The Mediation Center of the Pacific

Challenge

The Mediation Center of the Pacific is one of Hawaiʻi’s longest-serving nonprofit dispute resolution organizations, providing affordable and accessible mediation, training, and community programs since 1979. Its website needed to communicate that legacy clearly while also serving several very different audiences at once: people seeking mediation, individuals looking for training, supporters and donors, and community members needing timely program information.

The complexity of the content was significant. MCP offers multiple services and programs, including mediation, training, Access ADR, and Kupuna Pono, while also needing to explain sensitive topics such as confidentiality, accessibility, scheduling, and virtual participation in a way that feels approachable and reassuring. The site also needed to support public updates tied to current community needs, such as Hawaiʻi’s Act 278 landlord-tenant mediation requirements, without losing clarity or trust.

Solution

We created a website experience centered on clarity, trust, and access. The new site presents MCP as both a long-established community institution and a practical, modern resource for people navigating conflict. Messaging was structured to quickly explain who MCP is, what it does, and how visitors can take action—whether that means learning about mediation, registering for training, donating, or contacting the organization for support.

We organized the site around the Center’s core services and user journeys. The mediation section explains the process in plain language, outlines how to schedule a session, answers common questions, and reassures visitors about confidentiality, neutrality, and virtual participation options. This helps reduce friction for people who may already be arriving under stress or uncertainty.

For training, we developed pages that highlight MCP’s depth of expertise and broad audience reach, including custom programs for businesses, nonprofits, government, and community groups. Course offerings such as Basic Mediation, Advanced Mediation, and workplace conflict training are presented in a way that makes participation feel accessible and professional.

We also supported MCP’s nonprofit mission by giving donations, organizational credibility, and community impact a stronger presence throughout the site. The result is a web platform that helps the organization inform, serve, and engage the public while better reflecting the quality and importance of its work across Hawaiʻi’s communities.

Services provided include:
  • Website strategy and content structuring
  • UX planning for multiple audience journeys
  • Website design and development
  • Information architecture for services, programs, and resources
  • Donation and conversion pathway integration
  • Contact and intake pathway optimization
  • Content presentation for training, mediation, and public education
  • Ongoing organizational credibility and nonprofit storytelling through web design