Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Reflective Practice Workshop — building competence in your workplace Presented by Nicola Hartfiled, New Zealand based mediator 9 to 11:30 a.m.; HSBA 10th Floor Conference Room; $35 members of co-sponsoring organizations/$45 non-members. Payment by check only made out to HSBA-ADR Section. RSVP: Lynn lynn@chjustice.com Sponsored by HSBA-ADR Section; Co-sponsored by HSBA-Labor and Employment Section, ACR-Hawaii, MCP, and CADR Fri. Feb 17, 2017 Informational session: Set up your own Reflective Practice Group Presented by Charles W. Crumpton, Hawaii based civil litigation attorney/mediator/arbitrator, consultant, and university faculty/trainer; and Nicola Hartfiled, New Zealand based mediator 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; 10th Floor HSBA Conference Room. No charge for this workshop. RSVP: Lynn lynn@chjustice.com. Sponsored by HSBA-ADR Section; Co-sponsored by ACR-Hawaii, MCP, and CADR Tues. Feb. 21, 2017 Workshop: Strategies to shift impasse in Family Dispute Resolution Presented by Nicola Hartfiled, New Zealand based mediator; Lisa Jacobs is an Hawaii based mediator, collaborative attorney, facilitator and trainer in the areas of family and elder law. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 10th Floor HSBA Conference Room; $35 members of co-sponsoring organizations / $45 non-members. Payment by check only made out to HSBA-ADR Section. RSVP: Lynn lynn@chjustice.com Sponsored by HSBA-ADR Section; Co-sponsored by HSBA-Family Law Section, HSBA-Probate and Estate Section, ACR-Hawaii, MCP, and CADR
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Online Peer Mediation Platform Students Helping Each Other Across the USA 30-min Free Webinar – January 31, 2017, 2:00 pm Hawai‘i Time Due to lack of resources, time and staff, many schools don’t have a peer mediation program, which allows students to help each other resolve school-related conflicts. The Online Peer Mediation Platform (OPMP), a JAMS funded project, now offers an alternative solution. OPMP has trained a group of highly skilled peer mediators to assist other students across the country – online, in a safe and confidential environment. During this FREE 30-min webinar two OPMP Team Members (Dr. Cynthia Morton and Prof. Karen Devoogd) and two Rockdale County students/online peer mediators will explain: What online peer mediation means and how it works How school administrators can request an online peer mediation for their students, by filling out an online form available on the OPMP website Which cases are suitable for online peer mediation How students can participate in an online peer mediation with their PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android tablet or smartphone FREE ONLINE REGISTRATION – Click here for more information and to register online The Online Peer Mediation Platform is a project funded by the JAMS Foundation, currently managed by the National Association of Peer Program Professionals, and previously managed by the Association for Conflict Resolution.
Mark Your 2017 Calendars! Basic Mediation Training Thursday March 2 & Friday March 3* 9:-00 am – 6:00 pm and Saturday March 4* 9:00 am – 5:00 pm The Kukui Children’s Center 1st Floor Conference Room Learn the nuts and bolts of mediating conflicts of all types. 10th Annual Under the Mediation Moon Saturday May 6* 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm The Hawai’i Convention Center Honoring Kitty Lagareta, Brendon Kaleiaina Lee & Judge Victoria Marks (Ret.) A Fundraiser to support the work of the Mediation Center! Accelerated Divorce Mediation Training Friday June 16* 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm and Saturday June 17* 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Friday June 23* 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm and Saturday June 24* 9:00 am – 5:00 pm HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union Community Room Learn a modified process to assist divorcing couples in creating agreements on time-sharing, co-parenting, and property division to finalize the terms of their divorce. Basic Mediation Training Thursday October 5 & Friday October 6* 9:00 am – 6:00 pm and Saturday October 7* 9:00 am – 5:00 pm HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union Community Room Learn the nuts and bolts of mediating conflicts of all types. Advanced Mediation Training Thursday November 2 & Friday November 3* 9:00 am – 6:00 pm and Saturday November 4* 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Build on basic mediation skills and learn how to modify the process to work with attorney, challenging personalities, multiple participants, cultural differences and more. Contact mcpadmin@mediatehawaii.org to register or for more information
Workshop “Conflict Resolution: Reframing Problems in Order to Find Solutions” with Kimberly Dark Saturday, January 14, 2017 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m. $50 (Pre-registration required) Group discounts & partial scholarships available HCC, Building 288, Room 103 200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720 This half-day workshop focuses on understanding and practicing the skill of reframing contentious, position-based statements into neutral language that helps everyone think more clearly and develop possible solutions. “We’ll begin by examining the causes of conflict and how language can help individuals avoid conflict in a variety of settings,” says Kimberly. “Then we’ll focus on turning complaints into issues–the skill of reframing and paraphrasing.” These skills can be used at home as well as in the workplace, schools, associations, meetings, and more. To register, contact Jenifer at 935-7844 x 1 or jenifer@hawaiimediation.org. Free Brown Bag Lunch Talk “Brilliant Bystander Facilitation: How to Help in Group Situations” with Kimberly Dark Thursday, January 19, 2017 12:00 pm to 1:00 p.m. Free (walk-ins welcome) Office of the Prosecuting Attorney 655 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 “Have a positive influence on the way things are done in a meeting or group even if you are not the ‘official’ facilitator,” says Kimberly. “By learning the skills of the ‘brilliant bystander,’ you can re-route conflict into useful discussion, restore fairness in power struggles, and encourage others to participate.” In this talk, explore the reasons people stay silent even though they know someone needs to speak up… and how to help. Kimberly Dark consulted in conflict resolution and facilitation for over 20 years. She completed mediator certification with National Conflict Resolution Center, served on the Advisory Board of San Diego Mediation Center Community Justice, and served as principal for Current Change Consulting, which specialized in community facilitation, training, and group conflict resolution. A…
At its Annual Recognition and Holiday Gathering on Friday, December 9, 2016, the Mediation Center of the Pacific (MCP) recognized four members of the Association of Conflict Resolution, Hawai‘i Chapter: 2016 President Lisa Jacobs – Domestic Mediator of the Year Members Erika Ireland and Jana Wolff, and Board Member Owen Tamamoto – Conch Shell In 2016, the Mediation Center of the Pacific assisted over 7,000 people through mediation, dispute resolution, and training. Other MCP award honorees included: Tom Mitrano and Eugene Villaluz – Mediators of the Year Samantha “Sam” Kasnetz – Apprentice Mediator of the Year Peter Lewis – Distinguished Service Ron Matayoshi and Jody Mishan – Friends of the Center Kaiser Permanente: Aleza Matayoshi, Susan Michihara & Walt Schroeder – Collaborative Corporation Leo Hura, Doug Kaya, Christa Otake, & Pat Brandt – Conch Shell Congratulations to all MCP volunteers and staff for their work in continuing peace building efforts in Hawai‘i!
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney 655 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo December 15, 2016, 12-1 PM The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center hosts a free talk on December 15 as part of their “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series. Talks are Third Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney at 655 Kilauea Avenue in Hilo. This month’s speaker is Erika Ginnis on “Cultivating Inner Peace: Tips and Techniques for the Holidays and Beyond.” “Cultivating inner peace is important, since people, places, and things don’t always behave in the way we’d like them to,” says Ginnis. “When you release trying to control the world around you, and instead focus on what you can control—that which is within—you create a positive effect without effort.” In this talk, learn some helpful methods, including guided visualization, for dealing with stress around the holidays…and beyond. Erika Ginnis has served as a counselor, teacher, and ordained minister since 1982, and a local publisher since 2009. She is the owner of Inspiration is the Inbreath of Spirit and Inbreath Communication, and the author of Essential Mysteries: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century Mystic. Ginnis has worked with people all over the world, helping them find their inner peace and realize their dreams. Ku‘ikahi’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch, enjoy an informal and educational talk-story session, and meet others interested in “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace.” This lunch-and-learn series is made possible thanks in part to funding from the Atherton Family Foundation. For more information, contact Ku‘ikahi Administrative & Program Assistant Jenifer Aveiro at 935-7844 x 1 or jenifer@hawaiimediation.org.
“The Conflict of Politics and the Politics of Conflict: How to Think about Political Conflicts and Design Political Dialogues.” Thursday, December 15, 2016 7:30 AM Hawai‘i Time (12:30 PM ET) Kenneth Cloke will be hosting a fundraising webinar – all proceeds are tax deductible and will go to Mediators Beyond Borders International’s Dialogue Process Project (DPP). The US has just gone through an exhausting election, filled with hostility, hatred and personal attacks; and while half the country is upset and disappointed that they lost, the other half understands that it could have gone the other way, and that they might now be the ones feeling upset and disappointed. The problem is, citizens haven’t figured out yet how to talk to each other about our political ideas and beliefs, or discuss our disagreements in ways that might lead to learning, win/win outcomes, increased empathy, mutual understanding and joint problem solving. Yet we are all citizens of the same country and we all care about its future. The webinar will address how we begin to talk to each other about difficult and dangerous issues—the ones that we all feel strongly about and argue passionately over. Kenneth recommends open, honest, skillfully-designed, capably-facilitated dialogues as a method to thinking about political conflicts and decisions. Kenneth Cloke is a mediator, arbitrator, coach, consultant and trainer, specializing in resolving complex multi-party disputes, including marital, divorce, family, grievance and workplace disputes, collective bargaining, organizational, public policy, and school conflicts, and designing preventative conflict resolution systems. He has worked in over 20 countries, and is founder and first President of Mediators Beyond Borders International. He has published 10 books—most recently Conflict Revolution: Designing Preventative Systems for Chronic Social, Economic and Political Conflicts. Your ticket ensures that the DPP team can continue to respond rapidly to requests to train local…
Annual Meeting and Holiday Dinner Da Spot Health Foods & Juices Restaurant 2426 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96826 Agenda Friday, December 2, 2016 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. I. 5:10 p.m. Call Meeting to Order, Welcome – Lisa Jacobs, 2016 ACR-Hawaii President A. Approval of December 2015 Annual Meeting minutes (Lisa Jacobs) B. 2016 Financial Report (Dick Mosher, ACR-Hawaii Treasurer) C. 2016 Membership Report (Karen Cross, ACR-Hawaii Membership Coordinator) D. 2016 Recap (Lisa Jacobs) E. 2017 Officers and Directors Election (Karen and Lisa Jacobs) – see: http://www.crahawaii.org//who-we-are/ F. Incoming President’s Remarks – Lisa Nakao, 2017 ACR-Hawaii President G. Adjournment (Lisa Nakao) II. 5:30 p.m.: Dinner Buffet Opens III. 6:00 p.m.: Guest Speaker — Chris Miller, Nonviolent, Compassionate Communication Trainer and Practitioner, “NVC Mediation – Enhancing Connection through Conflict” (Lisa Jacobs will introduce Chris) IV. 7:00 p.m.: Live ukulele music starts
On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 many mediators from around the world attended “Introduction to Online Mediation”, a Free Virtual Mediation Lab webinar and demo. In 39 minutes they learned: What Online Mediation means and how it works Benefits of Online Mediation How mediators can do online everything they are used to do in-person: e.g. Joint and private meetings (caucus) with the parties; “Shuttle Diplomacy” in multi-party disputes; Information (documents, pictures, worksheets, videos) sharing and annotation; Writing up the parties’ “Memorandum of Understanding” or agenda for their next meeting Which cases are suitable for Online Mediation When and how to blend face-to-face and Online Mediation Which video conferencing software works best for Online Mediation How to get hands-on training in Online Mediation How to try Online Mediation for FREE PRESENTER Giuseppe Leone, founder of Virtual Mediation Lab, an online mediation project sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter, this webinar/demo was based on his experience: Mediating commercial and workplace cases since 1997 Mediating online workplace cases for the United States Postal Service Running hundreds of online mediation simulations with mediators from 30 countries Teaching online mediation to mediators and mediation centers around the world To watch this free video, click here INTERESTED IN ONLINE MEDIATION? Learn more about the Virtual Mediation Lab 2-hour hands-on training in online mediation, and how you can try online mediation for Free For any further questions, contact Giuseppe Leone by email or give him a call at (808) 383-4117 in the USA.
You are invited to join a peer-to-peer discussion on Monday, December 5, 2016, exploring opportunities to promote Honolulu and Hawai‘i as a center for resolving Pacific Rim disputes using ADR. ACR-Hawai‘i Officer Richard “Dick” Mosher will be one of the presenters. Please see the attached flyer for additional information, including how to register. We hope to see you there. Warmly – Lisa Jacobs, President, ACR-Hawai‘i