Organizations Filed Purposes:
WEST HAWAII MEDIATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND BUILD COMMUNITIES THAT VIEW CONFLICT RESOLUTION AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. THROUGH OUR MEDIATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHMC PROVIDES TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN A SAFE AND NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT.
GENERAL MEDIATION PROGRAM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, WHMC PROVIDED MEDIATION SERVICES IN 117 OTHER-REFERRED AND 110 COURT-REFERRED CASES. ALL OF WHMC'S MEDIATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR FREE OR AT VERY LOW-COST, AND NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO AN INABILITY TO PAY.
PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM. THROUGH ITS PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM, WHMC TRAINED 174 STUDENT MEDIATORS IN GRADES K-12, DIRECTLY IMPACTED 420 STUDENTS AND INDIRECTLY IMPACTED AN ESTIMATED 1200 STUDENTS IN 6 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NORTH AND WEST HAWAII IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. WHMC'S PEER MEDIATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN STUDENTS OF THE SAME AGE GROUP TO USE MEDIATION TECHNIQUES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN THEIR PEERS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND, HOPEFULLY, WORK TOWARDS A WIN-WIN SOLUTION FOR BOTH DISPUTANTS. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS BY IMPROVING THEIR SELF- ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY HELPING TO DECREASE VIOLENCE AND CREATE A GREATER SENSE OF PEACE AND SECURITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eric Paul | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $54,218 |
| Jasmin Kiernan | DIRECTOR | 1.63 | $0 |
| Holeka Inaba | DIRECTOR | 1.63 | $0 |
| Niel Thomas | DIRECTOR | 1.63 | $0 |
| Ruth Smith | DIRECTOR | 1.63 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Strance | DIRECTOR | 1.63 | $0 |
| George Winchell | TREASURER | 1.63 | $0 |
| Joyce Muktarian | SECRETARY | 1.63 | $0 |
| Niel Thomas | VICE PRESIDE | 1.63 | $0 |
| Betsy Strance | PRESIDENT | 1.63 | $0 |
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