Giuseppe Leone has been a mediator since 1997 and is a former Board member of ACR-Hawaii. One of his recent articles, Small Claims Courts 2.0 – Online Dispute Resolution at Franklyn County Municipal Court, may be viewed on Mediate.com. Read his article and see how Franklyn County successfully uses present-day technology to resolve small claims disputes.
A Forum by National Issues Forums Sponsored by: Accord 3.0 (Refreshments courtesy of Accord 3.0) Hawaii State Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution The College of Social Sciences at The University of Hawaii at Manoa The Mediation Center of the Pacific Pacific Gateway Center What are the Issues? The immigration issue affects virtually every American, directly or indirectly, often in deeply personal ways. This guide is designed to help people deliberate together about how we should approach the issue. The three options presented here reflect different ways of understanding what is at stake and force us to think about what matters most to us when we face difficult problems that involve all of us and that do not have perfect solutions. The issue raises a number of difficult questions, and there are no easy answers. The concerns that underlie this issue are not confined to party affiliation, nor are they captured by labels like “conservative” or “liberal.” The research involved in developing the guide included interviews and conversations with Americans from all walks of life, as well as surveys of nonpartisan public-opinion research, subject-matter scans, and reviews of initial drafts by people with direct experience with the subject. WHEN: April 4, 2018 TIME: 5:00 – 5:30 Registration & Refreshments • 5:30 – 7:30 FORUM WHERE: Hawaii State Capitol, 4555 S. Beretania St., Room 225 COST: FREE RSVP: Please register by March 16, 2018. Click here for the Eventbrite Link. Download the Flyer QUESTIONS: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UHM Phone: 956-7381 For more information go to: Coming to America Issues Guide Free Moderator Training Monday April 2, 2018 5-7:30pm University of Hawaii, Saunders Hall Rm 116 In preparation for the “Coming To America” Forum on April 4, you are also invited to join a moderator training in facilitating community…
Quick Tips for Mediators by Robert Lillis, ACR-Hawai‘i Director Shut up and listen (“Ripples from the Zambezi” Chapter 9 by Ernesto Sirolli) Establish rapport (“Never Split the Difference” by Chris Zoss) (“Persuasion” by Robert Cialdini) (“The Art of Negotiating the Best Deal” by Seth Freeman Lecture 6 Credibility and Rapport) Start with a hand shake (HBR June 04 2014 “To Negotiate Effectively, First Shake Hands) Good introduction (Mediation Training) Grinning is winning, be likable. (“Persuasion” by Robert Cialdini) Be more interested in the parties then their problem (“Ripples from the Zambezi”, Chapter 2 by Ernesto Sirolli) Ask “What’s going on?” (“Never Split the Difference” by Chris Zoss) Initiate small talk. See if you have a common enemy e.g. traffic in Honolulu, problems with the rail system, bloated bureaucracy.(“Getting More” by Stuart Diamond”) (“The Art of Negotiating the Best Deal” by Seth Freeman, Lecture 6 Credibility and Rapport) Be respectful of the parties and their problems. Remember it is their problems. (“Ripples from the Zambezi” Chapter 2 by Ernesto Sirolli) Deal with the feelings and emotions before tackling their problems. (“Never Split the Difference” by Chris Zoss) (HBR January 2013 Negotiating with Emotion) Let them solve their own problems (“The Art of Negotiating the Best Deal” by Seth Freeman, Lecture 6 Credibility and Rapport) (“Never Split the Difference” by Chris Zoss) a. Ask questions, let them educate you. (HBR June 27, 2014 Win Over and Opponent by Asking for Advice) (HBR Sept 2007 Investigative Negotiation) b. Be respectful of their problems, do not offer your own solutions(“Ripples from the Zambezi”, Chapter 2 by Ernesto Sirolli) It is O.K. to nudge them towards a possible solution. Nudge them to their own solution even though it might have started as your idea. (“Nudge” by Richard Thaler) Ask this question. For you, what is the other side not seeing? What are they not…
Monday, March 12, 2018 2:00 – 4:15 PM Ali‘iolani Hale (Supreme Court Building) Supreme Court Conference Room Panelists: Malia Akutagawa, Laulani Teale (haku), Yuklin Aluli, Shawn Watts, Laurie Tochiki (Moderator) Sponsored and hosted by the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution-Hawai‘i State Judiciary in partnership with the Columbia School of Law Mediation Clinic, the Association for Conflict Resolution-Hawai‘i, the Hawai‘i State Bar Association-ADR Section, the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, and the Mediation Center of the Pacific For more information call CADR 539-4237 or email cadr@courts.hawaii.gov
Multilateral Negotiation: Tools for Conflict Resolution and Prevention Tuesday, March 13th, 2 PM – 3:30 PM iLab/Building 37 Description: Multilateralism is a process of international negotiation involving primarily, although not exclusively, state actors and at least three parties. In the international context, effective multilateral negotiations help resolve and prevent conflicts. This session explores the characteristics and processes of multilateral negotiations, and considers how the model could be applied to address social, political and economic issues in the Hawaii community. Speakers: Professor Alex Carter is the director of the Columbia Law School Mediation Program, director of Clinical Programs, and a Clinical Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Carter won the Jane Marks Murphy Prize for clinical advocacy while a student at Columbia Law School and has become a strong advocate of mediation as a valuable tool for many kinds of legal challenges. Through the New York Peace Institute, a nonprofit that specializes in mediation, Carter has served as a mediator. She has also supervised student mediations in court-related programs at New York City Civil Court and Harlem Small Claims Court. Carter received her J.D. from the Law School in 2003, where she was articles editor for the Journal of Transnational Law and won the Lawrence S. Greenbaum Prize for best oral argument in the 2002 Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition. She earned her B.A. at Georgetown University in 1997. Professor Shawn Watts is the associate director of Columbia Law School Mediation Program. A Citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Watts won the Jane Marks Murphy Prize for clinical advocacy and was a Strine Fellow while he was a student at Columbia Law School. He developed and teaches a course in Native American Peacemaking, which is a traditional indigenous form of dispute resolution. He has mediated in the New…
Strategies to Bridge Cultural and Generational Gaps in Conflict Resolution March 12, 2018 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Aliiolani Hale, Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court Room 101, 417 S. King Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Co-sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution, Hawaiʻi; Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution; The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Hawaiʻi State Judiciary; The Hawaiʻi State Bar Association – ADR Section; The Mediation Center of the Pacific This is a free training event for members and volunteers of co-sponsoring organizations. The State of Hawaiʻi is a truly unique melting pot of ethnicities and cultures, spanning multiple generations. From intra-familial conflicts to commercial disputes, the issues that Hawaii residents encounter on a daily basis often stem from cross-cultural and cross-generational misunderstandings. Join us to share stories and generate best practices relating to cross-cultural and cross-generational conflict resolution. Click here to RSVP Seating is limited to the first 25 Registrants Download the flyer
ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: RESOURCES SAVED, JUSTICE SERVED January 18, 2018 9:00 AM Hawaii Time This webinar will provide an introduction to court-connected online dispute resolution through a firsthand perspective from the Franklin County Municipal Court and its online dispute resolution (ODR) platform provider, Matterhorn by Court Innovations In 2017, the Ohio State Bar Association recognized the Franklin County Municipal Court for Judicial Innovation for its online dispute resolution program. WHY ATTEND? This webinar will interest people involved with court-connected dispute resolution, including judges, court administrators, mediators, and attorneys. At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: Define court-connected online dispute resolution, including the who, what, where, when, why and how of ODR Determine whether court-connected online dispute resolution is appropriate for their court Identify steps to implement a court-connected online dispute resolution program Forecast the project scale, procurement steps and benefits of ODR Presenters: Alex Sanchez, Esq. and MJ Cartwright. PRESENTER BIOS Alex Sanchez, Esq. is Manager of Small Claims and Dispute Resolution at the Franklin County Municipal Court. Alex mediates all civil case types for the court. Prior to joining the municipal court, Alex worked with the State of Ohio, The Ohio State University, and nonprofit organizations across the country. In his spare time, Alex serves as an officer for a large private foundation that awards more than a quarter-million dollars annually through an international student STEM competition. Alex is a graduate of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University. MJ Cartwright leads all aspects of the online dispute resolution company Court Innovations. Matterhorn by Court Innovations provides meaningful, usable, and fair solutions that expand online and mobile access to our courts for all citizens: “go to court” without going to court. MJ builds teams and businesses…
The Art of Mediation: Mediation Strategies by Lou Chang January 31, 2018 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM HST Hawaii State Bar Association Conference Room 1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1000 Honolulu, HI 96813 Mediators assume certain demeanors in their role as mediators. Mediators can offer themselves as facilitators, benefactors, directive, evaluative or assume a special persona. Mediators usually have a general or default strategy as they go into a mediation. However, often, after listening and connecting with the parties, mediators will make strategic shifts from their default or planned strategy and can choose from a wide array of mediation strategies to maintain momentum in the process. This 90-minute workshop will review the range of strategic options that a mediator may decide to utilize. Within the available time of the workshop, the presenter and participants will explore as many of the options as possible together. About the Presenter: Lou Chang, Esq. serves as an independent and neutral mediator and arbitrator for commercial, design & construction, labor-management, employment, business, franchise, real estate, insurance, probate, family business, personal injury and civil disputes. Lou is also a teacher / trainer in the following capacities: Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer at University of Hawaii, Manoa (Negotiation, Mediation Skills and Advanced Facilitation and Mediation (2003-16)); Wm. S. Richardson School of Law, Mediation and Advocacy. 2005; School of Architecture, Conflict Management for DesignProfessionals. Adjunct Faculty, Chaminade University, Executive MBA Program, Negotiation (2015-16) Faculty trainer of Arbitrators and/or Mediators: Am. Arbitration Assoc., Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Hawaii State and Federal Courts, Australian Commercial Disputes Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Subordinate Court-Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau and others. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Non-member: $30.00 + $3.72 Fee Member: $20.00 + $3.16 Fee Student: $10.00 + $2.61 Fee
“The Art of Mediation: Mediation Strategies” by Lou Chang, Mediator, Arbitrator, National Academy of Arbitrators January 31, 2018 Noon-1:30 PM HSBA Conference Room Mediators assume certain demeanors in their role as mediators. Mediators can offer themselves as facilitators, benefactors, directive, evaluative or assume a special persona. Mediators usually have a general or default strategy as they go into a mediation. But, often, after listening and connecting with the parties, mediators will make strategic shifts from their default or planned strategy and can choose from a wide array of mediation strategies to maintain momentum in the process. The workshop will review the range of strategic options that a mediator may decide to utilize. Within the available time of the workshop, we will explore as many of the options as possible. Be there for this valuable workshop! Costs: $20 ACR Hawaii members; $30 non-members; $10 students See Lou Chang’s Bio Registration details to follow
December 1-2, 2017 Public Participation in a Polarized Era: The Good, The Bad, The Future A timely workshop conference presented by: The ACCORD3.0 Network, The University of Hawaiʻi’s Public Policy Center, The William S. Richardson Law School at the University of Hawaiʻi, Ulupono Initiative, ThinkTech Hawaiʻi, and Honolulu Civil Beat see the website for more information and registration details December 8, 2017 Annual Meeting, Association for Conflict Resolution, Hawai‘i Chapter Honey’s Restaurant at Koolau Golf Club – Keynote presentation by Lou Chang, Esq. – The Healing Power of Apology – 6pm-8:30pm Register Now! Volunteer Recognition & Holiday Gathering Mediation Center of the Pacific – celebrate with our fellow mediators – open to all mediators & supporters – HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, 1226 College Walk – 11:30am-1:30pm see the flyer and the Mediation Center of the Pacific’s 2017 Honorees