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• Bank of Hawaii Chairman Mike O'Neil and the bank's chief economist, Paul Brewbaker, will be among featured speakers Friday at a Kona workshop/seminar dealing with the national, state and Big Island economies since the Sept. 11 attacks. The event, "MONEY TALKS: FINANCIAL TOOLS FOR YOUR BUSINESS," sponsored by the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce and the bank, runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel. Besides Brewbaker's opening remarks on post-attack developments, O'Neill will give a luncheon address on business management. An exposition of products and services, a trade show and demonstrations will coincide with the workshop/seminar. Fee; non-chamber members welcome. Information: chamber office, (808) 329-1758.
• National real estate trends and how they might affect Hawai'i markets will be the focus of the second of three forums on the economy sponsored by the local chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. The speaker will be David M. Jellison, the association's chairman for 2002. The breakfast forum is scheduled 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at The Pacific Club. Fee; nonmembers welcome; tickets available at the door. R.S.V.P. by tomorrow: 845-4994.
TUESDAY
• A "Micro Enterprise Training" class for prospective entrepreneurs — sponsored by the Honolulu Community Action Program and free to low-income people — will be offered 9 a.m. to noon daily through Thursday at the Ma'ili Transitional Shelter, 87-190 Maliona St. Topics will include starting a business, loans, taxes and marketing. Call: 521-4531.
THURSDAY
• "What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur?" is the topic of a luncheon address by Michael H. Morris to the HAWAI'I VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION. Morris holds the Noborikawa Chair in Entrepreneurship and Marketing at the University of Hawai'i College of Business Administration's department of marketing. The meeting is planned from 11:30 a.m. sign-in to 1:30 p.m. at The Plaza Club, atop Pioneer Plaza, downtown. Fee; UH faculty, nonmembers and students welcome. Reservations: Gail Caveney, 262-7329.
• "KICKSTART E-COMMERCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS," the first of a two-part series of sessions sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center, will be held 9 a.m. to noon at the center in Suite A, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. The session will deal with Web site fundamentals that will help in marketing. (The second session, 9 a.m. to noon, March 21, will concentrate on how to make the best use of search engines.) Fee. Required reservations: 522-8136.
FRIDAY
• Deterrence of computer virus attacks, electronic theft, hackers and breach of e-mail privacy will be explored in a one-day seminar on Internet security issues, sponsored by the San Francisco-based Zephra Corp. and to be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Speakers will share "real world" experience and offer effective suggestions. Fee. R.S.V.P. by Thursday: (808) 227-8203.
SATURDAY
• "The 10 Most Important Things You Need To Know About Long-Term Care," a seminar by Long Term Care Advisers of Occidental Underwriters, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Guest speaker: Bernie Ledesma, administrator, Pearl City Nursing Home. Reservations: 527-8817.
