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HomeMy WebLinkAbout072011_MEETING_PACKET Uli'i Castor Members: Chair Regina Carvalho Kanani Alapa Anne Punohu Vice-Chair Savita Agarwal 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, July 20, 2011 5:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B 4444 Rice Street, L-1hu'e, HI 96766 CALL TO ORDER ELECTION OF 2011 VICE-CHAIR APPROVAL OF MINUTES Open Session Minutes of June 15, 2011 COMMUNICATION CSW 2011-08 Communication dated 07/11/11 from Ms. Lisa Ellen Smith to Chair Castor tendering her resignation from the Committee on the Status Women. BUSINESS CS 2011-07 Discussion and decision-making on the Committee's 2011 upcoming events. (Ongoing) o Update from members on the following planned events: (a) Essay Contest (b) September Women's Health Month (c) October Breast Cancer Awareness Month ANNOUNCEMENTS Next Meeting- August 17, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in the Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B. EXECUTIVE SESSION An Equal Opportunity Employer 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 L-1hu'e, 111 96766 E-mail: myouna ,kauai.gov Phone: (808) 241-4920 Fax: (808) 241-5127 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE If you need an alternate format or an auxiliary aid to participate, please contact the (Name of Office) Support Clerk at(808)241-4920 at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting. Committee on the Status of Women—July 20, 2011 2 1 P a g e N11 COUNTY OF KAUAI Minutes of Meeting OPEN SESSION DRAFT Board/Committee: COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Meeting Date June 1S, 2011 Location Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B Start of Meeting: 5:04 p.m. End of Meeting: 6:00 p.in. Present Chair Uli'i Castor; Members: Linda Bothe; Jade Battad; Regina Carvalho; Kanam Alapa(arrived at 5:10 p.m.); Anne PLinohu,- avita Agarwal Also Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark; Board & Commissions Office Staff. Support Clerk Mercedes Youn; Administrative Aide Paula Morikanii Audience Members: Blu Dux & Mary Stone, Women Speaking to Power Susan Oshiro, American Cancer Society Excused Members: Lisa Ellen Smith and Cherie Mooy Absent SUBJE(.-f -—------ SION Call To Order ACT ION-- Chair Castor called the meeting to order at 5:04 Imm Approval of Agenda Ms. Punoliu moved to approve the agenda as circulated-, Ms. Battad seconded the motion. Motion carried 6:0 Approval of Regular Open Session Minutes of May 18, 2011. Ms. Bothe moved to approve the Minutes minutes as circulated; Ms. Carvalho seconded the motion. Motion carried 6:0 Presentation Representative Ms. Blu Dux from the organization "Women Speaking to Power" providing an over view of the organization's mission and purpose. Ms. Blu Dux began by thanking the members for giving her the opportunity to speak about her organization. She was accompanied Ms. Mary Stone. In sharing her history of how the organization first started, Ms. Dux included that another reason for being here is to request support on the organization's future events. Although the committee mm cannot provide any kind of financial sort, their wjttin6Tess Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session June 15, 2011 Page 2 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION to support the organization by collaborating at next year's Women History Month event. Business CCC2011-07 Discussion and decision-making on the Committee's 2011 upcoming events. (Ongoing) ■ Update fi-oni members on the following planned events: a) Essay Contest Chair Castor stated that she and Ms. Carvalho would be taping the Mayor's show, on June 16"' at 10:30 a.m. to promote the essay contest and provide an overview of the committee's purpose. Accompanying them is former Kauai High student Ms. Valerie Ganiban. Ms. Ganiban attended the Governor's International Women's Leadership conference on O'ahu in 2009. Ms. Ganiban will be speaking about her experience at the conference, b) September Women's Health Month Chair Castor stated that everything is coming together for this event. The guest presenters were contacted and both have committed their time, still pending is the Zumba dancing presentation. Ms. Carvalho indicated that she would still need to contact the,Zomba people. Ms. Bothe said that will be doing a cooking demonstration just like last year but has not decided on the dish. c) October Breast Cancer Awareness Month Ms. Battad introduced Ms. Susan Oshiro of the American Cancer Society. Ms. Oshiro has committed the support of the ACS for the event. There were discussions on where to start and finish the mini-walk-a-than. One suggestion was to walk from the county building to Wilcox Hospital. To get the best exposure Ms. Carvalho suggested that the sign holding should be on the Westside of the Mo'ikeha Building(Round Building) in the triangle. Ms. Battad said that she would love to see those participating in the event wear the color pink to symbolize not just breast cancer but other cancers as well. Ms. Battad stated she that more discussion is needed to find a date and time that would Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session June 15, 2011 Page 3 SUBJECT DISCUSSION be feasible for all involved. Announcements Next Meeting: Wednesd jy 20, 5:00 p.m. Adjournment ................. Ms. Carvalho moved to adjourn file meeting; Ms. Battad seconded the motion, Motion carried 7:0 mourned at 6: �.n Submitted by: ---—Me ---- Reviewed and Approved by:TMm rcedes Youn, Staff Support Clerk Uli'i Castor, Chair Approved as circulated. Approved as amended. See minutes of meeting. Lisa Ellen Smith 236 KTpO Road AL 1 1 2011 L-jhu'e, Hawaii 96766 County of Kaua'i Commission on the Status of Women 4444 Rice Street Suite 150 I-Thu'e, Hawaii 96766 Attn: Chair Ulu Castor Dear Ulu, Please accept this as formal notice of my resignation from the volunteer position serving the Commission on the Status of Women, effective July 1, 2011. Volunteering for the County has been a great privilege for me and has been a wonderful experience to help the Kauai's women. I appreciate both the professional and personal growth opportunities that have been provided to me during my time with commission. I would like to thank you in particular for all your advice and support. I will continue to attend meetings and provide updates from the State's Commission on the Status of Women. Warmest regards, Irv,