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HomeMy WebLinkAbout061511_REGULAR MINUTES COUNTY OF KAUAI Minutes of Meeting OPEN SESSION Board/Committee: COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Meeting Date I June 15, 2011 Location Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B Start of Meeting: 5:04 p.m. End of Meeting: 6:00 p.m. Present Chair Uli'i Castor; Members: Linda Bothe; 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 Morikami Audience Members: Blu 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 p.m. Approval of Ms. Punohu 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 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 cannot p rovide any kind of financial support, the members expressed their willingness 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 Committee'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 16th at 10:30 a.m. 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 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 ACTION be feasible for all involved. Announcements Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 20, 5:00 p.m. Adjournment Ms. Carvalho moved to adjourn the meeting; Ms. Battad seconded the motion. Motion carried 7:0 Meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Submitted by: Reviewed and Approved by: Mercedes Youn, Staff Support Clerk Uli'i Castor, Chair (X) Approved as circulated. (Approved on 08/17/11) ( ) Approved as amended. See minutes of meeting.