POSTPONED!   As part of our "Collaborative Planning & Problem-Solving" Training Series, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center presents THE MULTI-PARTY POLICY PROBLEM. Facilitated by Peter Adler, this 1/2-day training takes place from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm in Hilo. "This workshop focuses on politically contentious planning and regulatory conflicts that often have communities, government agencies, and businesses at loggerheads and too often result in political gridlock or litigation,” says Dr. Adler.  “The focus of this workshop is on organizing, designing, and managing complex…

POSTPONED!   As part of our "Collaborative Planning & Problem-Solving" Training Series, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center presents THE FACT INTENSIVE CONTROVERSY. Facilitated by Peter Adler, this 1/2-day training takes place from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Hilo. “Most of us were taught that a ‘fact’ is something proven through scientific, legal, or rules-of-logic reasoning.  Once established, facts are supposed to be incontrovertible until something new is shown to be valid,” says Dr. Adler.  “In some ways, nothing is a fact until…

Ku'ikahi Mediation Center presents UNCONSCIOUS BIAS TRAINING with Kimberly Dark. In this live and interactive workshop via Zoom, learn how to treat ALL people with respect and dignity, care and welcome. "While working toward fair and equitable interactions, it's important to see our own unconscious biases," says Kimberly. "We have to understand how the brain works to cause bias before we can address what is unconscious, and we need allies and co-conspirators in the process. We are all capable of…

As part of our "Social Competence & Communication Training Series," Ku'ikahi Mediation Center presents BRILLIANT BYSTANDER TRAINING. Facilitated by Kimberly Dark, this 1/2-day training takes place via Zoom. By learning the skills of the "brilliant bystander," you can re-route conflict into useful discussion, restore fairness in power conflicts, and encourage others to participate. Practice strategies for redirecting a group, helping quiet folks speak up, and stopping a "discussion-bully." Tuition is $50 for 1 workshop or $125 for all 3 workshops (see flyer).…

As part of our "Social Competence & Communication Training Series," Ku'ikahi Mediation Center presents UNCONSCIOUS BIAS TRAINING. Facilitated by Kimberly Dark, this 1/2-day training takes place via Zoom. Treat ALL people with respect and dignity, care and welcome. Join us to gain tips to recognize, acknowledge, and work with your own and others' deeply ingrained stereotypes and how to kindly help when others are acting upon them. Tuition is $50 for 1 workshop or $125 for all 3 workshops (see flyer).…

As part of our "Social Competence & Communication Training Series," Ku'ikahi Mediation Center presents LINGUISTIC REFRAMING TRAINING. Facilitated by Kimberly Dark, this 1/2-day training takes place via Zoom. Learn to understand and practice the skill of reframing contentious, position-based statements into neutral language that helps everyone think more clearly and develop possible solutions. Focus on turning complaints into issues--the skill of reframing and paraphrasing. Tuition is $50 for 1 workshop or $125 for all 3 workshops (see flyer). Individual needs-based partial…

POSTPONED (due to COVID-19 - new dates pending).  Ku'ikahi Mediation Center presents BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING 2020. Facilitated by Diane Petropulos & Catherine Lampton, this 4-day training takes place over two consecutive Saturdays & Sundays, September 12 & 13 and 19 & 20, from 8:30 pm to 5:00 pm in Hilo.  Learn a variety of conflict resolution and prevention techniques in this interactive training--through lecture, group discussion, hands-on exercises, and mediation simulation practice.  Whether you want to improve your communication skills…