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Chair
Edie Ignacio-Neumiller
Vice Chair
Wendy Martinez
Secretary
RECEIVED
17 FEB -6 P12:19
Members:
Virginia Beck
Jenai Hart
Erika Valente
Kathy Crowell OrFICE OF Lisa Ellen Smith
Treasurer THE COUNTY CLERF HSCSW Representative,
COUNTY OF KAVA' Ex -officio member
COUNTY OF KAUAI COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
5:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter
Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B, 4444 Rice Street, Lihu`e, HI 96766
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 18, 2017
UPDATE BY MS. EMILY EBBETS GOLDBACH CO-CHAIR OF THE WOMEN'S MARCH
THAT WAS RECENTLY HELD
BUSINESS
CSW 2016-07
Discussion and possible action on a showing (s) of the film "Miss South Pacific".
(Deferred on 111812017)
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Review and possible action to approve the draft resolution that supports the principles of
eliminating all forms of discrimination against women and working with the Council for its passage.
(Deferred on 1118/2017)
CSW 2016-14
Continued discussion and action for the following upcoming 2017 events:
1. Career Day - March 3, 2017 at the Kauai Beach Resort (finalize speakers, participants,
sponsors and program, etc.)
2. March Women's History Month (confirm speakers, program, advertisement, etc.)
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Communication dated January 23, 2017 from Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. to
Chair Virginia Beck approving the committee's request to waive the fee to use
the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall for the Women's History Month
event on, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
CSW 2017-01
Discussion and possible action on an email dated January 27, 2017 from Lisa Ellen Smith to
Chair Sharon Lasker regarding the lack of women applicants on the Judicial Selection Committee list.
CSW 2017-02
Report by Kathy Crowell on Senate Bill No. 509 and House Bill No. 671 — Relating to Equal Pay.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Next monthly meeting —Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. at the Mo`ikeha
Building, Meeting Room 2 A/B.
• Announcements or other pertinent updates from Hawaii State on the Status of Woman
Commissioner/Kaua`i Representative Lisa Ellen Smith.
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/ex-officio Mahealani Krafft
Committee on the Status of Women — February 15, 2017 2 1 P a g e
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
Committee on the Status of Women
C/o Office of Boards and Commissions
4444 Rice Street, Suite 150
L1hu`e, HI 96766
E-mail: mromo(a)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 Office of Boards and
Commission Support Clerk at (808) 241-4920 at least seven (7) working days prior to the meeting.
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COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
COUNTY OF KAUX I
SOLUTIONNo. 2017.1
A RESOLUTION THAT SUPPORTS THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS'
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
WOMEN.
WHEREAS, although women have made significant gains in the struggle for equality in
most fields, more action is necessary to fully eradicate discrimination based on sex andeng der;
and
WHEREAS, in 1979, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ("the Convention"), which
is attached as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, in 1981, the Convention entered into force as an international treaty, and
it is the only human -rights treaty focused on women's rights; and
WHEREAS, out of the 194 nations in the world, the United States of America, Sudan,
South Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Palau, and Tonga are the seven nations that have not ratified the
Convention; and
WHEREAS, in nations that have ratified the Convention, women have partnered with
their governments to improve the status of women and girls by changing laws and policies to
provide safer environments and opportunities for women, girls, and their families; and
WHEREAS, state, county, and other forms of municipal governments have an
appropriate and legitimate role in affirming the importance of international laws as universal
norms and guides for public policy in communities; and
WHEREAS, the "Cities for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women" campaign seeks to protect the rights of women and girls by
passing legislation that establishes the principles of the Convention in cities and towns across
the United States; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the Convention as local law has proven effective in
addressing the barriers that reduce the quality of life and equity of opportunity for women and
girls; and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawai'i and the City and County of Honolulu and the
County of Hawai'i have become the most recent government entities to join the "Cities for the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women" campaign;
now, therefore,
Exhibit A
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
KAUAI that it hereby joins the "Cities for the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women" campaign.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Kaua'i is urged to
affirm the tenets and principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women, as stated in Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Kaua'i is urged to work
with the Hawai'i State Commission on the Status of Women and the County of
KauaTs Committee on the Status of Women to ensure gender equality in the County
of Kaua'i.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a
copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. the
Hawai'i State Commission on the Status of Women, the County of KauaTs
Committee on the Status of Women, and all County departments and agencies.
Adopted by the Committee on the Status of Women at its meeting on
Sharon Lasker. Chair
Edie Ignacio-Neumiller
Virginia Beck
Kathy Crowell
Jenai Hart
Wendy Martinez
Erika Valente
Exhibit A
Local Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
(a) Findings and Purpose.
The County of Kaua'i hereby finds and declares as follows:
(1) The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW) an international human rights treaty, provides a universal
definition of discrimination against women and brings attention to a whole
range of issues concerning women's human rights. Countries that ratify
CEDAW are mandated to condemn all forms of discrimination against women
and girls and to ensure equality for women and girls in the civil, political,
economic, social and cultural arenas. The United Nations General Assembly
adopted CEDAW in 1979 and President Carter signed the treaty on behalf of
the United States in 1980, but the United States Senate has not yet ratified
CEDAW.
(2) Since 1995 state and local jurisdictions have stepped up and passed
resolutions in support of CEDAW. Some have implemented resolutions
establishing CEDAW principles as law. In 2014, municipalities across the
nation began signing onto the Cities for CEDAW Initiative, pledging to step
up where the federal government has failed and implement the principles of
CEDAW at the local level.
(3) There is a continued need for the County of Kaua'i to protect the human rights of
women and girls by addressing discrimination, including violence, against them
and to implement, locally, the principles of CEDAW. Adherence to the
principles of CEDAW on the local level will especially promote equal access
to and equity in health care, employment, economic development and
educational opportunities for women and girls and will also address the
continuing and critical problems of violence against women and girls. There is
a need to analyze the operations of county departments, policies and programs
to identify discrimination in but not limited to, employment practices, budget
allocation and the provision of direct and indirect services and if identified, to
remedy that discrimination. In addition. there is a need to work toward
implementing the principles of CEDAW in the private sector.
(4) There is a need to strengthen effective national and local mechanisms,
institutions and procedures and to provide adequate resources commitment
and authority to: (1) advise on the impact of all government policies on
women and girls: (2) monitor the situation of women comprehensively in
recognition of the interconnectedness of discrimination based on gender race
and other social criteria: and (3) help formulate new policies and effectively
carry out strategies and measures to eliminate discrimination. The County of
Kaua'i Committee on the Status of Women shall be designated as the
implementing and monitoring agency of CEDAW in the County of Kaua'i.
Exhibit A
(B) Definitions.
As used in this section the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
indicatedherein:
"County" means the County of Kaua'i.
"Committee" means the County of Kaua'i Committee on the Status of Women.
"Council" means the Council of the County of Kaua'i.
"Disaggregated data" means information collected and analyzed by enumerated
categories in order to identify the disparities existing between women and men.
These categories shall include, to the extent permitted by law, sex, race,
immigration status, parental status, language, sexual orientation, disability, age,
housing status and other attributes.
"Discrimination against women" includes, but is not be limited to any distinction,
exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex that has the effect or purpose of
impairing or nullifying the recognition enjoyment or exercise by women irrespective
of their marital status and on a basis of equality of men and women of human rights
and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any
other field. The definition of discrimination includes gender- based violence that is
violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects
women disproportionately. It includes acts that inflict physical, mental or sexual
harm or suffering threats of such acts, coercion and other deprivations of liberty by
family community or government.
"Gender" means the way society constructs the difference between women and
men focusing on their different roles, responsibilities, opportunities and needs
rather than their biological differences.
"Gender analysis" means an examination of the cultural, economic, social, civil, legal
and political relations between women and men within a certain entity, recognizing that
women and men have different social roles, responsibilities, opportunities and needs and
that these differences, which permeate our society affect how decisions and policy are
made.
"Gender equity" means the redress of discriminatory practices and establishment of
conditions enabling women to achieve full equality with men, recognizing that needs
of women and men may differ, resulting in fair and equitable outcomes for both.
"Human rights" means the rights every individual possesses that are intended to
improve the conditions in society that protect each person's dignity and well- being
and the humanity of all people.
Exhibit A
"Nontraditional jobs" means jobs that have not traditionally been filled by women.
"Racial discrimination" means any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference
based on race, color, descent or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or
effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise on an equal
footing of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social,
cultural or any other field of public life.
(C) Local Principles of CEDAW.
It shall be the goal of the County to implement the principles underlying
CEDAW by addressing discrimination against women and girls in areas
including economic development, violence against women and girls and health
care. In implementing CEDAW the County recognizes the connection between
racial discrimination, as articulated in the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and discrimination against
women. The County shall ensure that the County does not discriminate against
women in areas including employment practices, allocation of funding and
delivery of direct and indirect services. The County shall conduct gender
analyses to determine what if any County practices and policies should change to
implement the principles of CEDAW.
(a) Economic Development.
(1) The ounty shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate
discrimination against women and girls in the County of Kaua'i in
employment and other economic opportunities including. but not
limited to ensuring:
(A) The right to the same employment opportunities including
the application of the same criteria for selection in matters
of employment and the right to receive access to and
vocational training for nontraditional jobs;
(B) The right to promotion, job security and all benefits and
conditions of service regardless of parental status
particularly encouraging the appointment of women to
decision making posts and to County revenue generating
and managing commissions and departments;
(C) The right to equal remuneration including benefits and to equal
pay in respect to work of equal value; and
(D) The right to the protection of health and safety in working
conditions including supporting efforts not to purchase
sweatshop goods regular inspection of work premises and
protection from violent acts at the workplace.
(2) The County shall encourage and, where possible, fund the provisions
of the necessary supporting social services to enable parents to
combine family obligations with work responsibilities and
participation in public life, in particular through promoting the
establishment and development of a network of child care facilities,
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paid family leave, family -friendly policies and work -life balance.
(3) The County shall encourage the use of public education and all other
available means to urge financial institutions to facilitate women's
access to bank accounts, loans, mortgages, and other forms of
financial services.
(b) Violence against Women and Girls.
(1) The County shall take and diligently pursue all appropriate measures to
prevent and redress sexual and domestic violence against women and
girls, including, but not limited to:
(A) Police enforcement of criminal penalties and civil remedies, when
appropriate;
(B) Providing appropriate protective and support services for survivors,
including counseling and rehabilitation programs;
(C) Providing gender -sensitive training of County employees regarding
violence against women and girls, where appropriate; and
(D) Providing rehabilitation programs for perpetrators of violence against
women or girls, where appropriate.
The County shall not discriminate on the basis of race,
ethnicity, culture, language or sexual orientation, when
providing the above supportive services.
(2) It shall be the goal of the County to take all necessary measures to
protect women and girls from sexual harassment in their places of
employment, school, public transportation, and any other places
where they may be subject to harassment. Such protection shall
include streamlined and rapid investigation of complaints.
(3) Prostitutes are especially vulnerable to violence because their legal
status tends to marginalize them. It shall be the policy of the
County that the Kaua'i Police Department diligently investigate
violent attacks against prostitutes and take efforts to establish the
level of coercion involved in the prostitution in particular where
there is evidence of trafficking in women and girls. It shall be the
goal ofthe County to develop and fund projects to help prostitutes
who have been subject to violence and to prevent suchacts.
(4) The County shall ensure that all public works projects include
measures, such as adequate lighting to protect the safety of women
and girls.
(5) It shall be the goal of the County to fund public information and
education programs to change traditional attitudes concerning the
roles and status of women and men.
(c) Health Care.
(1) It shall be the goal of the County to take all appropriate measures to
eliminate discrimination against women and girls in the field of
health care in order to ensure, on a basis of equity, information about
and access to adequate health care facilities and services, according
to the needs of all communities, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture,
language, and sexual orientation, including information, counseling
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and services in family planning.
(2) It shall be the goal of the County to ensure that women and girls
receive appropriate services in connection with prenatal care,
delivery, and the post -natal period, granting free services where
possible, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
(d) Education.
(1) Education is a human right and an essential tool for achieving the goals
of equality. The County's goals are to improve women's access to all
forms of education, in particular, vocational, science and technology
training and education and continuing education and to develop and
implement education, training and retraining policies for women and
girls, especially young women and women re-entering the labor market,
to provide skills to meet the needs of a changing socio-economic context
for improving their employment opportunities.
(e) Housing.
(1) It shall be the goal of the County to ensure that everyone has the right
to affordable housing, that protects individuals and promotes the means
necessary to promote the health and well-being of her or himself and of her
or his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and
necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of
unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of
livelihood in circumstances beyond her or his control.
(2) It shall be the goal of the County to ensure that motherhood and
childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether
hanai or born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
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