The Judiciary’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Mediation Center receives 38% of its funding through a contract between the Judiciary’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR) and Mediation Centers of Hawaii. Mediation Centers of Hawaii is comprised of six community mediation centers throughout the state. The Mediation Center of the Pacific is the largest of the centers.
The funds received from the contract are used by The Mediation Center for the provision of services to the courts and Judiciary. The contract is renegotiated every two years.
The Harry & Jeannette Weinberg Foundation
In 1996, The Mediation Center was fortunate to receive a one million dollar Endowment fund from The Harry & Jeannette Weinberg Foundation. The purpose of the Endowment is to provide mediation and dispute resolution services to the poor and needy. Under the terms of the Agreement for the Weinberg Endowment, The Mediation Center is provided with the use of the annual interest on the funds, provided it is used solely for the “defined purpose” that specifies the money moneys must be used solely for the benefit of individuals whose financial resources are less than fifty percent (50%) of the individuals in the State of Hawaii.
Aloha United Way
The Mediation Center has been an Aloha United Way (AUW) agency since 1982. AUW provides approximately 7% of The Mediation Center’s funding annually to support the community mediation program.
Private Foundations
Grant awards for specific projects such as the annual Statewide Peer Mediation Conference, Juvenile Restitution, Paternity and TRO Mediation Programs, are provided annually through various private foundations including:
Alexander & Baldwin
Aloha Airlines
Atherton Foundation
Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation
Bretzlaff Foundation
Cooke Family Foundation
Earl and Margery Chapman Foundation
Foodland Supermarket, Ltd.
Frear Elemosynary Trust
Hawaii Hotel Foundation
Hawaii Justice Foundation
James T. Pettus Foundation
Shamandas Watumull Fund
McInerny Foundation
National Association for Community Mediation
NFL Charities
Teresa Hughes Trust
Verizon Foundation
Contracts
To support and promote the quick and less costly resolution of conflicts through mediation, various departments and agencies negotiate contracts with The Mediation Center including:
- Department of Education – Special Education mediations
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission – Condominium mediations
- Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO) – Consumer-Merchant mediations
Memberships
A membership drive is conducted annually, to raise community awareness about the important role The Mediation Center plays in Oahu’s communities and to increase financial support the Community Mediation Program. See within our annual report for a list of current members, contributors and supporters.
Fee for Service Programs
Training
The Mediation Center Training Program includes two arms. One arm offers free or low cost training for Oahu’s low-income population, community groups and nonprofit organizations. The other arm is the fee-producing arm that generates income through outside trainings offered to the public, businesses and the military throughout Hawaii and the Pacific.
The outside training services have been expanded to meet the increased awareness and desire of people to develop dispute resolution skills for their own purposes and to strengthen The Mediation Center’s financial base to better serve the community. All proceeds from the program directly benefit and support The Mediation Center’s nonprofit activities.
Business Mediation Program
To support the growth and use of mediation and other dispute resolution processes in the workplace, The Mediation Center offers two services through its Business Mediation Program including
- specialized panels of facilitators and mediators to provide direct service and
- custom dispute resolution packages designed to meet the specific needs of a business or company.
Through ACCESS ADR (Affordable and Accessible Dispute Resolution Options), The Mediation Center maintains a separate panel of mediators and facilitators who may be selected on a case-by-case basis by clients who are willing to pay a fee for the services. The panels were created in response to requests from clients who wanted access to low-cost services with the option of reviewing the background and selecting the dispute resolution professional to meet their specific needs.
The Mediation Center also offers Customized Dispute Resolution Systems for businesses, institutions and governmental agencies that are interested in creating a total culture of conflict resolution in the workplace. Through an initial analysis of a company, The Mediation Center staff designs a Customized Plan to meet the specific needs of the company such as training in conflict resolution, facilitation and/or mediation, and developing in-house or out-side mediation.
Fundraising Events
Annual events such as the 2000 fundraiser “Swing Through Twenty” and the collaborative event with the Hawaii Foodbank through Foodland’s Give Aloha program provide additional financial resources to allow The Mediation Center’s programs to reach Oahu’s communities, schools, organizations and businesses.
IRS Form 990
To view our IRS Form 990, visit the GuideStar website (http://www.guidestar.org/).
