Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
• A panel of executives from Tiffany & Co., Chanel, Crazy Shirts and Maui Divers will take part in a luncheon discussion, "Retailing and The War, How Do We Cope?" sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Honolulu. The forum by the panel of retail experts will focus on new marketing strategies in light of a changing tourist market, difficult economy, continued downturn in eastbound tourism, and the developments in Iraq. It will be held April 22, from 11:30 a.m. (registration) to 1:30 p.m., at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki. Fee; nonmembers welcome. R.S.V.P. by Friday: www.smehonolulu.com. Information: 537-1158.
• "THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN LABOR MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION" will be discussed in a luncheon brown-bag forum, presented Wednesday at the state Judiciary's Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution. The event is scheduled noon to 1 p.m. in the second-floor Supreme Court conference room at Ali'iolani Hale (the Supreme Court Building), fronting 'Iolani Palace. Speaking will be Jim Nishimoto, associate director, Office of Human Resources, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; and Bill Puette, director of the Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu. Information: 539-4237 or www.courts.state.hi.us/cadr.
TUESDAY
• "A LICENSING TOOLKIT: PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS: How to Protect Your Intellectual Property in Today's Changing Tech and Legal Environment" will be the focus in the next of a monthly "ThinkTech Law Series," sponsored by ThinkTech Hawai'i and Pacific New Media. The series offers discussions on legal subjects of interest to high-tech entrepreneurs and professions, presented by local and visiting business attorneys practicing in areas relating to technology. The discussion is scheduled 5 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at the University of Hawai'i Outreach College-Downtown, 900 Fort Street Mall, lower level. Speaker will be patent attorney George E. Darby, who maintains a broad technology law and patent prosecution practice, with concentration in software and telecommunications. Fee. Information: www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm or www.thinktechhawaii.com. Fee. Registration: 956-8400.
• Beth Carvin of Nobscot Corp., and Yuka Nakashima, president of Internet service provider LavaNet — entrepreneurs who have succeeded without angel investors or venture-capital money — will take part in a discussion tomorrow. The discussion, "What Is the Future in Hawai'i for Entrepreneurs Without Angel or Venture Capital Funding?" is sponsored by The Future Zone, an ad hoc discussion forum. The meeting, 6 to 8:30 p.m., is preceded by a 5:30 p.m. buffet at Shriners Hospital for Children auditorium. Fee. No reservations needed. Information: Marty Plotnick, 533-1715.
• 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.
• 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-A Nu'uanu Ave.. Attendees will have access to training videos and resource materials. Workshops and free counseling are also offered. Appointments: 522-8130.
WEDNESDAY
• "RETHINKING SUCCESS" is the theme of the eighth annual business seminar, scheduled Wednesday by the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise. The annual event will feature three speakers: Dr. Jim Barahal, under whose direction the Honolulu Marathon went from just over 10,000 participants to more than 30,000 last year — making it the world's fourth-largest marathon; Dr. Kent Keith, internationally known author of the "Paradoxical Commandments" and national best seller "Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments"; and Sue-maree, award-winning international speaker from Australia, who explores the mind-body connection and that effect on life. Check-in for the meeting is from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. The seminar runs until noon. Fee; proceeds go to the club's "Read to me" literacy program and community projects. Call: 832-0140.
• Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawai'i, will open a half-day seminar Wednesday intended to uncover, for new and existing small-business exporters, untapped markets overseas. The workshop, "ON THE ROAD TO EXPORT SUCCESS!" sponsored by the Hawaii Women's Business Center, is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Foreign Trade Zone #9, Pier 2. Participating will be experts from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Small Business Administration, American Savings Bank, and others. Fee. Call: Olive, 522-8136.
• "HOW TO SHORTEN THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET A COLLEGE DEGREE," a free seminar especially designed for working adults with some college, military or working experience, will be offered at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday by Hawai'i Pacific University, at 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1100. Information: 544-9300.
THURSDAY
• 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.
FRIDAY
• Accepting change and managing stress during unexpected life events and the stressful events of recent history will be the focus of the first of a series of three workshops, "Staying Healthy in Business," beginning Friday. The first discussion, "Staying Sane: How to Manage Change in a Stress-Filled Environment," will feature Sunny Massad, founder of co-sponsor Hawaii Wellness Institute. The event, also co-sponsored by the Hawaii Women's Business Center, is scheduled 1 to 5 p.m. at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee. R.S.V.P. by Wednesday. Call: Olive, 522-8136.
• Tips on starting and financing a business will be the focus of a two-hour workshop, sponsored by the Hawaii Women's Business Center, 9 to 11 a.m., at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Small fee. R.S.V.P.: Olive, 522-8136.
UPCOMING
"TOURISM'S NEW FRONTIERS" will be the focus of a discussion by Frank Haas, vice president for tourism marketing for the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, at an upcoming meeting of the local chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association. Haas is a 25-year veteran of the marketing industry and has developed marketing and advertising programs for a variety of travel-related companies, including the Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau, Aloha and Hawaiian airlines, Hilo Hatti, Ala Moana Center, Polynesian Cultural Center and others. The meeting is planned from 11:30 a.m. registration, April 24, at the Hawaii Prince Hotel, Waikiki, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Fee; guests welcome. R.S.V.P. by April 21. Information: 621-2482, #3.
• "Early Bird entries" for October's annual PARADE OF HOMES, sponsored by the Building Industry Association-Hawaii, will be accepted through tomorrow. The early entrants are eligible for a $100 refundable deposit and advanced media exposure. The event, planned Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12, will showcase single-family and multi-family homes, townhouses, high-rises, remodeled and renovated projects, rental projects, senior living and vacation ownership units in a number of categories. Information: Sonya Kimura, 847-4666, #206.
• "GREEN BUILDING" — a building trend that emphasizes energy efficiency, improved indoor air quality, environmentally friendly and resource-efficient materials and sensitive site development — will be the focus of a daylong BUILD AND BUY GREEN CONFERENCE AND EXPO, planned April 22 at Ala Moana Hotel. The event is sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Hawaii and the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Local and national green-building professionals will share their expertise at three seminars, consecutively from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., focusing, respectively, on the technical, economic/marketing or environmental aspects of the building trend. Registration fee. R.S.V.P. by tomorrow: Nalani Blane, 847-4666, Ext. 210.
• ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL WEEK, formerly Secretaries Week, will be observed Sunday through April 26. Among events, sponsored by the International Association of Office Professionals, is a golf tournament, from 11 a.m. check-in, April 23, at the Pearl Country Club. Call: Georgette Ching, 625-5484.
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. By e-mail: business@honoluluadvertiser.com.
Correction: Check-in for the "Rethinking Success" business seminar sponsored by the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise is from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. The seminar runs until noon. The hours listed in a previous version of these Coming Events were incorrect.
