Coming Events

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• Plans for the multimillion dollar public/private redevelopment of historic Ford Island will be outlined at an upcoming meeting of the INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, Hawai'i chapter. Featured speaker will be Capt. Stephen Barker, commanding officer of the Navy Public Works Center at Pearl Harbor, and regional engineer for the Navy Region Hawai'i. The mixed-use development, slated to pump $180 million into the local economy, will include new construction and adaptive reuse of ford Island historic structures, including museums. The luncheon meeting is planned noon to 1:30 p.m. (registration, 11:30 a.m.) Aug. 20, at the Marriott Ilikai Hotel. Fee; guests welcome. Early reservation deadline, Friday: 733-7060, #119, or www.iremhawaii.org.

The AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMERCIAL COUNCIL HAWAII has scheduled two events this week. Reservations: 597-1341.

• "GETTING TO KNOW YOUR BUSINESS" luncheon, 11:45 a.m., Wednesday Waikiki Yacht Club (diamondhead entrance to Ala Moana Park). Fee.

• "GETTING YOUR BUSINESS ON-LINE" workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, 1131 Kapi'olani Blvd., sixth floor conference room. Fee; nonmembers welcome.

• The eighth annual MADE IN HAWAII FESTIVAL, featuring more than 400 exhibitors from across the state plus entertainment and food, is planned Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Blaisdell Center. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Small admission fee; half-off coupons available at sponsoring First Hawaiian bank branches. Information: 533-1292 or www.madeinhawaiifestival.com.

TOMORROW

• Tech mergers, acquisitions and dispositions will be the focus of the next installment in a series of monthly THINKTECH LAW discussion series, sponsored by ThinkTech Hawai'i and the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Outreach College/Pacific New Media. Speaking will be local attorneys Stuart Pressman and Charles A. Sweet. The workshop will be from 5 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at UH Downtown in Pioneer Plaza, 900 Fort Street Mall, lower level. Small fee. Registration: 956-8400.

• 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 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Attendees will have access to training videos and resource materials. Workshops and free counseling are also offered. Appointments: 522-8130.

WEDNESDAY

• "ORDER OUT OF CHAOS: Filing and Information Management for Small Business," an informal, brown-bag luncheon discussion on setting up paper and computer files — and knowing how long to hold on to records — will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, sponsored by the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Hawai'i chapter. Speaker is Winona Kitaoka, certified records manager for Records Management Resources. The discussion will be held in the Servco Pacific Inc., Employee Development center, 2850 Pukoloa St., Suite 305. Free for members; fee for nonmembers. Reservations: Grace Chinen, 844-3057.

• Scott Ishikawa, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation, and Richard Soo, former Honolulu Fire Department public information officer, will speak on "being on call 24-7," in a speech Wednesday to the buffet luncheon meeting of the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS: from 11 a.m. registration, The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Reservations by noon tomorrow. Information: Steve Golden, 535-5913 or www.iabchawaii.com.

• FILIPINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII, monthly dinner membership meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dave & Buster's restaurant, conference room, Ward Entertainment Complex. Speaker: Raymond Jefferson, deputy director, state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, on "State of Hawai'i: Now Open for Business??" Fee. Information: Joni Redick, 948-8429.

• "TECHNOLOGY CAREER NIGHT," free presentation on careers in the information technology field, certification programs, and government-funding and personal finance options, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at the New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Hawaii, Ala Moana Pacific Center, 1585 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 2000. Information: 947-4474 or www.nhofhawaii.com.

THURSDAY

• Thursday is the reservations deadline for next week's Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i "BUSINESS AFTER HOURS" social mixer: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 19, Ruth's Christ Steak House, Restaurant Row. Fee; nonmembers welcomed. Reservations: 545-4300, Ext. 317 or www.cochawaii.org.

• HAWAI'I SOCIETY OF CORPORATE PLANNERS has planned a pau hana social, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday at the Gordon Biersch restaurant at Aloha Tower Marketplace. Fee; nonmembers welcomed. Information: Roberta Cullen, 537-2356; registration form at www.hscp.org.

• ALA MOANA TOASTMASTERS no-host luncheon meetings, with opportunities to improve public and impromptu speaking abilities, noon to 1 p.m., Thursdays, The Wisteria restaurant. Guests welcome. Information: 368-2757.

• 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

• Friday is the early-registration deadline (lower entry fee) for booth entries in the upcoming 25th Anniversary PAU HANA TRADESHOW, planned 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 15, by the Professional Women's Network, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom. Fee. Information: www.pwnhawaii.org.

SATURDAY

• Well-planned landscaping can reduce air-conditioning costs by up to 20 percent — just three well-placed trees can reap an annual savings of $100 to $250 in energy costs. These and other energy efficiencies will be discussed at "REMODEL IT RIGHT," a free seminar offered Saturday, by The Hawaii Remodelors' Council. Participants will include landscape contractor Greg Lee of Landscapes by Tropical Images and representatives from the city Department of Planning and Permitting and state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. In conjunction with the seminar, scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Windward Mall center stage, is a mini-expo of remodeling vendors from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration: Nalani Blane, 847-4666, Ext. 210.

UPCOMING

• U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie and specialists from the U.S. Small Business Administration, will join representatives of the Air Force, Navy, Army and sponsoring Hawaii Women's Business Center in an upcoming all-day workshop on generating business from the federal government. The session, "GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING: From Contracts to Cash," is scheduled 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Aug. 21 at the Radisson Hotel Waikiki Prince Kuhio. Early registration by Friday.

Also scheduled tomorrow at the center is the"State and Federal Tax Workshop," 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (fee); and an informational meeting on the "Community Express Loan Program," offering loans to start or grow businesses, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (free).

All events will be at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Registration: Oliv'e: 522-8136.

• Presentations on protecting oneself form rising healthcare costs — including Medicare and Medicaid, health and long-term care insurance — will be offered by various offices of Edward Jones financial firm: 12:30 p.m., 1001 Bishop St., Pacific Tower, Suite 1080 (reservations: 533-4980); and 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. at the following offices: 320 Ward Ave., Suite 206 (reservations: 596-0076); 1360 S. Beretania St., Suite 304 (reservations: 543-6034), and 1580 Makaloa St., Suite 901 (reservations: 947-2255).

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.