Coming events
BEGINS TOMORROW
• Honolulu Community Action Program upcoming microenterprise training classes for the prospective small business owner will be free to low-income persons: 9 to 11 a.m., April 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12, at 1120 Maunakea St., suite 280. Topics of the five-day class will include business start-up, loans, taxes and marketing. Details: Annette: 521-4531.
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
• Two free, public Wealth Preservation Seminars, sponsored by St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawai'i, will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., tomorrow at the Ala Moana Hotel, Plumeria Room, and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the St. Francis Medical Center, St. Francis/Weinberg Pavilion conference room. Topics will include financial planning information and tips on taxes, real estate and insurance. Registration: 547-6877.
WEDNESDAY
• The top U.S. commercial officer in China, Thomas Lee Boam, the minister's counselor for commercial affairs, U.S. Embassy, Beijing, will participate in a luncheon lecture and panel discussion Wednesday at the East-West Center, Garden Room. The event, "China in Transition: Opportunities for Hawai'i Businesses," is sponsored by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and U.S. Department of Commerce. Fee. Registration: Trude Pang, 734-9363.
APRIL 10-11
• A free, two-day trade show of seminars and exhibitions of interest to small-business owners will be offered 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., April 10-11 at the Blaisdell Center, Exhibition Hall, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i. "Small Business on the Move 2001," will offer events including seminars on small business tips, business travel, dressing for business, human relations perspectives of interest to employees and employers, and a "Movers Lounge," for on-site networking. Information: Ed Nishioka, 597-8212.
APRIL 10 & 14
• A three-week course on "Investing By the Book," sponsored by Edward Jones investments, will be held 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, beginning April 10 and 14, respectively, at the HMA Building, 1360 S. Beretania St., Suite 304. Topics will include long-term investment philosophy, budgeting for investing and diversification. Reservations/ fee: 543-6034.
APRIL 12
• The Ulupono chapter of the American Business Women's Association's monthly meeting is 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Retirement Community, 45-090 Namoku St., Kane'ohe. Speaker: Linda Henriques: "Survival Tips." Reservations: 235-8994.
• JIM PARSLEY, superintendent of the Vancouver, Wash., school district, will be among speakers at a half-day seminar, "Journey to Success — Today's Plan for Tomorrow's Future," 7:30 to 11 a.m., at the Hawai'i Convention Center. RSVP by Friday: 377-2459.
BEGINS APRIL 12
• The Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) will host a series of upcoming seminars focusing on fundamental and advanced concepts for doing business with, and within, China. Speakers will include former state attorney general Margery Bronster, now partner with Bronster Crabtree & Hoshibata; former East-West Center president Victor Hao Li, now co-chairman of Asia Pacific Consulting Group; and Donald W.Y. Goo, chairman of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Inc., Architects, Planners and Consultants. The series, scheduled April 12 through May 4, will be held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, 2454 S. Beretania Street, Room 102. Co-sponsors include the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i and the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Early registration by today. Information: Yen Chun, 396-7163.
APRIL 14
• "Money and Politics: Who Owns Democracy?," a forum discussion on the role of money in the political process and choices available for public action, will be held from an 8:30 a.m. registration to noon, at the State Capitol auditorium. The event is sponsored in part by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Program of Conflict Resolution; Hawai'i Community Services Council; and the Kettering Foundation. Free; materials mailed for registration by April 9: 956-7381.
APRIL 18
• "Hot Issues in Discipline and Discharge," and the "Seven Tests of Just Cause" used by most arbitrators, will be discussed in an address by California labor arbitrator THOMAS ANGELO in a luncheon speech April 18 to the Industrial Relations Research Association. The group's local chapter will meet from 11:30 a.m. registration through 2 p.m. at the Ala Moana Hotel, Plumeria Room. Reservations: Deborah Wong, 956-8132.
APRIL 20
• The Kapi'olani branch of Raymond James Financial Services offers a free workshop on picking the right stocks and other investments. Open to the public. Refreshments, validated parking. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. 1221 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 6E. Details/ registration: Carol, 591-9088.
APRIL 24-26
• A number of Condominium Management Education Fund-subsidized seminars for condo owners will be offered by the Real Estate Commission at nominal fees throughout the end of the year. Sessions — including those on fair housing April 24 on O'ahu; April 25 on Maui and April 26 on the Big Island — will include development/design review, contracts, dispute resolutions, legislative update, termite and ground maintenance, and covenant enforcement. Details: Cynthia Yee, 586-2646.
MAY 5
• "The ABCs For a Successful Association," an all-day workshop for community association leaders and homeowners, will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 'Ilikai Hotel's Pacific Ballroom. The event, sponsored by the Community Associations Institute, Hawai'i chapter, will feature major management company representatives speaking on issues relating to finance, problem solving, maintenance, rule enforcement and board meetings. Fee; early sign-up by April 20: Suzette Pa, 488-1133.
