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• Dr. Harriet Burge, of the Harvard School of Public Health, an expert on indoor air quality, will speak in Honolulu Aug. 16. This follows the announcement last month that Hilton Hotels Corp. will spend an estimated $10 million to rid its Hilton Hawaiian Village, Kalia Tower, in Waikiki of mold, the largest mold removal problem ever faced by a Hawai'i hotel. Burge will speak at a seminar, "MOLD UNIVERSITY: UNDERSTANDING TOXIC MOLD FUNDAMENTALS," 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki. The seminar is intended for professionals in fields that deal with toxic mold and its effects, including builders, developers, insurers, property managers, architects, attorneys, real-estate agents, physicians and engineers. Topics to be covered include legal issues with mold, health effects, mold investigations, interpreting reports and remediation techniques. The seminar is co-sponsored by the Building Industry Association, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties-Hawai'i and the American Indoor Air Quality Council. The seminar is presented by the Kailua-based Mold Pro International, an indoor-air quality investigation firm. Fee. Registration: 262-0909.

• "TONGUE FU: Does Your Mouth Have a Mind of It's Own?" — techniques to deflect, disarm and defuse verbal conflict i will be the focus of a speech by Gwen Clark Fujie at a dinner meeting of the Ulupono Chapter of the AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, 6 p.m. Thursday, Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Retirement Community, second floor, Club Room, 45-090 Namoku St., Kane'ohe. Reservations: Momi, 237-8339.

TUESDAY

• The MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF HONOLULU will offer free weekly orientation sessions to minority business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The sessions, scheduled 9 to 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday in the center's offices in Suite 2506 of the Executive Center, 1088 Bishop St., will offer advice on business startup, marketing plans, loans, employee handbooks and access to capital. Free. Reservations: 521-6221.

WEDNESDAY

• David Park, former chairman and chief executive officer of Honolulu ad agency, Milici Valenti Park & Gabriel, and present chairman of the AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION, will address the Hawai'i Advertising Federation. Park, president of DDB Group in Los Angeles since 1988, will speak on "Issues Facing Advertising Nationally and Locally Today." The meeting will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Fee; guests welcomed. Information: 532-0555.

• "INVESTING FOR INCOME," a free seminar sponsored by Edward Jones financial firm, will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at their offices at 98-1247 Ka'ahumanu St., Suite 108A, 'Aiea. Reservations: 487-1800.

THURSDAY

• A seminar, "STARTING A BUSINESS IN HAWAI'I," including information on "business secrets" and sources of capital, will be presented 10 a.m. to noon at the sponsoring Hawai'i Small Business Development Center Network, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee. Pre-registration: 522-8131.

• A "FINANCIAL WORKSHOP FOR INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS," sponsored by Edward Jones financial firm is scheduled noon to 1:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday — this week and next — at their offices at 99-115 'Aiea Heights Drive, #254. Reservations: 487-5066.

• The HONOLULU BUSINESS NETWORK, a networking opportunity for small-business owners and professionals, meets 12:01-1:15 p.m. Thursdays at Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Restaurant Row. Call: Tracy Nakashima, 525-6028.

FRIDAY

• Friday is the early registration deadline for the next in a series of ongoing discussions on Hawai'i's transition to a "new global economy," sponsored by the Hawai'i Society of Corporate Planners. Speaking will be Clint Arnoldus, new chairman, president and chief executive of Central Pacific Bank — which, in recent issues of U.S. Banker Magazine and ABA Banking Journal, was named, respectively, fourth-best-performing midsized bank in the nation, and 25th bank or thrift organization nationally. Arnoldus will speak on "An Agent of Change (or Small Bills ... ). The meeting is planned from 11:30 a.m. sign-in to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 15, at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Fee; guests welcomed. Information, Roberta Cullen, 537-2356.

SATURDAY

• A free, three-part "BASIC INVESTING WORKSHOP," sponsored by Edward Jones investment company, will be from 9 to 11 a.m. three successive Saturdays — Aug. 10, 17 and 24 — at their offices in the Medical Arts Building, 1010 S. King St., Suite 603A. Registration: 591-8757.

UPCOMING

• Chaminade University Tax Foundation's HAWAI'I TAX INSTITUTE, an annual update of new state and federal tax law changes, is scheduled for Oct. 27 (registration and materials pick-up) to 31 at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider hotel. The four-day conference will be divided into two major sessions — estate and gift-tax planning, and real-estate planning. It is open to the public but targeted toward business owners and financial officers, certified public accountants and attorneys who specialize in financial matters. Among the list of prominent local and Mainland speakers will be Honolulu U.S. attorney Edward H. Kubo Jr. and Judge David Laro of the U.S. Tax Court, Washington, D.C. Information: 946-2966, #130.

• A special Hawaiiana collectibles appraisal session will be part of the Seventh Annual First Hawaiian Bank Made in Hawai'i Festival, Aug. 16 to 18 at Blaisdell Center. Festival hours are noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 16, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 17, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 18. The new collectibles session, "Local Treasures: What's It Worth?" will be 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 18, and will offer free appraisals by industry experts of Hawaiiana antiques and collectibles, including quilts, jewelry, textiles, coins, vintage aloha shirts, monarchy items and ceramics. The festival will feature about 400 booths offering goods including hula implements, koa and lauhala items, Hawaiian-print car-seat covers, foodstuff, feather lei, pottery and books. There also will be 30 booths manned by more than 40 Pacific Handcrafters Guild members, entertainment, and cooking demonstrations by some of Hawai'i's top chefs. Admission: adults, $2; under 6 free (half-off coupons at First Hawaiian Bank branches on O'ahu).

Business meetings of general interest are listed in the "Coming Events" column each Monday. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance. By fax: 525-6763. By mail: Coming Events, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802.