HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018_1212_CSW_PacketPatricia Wistinghausen
Chair
Edith Ignacio-Neumiller
Vice -Chair
Wendy Martinez
Secretary
Erika Valente
Treasurer
Members:
Regina Carvalho
Kathy Crowell
Sharon Lasker
Lisa Ellen Smith
HSCSW Representative/
Ex-officio Member
COUNTY OF KAUA`I COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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 MINUTES
Open Session Minutes of November 27, 2018
RECAP OF TALK STORY WITH WOMEN VETERANS HELD NOVEMBER 27, 2018.
TREASURER'S REPORT
1. 2018-2019 Fiscal Budget
a. 2"d quarter update and review.
2. State Grant M15001 — Hawai`i State Commission on the Status of Women Grant to support
on -going advocacy and work towards equality for women and girls by acting as a catalyst for
positive change through education, collaboration and program development.
a. 2nd quarter update and review.
3. Logo Items Inventory
a. 2°d quarter update and review.
BUSINESS
CSW 2018-26 Accept and approve nominations of the 2019 Officers for Chair, Vice -
Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
CSW 2018-27 Discussion and possible action on Women's History Month, Wednesday,
March 6, 2018, time and location to be determined. Theme: "Champions
of Peace & Nonviolence."
a. Chair Wistinghausen to share findings and updates.
CSW 2018-28 Discussion and possible action on Sex Trafficking Advocates Meeting,
Friday, January 11, 2019, 6:00 p.m., Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room
2A/2B.
a. Finalize details, timelines and responsibilities.
CSW 2018-20 Discussion and possible action on the proposal of Events and Dates for
2019. [9119118, 10117118, 11127118]
CSW 2018-29 Discussion and announcement on the rollout of the 2019 CSW Events and
Legislative Update.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 5:00 p.m., Mo`ikeha Building, Meeting Room
2A/2B.
2. Announcements and other pertinent updates from Hawaii State on the Status of Women
Commissioner/Kaua`i Representative Lisa Ellen Smith.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-7 (a), the Committee may, when deemed necessary, hold
an executive session on any agenda item without written public notice if the executive session was
not anticipated in advance. Any such executive session shall be held pursuant to HRS §92-4 and
shall be limited to those items described in HRS §92-5(a). Discussions held in Executive Session
are closed to the public.
cc: Mahealani Krafft, Deputy County Attorney/Ex-Officio
Committee on the Status of Women — December 12, 2018
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: Sandra Muragin
C/o Office of Boards & Commissions
4444 Rice Street, Suite 150
Uhu`e, HI 96766
Email: smuragin@kauai.gov
Phone: 241-4919 Fax: 241-5127
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
If you need an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid support,
or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact Lani Agoot at (808) 241-4917
or lagootL&kauai.gov at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting.
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Committee on the Status of Women — December 12, 2018
Updated 11/15/18
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
BUDGET for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Request
Date
Payment
Date
Paid To (Name)
Description (Include date and location of event)
Supplies
Food
Travel
Fees
Printing &
Advertising
10/30/2018
Mr. Courson held off funding the Kaua'i Drug Courty Thrity-
Second Graduation Ceremony refreshments. Grant in Aid funds,
which the Committee does not have, would have to be used.
$56.95 $115.94 $0.00 $365.00
Total Expense
2018-2019 Budget
Remaining Balance
$0.00
537.89
1,000.00
462.11
Updated 11/15/18
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
BUDGET for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Request
Payment
Printing &
Date
Date
Paid To (Name)
Description (Include date and location of event)
Supplies
Food
Travel
Fees
Advertising
Costco Meet & Greet HSCSW ED Ms. Khara Jabola-Carolus 8.15.18
Mo'ikeha Building Meeting Room 2A/2B -Refreshments. Meat &
7/18/2018
8/15/2018
Costco
Cheese Platter, Grapes, Croissant, Crackers and Lei.
$69.11
10/3/18 Breast Cancer Event at the Mo'ikeha Building Rotunda-
7/18/2018
10/2/2018
costco
Refreshments. Committee motioned to spend up to $75.00.
$46.83
10/3/18 Breast Cancer Month Sign Permit Fee for banner display
7/18/2018
8/20/2018
Director of Finance
at the park in front of the County Historic Building
20.00
9/19/18 Health and Wellness Fair at Convention Hall - CSW table
game from Amazon.Com 24" Tabletop Spinning Wheel, 14 slots
8/15/2018
8/16/2018
Amazon.com
with Color Dry Erase
$56.95
9/19/18 Health and Wellness Fair Sign Permit Fee for two
banners. One for Kapa'a Beach Park and the other for Kalaheo
8/30/2018
9/5/2018
Director of Finance
Neighborhood Center.
40.00
9/19/18 Health and Wellness Fair Special Event Food Permit
State of Hawaii
required for Plantation Coffee Company offer Gourmet Lunch
9/4/2018
9/12/2018
Sanitation Branch
Packs in the kitchen of the convention hall.
50.00
11/2/18 Na Wahine Alaka'i O Kaua'i Women's Leadership Awards
Dinner at the Kauai Marriott, Purchased 5-tickets @ $85.00/each
9/19/2018
10/5/2018
YWCA
totaling $425.00
425.00
Na Wahine Alaka'i O Kaua'i Women's Leadership Awards Dinner at
the Kauai Marriott. CSW Members paid $42.50, credit totaling
9/19/2018
Director of Finance
$170.00. (Sharon, Edie, Kathy, Wendy).
-170.00
11/27/18 Women Veterans Panel Discussion & Resource Info.
10/17/2018
Committee motioned to spend up to $75.00.
$75.00
Mr. Courson held off funding the refreshments. Grant in Aid
funds, which the Committee does not have, would have to be
10/30/2018
used.
-$75.00
11/16/18 Kauai Drug Court Thirty -Second Graduation Ceremony.
10/17/2018
Committee motioned to purchase four pizza's from Costco.
Updated 7/10/18
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Grant MlSO01
Request Date
Payment Date
Paid To (Name)
Description (Include date and location of event)
Supplies
Travel
Advertising
Printing
9/28/2017
SignArt
Breast Cancer Banner 6x3 $162.00; Art Charge
$50.00; tax $8.48
220.48
10/4/2017
Director of Finance
Sign Permit Fee -to hang the Breast Cancer
Banner
20.00
Budget $
$
$
$
10,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
14,000.00
7/21/2014
6/29/2015
4/13/2017
TOTAL
$5,199.79 $4,226.01
Total Expense
Grant Total
Remaining Balance
Rise of Wahine
Available Balance
$733.53
i $466.67
$10,626.00
$14,000.00
$3,374.00
(2,500.00)
1 $874.00
TBA Rise of the Wahine - air and hotel expenses $3,500.00
9/20/17 Rise of the Wahine - motioned to release $1,000.00. Changed allocation of air and hotel expenses to $2,500.00
Updated 7/10/18
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Grant M15001
Request Date
Payment Date
Paid To (Name)
Description (Include date and location of event)
Supplies
Travel
Advertising
Printing
8/27/2015
Ink Spot Printing
Business Cards
466.67
7/22/2015
credit
-143.80
7/28/2014
41mprint
Reuseable Bags
474.14
10/28/2014
Specialty Balloons
Balloon Decoration
247.40
2/5/2015
Kaua'i Museum
Meeting room
200.00
2/9/2015
County of Kauai
Sign permit
20.00
4/9/2015
Courtyard Marriott
Meeting room
250.00
3/9/2016
Flowers Forever
Career Day Event Leis
71.90
3/24/2015
Crestline Specialties
Career Day Event
1,218.08
3/16/2015
'ohana Broadcast Co.
PSA
296.87
4/17/2015
Flowers Forever
Career Day Event
345.58
6/5/2015
YWCA -Grant
Hunting Ground
550.00
4/15/2015
Hopaco
Gift Bags
14.85
6/29/2015
State of Hawai'i
Additional 2,000 in grant money
6/29/2015
Flowers Forever
Leis
71.90
10/9/2015
41mprint
CSW Resuable Bags
499.14
10/23/2016
Specialty Balloons
October Breast Cancer - Balloons
253.91
2/1/2016
Kauai Beach Resort
Career Day Event - Meeting Room
588.39
2/10/2016
County of Kaua'i
Sign permit
20.00
Career Day Event - Supplies
2/15/2016
Kaua'i Museum
March Women's History Month
200.00
Career Day Event
Career Day Event
1/19/2017
Kauai Beach Resort
Career Day Event
4/1/2016
For Kauai Magazine
Equal Pay Day
416.66
2/13/2017
Heritage House
Booklets
97.82
6/7/2017
United Airlines
47th Annual Natl Conference Buffalo, New York
7/12-16/17. Ignacio
1,316.80
6/7/2017
United Airlines
47th Annual Natl Conference Buffalo, New York
7/12-16/17. Lasker
1,316.80
6/7/2017
Hyatt Regency Buffalo, NY
Hotel -Ignacio 7/11-16/17
677.94
6/7/2017
Hyatt Regency Buffalo, NY
Hotel-Lasker 7/11-16/17
677.94
8/7/2017
United Airlines
Baggage Fees - Lasker
120.00
8/7/2017
United Airlines
Baggage Fees - Ignacio
50.00
8/7/2017
Parking-Taxi-Lasker
66.53
Committee on the Status of Women
Logo Items Inventory
Pink Tote Bags
Purple Tote Bags
Purple Coin Purse
Purple Cup&Straw
Note Pads
Pens
Purchased 125
Purchased 125
Purchased 250
Purchased 100
Purchhsed 500
Purchased 700
July 2014
July 2014
May 2015
July 2017
May 2018
May 2018
Cost Per item
$1.90
$1.90
$2.17
$3.80
$0.49
$0.47
TOTAL
Inventory as of July 2018
57 $108.30
110
$209.00
131
$284.27
72
$273.60
500
$245.00
700
$329.00
$1,449.17
Sample passed out at 6120/18 mtg
-1
-0.49
-1
-0.47
-0.96
NACW gifts/giveaways
7/27/18 Chair Wistinghausen
-3 -$5.70
-3
-$5.70
-6
-$13.02
-4
-$15.20
-24
-$11.76
-24
-$11.28
-62.66
Meet & Greet ED Khara Jabola Carolus
8/15/18
-6
-$2.94
-7
-$3.29
-$6.23
County of Kaua'i Health and Wellness
Fair 9/19/18
-28
-$53.20
-20
-$43.40
-10
-$38.00
-18
-$8.82
-20
-$9.40
-$152.82
Talk Story with Women Veterans
11/27/18
-2
-$3.80
-2
-$4.34
-2
-$7.60
-6
-$2.94
-4
-$1.88
-$20.56
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
REMAINING TOTAL
54 $102.60
77
$146.30
103
$223.51 i
56
$212.80
445
$218.05
644
$302.68
$1,205.94
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Women's History Month Stats — Wednesday, March 7, 2018
November 2017 to February 2018 — 4 meetings
2018 Theme: "Nevertheless She Persisted Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women"
No Permitted Interaction Group - P.I.G.
Mayor invited but unable to attend
Regency at Puakea
Activities Room
2130 Kaneka Street
Uhu`e, HI 96766
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Two Honorary Speakers:
1. Judge Laurel Loo
Kathy Crowell nominated and invited (called and mailed letter)
2. Councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura
4396 Rice Street, Suite 209
Lihu`e, HI 96766
Patricia Wistinghausen nominated and invited (called and mailed letter)
3. Kaulana Finn, Constituent Outreach Liaison, Office of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard
Read letter from Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard congratulating the two honorary speakers
Kathy also nominated and contacted — all declined due to other commitments:
1. Senator Mazie Hirono — delivered letter to Liaison Gerald Ako, HGEA
2. Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa
3. Trudy Senda
• Sharon Lasker donated use of facilities at no charge
• Patricia Wistinghausen donated use of sound system at no charge, mom played electric
keyboard music before the start of the event
• Patricia made brochure, flyer and press release
• Sandra asked Cyndi Ayonon to make certificate of appreciations for the two honorary
speakers
• Sharon and Regency at Puakea provided the water, ice -tea, all the paper goods, self-adhesive
name labels and pens, and stored the Costco food items in their refrigerator
• Committee motioned to spend $200.00 and used $165.31 at Costco for food
• Boards and Commissions purchased two orchid lei's from Flowers Forever
• Women's History Month Banner hung on wall
• Provided Sign In Sheets, CSW brochures, CSW business cards, WHM Flyers and Brochures
at entrance table
• Flyer and brochure emailed to Laney Trinh, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of
Women
• Sandra made clip -on name tags and distributed to Committee members
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Committee met at 4:30 a.m. to setup
Committee dressed business attire and wore clip -on name tags
Seven CSW in attendance and one excused
1. Patricia Wistinghausen
2. Edie Ignacio-Neumiller
3. Wendy Martinez
4. Kathy Crowell
5. Jamie Bucao
6. Regina Carvalho
7. Sharon Lasker
Excused: Erika Valente
Event timeline:
Patricia opened up the event with a short explanation of Women's History Month, the CSW and
introduced each committee member.
Kaulana Finn read Tulsi Gabbard's letter and handed to the two honorary speakers
Patricia presented lei's and handed the certificates to the two honorary speakers
Kathy introduced Laurel Loo
Patricia introduced JoAnn Yukimura
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If you need an alternate format or auxiliary aid to participate, contact
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BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: February 13, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
ALDEN ALAYVILLA, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Tel (808) 241-4909
Fax (808) 241-6877
Committee on the Status of Women to host'Women's History Month' event
LTHU'E — The public is invited to attend a Women's History Month celebration in March
hosted by the Kaua'i Committee on the Status of Women (KCSW).
The free event will be held at the Regency at Puakea activities room on Wednesday,
March 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
This year's theme is "Nevertheless She Persisted, Honoring Women Who Fight All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women." The honorees for 2018 are Kaua'i County
Councilmember JoAnn Yukimura and Judge Laurel Loo. Both women are highly regarded role
models for women of all ages and will be sharing their life journey and their career experiences
as strong female leaders.
Previous honorees have included retired Maj. Gen. Mary K. Hertog, U.S. Rep. Tulsi
Gabbard, and community leader Aletha Ka'ohi, a historian and descendent of King Kaumuali'i.
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 Feb. 21, 5 p.m. at the Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A and 2B.
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All KCSW meetings are open to the public. For more information, please visit
www.kauai.gov/KCCSW.
If you need an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid
support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact the Office of Boards
and Commissions at 241-4919 or via email to smuragin(cDkauai.gov at least seven days before
the event.
2018 HONOREES
JUDGE LAUREL LOO Judge Laurel Loo is a native of Kauai, raised
on the west side, and a graduate of Waimea High School. In 1981, she
attended University of Hawai'i — Manoa graduating with a Journalism
degree and worked as a newspaper reporter for The Honolulu
Advertiser. In 1985 she attended UH Richardson School of Law, and in
1990 became a Prosecutor for the County of Kauai; prosecuting
domestic violence, drug cases and numerous others. Judge Loo
eventually established her own law firm (Shiramizu, Loo & Nakamura)
and is currently working at KIUC and as a Per Diem Judge where she
presides over Girls Court. Laurel has served on various boards
including the Hawaii State Bar Association, Kauai Humane Society,
and YWCA of Kauai, because Laurel believes in its mission of
empowering women and eliminating racism. Laurel also believes that
if we offer a role model for troubled girls, and encircle our young
women, giving them services and hope, then they can have a
successful and happy life. It takes a village, and she is proud to have
come back home to serve our Kauai community.
COUNCILWOMAN JoAnn YUKIMURA is a graduate of Kauai
High School, Stanford University and University of Washington Law
School. She was the first Japanese -American Woman Mayor in the
United States and served in that role for six years where her
Administration established the Kauai Bus, the first public
transportation on the island. Also under her leadership as Mayor, the
County Housing Agency aggressively pursued development of
affordable homes, resulting in over 1,500 affordable homes being
built since the 1990's. During her 22 years as a Councilwoman - often
the only woman serving on the Council - she initiated innovative
projects that enhanced the quality of life on Kauai, including starting
the first Sunshine Market, first bike path, first self-help housing and
the Kauai Public Land Trust. She was also on the organizing board to
establish KIUC, Kaua'i's member -owned electric utility cooperative.
This is just a sampling of JoAnn's far-reaching legacy as a watchdog
and voice for the people of Kauai, and the result of her vision,
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Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor
County of Kauai
Patricia Ili rtznghauren, Chair
Teacher' Work Year -1st Semester: July 31, 2018 -January 7, 2019; 2nd Semester: January 8, 2029 -June 3, 2019
Students' Work Year -1st Semester: August 6, 2018 - December 21, 2018; 2nd Semester: January8, 2019 - May 31, 2019
Week Student Teacher Su M T W Th F Sa
Days Days
July 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1st SEMESTER - 89 Student Days (Ends December 21)
29 30 31 1 2 3 4 July 31: Teachers' First Day
August 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 July 31- August 3: Teacher Work Days (no students)
12 13 14 15 16 F171 18 August 6: Students' First Day
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 August 17: Statehood Day
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
September 2 DI 4 5 6 7 8 September 3: Labor Day
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 2S 26 27 28 29
October 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 October 8-12: Fall Break***
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
November 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 November 6: Election Day
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 November 12: Veterans' Day
18 19 20 21 22 2.fl 24 November 22: Thanksgiving
25 26 27 28 29 30 1 November 23: School Holiday
December 2 3 4 5 6 7 5
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 December 24-lanuary7:Winter Break•t*
23 24 25 26 27 28 z9 2nd SEMESTER - 93 Student Days (Ends May 31)
30 31 1 2 3 4 5 December 2S: Christmas
January2019 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 January 1: New Year's Day
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 January 7: Teacher Workday (no students*)
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 January 21: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
February 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 February 11-15: Institute Day
10 Ll t,U 13 L4 15 16 (One day with no students during the week.
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Date for each island TBD.)
24 25 26 27 28 1 2 February 18: Presidents' Day
March 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 March 18 - 22: Spring Break***
24 2SF261 27 28 29 30 March 26: Kuhio Day
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
April 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 1S 16 17 18 19 20 April 19: Good Friday
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
May 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 May 27: Memorial Day
26 27 za 29 30 31 F 1 May 31: Last Day for Students
June 2 3 4 5 6 7 a and Second Semester Ends"
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 June 3: Last Day for Teachers
Approved Nevambar 17, 2015.
OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAYS: 2018.19 SCHOOL YEAR
"2 Instructional days shag --Th. mployer may esslgl up to 6 Statehood Day: August 17,2018 New Year's Day: January 1, 2019
beconvertedtoanon- additional hours, In hag hour blocks (an Labor Day: September3,2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dar. January21,2019
student day for school YeuWalent day'( for training and Election Day: November 6, 2018 Presidents' Day. February18,2019
planning and collaboration meetings beyond the teachers regular Veterans'Day(observed): November 12, 2018 Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day: March 26, 2019
workday. ThanksgWing Day: November 22, 2018 Good Friday April 19, 2019
Christmas Day: December 2S, 2018 Memorial Day: May 27, 2019
*Teacher workday between semesters: January 7 "Commencement exercises: No sooner than May 24, 2019
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Committee on the Status of Women - 2019 Event Date Planner
Mission Statement: The HaNxaii State COnlI111SSi011 on Status of Women (HSCSW) NNorks toxxard equality for "omen
and girls in the State by acting as a cataly st for posim e change through advocacy, education, collaboration and
program development.
1. Women's History Month — March 2019
Theme: "Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence"
Regency at Puakea-Activities Room
Theme: Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Speakers: Judge Laurel Loo and Kauai County Councilwoman JoAnn A. Yukimura
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
"NEW March 19th Hawaii Celebrating Women in Public Office Day -Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
24 adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives at the 29th Legislature 2018
✓ CATEGORY: Lead
✓ LEADER: Patricia Wistinghausen
✓ DATE: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
2. Equal Pay Day — (April 2, 2019)
County of Kauai Mo'ikeha Building Rotunda. Partnered Zonta Club of Kauai and Zonta Club of Hanalei. Proclamation will be read at 12:45 p.m. by Mayor
Carvalho.
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Time: 12:30 p.m.
✓ CATEGORY: Partner
LEADER:
✓ DATE: Tuesday, April 2, 2019
3. Denim Day�April 24, 2019)
Rotunda Rally Kick -Off for Alcohol Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sponsor's: Life Choices Kaua'i
Theresa Koki and Maile Murray, YWCA, Children's Justice and other service providers. Proclamations read 1:00 p.m_ by Mayor Carvalho. CSW provided
refreshments.
Date: Monday, April 2, 2018
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
CATEGORY: Partner or Participant
LEADER:
✓ DATE: Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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4. Career Day
Aqua Kauai Beach Resort
Date: Friday, April 6, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Mentors:Joy Miura Koerte, Fujita & Miura Public Relations
Stacey Sproat-Beck, Waipa Foundation
Juno Apalla, Bayada Home Health Care
Deena Fontana Moraes, Wilcox Elementary School
✓ CATEGORY: Lead
✓ LEADER: Erika Valente
DATE:
5. Women's Health Month (County of Kaua` i Health and Wellness Fair)
Kaua'i War Memorial Convention Hall
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
CATEGORY:
LEADER:
DATE:
6. Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Paint the Town Pink Walk
County of Kauai Mo`ikeha Building Rotunda,
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m., Start of Walk 11:45 a.m.
CATEGORY:
LEADER:
DATE:
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7. Rise of the Wahine — Premier Film on Kaua` i
✓ CATEGORY: Lead
✓ LEADER: Edie Ignacio-Neumiller, Assist: Regina Carvalho
DATE:
8. Voices of American Women
✓ CATEGORY: Lead
✓ LEADER: Patricia Wistinghausen
SERIES OF DATES:
9. Human Trafficking Awareness Forum
✓ CATEGORY: Lead
✓ LEADER: Edie Ignacio-Neumiller
DATE:
(June or July)
10. International Day of the Girl or Global Girls Alliance
✓ CATEGORY: Lead
✓ LEADER: Erika Valente
DATE:_
(November)
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REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
(Planned Parenthood Northwest and Hawaii)
State -Level Title X Backfill and Program Improvement: In anticipation of the federal
administration's "domestic gag rule," which will make it impossible for PPGNHI and the
state of Hawaii to accept Title X funds, we are working with Governor Ige and the
Department of Health to include over $2 million in the biannual budget to backfill lost
dollars and ensure that patients continue to receive family planning services across the
state.
Expansion of Private Insurance Coverage Requirements: We'll continue to push
back against federal attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act by pursuing
legislation that strengthens and expands our state law by requiring insurers to cover a
wide range of sexual and reproductive health care services, including abortion.
D Increased Access to Abortion Providers: Across the state, women are delayed or
unable to access abortion care because Hawaii has an abortion provider shortage.
Although advanced practice clinicians can provide medication abortions, current law
limits the provision of aspiration abortions to physicians. We will seek to eliminate this
barrier by pursuing legislation to allow qualified health care providers like physician's
assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and midwives to provide abortion care.
a Family Planning Expansion: While Hawai'i has a low uninsured rate, gaps in
coverage still exist for some populations. We will pursue legislation to develop a state -
funded family planning program for those who would be eligible for Medicaid if not for
their citizenship status and extend eligibility to at least 6 months post-partum.
Midwife Licensure Bill (Breastfeeding Hawaii)
This bill is similar to HB2184 introduced last year. It follows the recommendations of the
State Auditor's Report 17-01 and State Auditor's Report 99-14 to regulate the profession
of midwifery.
Currently a variety of people attend birth, varying from no formal training through
nationally certified providers, all whom call themselves midwives and who charge
approximately the same fee. This has become a business for many non -formally trained
providers.
D Additionally Hawaii attracts certified professional midwives (nationally certified) who
have held licenses in other state(s), and whose license was either suspended or
revoked.
Currently we have at least 3 persons practicing in this state who've lost their license
elsewhere and 1 whom was practicing without a license in another state and moved
here after the death of an infant, which led that state to require mandatory licensing.
These providers do not disclose this to their clients; consumers often do not know how
to look up the public records of their providers.
Due to continuing poor outcomes arriving in our hospitals across the state from non -
regulated birth providers, the State of Hawaii has the duty to provide minimum
protections to consumers by regulating midwifery.
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The State previously provided protections through midwifery laws up through 1999, at
which point the State repealed the midwifery law to place certified nurse -midwives
under the board of nursing as advanced practice registered nurses.
The State did not follow through with the Auditor's recommendation to regulate
midwifery at that point and took away the rights of consumers to have minimum
protections in place.
n At this time consumers are denied their right to informed choice and their right to access
midwifery care with providers who meet the International Confederation of Midwives
definition of a midwife (a formally trained provider).
This bill seeks to recognize the profession of midwifery, provide a definition of a
midwife, and allow midwives to practice to their fullest scope - which will expand
women's health care access across the state.
This version of the bill, per legislators request, will include an exemption for traditional
birth attendants as long as they provide a disclosure form to clients to include language
that they are not licensed and clients have no recourse should a poor outcome occur.
VIOLENCE AND SAFETY
Sex Assault/Abuse (Sex Abuse Treatment Center)
Clinical Victim Support Services:
Survivors of sexual violence can require clinical victim support services from qualified
mental health providers to access resources, coordinate care, and address safety and
reasonable accommodations with employers, schools and other entities. These medically
necessary, standard of care services are not generally covered or provided by health
insurers, and many survivors do not qualify for existing care coordination programs, such
as QUEST programs for the severely mentally ill. This bill would resolve this service gap,
and increase overall access to mental health services for survivors of sexual violence.
Sexual Violence Prevention Education (Erin's Law):
Despite the high rate of sexual violence experienced by children and young people in
Hawaii, our state has not adopted Erin's Law to establish a system wide program for the
delivery of sexual violence prevention education to children enrolled in public school. This
bill requires the Department of Education to convene a multidisciplinary task force of
agency, community and legislative stakeholders to establish a program for the consistent
delivery of sexual violence prevention (Erin's Law) to students in grades pre-K through 12
through age appropriate curricula, provide relevant training to teachers and school staff,
and inform parents about important sexual abuse topics. This bill further requires the
Department to adopt and implement a program following the task force, and provides
working group funding for FY 2018-2020.
Civil Statute of Limitations Reform:
Under current law, a lawsuit must be brought by age 26 years, or within 3 years of victims'
discovery as adults that they suffered an injury resulting from the child sexual abuse. The
current law prevents victims from being able to seek justice, as many do not disclose their
abuse until after age 26, and 3 years from discovering that one was injured leaves little time
to recover from the injury and be ready to face one's abuser in court. This bill would extend
the civil statute of limitations to age 40 years, or within 10 years of discovering injury.
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"Survivors Not Criminals" Bill (Hawai'i State Commission on the Status of Women)
This bill would allow all people bought and sold in the sex trade to vacate a conviction
under section 712-1200 (prostitution - selling), 712-1206, or 712-1207, regardless proven
victimization under sex trafficking or promoting prostitution statutes. The sex trade is a
highly feminized system where the majority of those bought and sold are women -identified,
minors, the poor and powerless. This bill would allow for women to better successfully exit
prostitution without the barriers and burden of attached social stigma.
a Hawaii Sex Trafficking Database Bill (Hawai'i State Commission on the Status of
Women)
Hawai'i faces a data crisis around sex trafficking. Due to the covert nature of sex trafficking
activities, creating reliable statistics on prevalence, frequency, geography, and particulars
of sex trafficking have been difficult to develop. This has stymied efforts to address the
issue. This bill would add a new section in Chapter 712 that will create a centralized sex
trafficking database for Hawaii. The bill will designate the Hawaii State Commission on
the Status of Women as the state's data collector and require a mandatory annual report to
Legislature. This bill will allow for increased public access to sex trafficking.
Human Trafficking Statewide Training Bill (Hawai'i State Commission on the Status
of Women)
This bill would add a new section to HRS § 712 to create a Statewide Training on Hawai'i's
Human Trafficking laws for all criminal justice personnel. The Attorney General will provide
or coordinate training for law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, and court personnel
cover Hawai7s state anti -trafficking laws. The training shall encourage interdisciplinary
coordination among criminal justice personnel, build cultural competency, and develop
understanding of the diverse victim populations including, children, youth, adults, Native
Hawaiians, immigrants and LGBTQs. The AG shall provide annual report to the Legislature.
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
EQUAL PAY (AAUW):
BACKGROUND: In 2017, median annual earnings for men in Hawaii were $51,594
compared to $41,664 for women — an earnings ratio of just 81 percent, or 23rd out of all
states and the District of Columbia, based on the most recent census data (Source: AAUW
Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap - Fall 2018 Edition). The earnings ratio was 84
percent in 2015. Gender pay gap has worsened in Hawai' i.
Passage of Act 108 in 2018 that becomes effective January 1, 2019 was a step towards
ensuring that the disparity between men and women diminishes and this equal pay Act
proposes to establish Hawaii as a leader in this field, as Hawaii has led the way in civil
rights.
The purpose of this Act is to: Expand and provide an interpretation of Section 378-2.3,
Hawaii Revised Statutes to make it a more effective and enforceable tool to end pay
disparity:
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■ Clarification on factors which can be used by the employers to defend the pay
difference,
■ Addition of classes of people covered (including LGBTQ) to match Section 378-2,
■ Change of standard used to compare wages to "substantially similar" from "equal";
■ Clarify that Hawai7s law is stronger than the federal Equal Pay Act; and
■ Increase salary transparency by making salary range available which would help
employers control their pay expenses and ensure pay equity.
Raise the minimum wage. (Appleseed)
Most likely to $17 over a number of years. This is a women's issue because the majority
of minimum wage workers are women, the lowest -paid occupations are female -
dominated.
Elimination of income tax for workers in poverty. (Appleseed)
Hawaii is in the minority of states that imposes state income tax on families living in
poverty. This is a women's issue because women have higher poverty rates than men,
and families headed by single moms have the highest poverty rates of all family types.
SNAP Double Bucks. (Appleseed)
This program would allow SNAP recipients to get double credit when using their SNAP
benefits to purchase Hawaii -grown fresh produce. Most SNAP recipients are female,
and most SNAP households have children in them.
Hawai'i's Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (Hawai'i Children's Action Network)
Bill to expand the existing Hawaii Dependent Care Tax Credit by raising the limit of the
tax credit and increasing the percentages used to calculate a family's benefit amount.
Paid Family Leave (Hawai'i Children's Action Network)
Bill creating a paid family leave program to provide earned, job -protected, paid time off
for workers who need to care for a new child or seriously ill or injured family member.
This bill will include a process for designating an individual as "family" for purposes of
this law, job protection so that workers have a job to return to once their leave ends, and
progressive wage replacement so that low-income workers can maintain financial
stability while experiencing a leave -triggering life event.
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CIVIL RIGHTS
Ho'okipa (J20)
The Bill: The Ho'okipa bill re -introduced in the 2019 session. Recent court decisions validate
the constitutionality of sanctuary legislation, with apparently little or no effect on federal
funding. Hundreds of jurisdictions across the nation have retained their sanctuary laws
because they maintain community safety.
Purpose: The Ho'okipa (Welcoming) bill is designed to maintain community safety by limiting
the assistance that state and local law enforcement agencies provide to federal immigration
enforcement agencies. The bill represents a compassionate response to President Trump's
cruel and inhumane immigration policies.
Background: An estimated 45,000 undocumented women and men immigrants live in
Hawaii. The great majority of them entered the country with a visa, but overstayed, which is
not a crime. For the most part, they are living peacefully in our communities. Many of their
friends and neighbors do not even realize they are undocumented. Women and Children are
being impacted disproportionately by violence, sex assault and abuse as a direct result of The
Trump anti -immigrant policies.
■ President Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 25, 2017 that is designed to do
the following: (1) Deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants from our country;
(2) Deputize local police to act as agents of federal immigration enforcement
agencies; and (3) Withhold federal grants from jurisdictions that do not assist federal
immigration enforcement agencies.
■ 43% of advocates have worked with immigrant survivors who dropped civil or
criminal cases because they were fearful to continue with their cases as a result of
this order.
■ Survivors are concerned that they will be detained if they make a police report or call
911. A 16-year-old survivor attempted suicide because she was concerned that her
offender would report her and her family to ice.
■ Immigration is a purely federal function. State and local governments need not assist
federal agencies in implementing federal immigration law. Hundreds of cities,
counties — and even a few states — realize that such assistance threatens
community safety, and have adopted legislation that limits it. Although these laws
are referred to as "sanctuary" legislation, they provide no special protections to
undocumented immigrants that are not available to anyone else.
The Ho'okipa bill was introduced in the 2018 session, but it did not pass. As it was
being considered, two questions arose:
(1) Is the bill legal, and can it pass constitutional muster?
(2) Can the Trump administration withhold federal grant funds from sanctuary
jurisdictions? Recent court decisions have answered these questions.
First, a federal judge upheld the sanctuary law passed by California in 2017. Hawai'i's
Ho'okipa bill is conceptually similar to it. Second, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled that the federal administration may not withhold federal grants from
sanctuary jurisdictions, as only Congress can put conditions on federal grants.
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D Still, there may be some concern that, if Hawai'i adopts the Ho'okipa bill, President
Trump would withhold federal funds, such as disaster relief funds from Hawai'i for areas
affected by the Kilauea volcano and Hurricane Lane. Fortunately, California serves as a
precedent. California's sanctuary law seems to have had no effect on federal disaster
assistance that is being provided to victims of the recent fires in California. In addition,
more than $200 million in federal funds were recently released for long-term recovery
from the California fires of 2017.
"No License to Discriminate" Bill (Trans Rights) (Hawai'i State Commission on the
Status of Women)
Allow an applicant to apply for a new limited purpose driver's license or renewing a
limited purpose driver's license, limited purpose provisional driver's license, or limited
purpose instruction permit to opt -out of having a sex/gender marker. Sex -marked
identity documents offer institutional cover for administrative agents to express
transgender animus under the pretense of fraud. It is overly burdensome to obtain a
new sex/gender on a driver's license.
Gender Equity
Baby Diaper -Changing Accommodations Bill (Hawai'i State Commission on the Status
of Women)
Add a new part to Chapter 489 to require all places of public accommodation to provide
baby diaper -changing accommodations that are equally accessible to men and women.
Incentivize men to participate equally in childcare.
SUPPORT PACKAGE
Voting
MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK: Automatic Voter Registration (League of
Women Voters of Hawai'i)
Hawaii has reformed its voter registration processes in recent years (to include online
voter registration and same day voter registration), yet a significant number of eligible
persons remain unregistered.
"Automatic Voter Registration" would provide that eligible citizens seeking a driver's
license or State identification would automatically be registered to vote, unless they
affirmatively decline.
�- This approach preserves the County Clerk's current responsibility for maintaining
accurate registration rolls, but makes this important process more efficient. A voter's
registration information (such as residence address) could also be updated using this
approach.
At least two bills for this purpose will be introduced during session, including one
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sponsored by the Office of Elections. League will testify in support (with suggestions)
on each measure.