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THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
qa 4 MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: April 2, 2019
OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
ELLEN CHING, ADMINISTRATOR
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Equal Pay Day ceremony held Tuesday
LIHUE — In a ceremony held Tuesday at the Lihu`e Civic Center, Mayor Derek S. K.
Kawakami presented a proclamation to the Kauai Committee on the Status of Women in
recognition of Equal Pay Day on Kauai.
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. While the wage gap has improved since the 1960s, women still earn, on average, only
80 percent of what men earn.
In his proclamation, the Mayor highlighted the need to address the issue of equal pay for
equal work, and encouraged elimination of the gender pay gap. He noted that college -educated
women working full time earn more than a half million dollars less than their male peers do over
the course of a lifetime.
"Further, nearly four in 10 mothers are primary breadwinners in their
households, and nearly two-thirds are significant earners," said Mayor Kawakami. "This puts
into perspective how critical pay equity is to our families and their economic security."
Approximately 25 people attended the ceremony on Tuesday, and were encouraged to
wear the color red as it symbolizes how far women and minorities are "in the red" with their pay.
Above: Approximately 25 people attended the Equal Pay Day ceremony on
Tuesday, and were encouraged to wear the color red as it symbolizes how far
women and minorities are "in the red" with their pay.
Above: Kaulana Finn expressed remarks on behalf of Congresswoman Tulsi
Gabbard at the Equal Pay Day ceremony Tuesday, held at the LThu`e Civic
Center.
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Above: Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami proclaimed April 2, 2019, as Equal Pay
Day on Tuesday in front of a crowd of approximately 25 people.
Above from left to right: Kauai Committee on the Status of Women members
Regina Carvalho, Erika Valente, and Edie Ignacio-Neumiller; Hawaii State
Commission on the Status of Women Kauai Representative Lisa Ellen Smith;
and Sandra Muragin from the Office of Boards and Commissions.