Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 6, 1 June 1994 — OHA's Colburn, featured in new book, "walks the taik" as expert mediator [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA's Colburn, featured in new book, "walks the taik" as expert mediator

When Talk Works profiles 12 successful mediators in the United States who have applied their skill in conflict resolution to serve their communities. Featured in this new book, among such notables as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, is OHA eeonomie deveIopment officer Linda Colburn. Still active in alternative dispute resolution in Hawai'i, Colburn got her early training through the Neighborhood Justice Center and is considered one of the best mediators in Hawai'i. She faced one of her biggest challenges during a two-year stint as project manager at Mā'ili Land, a housing project for the homeless constructed and run cooperatively by the City and County of Honolulu and the Honolulu Catholic diocese. The profiles, written by different authors, explore the personalities of the mediators, as well as their techniques, developed and honed to deal with anything from eonfrontation to violent aggression. Copies of When Talk Works, edited by Deborah M. Kolb, may be found in bookstores or ordered from Jossey-Bass Publishers, 350 Sansome St., San Francisco, California 94104. kwo- &/f/ ■ =>

Linda Colburn