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• Republican gubernatorial candidate Linda Lingle will speak to the August luncheon meeting of the PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK: from 11:30 a.m., Thursday at the Hale Koa Hotel, Hawai'i Room. Fee; guests welcomed. RSVP by today: 533-4800.

• A free COMPUTER BOOT CAMP is offered 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to all small business owners interested in using computer technology to improve and expand business operations and management. The program is sponsored by the Small Business Resource Center, in partnership with the Small Business Administration, the city Office of Economic Development, Hawai'i Small Business Development center Network, Hawai'i Women's Business Center, and SCORE. The program is open to all clients of the center who have attended a center orientation, offered 9 a.m. Tuesdays or 2 p.m. Thursdays at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., (#A). Also available will be access to training videos and resource materials. Workshops and free counseling are also offered. Appointments: 522-8130.

TUESDAY

• A free financial planning seminar for those likely to find themselves caring for an ailing or handicapped parent or spouse will be offered 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at various offices of Edward Jones financial firm: Hawai'i Kai, Koko Marina Shopping Center, Suite E216 (reservations: 395-4432); Manoa, Manoa Marketplace, Suite 5-205 (reservations: 988-9225); Kaka'ako, 320 Ward Ave., Suite 206 (reservations: 596-0076); Ala Moana, 1580 Makaloa St., Suite 901 (reservations: 947-2255).

The seminar also will be offered at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Edward Jones Kailua office, 1090 Keolu Drive, Suite 106-A (reservations: 263-4784); and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, at offices at 1360 S. Beretania St., Suite 304 (reservations: 543-6034).

• The MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF HONOLULU will offer free weekly orientation sessions to minority business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The sessions, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays 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.

The center also will sponsor a small-business workshop, "BUSINESS LOANS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU BORROW?" 9 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Hawai'i Health Care Business Incubator, Harbor Court, 55 Merchant St., Suite 2500. The workshop will cover the loan application and loan review process, and the "Five C's of Business Loans." A panel of bankers and alternative lenders will be featured. A question-and-answer opportunity will be offered. Fee. Information: Vicky Duenas, 521-6221.

WEDNESDAY

• Turning "techno babble" into intelligible speech will be the subject of an upcoming luncheon panel discussion, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America. "Tech-Talk (aka Geek-Speak): How to Communicate with Techies and Translate Tech-Talk into Plain English," is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. registration, Wednesday, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Panelists include Justin Itoh, chief information officer with Hawai'i Pacific University, and Howard Dicus, Web and broadcast editor at Pacific Business News. Fee; non-members welcomed. RSVP by today: Lou Torraca, 254-3286.

• A "FINANCIAL WORKSHOP FOR INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS," sponsored by Edward Jones financial firm is scheduled 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday — this week and next — at their offices at 99-115 'Aiea Heights Drive, #254. Reservations: 487-5066.

• "A WOMAN'S WAY TO WEALTH," introductory class on team buying, shared equity, stock market investing, tax strategies by the wealthy and financial enlightenment, by Teresa Moore, 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, 2016 Komo Mai Drive, Pearl City. Fee. Registration: 695-8456.

THURSDAY

• The recently-enacted Uniform Arbitration Act will be the focus of a discussion 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday in a breakfast forum of the local chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. Speaking will be Bruce L. Lamon, partner in Goodsill Anderson Quinn and Stifel law firm, and expert in commercial litigation, including real estate and land use. The discussion is targeted toward lessors, lessees, attorneys, lenders, brokers or consultants. It will be at The Pacific Club. RSVP: tomorrow. Information: Barbie Rosario, 845-4994.

• Four early-stage technology firms which have developed innovative technology with federal money, and are now ready to commercialize, will outline their progress at a special Pre-Seed Technology Business forum, co-hosted by the Hawai'i Venture Capital Association. The luncheon event, organized by the High Technology Development Corp., is planned from 11:30 a.m. sign-in, through 3 p.m. Thursday at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee; non-members welcomed. Reservations: Gail Caveney, 262-7329.

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

• Traditional and alternative sources of capital to start or expand a small business will be the focus of a seminar scheduled 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Thursday of each month, sponsored by the Hawai'i Small Business Development Center. The seminar, "FINANCING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS," will also be offered Sept. 26 in Suite A of the Chinatown Gateway Plaza, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. Small fee. Information: 522-8131.

SATURDAY

• The last of a series of "REMODEL IT RIGHT SEMINARS," sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Hawai'i's Hawai'i Remodelors Council will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Pearlridge Mall, Uptown, center stage. Panel speakers will include a finance expert, architect, remodeler, landscaper and representatives from city and state agencies. Also scheduled is a mini-exhibition of various remodeling vendors, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration recommended: Sonya Kimura, 847-4666, #206.

SUNDAY

• Members of the local chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals will share financial planning expertise in one-on-one consultations with the public, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Windward Mall's Center Court. Members will offer guidance on retirement plan changes, consumer tax law changes, long-term care, educational financial planning, life and disability insurance and estate planning. Information: 394-3451.

UPCOMING

• How Hawai'i compares with other states in the areas of business, taxes and regulations will be the focus of an upcoming panel discussion, sponsored by the GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAI'I. Speaking will be Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, in Washington, D.C. Other participants will be moderator, Randall Roth, University of Hawai'i Law School professor, and Lowell Kalapa, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawai'i. The discussion is planned 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 31 at Pearl Country Club, Grill Room. Small refreshments fee. Reservations: Dick Rowland, 487-4959.

• The emergence of the real estate industry into the global arena i and the use of computers and Internet to increase business beyond the local geographic area i will be the focus of the annual PACIFIC RIM REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE, hosted in Honolulu by the Hawai'i Association of Realtors. The conference is scheduled 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 5 and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sept. 6, at the Sheraton Waikiki . Keynote speaker will be internationally known real estate executive and expert, Allan Dalton, executive vice president of Coldwell Banker Hunnemann. He will speak on the challenges and threats facing future real estate agents and companies. Fee. Information: 733-7060.

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.