HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR021318MOBERNARD 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
LIHU`E — The public is invited to attend a Women's History Month celebration in March
hosted by the Kauai 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 Hawaii 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.
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 smurag in(a)-kauai.gov at least seven days before
the event.