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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
News Release
March 30, 2017
Equal Pay Day ceremony set for April 4
LĪHU‘E – The public is invited to attend the Equal Pay Day proclamation ceremony
hosted by the Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women (KCSW). The event will be held on
Tuesday, April 4, 11:30 a.m., at the Līhu‘e Civic Center, Mo‘ikeha Courtyard.
During the ceremony, Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. will highlight the need to address the
issue of equal pay for equal work, and encourage the elimination of the gender pay gap.
While the wage gap has improved since the 1960s, women still earn, on average, only
70 percent of what men earn. Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the current year a woman
must work to earn as much as a man earned in the previous year, and is based on statistics
from the U.S. Census Bureau.
“Women need the 30 percent pay loss particularly here on Kaua‘i, where the cost of
food, housing, utilities, healthcare and transportation is among the highest in the nation,” said
KCSW Chair Sharon Lasker. “The Committee believes that focusing attention on equal pay
helps our entire community, as women manage not only their own finances, they also care for
the health and success of the generations above and below them.”
The KCSW is part of the Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women, which
strives to advance the status of women and girls by acting as a catalyst for positive change
through advocacy, education, collaboration and program development.
The KCSW meets on the third Wednesday of the month. The next scheduled meeting is
on April 19, 5 p.m., Līhu‘e Civic Center, Mo’ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B.
All KCSW meetings are open to the public.
If you need an ASL interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid
support, please contact the Office of Boards and Commissions at 241-4920 or via email sent to
mromo@kauai.gov at least three days prior to the event.