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HomeMy WebLinkAbout081711_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, August 17, 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 ELECTION OF 2011 VICE-CHAIR APPROVAL OF MINUTES Open Session Minutes of June 15, 2011 COMMUNICATIONS CSW 2011-08 Communication dated 07/11111 from Ms. Lisa Ellen Smith to Chair Castor tendering her resignation from the Committee on the Status Women. 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: (a) Essay Contest (b) September Women's Health Month 1. County of Kaua'i Health Fair Registration Form (c) October Breast Cancer Awareness Month CSW 2011-09 Report from Lisa Ellen Smith, State Commissioner, on the following: 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 An Equal Qpportunh v EmplQyer ANNOUNCEMENTS Next Meeting- September 21, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in the Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 21 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 Lihu'e, 111 96766 E-mail: myoungkauai.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 Cleric at{ ) 241-4920 at le t five (5) working clays prior to the meeting. Committee on the Status of Women—August 17, 2011 2 1 P a g e COUNTY OF KAUAI Minutes of Meeting OPEN SESSION DRAFT Board/Committee: COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Meeting Date I June 15, 2011 7-- Location Mo'ikelia Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B Start of Meeting: 5.04 p.m. End of Meeting: 6:00 pm. Present Chair Uli'i Castor; Members: Linda Rothe; Jade Battad; Regina Carvalho, Kanani Alapa(arrived at 5:10 p.m.); Anne Punohu; Savita Agarwal Also Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark; Board& Commissions Office Staff. Support Clerk Mercedes Youn; Administrative Aide Paula Morikaiiii Audience Members: Btu Dux & Mary Stone, Women Speaking to Power Susan Oshiro, American Cancer Society Excused Members: Lisa Ellen Smith and Cherie Mooy Absent SUBJECT,---,-,--,— DISCUSSION ACTION Call To Order Chair Castor called the meeting to order at 5:04 m. Approval of Ms. Punolm moved to approve the Agenda 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 Presentation Representative Ms. Btu Dux from the organization"Women Speaking to Power"providing an over view of the organization's mission and purpose. Ms. Btu 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 cannot provide an kind of financial su pport, the members expressed their wiqjil mess 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 CCC 2011-07 Discussion and decision-making on the Conunittee's 2011 upcoming events. (Ongoing) • Update from 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 am. to promote the essay contest and provide an overview of the committee's purpose. Accompanying them is former Kaua'i High student Ms. Valerie Ganiban. Ms. Ganiban attended the Governor's International Women's Leadership conference on Oahu 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 Zumba 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-thon. 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 Moikeha 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 Com mittee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session June 15, 2011 Page 3 DISCUSSION ACTION be feasible for all involved. Announcements Next Meet Adjournment Ms. Carvalho moved to adjourn the meeting; Ms. Battad seconded the motion. Motion carried 7:0 -- - Meeting djourned at 6:00 p.m. Submitted by: Reviewed and Approved by: Mercedes Youn, Staff Support Clerk Uh`i Castor, Chair _ ( ) Approved as circulated. C Approved as amended. See minutes of meeting. Lisa Ellen Smith i JUL 1 2011 236 KipQ Road Lihu'e, Hawai'i 96766 L 30ARD,�� County of Kaua'i Commission on the Status of Women 4444 Rice Street Suite 150 Uhu'e, Hawai'i 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, Its W) County of Kaudi Health Fair Registration Form Annual Health Fair 0 Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:00 am-2:00 p.m. Uhue Civic Center Breezeway, Piikoi & Moikeha Conference Rooms PARTICIPANTS NAME: COMPANY'S NAME NON-FOR-PROFIT NO.: SERVICE YOU WILL PROVIDE REQUESTED NO.: OF TABLES AND CHAIRS SPECIAL REQUESTS Please note:The Health Fair is from 10:00 am-2:00 pm Set up starts at 9:30 a.m. ALL Vendors must be ready by 10:00 a.m. and be available until 2:00 p.m. Persons requiring special accommodations or additional information may contact Theresa Koki at 808-241-4925 or tkoki,' kouaigov. Please complete the information below. Type or print legibly, NAME: AGENCY: EMAIL: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE: FAX: Return to Theresa Koki by: {September 8,20114:30 p.m.} 4444 Rice Street,Suite 150, Uhue, Hl 96766-tkoki@kauai.gov-Phone: 241-4925-Fax 241-5127 CIS W 20 HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IM 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 Carol 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 Anna 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 Ameral 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 lips reported that she and the Executive Director Shawn 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 Commissioners 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 DHS 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 W=k, 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 LTH CSW to include the Big Island's ad as part of their celebration and activities. This would maximize the effectiveness of the fund the Comnussion 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 thceting. Announcements: Upcoming event of Deadly in Pink sponsored by Tobacco Free Hawaii at the Japanese Cultural Center. Adjournment 3:00 p.m. A& CAW 2401 t".q k-. Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women's Programs 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 14th 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 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. 1�N`ofne,n',-; flealth Monfli was established LlndeT the C01111T)ISS1011'S Elflakdates to 'Lil-st. `.,Icl 0i culd ctcliv;-Jes 'd 'o the :5Icmv�01f e c r -;.q al- of of ivowei,,, -) x �cllvl 'f'­Tecfte P!1blic onv lvi� it 'PR 6,71! Hawaii Tf omen 's History Month & Oral History Collection "Orgill history is a method of gathering and preserving historical information through 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 interviews 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 Moving History 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 1 of 3 j ;:U'I'd i. 1,V f 5 L-ua'M;�. Ci -'Q 2 3 Women 's Adel oeacy Legislation Overview 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. L The Corro-iiilssiorl -1(1v ocatcs on beh,,flF,-jFvv011'1e11 throtigh the prooes-., Ltxler its tegislative rniridate to legislative ct77tj oChninistralive action oii eqiiol lr�--,ahnellf an(I oj[Iortltl 7 i tie S".for vivnien. 71 blic "11 VcWell CSY WO I//Itlet-ste-1711dil�g�)f the I lce(�-4 of �ofne);. (HRY -3,6)7) 3 of3 Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women Program Request June 2011 • Women's H221th Month-- Ladies Night Out, main organizer Hui Malama 07a Na O—iwi (Hawari—an Health System), partners: Queens Liliuokalani Children's Center, County Committee on the Status of Women, Hilo Medical Center, Perinatal Consortium and others. Last year the Commission covered shirts and paper goods at about $2000. This year the organizers are looking for help in Tables and Chairs Rental at $620 and Mahalo Ad in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald at $525. Also this year, the event has grown to include 500 of East Hawaii's most neediest wornp years past, the count was 300-350. Can the Commission cover th $1,14 in total for the tables and chairs rental and mahalo ad? Women's Health Month — Teen Pregnancy and Prevention PSA that ran May 10-14. The East Hawaii Perinatal Consortium would like to run it in September when school up again. Can the Commission go in halfs with the Consortium a • Domestic Violence Prevention Month flamer— Instead of doing the mail ads,—­would you consider running the county committee on the status of women Teen Dating Violence PSA again? The Committee lost a significant amount of funding for the next fiscal year, but loves the PSA. It paid $3,000 in the Spring to run the ad across the entire island and on every station. However, if the Commission is interested in fun * this, the spots can be run on the 2 most popular stations for about r,500 This ad would also coincide with the YWCA's local version of Walk a' i e in Her Shoes, in addition, to the County's Family Violence Interagency Committee needing help getting the radio as on prevention out to the community. c,3 The Committee was very happy to hear that the Commissioners wanted to have the teen dating violence ad shared with the other committees and UH Radio. c-,3 The YWCA's local version of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is also looking for some funding, but I think we can fold promotion of their event with the Teen Dating Violence Ad. e program request Big Island.doc Commission on the Status of Women Budget July 2011 -June 2012 Total Budget $161,915 budget breakdown personnel 609 5 programloperations $55,820 Trust Fund $3,364.00 A,\ total budget 2012.xis