Appendix 1: Committee On Mediation Standards
The following agencies and organizations participated in the drafting of these standards:
- American Arbitration Association (Mr. Keith W. Hunter).
- Armed Services YMCA Community Mediation Service (Ms. Josie Blevins).
- Better Business Bureau of Hawai`i, Inc. (Mr. Frank S. Conkey).
- Children’s Divorce Clinic, Kapiolani Women’s and Children’s Medical Center (Dr. Jane A. Waldron).
- Hawai`i State Bar Association, Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mr. Frank T. Lockwood and Mr. Gerald S. Clay).
- Honolulu Board of Realtors Mediation Committee (Ms. Dorothy Read).
- Judiciary Program on Alternative Dispute Resolution (Dr. Peter S. Adler).
- Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu, Inc. (Mr. Leland K. W. Chang).
- University of Hawai`i Program on Conflict Resolution (Dr. David Chandler).
- William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai`i (Ms. Melody Parker).
Helpful comments and criticisms were also received from:
- Ms. June Amimoto, Program Director, Ku`ikahi YMCA Mediation Center, Waiakea Settlement YMCA.
- Dr. Ted Becker, Chairman and Coordinator, Master’s Degree Program in Conflict Resolution, Peacemaking and Mediation, Department of Political Science, University of Hawai`i.
- Mr. Mark K. Bradley, Ms. Jocelyn M. Higa and Mr. David Swartout, ASUH Student Mediation Service, University of Hawai`i.
- Mr. Robert Coulson, President, American Arbitration Association.
- Mr. Michael M. Hazama, Mediation Services of Maui, Inc.
- Judge Shunichi Kimura, State of Hawai`i Judiciary, Third Circuit, First Division.
- Judge Evelyn B. Lance, State of Hawai`i Judiciary, First Circuit, Family Court.
- Judge Marie N. Milks, State of Hawai`i Judiciary, First Circuit, Sixteenth Division.
- Judge Ronald T.Y. Moon, State of Hawai`i Judiciary, First Circuit, Ninth Division.
- Commissioner Frank S. Schoeppel, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
- Introduction
- Preamble and Background
- The Process
- Impartiality
- Costs and Fees
- Confidentiality & Information Exchange
- Self-Determination
- Professional Advice
- Parties’ Ability to Negotiate
- Concluding Mediation
- Training & Education
- Professional Relationships
- Advancement of Mediation
- Committee On Mediation Standards
- Documents Consulted