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National Random Acts of Kindness Day

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day, it is celebrated by individuals, groups and organizations nationwide to encourage acts of kindness. Here are some quick ideas to inspire kindness in you and those around you: Pay for the coffee or meal of the person in front of you in line. Leave a kind note for someone, no explanation needed. Share words of encouragement. You never know who might need them. We hope you all had a great long weekend and are staying safe and healthy. We are happy to hear COVID19 numbers lowering here in Honolulu and look forward to a time when we can all be together again! Unfortunately, weather conditions in a large portion of the mainland are becoming quite extreme, please join us in sending love and good thoughts towards those affected by the cold weather. This week we have two events coming up. Tomorrow, February 18th, we have a Free Brown Bag Lunch Talk with speaker Catherine Lampton from 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Catherine has a doctorate in ethical and creative leadership as well as a master’s in negotiation, conflict resolution, and peace building. She believes that we should all take more time time listen to each other in order to prevent future conflict. Join us and hear what she has to say! Our next event is entitled Bridging the Divide, on Friday, February 19th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm and we will hear from a few different speakers about training, preparing, and facilitating partnerships between host-country communities and Peace Corps volunteers in Guyana’s Education, Health, and Environment sectors. We hope to see you there! Remember, as Aesop said: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Have a great week!

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Welcoming February with Mindfulness

Happy February everyone! It’s been a turbulent start to the year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but as vaccines are distributed and numbers begin to lower, it seems like there might be an end in sight. This is a reminder to go about each day with conscious understanding, a kind and open mind, and to live with compassion for yourselves and for others. This month we have an event on Thursday, Febuary 11th  from 10:00am to 11:30am on Zoom. It’s entitled “Aloha Response Call” and we will be hearing from speaker Pono Shim, a gifted storyteller who plans to share his leadership philosophies as well as offer opportunities to exercise your aloha muscle in order to help out our communities in need. We’d love to see you there! In the meantime, continue to promote peace within each of your lives. As Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh says, “If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace” Have a wonderful day!

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The Value and Perils of Nonverbal Communication

Special Zoom Training Event The Value and Perils of Nonverbal Communication Hosted on Zoom by The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution • In partnership with Conflict Resolution Alliance  Free and Open to the Public The Value And Perils Of Nonverbal Communication • Jan. 26, 2021 • 12 Noon – 2 PM Guest Trainer: Lisa Jacobs, Esq., Pono Divorce; Co-taught with Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Trainer Anne Marie Smoke   REGISTER NOW Or, copy and paste the following link in your browser search box to register: https://courts-hawaii-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApf-uhqDgoH9x3jOjiQXd7npWz3LTiFKuS After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For more information or questions, please contact the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution at (808) 539-4237, rather than simply replying to this message — Thanks! If you wish to request disability-related accommodations, or obtain directions, please email the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution  at cadr@courts.hawaii.gov or call the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution at 539-4237.   The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by the speaker. Nor do the speakers’ remarks necessarily reflect the opinions of the Judiciary. We hope to see you there!

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Local Organizations Aim to Shift the Buzz from Bad News to Good Deeds

With the 5:1 Kindness Challenge Commemorates Annual Intl. Conflict Resolution Day October 15, 2020 The Conflict Resolution Alliance (CRA) and four partnering organizations are asking the Hawaiʻi community to take a pledge of kindness—that is to perform five random acts of kindness each day for one month starting Oct. 15. Pledgers also commit to recognizing the kindness of others by posting videos or photos on social media that capture kind gestures happening around the community. The idea is to start a buzz about human goodness on social media, at the dinner table, or at the water cooler (at a safe distance of course) and to shift the collective focus away from the stories of disaster, destruction, and divisiveness we hear about in the news every day. There is science behind the challenge that shows how impactful one act of kindness can be. What separates healthy and happy relationships from miserable ones is a balance of positive to negative interactions. Think of it as a simple formula for building healthy relationships: It takes five positive interactions to make up for every one bad encounter you have with someone, a 5:1 ratio. Social psychologists call it the Golden Ratio. Even small simple kind gestures like a smile, a “thumbs-up” or holding a door open for someone can be banked for that one time your lesser angels take over. Beyond maintaining relationships, researchers from the University of Portland show that when we witness profound kindness our autonomic nervous system triggers an impulse to act altruistically toward others. This emotional state, called moral elevation, precipitates the urge to pay a kind act forward. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the 5:1 Kindness Challenge. By signing the pledge, participants also commit to spreading the word and getting at least one more person to pledge. The…

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Celebrating International Conflict Resolution Day in October!

There are so many events scheduled in October in commemoration of Conflict Resolution Day, October 15, 2020. All events are done virtually, which gives us great opportunities to attend more events and connect with people from various parts of the world! Check out our events page for upcoming conflict resolution & peacebuilding events at https://www.crahawaii.org/events/.  

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Encore Presentation – “Indigenous Conflict Resolution: Practice and Integration”

Please join us for a special event that Conflict Resolution Alliance (CRA) is sponsoring! This will be an encore presentation of “Indigenous Conflict Resolution: Practice and Integration” followed by a live questions and answer via zoom with the speakers on Friday, October 23 from 12 PM to 2:30 PM Hawai’i time. This event has been approved by the Hawaiʻi State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 2 CLE credits (1 CLE credit hour and 1 Ethics credit hour). Register at https://indigenousconflict.eventbrite.com. Program Summary: Indigenous conflict resolution practices, including Hoʻoponopono and native peacemaking, have been used by both Native Hawaiian and Native American groups to address conflict in families and the greater community. A distinguished panel of legal academics, practitioners, and peacemakers will probe the possibilities and implications of integrating indigenous conflict resolution practices in the practice of law and the court system. Co-Sponsors: Hawaiʻi State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Ku’ikahi Mediation Center, Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Maui Mediation Services, The Mediation Center of the Pacific, and West Hawai’i Mediation Center. Special Thank You: The Hawai’i State Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, Native Hawaiian Bar Association, and ‘Ōlelo Community Media A copy of the event flyer is attached below.  For questions regarding event logistics, please contact us at info@crahwaii.org.  

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Your CRA has been busy planning virtual events for you!

The year 2020 has been truely unique. The challenges we have faced revealed our personal and community strengths and weaknesses, made us re-evaluate many aspects of our lives, and enabled us to make numerous pivots and adjustments in reaction. As we continue to ride the waves of new realities, your Conflict Resolution Alliance (CRA) has been busy planning virtual events to help you excel in resolving conflicts and building peace in our new norm!To kick off the fall events, the “Talk Story” event is scheduled on August 26, 2020 for you to share & learn Best Practices & Regulatory Considerations of Remote ADR Platforms, followed by a series of seven “Difficult Conversation” workshops to help you navigate those conversations well. Hope you can all join us! All events are virtual and you don’t have to leave your office or home to attend. (And as long as you have a shirt on, you meet the event dress code, too 🙂 )  Check out all CRA events along with other conflict resolution/peace building events information posted at our event page. If you know of any events that will help develop peacebuilders in Hawaii you would like us to share on our event page, please reach out at our contact page.

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We would LOVE to help you!

We would love to share your thoughts and help you network with peacebuilders in Hawaii at CRAHawaii.org website! If you are hosting an event relating to peacebuilding/conflict resolution, we would love to help you promote it. Please submit your event information at https://www.crahawaii.org/contact/. Conflict Resolution Alliance (CRA) members: If you have any articles you would like us to post or share at CRAHawaii.org, or presentation or workshop ideas to support peacebuilding/conflict resolution community in Hawaii, please submit it at https://www.crahawaii.org/contact/. Please contact us at info@crahawaii.org  if you have any questions.

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MEDIATING ONLINE: A PRIMER

Aloha, Here is a related 2-Day Free Training for qualified 40 participants… The William S. Richardson School of Law’s Conflict Management Institute (CMI) is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to participate in a free online dispute resolution (ODR) training conducted by nationally recognized experts Jim Melamed, Colin Rule and Clare Fowler. This opportunity is limited to the first 40 registrants who meet the criteria of being an experienced mediator. If you are unable to attend, the video of the training will be posted on the William S. Richardson School of Law’s website. If you are an experienced mediator and are interested in participating in the two-day training on June 18th and June 19th, please click on the link below. MEDIATING ONLINE: A PRIMER https://www.mediate.com/products/pg1367.cfm This training is sponsored by the William S. Richardson School of Law’s Conflict Management Institute (CMI). CMI helps legal, business, and community leaders maximize the use of collaborative conflict management strategies.

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ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ODR): WHERE’S IT AT, AND WHERE’S IT GOING?

Aloha Conflict Resolution Alliance Community, Sharing information about upcoming event on ODR on June 18… The William S. Richardson School of Law’s Conflict Management Institute is hosting the second presentation in its 2020 Conflict Management Speakers Series. This second timely presentation will focus on online dispute resolution (ODR). Nationally recognized ODR experts, Jim Melamed and Colin Rule, will present on current ODR trends and the future of ODR. We hope you will join us to learn more about ODR and how we can incorporate best practices into Hawaii’s business community. To register for the event, please click on the link below. ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ODR): WHERE’S IT AT, AND WHERE’S IT GOING? https://www.mediate.com/products/pg1365.cfm The William S. Richardson School of Law’s Conflict Management Institute (CMI) helps legal, business, and community leaders maximize the use of collaborative conflict management strategies. The 2020 Conflict Management Speaker’s Series is the first in CMI’s offerings of short programs, CLEs, and continuing education courses for attorneys, business professionals, executives, and community leaders.