2013 was certainly a good year to cement relations between the Mediation Center of the Pacific and ACR Hawaii. Three ACR Hawaii board members received MCP Awards. Karen Cross on May 4, 2013 Lou Chang and Giuseppe Leone on December 11, 2013
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On December 6, 2013 ACR Hawaii members and board members met at the Payao Thai Restaurant in Honolulu to review the events that took place in 2013, and discuss the following agenda. Call to Order Approval of November 4, 2013 Minutes Membership Update: Giuseppe Leone Financial Report: Bruce McEwan 2014 Elections: Cindy Alm 2013 Recap/Mahalo – President Guest Speaker: Kerrie Urosevich, Ph.D, Action Strategy Coordinator for the Executive Office on Early Learning Incoming President’s remarks and acknowledgement of Silvert & Saibene Wines, LLP for donating the wine tasting for the event [portfolio_slideshow]
On December 4, 2013 Midweek published an article titled Pledge to Try Mediation First to Solve Conflicts written by Jerry Clay, President of the board, Mediation Center of the Pacific. In that article, Clay explains why the Center is engaged in an effort to get more organizations in Hawaii to take a pledge to try mediation first to resolve disputes, rather than become adversaries in the judicial system. To view and download the MCP mediation pledge click here
Ceeds of Peace- Planting the Critical C’s of Peacebuilding These ongoing workshops provide a 360 approach to transforming communities by creating safe and thriving homes and schools. Teachers, families and community members gain skills in supporting children and youth to be peace building leaders in their communities.
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City and County of Honolulu – 6-min Video (With Some Hawaiian Music) City and County of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell From left to right: Lisa Nakao, Giuseppe Leone and Bruce McEwan – ACR Hawaii Board Members Lisa Jacobs – ACR Hawaii Member Mayor Kirk Caldwell – City and County of Honolulu Cindy Alm – Co-Chair of the ADR Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association Anne Smoke – ACR Hawai President Judge Diana Warrington (Ret.) – ACR Hawaii Past President Tracey Wiltgen – Executive Director of the Mediation Center of the Pacific Ned Busch – ACR Hawaii Board Member
For the past three years the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter and the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution have partnered to display books in honor of Conflict Resolution Day. Conflict Resolution Day is acknowledged annually on the third Thursday of October to promote awareness of mediation, arbitration, conciliation and other creative, peaceful means of resolving conflict. The displays are set up around that day and stay on display for at least two weeks. The books will be displayed with proclamations from the Honolulu City Council, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, and Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie. The range includes books on alternative dispute resolution, fieldbooks, practitioner training guides, and theoretical books that build on decades of scholarship in conflict resolution, leadership, collaborative dialogue and governance, and peace and nonviolence. The range of application is from a local level to a national and global scale. Title: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton Title: The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop by William Ury Title: Resolving Conflicts at Work: Ten Strategies for Everyone on the Job by Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith Title: The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict by Christopher W. Moore Title: The Facilitator’s Fieldbook by Tom Justice and David W. Jamieson Ph.D. Title: The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide by Bernard Mayer Title: Ho’oponopono: Contemporary Uses of a Hawaiian Problem-Solving Process by E. Victoria Shook Title: Culture, Conflict, and Mediation in the Asian Pacific by Bruce E. Barnes Title: Working Through Environmental Conflict: The Collaborative Learning Approach by Steven E. Daniels and Gregg B. Walker Title: Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution by Kenneth Cloke Title: Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding by Gary Friedman and Jack Himmelstein Title: The Moral…
Displays of relevant and foundational books related to Conflict Resolution were displayed at the: Hamilton Library and UH Bookstore, both on UH Manoa’s campus Hawaii State Public Library Main Branch downtown Honolulu BookEnds in Kailua Copies of proclamations from the City and County and State of Hawaii were also displayed.
Ceeds of Peace- Planting the Critical C’s of Peacebuilding These ongoing workshops provide a 360 approach to transforming communities by creating safe and thriving homes and schools. Teachers, families and community members gain skills in supporting children and youth to be peace building leaders in their communities.
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Member Spotlight – Karen Cross
Hawaii Board member and Past President, Karen Cross was honored and recognized on Saturday, May 4, 2013 as one of three pioneers of mediation in Hawaii, at Under a Mediation Moon, a benefit to support the work of The Mediation Center of the Pacific. Chief Justice Ronald Moon (Ret.) and Keith Hunter shared the spotlight with Karen on this festive evening filled with wine, good food and song. Singing to the tune of All My Loving, the crowd lovingly sang her praises in a song that details her life and many accomplishments. Congratulations, Karen!