The Mediation Center of the Pacific, Inc. is a not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide high quality mediation and dispute resolution services that are affordable and accessible. The Mediation Center has been in existence for twenty-four years and currently serves more than 7,000 people annually through its community mediation and training programs. The underlying goals of the mission are:
ACCESS: to insure that high quality alternative dispute resolution services are accessible to groups and individuals in all of Oahu’s communities, focusing on those communities that are under served.
OUTREACH: to promote broad community understanding and use of alternative dispute resolution by providing and supporting training, awareness and educational activities in varied organizational and community settings.
QUALITY: to continually improve the quality of dispute resolution services through training, evaluation and revision.
SELF SUFFICIENCY: to broaden community support and representation, secure multiple sources of funding, and provide adequate resources for its operations, programs and its most valuable asset – the volunteers.
The Mediation Center’s purpose has been identified as:
“Building stronger communities through families, schools, the workplace and neighborhoods by reducing conflict; building collaboration; improving communication; teaching skills in managing conflict & self sufficiency; and providing a model of practice for conflict resolution.”