The Hawaii Women’s Legislative Caucus unveiled its package for the 2012 Legislative Session Thursday (Jan. 26), and I regret that I wasn’t able to attend. But their set of bills and resolutions deserves attention.

This year’s package is dedicated to women veterans. Here is a press release summary of other issues:

Women’s health, the establishment of an automated victim notification system, the amendment of birth certificates for transgendered individuals, the requirement of birth defects warnings in liquor establishments, breastfeeding in the workplace, cervical and breast cancer screenings, funding for the reintegration of female offenders from incarceration back into the community, mandatory reporting requirements concerning child abuse, and the establishment of a special fund for child assault victims.

The caucus is comprised of the 26 female lawmakers who account for 34 percent members of the House and Senate — well above the national average of 23.3 percent.

Do not adjust your screen: House Speaker Calvin Say and the 2012 Women’s Legislative Caucus, Jan. 26, 2012, taken from an iPhone at an angle. Photo courtesy Georgette Deemer.