President’s Message Greetings fellow ACR-Hawai‘i members, Lou Chang’s workshop represents an important step toward developing the next generation(s) of neutrals. We humbly and respectfully ask that you do all you can to support it. Do you know persons who may be interested in being a mediator, arbitrator, facilitator, or other neutral? If so, please forward the flyer to them and do all you can to encourage them. Let’s leave behind a legacy of doing everything in our power to help our younger generations to succeed! Aloha, Owen Register for the event at https://bit.ly/2GUK6nA Click here for the event flyer Lou Event Flyer – 2 Option to call in or participate online is available. Please e-mail us (acrhawaiichapter@gmail.com) if would like to remote in for the event!
Dear ACR Members, I hope 2019 is going well for all of you! ACR has faced lots of challenges in 2019 so far, but we are well equipped to handle them with a hardworking Board and Cheryl Jamison’s gracious assistance. The Financial Committee with Kelly Riley at the helm has streamlined the ACR financial reporting, payments, and income. The Board, by unanimous vote, has agreed to hire an outside bookkeeper to handle the daily operations of ACR’s financial matters. The Website Committee is focusing on fine tuning the ACR website and maximizing its use by members potential members, and ACR. ACR continues to open the lines of communication to Sections and Chapters through the fine efforts of Katrina Nobles and Victoria McClain, respectively. The process for expanding efficient use of webinars by chapters, sections and committees is moving forward rapidly through the efforts of Bryan Hanson (a past ACR President) and Katrina Nobles. In the meantime, the ACR Board members and ACR Committees will continue the smooth operation of ACR pending the hire of a new executive director. The search for a new Executive Director is in full swing. The deadline for applications was January 31, 2019, and we received inquiries and resumes from twenty-four applicants. The next step is for the members of the Board Hiring Committee, (Victoria McClain, Chair, Fernaundra Ferguson, Jacqueline Bleak, Ron Williams, and Barbara Melamed) to read the resumes we received, and forward five or six resumes to the Executive Council. The Hiring Committee and Executive Council will work together to narrow the list to three candidates. The five or six chosen by the Hiring Committee will be asked to submit letters of recommendation and will be interviewed by the Executive Council. Finally, the Executive Council will recommend three candidates to the full Board. The…
Happy Holidays fellow ACR-Hawai‘i members! On behalf of the Board of Directors, a hearty mahalo nui loa to all who joined us at the Annual Meeting on November 30th. We enjoyed connecting with you and trust you all enjoyed your time as well. The meeting gave each one of us a chance to “stand on the shoulders” of our local conflict resolving giant, Peter Adler, as he shared his thoughts on the future of alternative conflict resolution in Hawai‘i. Remember his Ten Ideas for moving into areas outside our usual “narrow and now mainstreamed world of ADR”? The Ten Ideas: Prepare a 10-year strategic “vision” statement that describes as precisely as possible where you want to be in 2029. Write a “Getting To Yes” field manual on cooperation strategies for leaders who have no choice but to be in charge. Create a short, impeccably well-done executive training workshop on cooperation strategies for local leaders. Identify specific research needs and send your list to UH and HPU. Assemble and publish a list of free and low cost cooperation resources around the State and counties. Write and run a very challenging simulation for cooperative leaders who want to learn and organize it as a “Leadership Lab”. Create a quarterly public lecture series and find sponsors who will help bring in the best national and international thinkers on cooperation to us, people like Daniel Kahneman, Franz de Waal, and Robert Mnookin. Provide annual awards to the best local “Beacons” around: one for usable research, one for organizational leadership, and one for innovative new practices. Organize 1-day “Devising Seminars” for stubborn problems: energy independence; climate resilience; Hawaiian/non-Hawaiian relationships. Make podcasts, TED talks, and short movies on how leaders can work together. There you have it, ten great ideas. What shall be the 2029 BIHAGs…
Aloha, We just learned that one of our members, past chairman of the board of ACR Hawaii Chapter, and a great friend, Frances Mossman, passed away in July. Frances made significant contributions to our country and dispute resolution community as you can see in the obituary that appeared in Honolulu Star Advertiser and her biography shared by ACR, which is attached below. Despite her numerous achievements, she was always down to earth and passionate about solving various community issues, including homelessness in recent years, as shared in her brief profile that was posted on ACR Hawaii member page. We hope to be able to continue building on the legacy she left in the dispute resolution community to help solve community issues. Frances I. Mossman, JD, AICP – Sustainable Systems Dynamics Areas of Practice: I have experience mediating a wide variety of types of disputes. Particularly concentrate on land planning, development, international, military, and public policy issues. Personal: I served in the USAF and retired as a Brig. General. I was appointed by the Veterans Administration to the Homeless Veterans Task Force for Hawai’i and to Chair the Housing Committee. I enjoy travel and have visited all 50 US States, Canada and many countries in Europe, South America, Asia and the Pacific Islands. This is the last biographer Frances provided to ACR. Frances I. Mossman, Esq., AICP, is President of the Hawaii International Dispute Resolution Group LLC. Ms. Mossman is a Planning and Policy Consultant, who has over forty-five years of combined experience in national security and defense, international relations and domestic programs at the federal, state, regional and local levels of government. She specializes in urban development, infrastructure, land use planning, legislation and policies and procedures. She is a Mediator and Facilitator, with experience in a wide range…
United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) asked us to share a very exciting news! The USOA’s 40th Annual Conference will be held September 18-20, 2019, at the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu, HI. Pre-conference workshops will be offered September 16-17, 2019. The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Hawaii Ombudsman’s Office, the first classical ombudsman office established in the United States. See USOA’s event page for more information here. Event Flyer is below. 2019 USOA Annual Conference – Save the Date (Event Flyer)
One of our members, Barbara Melamed, Ph.D., who published this year on Xenophobia, would be happy to hear from any of our ACR Hawaii members interested in presenting at the upcoming National Multicultural Conference and Summit – “Truth To Power: Impact Through Community Voice and Action” – in January 2019 in Denver Colorado . More information is available at https://www.multiculturalsummit.org. Earlybird deadline is December 1, 2018. If you are interested, please contact Barbara at barbara@drmelamed.net.
In the evening of November 30, 2018… We are gathering for the holidays to celebrate the impact ACR Hawaii was able to make in year 2018 to promote peaceful conflict resolution, and to talk about the Future of Conflict Management in Hawaii moderated by Peter Adler. Below are the links to the documents for the gathering: ACR Annual Meeting Program 2018 ACR-Hawaii2019OfficersAndDirectorsFinal Draft Minutes of 2017 Annual Meeting and Holiday Dinner (1) (1) If you have not registered for the event, you can still do so here. Brief video of 2018 ACR Hawaii’s activities We look forward to seeing you!
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Sharing an employment opportunity in conflict resolution field… A joint position between the Department of Urban and Regional Planning & the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution at University of Hawaii at Manoa. For more information click here.
Sharing… ABA 21st Annual Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference April 10-13, 2019 in Minneapolis The 2019 Annual Spring Conference will be held on April 10-13, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The theme of this year’s conference is “Shining the Light on the Parties in Dispute Resolution”. The Conference will begin on April 10th with the convening of the Symposium on ADR in the Courts and run through April 13th featuring over 70 concurrent CLE and non-programs, multiple dedicated networking opportunities and will culminate in the Legal Educators’ Colloquium on Saturday, April 13th. Whether you are new to dispute resolution practice or have been practicing for decades, the 2019 ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference has something for you. Participate in an enriching experience along with some of the worlds’ leading ADR professionals that can only enhance your career. Click here for more information.
If you have a great idea for Conflict Resolution Education for youth, there is an opportunity to seek funding through 2019 funding cycle of the JAMS Foundation-ACR partnership! Please see Notification of Funding Availability (NOFA) attached below. ACR_JAMS_Notice_Of_Funding_Availablity10.31.2019