Develops information concerning the status of women within the County of Kauai as the State Commission on the Status of Women requires or as the Committee deems advisable. The County Committee, along with the Hawaii State Commission on Status of Women (HSCSW) works for equality for women and girls in the state by acting as a catalyst for positive change through advocacy, education, collaboration and program development.

The Committee on the Status of Women consists of not-less than 7 at-large members appointed by the Mayor to staggered 4 yr. terms. 2 Ex-Officio members include County Attorney and County Representative on the State Commission on the Status of Women.

For more information about the duties and responsibilities of the Committee on the Status of Women, please refer to http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/hscsw/

Meeting Time/Location:  5:00pm, Meeting Room 2A/2B, 3rd Wednesday of each month

Committee on the Status of Women
c/o Office of Boards & Commissions
4444 Rice Street, Suite 150
Lihue, HI  96766

Phone: (808) 241-4919
Fax: (808) 241-5127

• Sharon Lasker, Chair
• Patricia Wistinghausen, Vice Chair
• Edith Ignacio-Neumiller, Secretary
• Kathy Crowell, Treasurer
• Regina Carvalho
• Erika Valente
• Lisa Ellen Smith, Ex-Officio, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women Kauai Representative