The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center will be hosting a free and open to the public talk on November 17 . This month’s speaker is Tim Hansen on “Restorative Justice: Ways to Restore Victims, Offenders, and Communities.” A ShoreTel conference call has been created for folks who cannot attend in person. Use either of the following to join the call: Local dial in: +1 (808) 934-3678 (Local dial in) and enter this participant code: 01974243 and press # Mobile Auto Dial: VoIP: voip://+18089343678;01974243# iOS devices: +1 (808) 934-3678,01974243 and press # Other devices: +1 (808) 934-3678×01974243# Interested ACR-Hawai‘i members are encouraged to attend either in person or by conference call. Tim Hansen, MSW, has worked with victims, offenders, and communities for nearly 30 years. He has a Masters in Social Work from UH-Manoa and degrees in Psychology, Speech/Theatre Arts, and Sociology from the University of Minnesota-Winona. Hansen is currently adjunct faculty at UH-Hilo in the Sociology and Political Science Departments and is working on his Clinical Social Work Licensure. As a survivor, he is passionate about the work of healing. 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. Or visit www.hawaiimediation.org.
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Thursday & Friday, December 1 & 2, 2016 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (morning & afternoon snacks provided; lunch on your own) UH Hilo Campus, UCB 127 $400 tuition $3 daily parking fees apply To register, call 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/FacilitativeSkills.php ABOUT THE WORKSHOP This is a unique, two-day workshop developed and presented by retired UH specialist Donna R. Ching, Ph.D. She has deconstructed the concept of collaborative leadership and created a very practical program for helping individuals lead from within their organizations or groups, starting with the planning and conducting of successful meetings. Meetings represent only one venue where collaborative leadership can be demonstrated, but they serve as a microcosm of an organization’s dynamics and provide a useful place to practice and master one’s leadership skills, whether in the role of participant or in-house facilitator. At a time when organizations are seeking to leverage their existing resources, training people in facilitative skills is a highly efficient way to ensure that 1) meetings are productive; 2) critical conversations are well managed; and 3) individuals at every level are working in a collaborative manner. With its emphasis on practical skills and its real-life examples, this workshop provides a roadmap for adding to one’s toolkit a set of skills and practices that are foundational to collaborative leadership. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Donna Ching is a recently retired University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Extension Specialist and the founder of the Pacific Center for Collaboration. She is an advocate for collaborative leadership and one of Hawaiʻi’s premier practitioners of group facilitation. Donna’s workshops on leadership, facilitation, group process, and strategic planning are very popular with participants from non-profit, for-profit, and government organizations. In her role as a practitioner, Donna facilitates a variety of meetings in community and organizational settings. She is sought after for…
From the Virtual Mediation Lab: “Introduction to Online Mediation” Free 30-min Webinar/Demo November 29, 2016, 7:00 am Hawai’i time Are you a mediator, mediation center or ADR organization interested in online mediation? If so, you can attend “Introduction to Online Mediation”, and in 30 minutes you’ll learn: – 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. SIGN UP – For more information and to sign up click here Please Note. In order to make this “Introduction to Online Mediation” 30-min free webinar as interactive as possible, seating is limited.
Dear ACR-Hawai‘i Members You are all cordially invited to the ACR-Hawai‘i Annual Dinner and General Membership Meeting Friday, December 2, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Da Spot Restaurant, 2469 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96826 Free for ACR-Hawai‘i members, $25 for guests Guest speaker will be Chris Miller Trainer and Practitioner of Nonviolent, Compassionate Communication. Chris also has a passion for Restorative Justice. His interactive presentation will be fabulous. Membership renewals will be accepted at the December 2nd event. Please RSVP on or before Monday, November 28, 2016, to Lisa Jacobs, at email: Lisa@PonoDivorce.com, with the number of persons attending. ACR-Hawai‘i – Nominees for 2017 Officers and Directors President (automatically elected): Lisa Nakao is the Director of Operations at Hawai‘i’s Better Business Bureau. She oversees all public services of the organization, including dispute resolution (conciliation, mediation and arbitration) for marketplace related issues, business / charity reviews and accreditation, advertising review, marketplace investigation, database management and consumer education. After graduating from high school in Japan, she obtained Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and International Business from University of Hawai‘i. President-Elect: Amrita Mallik currently serves as a Program Officer within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UH, where she helps the University address workplace conflict. She was a Senior Trial Attorney with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She holds a B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Vice President: Tom DiGrazia is a Peacemaker, Lawyer and Director of Mediation Center-Windward Oahu. He holds a JD from the University of Notre Dame Law School, and a MA in Political Science from Rutgers University. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Law School at UH, and the author of Peacemaker: A Sicilian American Memoir (2013) and Light on Peacemaking – A Guide to Appropriate Dispute…
November 10, 2016 – The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center hosts a free and open to the public talk on November 17 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 Tim Hansen on “Restorative Justice: Ways to Restore Victims, Offenders, and Communities.” “In honor of Restorative Justice Week 2016, come learn about restorative responses to harm that honor victims, hold offenders accountable, and strengthen communities–leaving them stronger, rather than weaker, after crime occurs,” said Hansen. “Restorative Justice (RJ) is not a ‘new way’ of looking at crime but is based on the values that many indigenous cultures have practiced for centuries.” Tim Hansen, MSW, has worked with victims, offenders, and communities for nearly 30 years. He has a Masters in Social Work from UH-Manoa and degrees in Psychology, Speech/Theatre Arts, and Sociology from the University of Minnesota-Winona. Hansen is currently adjunct faculty at UH-Hilo in the Sociology and Political Science Departments and is working on his Clinical Social Work Licensure. As a survivor, he is passionate about the work of healing. 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. Or visit www.hawaiimediation.org.
Dear ACR-Hawai`i Members, You are cordially invited to the upcoming ACR-Hawai`i Annual Dinner and Meeting, scheduled for Friday, December 2, 2016, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., at Da Spot Restaurant, 2469 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96826. Cost of the dinner is free for ACR-Hawai`i members, and $25 for guests. Our guest speaker is Chris Miller, who is a Trainer of Nonviolent, Compassionate Communication. Chris also has a passion for Restorative Justice. Please RSVP on or before Monday, November 28, 2016, to Lisa Jacobs, at email: Lisa@PonoDivorce.com, with the number of persons attending. We hope to see you there. Best – Lisa Jacobs, 2016 President, ACR-Hawai`i
Free Webinar from the Virtual Mediation Lab: The Importance of Personal Branding for Launching an Online Business Online mediation can open up new business opportunities. Like any other business, however, an online mediation business requires a plan. Why? Because you need to have a clear answer to some key questions: e.g. who exactly are your prospective clients? How will they find you, know you, trust you, like you? And, more importantly, why should they hire you? The most critical component of such plan is your “personal branding”. During this Virtual Mediation Lab webinar, which took place on October 19, 2016, Nicole Abboud explained the basics of personal branding, and how mediators can apply those concepts to launch a successful online mediation business. In particular, she talked about: What a personal brand is and why it’s important for any business owner. How to begin building your personal brand. The importance of differentiating yourself in your mediation niche market. PRESENTERS Nicole Abboud , attorney, podcaster, and owner of Abboud Media. She works with lawyers who understand the value of building relationships with clients through content creation. Giuseppe Leone, founder of Virtual Mediation Lab, a project sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter to teach mediators around the world the benefits of online mediation, how to add online mediation to their practice, and how to blend face-to-face and online mediation. Link to the Importance of Personal Branding webinar PLEASE NOTE – This webinar is part of a series of Virtual Mediation Lab webinars on how to launch and market an online mediation business. To find out when the next webinars will be held, please follow the Virtual Mediation Lab via Twitter, Facebook or its LinkedIn Group.
In honor of Conflict Resolution Day 2016, Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center is hosting an Open House from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 20 at its office in The Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite PH 1014 B-2. The event is free and open to the public. The highlight of the Open House will be a one-hour Brown Bag Lunch Series simulation from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. A ‘Live Action Mediation’ will be conducted to demonstrate how mediators empower people to find their own best solutions. Various other activities will be interspersed throughout the day. The morning line-up includes a 9:30 a.m. showing of the video “Mediation: An Alternative to Court,” a10:00 a.m. live demonstration of “Got Conflict? What Happens When You Call Us For Help!” and an 11:00 a.m. live demonstartion of a “Client Intake” leading up to the mediation simulation. Afternoon activities include a 1:30 p.m. panel with volunteer mediators on “Why Does Mediation Work?”, a 2:45 p.m. mini-workshop on “Active Listening,” and a 3:45 p.m. mini-workshop on “Inner Peace Techniques.” You can also take a quiz to win a door prize, sign the Hawai’i Mediation Pledge, talk-story with staff and volunteers, watch mediation videos, listen to mediation PSAs, browse literature, explore the office, and more. P.S. This event is co-sponsored by the Hawai‘i County Bar Association and the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution’s 2016 Mediation Week.
Governor Ige, Mayor Caldwell, and the Honolulu City Council proclaimed October 20, 2016 as CONFLICT RESOLUTION DAY 2016 They encouraged all residents to learn more about conflict resolution practices to promote peaceful and creative resolutions to disputes They also thanked the Association for Conflict Resolution-Hawai’i Chapter, the Hawai’i State Judiciary Center for Alternative Conflict Resolution, the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, the Hawai’i State Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, the Mediation Center of the Pacific, Ku’ikahi Mediation Center, Maui Mediation Services, Kaua’i Economic Opportunity, Inc. Mediation Program, and West Hawai’i Mediation Center for promoting peaceful means of resolving differences Pictured from left to right: Bruce McEwan, Association for Conflict Resolution, Hawai’i Board of Directors (ACR-Hawai’i, BOD) and Mediation Center of the Pacific President; Lisa Nakao, ACR-Hawai’i, BOD and Better Business Bureau of Hawai’i Director of Operations; Tricia Morris, ACR-Hawai’i, BODs and ADR practitioner; Maya Soetoro-Ng, Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, UH Manoa Director of Outreach and International Partnerships; Governor David Ige; Tracey Wiltgen, Mediation Center of the Pacific Executive Director and Mediation Centers of Hawai’i Contract Administrator; Lisa Jacobs, ACR-Hawai’i, President and ADR Practitioner; Cecelia Chang, Hawai’i State Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Director; Lynn Murrison, ACR-Hawai’i, BOD and Honolulu Board of Realtors (arbitration, mediation); Anne Marie Smoke, ACR-Hawai’i, BOD and Hawai’i State Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Mediation Program Administrator. Link to photos with Governor Ige
The Association for Conflict Resolution, Hawai’i Chapter (ACRH) recently added a new member benefit: a Membership Directory that allows members to post their contact information on our website. Our Directory now lists twenty-three members. If you have not seen the Directory yet, please take a look. If you are an ACRH member and want to be included on the Directory, please send an email to ntamaok@gmail.com with the following information: 1. Your first and last name: 2. Your business name: 3. Your business address: 4. The best telephone number at which to contact you: 5. Your email address: 6. Weblinks pertinent to you: 7. Your areas of practice, including specialties: 8. Share something about yourself. For example, what are your interests, hobbies, recreation activities, work experiences, and favorite quotes? 75 words or less, please. 9. A .jpg or .png photo. We would be glad to have all ACRH members join our Directory. If you are not a member, please join ACRH Hawai’i so you may also be included on our Directory.