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COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
NICOLE CRISTOBAL, MEMBER KATHY CROWELL, MEMBER ANGELA HOOVER, MEMBER MONICA KAWAKAMI, MEMBER
EDITH IGNACIO-NEUMILLER, EX OFFICIO,
Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women
TBD, CHAIR REGINA CARVALHO, VICE CHAIR DEENA FONTANA MORAES, TREASURER DARCIE YUKIMURA, SECRETARY
Meetings of the Committee on the Status of Women shall be conducted as follows:
• Meetings will be publicly noticed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92.
• Minutes of meetings will be completed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92 and posted to the Committee on the Status
of Women website upon completion and approval.
Public Comments and Testimony:
• Written testimony: The Committee on the Status of Women shall accept written testimony for any agenda
item herein.
o Written testimony indicating 1) testifiers name, and if applicable, testifiers position/title and
organization represented, 2) the agenda item that the testifier provided comment on, and 3) contact
information (telephone number and email address), may be submitted to smuragin@kauai.gov or
mailed to the Committee on the Status of Women, c/o Office of Boards and Commission, 4444 Rice
Street, Suite 300, Lihue, Hawaii 96766.
o Written testimony received by the Committee on the Status of Women at least 24 hours prior to the
meeting shall be distributed to all members prior to the meeting.
o Any testimony received after this time and up to the start of the meeting will be summarized by the
Clerk of the Committee during the meeting and added to the record thereafter.
o Any late testimony received shall be distributed to the members after the meeting is concluded.
• Oral testimony will be taken during the public testimony portion of the meeting.
o It is recommended that anyone interested in providing oral testimony register at least 24 hours prior
to the meeting by emailing smuragin@kauai.gov or calling (808) 241-4919. Any request to register
shall include 1) testifiers name, and if applicable, testifiers position/title and organization represented,
and 2) the agenda item that the testifier provided comment on, and 3) contact information (telephone
number and email address).
o It shall be the responsibility of the testifier to attend the meeting on time.
o Pursuant to HRS §92-3 of the Public Agency Meetings and Records statute, the committee shall afford
all interested persons an opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, in writing on any agenda
item. The committee shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present oral testimony on
any agenda item.
o Individuals who did not register to testify shall be given an opportunity to speak on an agenda item
following the registered speakers.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
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SPEAKING PERSONS PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT (808) 241-4917 OR
ASEGRETI@KAUAI.GOV AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REQUESTS MADE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WILL ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME TO
FULFILL YOUR REQUEST. UPON REQUEST, THIS NOTICE IS AVAILABLE IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS SUCH AS LARGE PRINT,
BRAILLE, OR ELECTRONIC COPY.
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COUNTY OF KAUA‘I COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
5:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter
Piikoi Building, Boards and Commissions Conference Room
4444 Rice Street, Suite 300, Līhu‘e, HI 96766
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TESTIMONY
Individuals may orally testify on any agenda item at this time.
BUSINESS
CSW 2022-01 Continued selection of a chairperson to serve calendar year 2022 per Kaua‘i County
Committee on the Status of Women By-Laws, Article IV. Organization and Officers,
Section 3. Officers and Section 4. Election and Kaua‘i County Charter, Article XXIII
General Provisions, Section 23.02. Boards and Commissions, G.
a) Nominate a committee member to serve as chair.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
a) Open Session Minutes of January 19, 2022
TREASURER’S REPORT
a) 2021-2022 Fiscal Budget
1. Treasurer Moraes to report on the 3rd quarter fiscal budget balance.
2. Discussion and possible action to expend remaining fiscal budget funds.
BUSINESS
CSW 2022-07 Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls’ Task Force
a) Share updates on the fourth and fifth Zoom meeting held Thursday, February
10, 2022 and Thursday, April 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
b) Nikki Cristobal to share about her appointed research position
c) Discussion and decision-making on possible promotion and awareness for
National Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Day, scheduled May
5, 2022
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CSW 2022-10 Carrying the Community Through Crisis: First Annual State of Women in Hawai‘i
Conference, Friday, July 22, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Zoom
a) Discussion and decision-making on request from Executive Director HSCSW
Khara Jabola-Carolus for a 10-minute presentation at the conference.
b) Discussion and decision-making on other related matters
STATE COMMISSION REPORT
CSW 2022-11 Update from the Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women Commissioner
Ignacio Neumiller.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Next Scheduled Meeting: Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 5:00 p.m., B&C Conference Room
1. Denim Day, Wednesday, April 17, 2022
2. National Association of Commissions of Women (NACW) 53 Annual Conference scheduled July 24-
28, 2022, in Reno, Nevada
3. Understanding Period Poverty in Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women Mai
Movement by Khara Jabola-Carolus and Nikki Ann Yee, dated November 2021
Preview of agenda topics for the July 20, 2022 Meeting:
• Fiscal Budget July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
• Update Missing Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls’ Task Force
• Update Carrying the Community Through Crisis: First Annual State of Women in Hawai‘i
Conference
• Update National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW) Conference
• Career Day Event - September
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month - October
ADJOURNMENT
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-4, the commission may hold executive meetings closed to the public upon an
affirmative vote, taken at an open meeting, of two-thirds of the members present; provided the affirmative vote
constitutes a majority of the members to which the board is entitled. Any meeting closed to the public shall be limited
to matters exempted by section 92-5. The reason for holding such a meeting shall be publicly announced and the vote
of each member on the question of holding a meeting closed to the public shall be recorded and entered into the minutes
of the meeting. Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-7(d), after posting of the commission meeting agenda the
commission may add an item to the agenda, including an executive meeting closed to the public, by an affirmative two-
thirds recorded vote of all members to which the board is entitled; provided that no item shall be added to the agenda
if it is of reasonably major importance and action thereon by the board will affect a significant number of persons. Items
of reasonably major importance not decided at a scheduled meeting shall be considered only at a meeting continued to
a reasonable day and time