History
The Mediation Center of the Pacific (the Mediation Center) is a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation that was founded in 1979 to provide Hawaii's people with peaceful approaches to working through conflict. The Mediation Center was one of the earliest established community mediation centers in the nation, and it has continued to grow and evolve since that time. Over the years, the Mediation Center has developed programs and processes that meet the unique needs of Hawaii's culturally diverse populations. The Mediation Center currently serves over 7,000 people annually. Programs have expanded to meet the needs of Hawaii's population, including people at risk of eviction, aging families, special education, and non-adversarial divorce processes.
Specialties
The Mediation Center has developed programs and processes that meet the unique needs of Hawaii's culturally diverse populations. Parties in conflict are assisted in resolving their immediate dispute, as well as in improving communication and strengthening their relationships for the future. Trained mediators provide mediation and conflict resolution for workplace, neighbor-neighbor, divorce, separation, custody, condominium, TRO, and landlord-tenant disputes. For families with an elder relative, the Mediation Center of the Pacific provides family conferencing for families with an elder member who wants to proactively create a plan for long-term care and end-of-life. MCP also offers trainings that cover basic mediation skills, conflict management for managers and workplaces, and mediation skills for divorce and separation cases.