Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
• "2002 MARKETING OUTLOOK and INITIATIVES" seminar, to update visitor industry members on how Hawai'i is rebounding since Sept. 11 and discuss response, recovery and market growth strategies for 2002, 7:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. tomorrow, Hawai'i Convention Center, 1801 Kalakau'a Ave. 531-0244, www.gohawaii.com/events.
• "THE 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES RETIREES MAKE, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM," financial workshop by Raymond James Financial Services Inc., 10-11 a.m. Saturday and Feb. 28, 1221 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite E; free; call for reservations; validated parking. 591-9088.
• MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER providing business consulting, education, management and technical assistance at subsidized fees to qualifying businesses; first orientation this week, call Jean Williams for further information. 254-1119, 222-7817.
TUESDAY
• "TRUTH VERSUS THE CASSANDRA SYNDROME: EXPOSING ENVIRONMENTAL MYTHS ABOUT HAWAI'I'S MARINE ENVIRONMENT," talk by Richard Grigg, University of Hawai'i professor of oceanography and an authority on precious corals, 11:45 a.m., Oahu Country Club, 150 Country Club Road, Nu'uanu. 566-2229.
WEDNESDAY
• "THE STRANGE AND THE CURIOUS 2002 POLITICAL LANDSCAPE," talk by Dan Boylan, political analyst, 12:30 p.m., Plaza Club, 20th floor, Pioneer Plaza; sponsored by the Hawaii Economic Association; $25, members $20; registration 11:45 a.m., lunch buffet at noon. home.hawaii.rr.com/hea.
• BASIC INVESTMENT SEMINAR SERIES, a two-week course teaching individual investors how to establish realistic investment objectives, noon-1:30 p.m., Aiea Shopping Center, 99-115 'Aiea Heights Drive #254; call to reserve a seat. 487-5066.
• Institute of Real Estate Management meeting on how business people can work together to improve the local business climate, featuring guest speaker Michael Fitzgerald, noon-1:30 p.m., Ala Moana Hotel; $25 fee, IREM members $31, lunch included; registration 11:30 a.m. 733-7060 Ext. 106.
THURSDAY
• JAPAN-AMERICA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE sponsoring luncheon and talk by journalist Yukio Matsuyama on current events of Japan as that country faces economic deflation and social change, 11:15 a.m., 6660 Hawai'i Kai Drive; call to register. 396-7103.
• HAWAII SOCIETY OF CORPORATE PLANNERS discussion of Hawai'i's transition to the new global economy, featuring speaker Michael Fitzgerald, president and CEO of Enterprise Honolulu, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hawaii Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Ballroom, Waikiki; $35 fee, members $30; call regarding registration. 537-2356.
• WOMEN AND INVESTING, seminar on "Asset Allocation and Choosing the Right Investment," noon-1 p.m. today and Feb. 28, Salomon Smith Barney, conference room, 1099 Alakea St., Suite 2300; call Audra Butera. 543-0383.
• INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS educational meeting featuring speaker Christopher Kam of the Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau on "What's Ahead for Hawai'i's Visitor Industry in 2002," noon-1 p.m., 733 Bishop St., Makai Tower, Room 2790; call Phil Smith for a reservation. 540-4733.
• American Business Woman Association, Onipaa Chapter meeting, 5:30 p.m., Cocina Filipina Restaurant, 1314 N. King St., Kalihi; guest speaker Deborah Morishige of Hawaii Medical Vitrification will speak on "The High Tech World of Environmentally Friendly Medical and Hazardous Waste Disposal"; guests welcome; call Ressie Darval. 259-3116.
UPCOMING
• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WOMEN ACCOUNTANTS lunch meeting featuring speaker Leslie Light, publisher of Hawaii Business Magazine, noon-1 p.m. Feb. 26, Plaza Club Downtown, Fort Street Mall, Pioneer Plaza Building; members $17, guests $20. 949-2958.
• "EXERCISING POWER," a 2002 Professional Development Conference celebrating the University of Hawai'i community of women, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 27, UH-Manoa Campus Center ballroom; $20 fee, $10 students, lunch included, or $15 fee, students free, without lunch; register by Wednesday. 956-8204, fax: 956-3364.
• "KICKSTART E-COMMERCE FOR THE SMALL-BUSINESS OWNER," Web site fundamentals seminar for small-business owners so that customers can find and purchase products and services quickly and easily, 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 28, Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. #A, downtown; sponsored by the Hawaii Women's Business Center; cost $35, HWBC members $30; register in advance. 522-8136.
