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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, April 21, 2003

Coming Events

Advertiser Staff

BEST BETS

• The alarming statistics of crystal methamphetamine use in Hawai'i —and possible correlations to an unusually high property crime rate — will be among topics discussed by city Prosecuting Attorney Peter Carlisle at a breakfast forum on Thursday. The meeting, sponsored by the local chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at The Pacific Club. Fee; nonmembers welcome; tickets available at door. R.S.V.P. by tomorrow: Barbie Rosario, 845-4994.

• Ted Liu, director of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, will discuss his plans to reorganize the agency in a speech Thursday to the Hawaii Venture Capital Association. Liu, formerly the co-founding partner of the local venture capital fund PacifiCap Group, is also former head of Morgan Stanley's China, Hong Kong and Taiwan investment banking business and helped form China's first joint venture investment bank. The luncheon meeting, from 11:30 a.m. registration to 1:30 p.m., will be at The Plaza Club at Pioneer Plaza. Fee; nonmembers, University of Hawai'i faculty and students welcome. Registration: Gail, 262-7329.


TUESDAY

• The MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF HONOLULU offers 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 computer technology. 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 offered. Appointments: 522-8130.


WEDNESDAY

• "LIGHTING FOR THE AGING EYE" is the title of a "virtual" workshop sponsored, in part, by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Especially intended for architects, electrical engineers, interior designers, healthcare practitioners, and senior-health facility managers, the interactive seminar will focus on how normal aging affects vision and how to compensate for these changes. Guest speakers in the live broadcast presentation will be Naomi Miller, president of Miller Lighting Design, and Joan Roberts of Fordham University. It is scheduled from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Hawaiian Electric Industries' eighth-floor training room at the American Savings Tower, Alakea and South King streets. Fee. Information: Howard Wiig, 587-3811.


THURSDAY

• JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF HAWAI'I will pay tribute to U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye by conferring a special "Friend of Business" award during its Hawai'i Business Hall of Fame Awards dinner Thursday at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The event also will honor new members of the Hall of Fame — EDDIE FLORES JR., president and founder of the L & L Drive-Inn chain; CHATT G. WRIGHT, president of Hawai'i Pacific University; and the late HENRY A. WALKER JR., who was the retired president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Amfac Inc. Fee. Reservations/time: 545-1777 #14.

• Avoiding the "arteriosclerosis of a mature (tourism) destination" and meeting the challenges of tourism in the 21st century will be discussed Thursday by Frank Haas, vice president for tourism marketing for the Hawai'i Tourism Authority. He will speak on "TOURISM'S NEW FRONTIERS" at a meeting of the local chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association in the Mauna Kea Ballroom of the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, with registration at 11:30 a.m. Haas has developed marketing and advertising programs for the Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau, Aloha and Hawaiian airlines, Hilo Hatti, Ala Moana Center, Polynesian Cultural Center and others. Fee; guests welcome. R.S.V.P. by today. Information: 621-2482 #3.

• "TURNING YOUR ARTS AND CRAFTS INTO A BUSINESS," a workshop for artists and craftspeople interested in entrepreneurial opportunities beyond craft fairs, will be offered 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in Suite A at 1041-A Nu'uanu Ave. The workshop, sponsored by the Hawaii Small Business Development Center, will be led by artist and business owner Ira Ono. Topics will include wholesale and retail product packaging, pricing, catalog sales and trade shows. Registration: 522-8131 #221.

• Author Susan Page will discuss the importance of perseverance in business and personal life when she speaks on "Continuity and Longevity for the 21st Century!" at the 25th anniversary luncheon meeting of the Professional Women's Network. Since selling her modeling and fashion photography business, Page became a columnist, emcee, guest radio host, public speaker and author. The meeting Thursday, from11:30 a.m. registration through 1:30 p.m., will be at the Hale Koa Hotel. Fee; guests welcome. R.S.V.P. by today: 533-4800.

• 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.


SATURDAY

• The Hawaii State Federal Credit Union will offer financial education sessions Saturday, both free, at its main branch at 560 Halekauwila St., in the fourth-floor multipurpose room: "WEDDINGS ON A BUDGET," 9 to 10:15 a.m., and "protect yourself from identity theft," 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Registration: 587-2700.

• A four-hour workshop, "Listening to Your Business," focusing on recognizing vital information needed to "grow" one's business, will be offered by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, at the Small Business Resource Center in Suite A at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. Fee; reduced fee by Wednesday registration: Olive, 522-8136.


UPCOMING

• Representatives from Hawai'i nonprofit organizations are invited to two free workshops on "STRATEGIES TO CONTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT COSTS," sponsored by Aloha United Way and the Joint Agencies' Trust, from 10 a.m. to noon April 29 and from 9 to 11 a.m. April 30, both at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The sessions will be led by Paul Fountain, director of national programs of the trust, who has 25 years experience dealing with unemployment issues professionally. Registration: Lorraine Phillips, (800) 442-4867.

• The Hawaii Advertising Federation will hold the "UN-PELE AWARDS" luncheon, featuring clever concepts for ads that never ran, on April 30, from 11:30 a.m. registration through 1:30 p.m., the Mauna Kea Ballroom of the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Voting will take place at the luncheon. Fee; nonmembers and students welcome. Reduced fee before Wednesday. Information: 532-0555.

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.