Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
• Outrigger Enterprises' ambitious $300 million redevelopment plan to demolish several Lewers Street properties for construction of an open-air, old-Waikiki-themed entertainment complex will be the topic of an upcoming luncheon meeting of the INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT. The meeting of the group's Hawai'i chapter is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. registration, Aug. 15, at Ala Moana Hotel. Mel Kaneshige, senior vice president and chief executive officer of Outrigger Enterprises, will discuss the project, which includes a new 27-story, 890-room hotel and plans for more open space. Fee; nonmembers welcome. RSVP by Aug. 8: 733-7060, #119.
• Last weekend's concert by Vina Morales, award-winning actress, dancer and singer from the Philippines, kicked off three months of announced bookings at the Hawai'i Convention Center, which should see more than 55,000 attendees through October. Attracting some of the largest number of prospective attendees will be the Unlimited Merchants Inc. trade show next month, with 20,000 expected, and a two-day Wedding Expo beginning Oct. 26, with an expected 8,000 in attendance. Local events include the Hawai'i Annual Tourism Conference Sept. 17 to 20 and the Governor's Conference on Volunteerism, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. Also planned are events by computer networking equipment manufacturer, Cisco Systems (Japan and Asia Pacific Region), Job Quest and SunMicro Systems. Scheduled Oct. 26 to 30 is the meeting of the Independent Insurance Agents of America, and the annual meeting Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 of Outrigger Hotels and Resorts. Information: 943-3500.
TODAY
• A three-session workshop on business "Accounting, Recordkeeping and Taxation," begins tonight, 6 to 9 p.m., at Leeward Community College. The workshop, co-sponsored by the college and the Hawai'i Small Business Development Center Network, continues Wednesday and Aug. 13. Registration/campus location: 455-0477.
TOMORROW
• A free, three-week BASIC INVESTING WORKSHOP, sponsored by Edward Jones investment firm, will be offered 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, beginning today and Saturday at the firm's 1360 S. Beretania St., Suite 304, offices. Reservations: 543-6034
Similar three-week workshops will be presented by the firm's Kane'ohe and Makiki offices:
Kane'ohe: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Aug. 15, 29 and Sept. 5, at American Savings Bank Building (Mauka), 45-1144 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 403. RSVP: 247-2072.
Makiki: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 11, 18 and 25, Medical Arts Building, 1010 S. King St., Suite 603A. RSVP: 591-8757.
Additionally, "Sit. Stay. Rollover," a free discussion of retirement plan options and analysis will be at Edward Jones, noon to 1 p.m., Aug. 21, at 1360 S. Beretania St., Suite 304. Reservations: 543-6034.
WEDNESDAY
• "RECORDS FOR YOUR LIFE AND BEYOND (Wills and Trusts and Recording)," is the title of a brown-bag lunch workshop, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, sponsored by the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Hawai'i Chapter. The workshop will be at the Pacific Guardian Center, 27th floor, Tesoro Hawai'i Training Room. Free for members; nonmembers welcomed. Reservations: Ellen Manzano, 533-5143.
• The HONOLULU BUSINESS NETWORK i- MORNING EDITION, a networking opportunity for business owners and professionals, meets 7:01 to 8:20 a.m. Wednesdays at the Wisteria restaurant. Call: Chad Young, 942-7797, #1131.
THURSDAY
Today is the registration deadline for the discussion next week by the local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, "Align Compensation With Organizational Objectives." The discussion is scheduled from 7:15 a.m. registration and buffet breakfast, through 9:30 a.m., Aug. 15, at the Plaza Club at Pioneer Plaza. Fee; nonmembers and student members welcome. Registration: Mary Houghton, 948-1401.
