Coming Events

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• What's on the horizon for owners and tenants of condominiums and cooperatives will be the focus of a speech by mayoral candidate Mufi Hannemann Thursday to the luncheon meeting of the HAWAI'I COUNCIL OF ASSOCIATIONS OF APARTMENT OWNERS (HCAAO). The luncheon and speech, "A Vision for Condos and Co-ops," begins with 11:30 a.m. registration at the Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Room. Fee. RSVP by noon tomorrow: 533-2528.

• Hawai'i Pacific University's rise from 57 students when Chatt Wright became dean of business in 1972, to the more than 9,000 he oversees now as president of the largest private university in Hawai'i, will be the subject of his luncheon address May 16 to the Hawai'i Society of Corporate Planners. The meeting, and speech, "Going Back to School: Running a University Like a Business," are planned from 11:30 a.m. registration to 1:30 p.m. at the Hawai'i Prince Hotel Waikiki, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Fee. Early registration by Friday. Call: Roberta Cullen, 537-2356.

TUESDAY

• Small business startup classes, sponsored by the HONOLULU COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, will be offered free to low-income people. The series of "Micro Enterprise Training" classes, will be held 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, at the program's Windward-Waimanalo office, 41-347 Kalaniana'ole Highway. Topics will include business startup and loans, taxes and marketing. Information: Annette, 521-4531.

• Tomorrow is the reduced-cost entry deadline for the May 14 "WINNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT IT CONTRACTS," workshop, sponsored, in part by the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i and Hawai'i Technology Trade Association for information technology companies wanting to do business with local governments. The workshop is scheduled 8 a.m. to noon, at Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohia (building) 118 and will feature state, city, and University of Hawai'i procurement experts. Fee. RSVP: 734-9211.

• Three separate showings of the Edward Jones investment company's live, interactive satellite broadcast program, "TAKING CHARGE," a financial planning tool for single women — widowed, divorced or never married — will be offered at noon tomorrow at several locations: 'Aiea, 98-1247 Ka'ahumanu St., Suite 108A (487-1800); Honolulu, 1360 S. Beretania St., Suite 304 (543-6034); and Kane'ohe, 45-1144 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 403 (247-2072). Reservations required.

• "WWW2002: 11th Annual World Wide Web Conference" begins tomorrow and runs through Saturday. Presented by the University of Hawai'i and the Pacific Telecommunications Council in cooperation with the International World Wide Web Conference Committee. Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. To register and for program details: www2002.org. More information: Puja Borries at (808) 256.3423 or puja@ptc.org.

WEDNESDAY

• "NEW OSHA RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS," a seminar co-sponsored by Hawai'i Small Business Development center Network, Waipahu Business Association and 'Aiea/Pearl City Business Association, will be offered 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, at the Waipahu Civic Center, 94-275 Mokuola St., conference room 102. Presenter: Ken Hirai, formerly with Hawai'i Occupational Safety and Health. Small fee.

The seminar, co-sponsored with the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, will also be offered 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Registration for either: 522-8131 ext. 221.

THURSDAY

• AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, Ulupono chapter, dinner meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday at the Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Retirement Community, 45-090 Namoku St., Kane'ohe, The Club Room, second floor. Speaker: Fran Lowell, specialist in relationship success coaching. Reservations: 237-8339.

FRIDAY

• A chance to obtain free legal advice on employment questions from top local attorneys will be offered at the SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, Hawai'i chapter's, annual legal forum. Advice at the session — scheduled from a 7:15 a.m. registration and breakfast buffet, to 9:30 a.m., at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza — will include background checks, difficult employees, discrimination and harassment claims and handbook/company policies. Fee; nonmembers and students welcome. RSVP by Friday: 236-2429.

• E-business and what it can mean for your business, will be the topic of a free lecture/panel discussion sponsored by the University of Hawai'i's Outreach College, Institute for Business and Professional Development: 4 p.m. Friday, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room (#012). Panelists will include experienced professionals from an e-business consulting services firm, an Internet developer, hotel electronic marketing department, and the e-business manger for a leading health plan provider. Information: 956-3836.

SATURDAY

• How apartment board or condominium association members can protect against potential violence — including how best to secure computer systems and data — will be discussed at a breakfast seminar Saturday, sponsored by the local chapter of the Community Associations Institute. The event is planned from an 8 a.m. registration to noon, in the Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki Ballroom. Speakers will include John H. Tsukayama, executive vice president of Safeguard Services Inc.; computer security expert, Steve Glanstein; and Terry m. Revere, partner in the law firm of Love Yamamoto & Motooka. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Registration: Suzette Pa, 488-1133.

UPCOMING

• Free workshop for small businesses interested in obtaining federal money for research and development, with co-hosts High Technology Development Corp, and University Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development. It will focus on how to tap into money given out each year by the U.S. Air Force. Guest speakers from Washington, D.C., will provide information on this grant program. The U.S. Air Force For Small Businesses and Minority Colleges/Universities federal funding workshop will be held May 13 at the UH-Manoa Campus Center, rooms 309 and 310, from 10 — 11:30 a.m. The workshop is free and open to the public. To register for the workshop or to obtain additional information, contact Janice Kato at HTDC, 539-3814.

• A presentation by author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Sue Hershkowitz-Coore,"HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH POWER AND INFLUENCE," is scheduled for a joint luncheon meeting of Meeting Professionals International and the Aloha Society of Association Executives. The presentation and meeting, planned 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., May 16, in the Pacific Beach Hotel, Marlin Room, will present techniques to sharpen sales presentations and business and public speaking skills. Fee; nonmembers welcomed. RSVP by Friday. Information: Karen Yonemoto, 921-6143.

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.