Sex Trafficking 1.11.19 4/25/2019Sex Trafficking in Hawaii Part 1: Exploring Online Sex Buyers and Part 2: The Stories of Survivors is a groundbreaking first-of-its kind report on the demand for prostitution in Hawaii. Executive Director Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women Khara Jabola-Carolus and Arizona State University...
Rise of the Wahine - Women's History Month 3.21.19 4/25/2019The Committee on the Status of Women in partnership with Prevention Awareness Understanding (PAU) Violence Kauai, premiered the film, "Rise of the Wahine: Champions of Title IX" at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.
Talk Story - Women's History Month 3.6.19 4/25/2019The public was invited to experience a free heart-to-heart talk with featured speakers and honorees Renae Hamilton-Cambeilh and Gina Kaulukukui on March 6, 2019, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall. It offered an opportunity to meet these extraordinary women and provided a platform that provoked conversation and raised awareness.
Denim Day 4.24.19 4/24/2019The Committee on the Status of Women, Zonta Club of Kauai and Zonta Club of Hanalei called the community to action on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 12:00 noon at the Lihue Civic Center Mo'ikeha Building Courtyard to rally together for Denim Day...
Equal Pay Day 4.2.19 4/24/2019The Honorable Mayor Derek Kawakami presented a proclamation to the 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 women must work to earn as much as a man earned in the previous year. On average, women still earn only 80 percent of what men earn.