This paper depicts the origins, operation, and success of the Community Mediation Service established at the University of Hawaii, Manoa in 1979. During the 1970s, a national impetus for change arose out of stresses in the justice system including clogged courts, expensive and lengthy litigation, distrust of lawyers, and dissatisfaction of both…

This 1987 annual report provides systemwide and institutional information on programs, enrollment, and finances in the University of Hawaii's six community colleges. The first section of the report reviews the accomplishments of 1987 with respect to program improvement, staff development, basic skills education, awards received, curricula,…