a joint venture. She has at-ranged Im the Mayor to make a public announcement on September I s' proclaiming September as Alcohol and Drug Awareness Month. Ms. Battad thanked Ms. Koki for all of tier hard work in putting the event together. In addition, Ms. Rothe noted that she would be serving cooked whole grain spaghetti with turkey tneat sauce and would have the recipe available for the public to take with them. She will be submitting the price quote for the ingredients to Mercedes. ---------- Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session August 17,, 2011 Page 4 SUBJECT DISCUSSION AC--- ------ TION -- - Ms. Agarwal said she would need to be in an enclosed area to provide privacy when she is giving breathing instructions to a person. Chair Castor suggested that Ms. Agarwal complete the Health Fair registration form and indicate any special requests. Ms. Mooy said the I"year Nursing students would be not be able to participate in this year's event because the week of the event they will just be learning how to give blood pressure readings. She voiced her concern that the I"year Nursing students would not be ready for it. I lowever, she suggested that Kaua'i Community College (KCC) have a table and provide educational materials. Ms. Carvalho questioned whether it would be possible to have the 2"" year Nursing students give the blood pressure, readings. Ms. Mooy said that could be possible and that she would follow up on it. Ms. Carvalho, asked about the possibility of having a dietitian at the event to help educate the public on how to read food labels. Ms. Battad said she knew the dietitian at the Kaua'i Medical Clinic who provides patient education on reading food labels. She would contact the dietitian to see whether she would be interested in participating in the Health Fair. Ms. Alapa said she would submit a letter to the Editor on the event. Chair Ull'i suggested that she draft a Proclamation on behalf of the Committee for the Women's Health Month. Staff informed the members that the Office of Board and Commissions would send the request for a Proclamation on behalf of the Committee to Cyndi Ayonon of the Mayor's Office who would draft the Proclamation and send it to the Office of Board and Commissions for review and comments. Upon approval, Ms. Ayonon would complete the Proclamation and staff will contact the Chair. Ms. Battad said she thought Ms. Alapa was asking whether the Committee needed to do its own Public Relations for the Health Fair, or would the Anti-I)ru -)ft_ice be Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session August 17, 2011 Page 5 SIJBJI C"7 DISCUSSION ACTION providing the publicity, Ms. Loki said that they would do it because they have already incorporated the wording in their sign that reads "National Recovery Month Women's Health Month". In addition, the Mayor would stop by during the Health Bair to conduct interviews with the participating vendors. (c)October Breast Cancer Awareness Month Possible Golf"Yournament Ms. Bothe reported that she and Susan Oshiro of the American Cancer Society met with Robert Medeiros of the Kiahuna Golf Course and lie wants to sponsor a golf tournament in which all of the proceeds would go to the American Cancer Society, The theme for the golf tournament is "Paint the Town 11ink". The tentative date is Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Kiahuna Golf Course in Po'ipil with registration beginning at 12 noon. In addition, there would be a silent auction and a raffle ticket drawing for great pries, The registration fee has not been set but it would include a luncheon buffet provided by Joe's on the Green Restaurant. Ms. Rothe said she would need at least four(4) Committee members to staff the Par 3 hole, and encouraged thern to solicit other volunteers. As the planning for the tournament moves forward, they will need more volunteers. October Breast Cancer Mini-Walk Ms. Bothe said plans for the October Breast Cancer Mini-Walk are still sketchy and that she would need to confirm with Wilcox Hospital about securing a room to meet after the walk where they could provide refreshments for the participants and hand out the fliers on the golf tournament. She suggested that the walk start at either 4:30 or 5:00 in the afternoon with everyone wearing pink to bring awareness to breast cancer. Ms. Bothe informed the Committee that she was leaving for the mainland for three (3) weeks and would return on September 12t'but would keep in the loop to make sure thins was Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session August 17, 2011 Page 6 SUBJECT f DISCUSSION ACTION Ms. Kanani said she would be -writing to the President of the Chamber of Commerce about the event and would need additional information from Ms. Bothe. Chair Castor said she spoke with her boss at the Tiano's Restaurant and they were willing to help by Placing something pink on the outside of the restaurant. In addition, she also spoke with representatives from both banks about the possibility of joining the ` campaign to help promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ms. Battad informed the Committee that she would try to get the Mayor and the County Offices to challenge other businesses to wear pink on October 2l't, which is the clay of the walk. Ms. Rothe said she hoped to accomplish the planning by the end of September and encouraged the Committee to assist the American Cancer Society in seeking donations for the golf tournament. Chair Castor thanked Ms. Rothe and Ms. Battad for their hard work. __ CSW 2011-09 Report from State Commissioner Lisa Ellen Smith, on the following: I. Ilawai`i Stag Commission on the Status of Women minutes of June 3, 2011. �e� . Overview of the I-ISC:;SW Programs 3. IISCSW Budget 4-,or FY July 201 I-June 2012 Chair Castor called for a motion to defer CSW 2011-09 to the September meeting Ms. Alapa moved to defer the CSW since Ms. Smith was unable to attend the meeting. Chair Castor welcomed Ms. 2011-09 to the next meeting on Ignacio-Neumiller to address the members regarding the agenda item. 09/21/1.1. Ms. Battad seconded the motion. Motion carried 8:0 Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session August 17, 2011 Page 7 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION ION Ms. Ignacio-Miller said she was there because she had hoped to spear with the State Commissioner on the Status of Women, Ms. Smith, about being a guest speaker at the Zonta Club's next meeting in November 2011 to talk about some of the Legislative issues in the State pertaining to women and families. Ms. Battad asked Ms. Ignacio-Neumiller what was her involvement with the Status of Women. i1, Ms. tgnaeio-Neumiller said she was a member on the Committee on the Status of Women for former Mayors Maryanne Kusaka and Bryan Baptiste, of which she served a total of eight (8) years in the capacity of Chair, President, Public Relations, and Historian. In the 1990's,the Committee's primary focus involved Domestic Violence issues for which it partnercd with the Y.W.C.A. Ms. Ignacio-Neumiller said that she liked how the Committee manning now because there seems to be more interaction with the public rather Haan just listening to guest speakers. The members thanked Ms. Ignacio-Neuaniller for coming by to address the Committee. With no further discussion, Chair Castor called for the vote. Motion carried :0 Announcements Chair Castor asked the members if they had any announcements. x Ms. Alapa posed a question to Ms. Morikami on whether it would be possible to establish a Face Book on the website For the Committee on the Status of Women. Ms. Battad said she thought that the Committee needed to seek the advice of their Attorney. Ms. Morikami said she would find out and report to the Committee. The Committee discussed da ;ereat s to- w _promote the essay contest lay stEartitW the Committee can the Status of Women Regular Open Session August 17, 2011 Page 8 SUBJECT DISCUSSION AC ION _ _._-._,_. .__ ., Ms. Morikami said she would find out and report to the Committee. The Committee discussed different ways to promote the essay contest by starting the essay contest as early as January. One suggestion was to go to each school to find a female student with a 4.0 grade average or get suggestions from the principal. Another suggestion was to have the English teacher nominate a student. There were concerns about focusing only on students with a 4.0 grade average because there may be other students going through a tough time and this may be their only opportunity to use the contest as a venue to motivate them. Ms. Mooy announced that the University of Hawai'i Women's Health Center received a grant last year and a portion of that money was shared with Kaua'i Community College to form a Strategic Task Force on Domestic Violence. Ms. Mooy said the Task I{orce used a portion of the fund to produce a five (5)-question survey pertaining to domestic violence on or off campus and gave it to each student. The survey provided information to be used to provide the necessary service(s) to each student(s) who may be in need of counseling and support. In addition, a separate survey was given to faculty members to evaluate whether any student(s) were affected by any type of domestic violence on and off campus. Ms. Moo asked the Committee if the survey could be distributed at the Health. Lair, noting that the survey will be strictly anonymous_ If the Committee agreed, she would email an electronic copy of the survey to staff to prepare for distribution. The members agreed and requested that the data be shared with the Committee when it becomes available. _...... ___.__.._.____.__.._ Adjournment (,.ban Castor announced that the next meeting would be on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in Meeting Room 2 AIB. Committee on the Status of Women Regular(open Session August 17, 2011 Page 9 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION With no further business to discuss, Chair Castor called for the motion to adjourn. At 5:40 p.m., Ms. Battad moved to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Bothc seconded the motion. Motion carried 8:0. Submitted by; ---- Reviewed and Approved by Mercedes Youn, Staff Support Clerk Uli'i Castor, Chair ( ) Approved as circulated. ( } Approved as amended. See minutes of meeting. AM I W do 0 HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN M I N U T E S Friday, June 3, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Leiopapa A Kamehameha Building, 235 South Beretania Street Commission Office Conference Room Room 407 Call to Order was made by Chair of Philips at 1:40.Attendance: Commissioners Carol Philips,Elena Cabatu, Wendy Loh,Anna Mayeda. Staff, Sharon Ferguson-Quick,Executive Director.Guest,In-coming Commissioner Amy Monk. Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes for March 30,2011 by Arma Mayeda and seconded by Elena Cabatu.The minutes were approved. Program Initiatives: • Women's History Month: a brief discussion of the March 2011 event at Washington Place honoring Annelle Anieral was led by the Executive Director Sharon Ferguson-Quick. • Legislative Session 2011:the Executive Director provided the women's advocacy bills tracked during the legislative session by the Hawaii Women's Coalition. She reported that the Coalition was not pleased with the failure of so many bills. They have committed to meeting earlier than usual to begin preparation for the next session. • Equal Pay Day:activities this year were in conjunction with the County Committees on the Status of Women. Budget 2011,the budget for 2012 has been submitted but the finalized confirmation hasn't been received from the accounting office yet. The Executive Director Sharon Ferguson-Quick believed they might see a cut of about$3,000 that would reduce the program budget to$52,000. Reports A. Chair Chair Carol hilips reported that she and the Executive Director Sharon Ferguson-Quick met with the head of the City's parks department on the issue of gender equity in access to the beach for surfing competitions.They were told that work was being done under the new administration and that they would make sure to take our information and concerns into the process, B. Executive Director. The Executive Director gave a report on the Text for Baby bus ads that were done in conjunction with the Honolulu County Committee on the Status of Women. The ads ran on all buses on Oahu for a month.The group asked if there was any way to evaluate the impact of the ads. She stated she would look for any collected data. There was a discussion of the Ready to Run one day conference with a plan to look into scheduling the event in the future. It will be brought before the Coninfissioners in the first meeting of the next fiscal year when the new Commissioners are installed. A women's voter Registration drive was discussed as a continuing program activity. With the new permanent absentee registration procedures in place the idea of a drive to get women educated and registered was proposed. It will be discussed at the next meeting. Additionally we will look at the possibility of taking a group of teen girls and County Committee representatives once again to the Women's Leadership Conference,this will take the D14S Director's approval. C. State Commissioners: Commissioner Anna Mayeda made a report on the activities for the Maui County CSW,they included Equal Pay Day editorials and partnering with the Department of Health employee workplace health imitative during Women's Health Check-up Week.eek. Commissioner Elena Cabatu made a report on the activities for the Hawaii County CSW, they included Teen Dating Violence radio ads. The Commission paid for the radio time. D. County Committees:Executive Director Sharon Ferguson-Quick made the report on the UH CSW plans for their 25th anniversary plans for later this year. Commission is assisting with the funding. She suggested a proposal be made to the UH CSW to include the Big Island's ad as part of their celebration and activities. This-would maximize the effectiveness of the fund the Commission has invested. Ms. Cabatu will check with the County CSW but she was sure they would welcome the idea of spreading the message. Next Meetings: Executive Director Sharon Ferguson-Quick will contact members to schedule the meeting. Announcements: Upcoming event of Deadly in Pink sponsored by Tobacco Free Hawaii at the Japanese Cultural Center, Adjournment 3:00 p.m. C4 tv 2611 up At I. f Women's Hawaii State Commission on the S atus 0 Program. s Women 's Health Month Overview September is Women's Health Month in Hawaii, Women's Health Month was initiated in 1994 by the HSCSW. The purpose of Women's Health Month is to maximize public awareness of women's health issues, empower women to be their own health advocates, reduce health care disparities, and promote the physical and emotional well-being of women in Hawaii. For the 14"' year the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women is organizing Women's Health Month. The goal of Women's Health Month is to widely communicate that women's health is more than the absence of disease.- it encompasses physical. mental, emotional and social well-being. The month of events include educational workshops, health fairs, lectures, fitness activities and other special events. The Women's Health Month Calendar of events (containing more than two hundred events) in the Honolulu Advertiser's annual Body &Mind edition was published in the Women's Health Month section. In the past, the community has supported the Commission's priority of Improved Women's Health and Wellness I p by scheduling an event almost every day in September. In addition to the annual calendar the Commission will sponsor a series of wellness focused events throughout the month. s 0 a e U U Elf', t tci w V o� 3 V 7 b e;T, th 1 0 ine t 1?e 0 C c" Hawaii Women 's History Month & Oral History Collection "Oral histoi)l is a rnethod of gatherin-gy and preserving, historical 1111fortnation throuah recorded Interviews of people about past events and ways of life', according to the Oral History Association." Overview The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, works to commemorate national Women's History Month in March of each year, In March of 2006, will began collecting inteniews to establish the Hawaii Women's Oral History Collection. The official opening of the collection, making it available to the public, was the Women's History Month Reception, on March 22, 2007, The theme for Women's History Month that year was Generations of Women J'1 Woving Tlistory Forward and we honored Dr. Donnis Thompson for her work in crafting the women's sports program at the University of Hawaii and with her support of the establishment of Title 9, The March 2008 event had the theme of Women's Art: Women's Vision and honoree long-time art advocate Indru Watumull, The March 2009 theme is Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet and will honor committed environmentalist Donna Wong, The goal of the collection is to collect the women's stories in their own voices. To have them tell their own stories, enabling them to speak to Hawaii's future, sharing their wisdom and knowledge. We hope the women's community will embrace the Hawaii Women's of`3 Z 0 y 1 Women 's Advocacy Legislation eg Ovenliew The Commission participates in the legislative process and advocate on issues that strengthen laws impacting women, children and families on areas such as economic security, employment, housing, health, elder care, voting, and women offenders. We work with the Hawaii Women's Coalition which consists of over 200 private and public organizations, agencies and individuals committed to educating policy makers and the general public on its issues, testifying and mobilizing community and state support for passage of its measures. Additionally we continue to represent women's issues as part of the Senate Task Group on Family Court issues (SRI 0) and the Pay Equity Taskgroup. _d �e the ­-cl­f 4S e nl��i a J T,';'`'JI &u- 1� an"'oi-�hj??��7i�s­f­-111 n, _0 1 Oi7, J 70i 3 of 3 Commission on the Status of Women Budget July 2011 -June 2012 Total Budget $161,915 budget breakdown personnel J=6 ,09�5 ', programloperations $55,820 Trust Fund $3,364.00 li\ L 0 L 6, 1 total budget 2012.xis