Posted on: Monday, August 30, 2004

Coming Events

Advertiser Staff

BEST BETS

• Results of the 2004 Hawai'i Timeshare Industry Study, commissioned by the Washington, D.C.-based vacation ownership and resort development trade group American Resort Development Association, will be shared by the association's president in an upcoming speech in Waikiki. The discussion is sponsored by the Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Marriott, RCI, KPMG LLP, Fairfield Resorts and PMCI Hawaii. In the luncheon address, 11:30 a.m., Sept. 9, at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa, O'ahu Room, ARDA head, Howard Nusbaum, will provide a national perspective of the timeshare industry. He will be joined by Mitch Imanaka, chairman ARDA Hawaii. Fee. Reservations: 536-5688.

• "HOW COMPANIES ARE MAKING WIRELESS NETWORKING PAY" will be the focus of a free discussion Sept. 8 by Ron Dennis, Wi-Fi editor for Wireless Business and Technology Magazine. The discussion, sponsored by the University of Phoenix, is scheduled noon to 1 p.m., at their Honolulu campus, 828 Fort St., Rooms 101 and 102. Information: 536-2686, Ext. 108.

TOMORROW

• HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY TOASTMASTERS CLUB, offering opportunities to improve public and impromptu speaking abilities, noon to 1 p.m., first and third Tuesdays, Honolulu Municipal Building, eighth-floor conference room. Guests welcome. Picture identification required. Information: 527-6797.

• The MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF HONOLULU offers free weekly orientation sessions to minority business-owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The sessions, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the center's offices at Executive Center, 1088 Bishop St., Suite 2506, offer advice on business startups, 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 small-business owners who want to use 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 center clients who attend a center orientation, offered 9 a.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m. Thursdays at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Appointments: 522-8130.

THURSDAY

• The 102nd HAWAI'I VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU'S annual luncheon will be from 11:15 a.m. (registration) Thursday at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel's Kaua'i, Maui and Moloka'i ballrooms. Guest speaker is John Toner, newly appointed chairman of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, and executive vice president of the Ko Olina Resort Association. Also to be presented will be the organization's 2004 Maile Awards to companies and organizations that have helped advance tourism and Hawai'i's quality of life. Fee. Reservations/information: www.hvcb.org/luncheon. Call: 924-0262.

• Volunteer Legal Services Hawai'i is offering a continuing series of free workshops for faith- and community-based organizations that help O'ahu's homeless. Scheduled Thursday are a discussion of "Critical Collaboration," 8:30 a.m. to noon; and "Passion and Practicality," 1:30 to 5 p.m., both at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. Registration required: 522-1858.

• Real property investors can learn about the latest trends in 1031 tax-deferred exchanges — including reverse, and tenants-in-common, exchanges — in a free seminar, sponsored by First American Exchange Co. LLC: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Japanese Cultural Center. Reservations: 532-1031

• AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, Punahele Chapter, dinner meeting, 5:30 Thursday, The Wisteria restaurant. Speaker: Kristine Altwies Nicholson, president, Hawaii International Child. Fee. Tina Kaneshiro, 668-2502.

• Changes mandated by "a new economy" on the entrepreneur will be the focus of the 21st Century Entrepreneur Workshop, Thursday, sponsored by national nonprofit "venture accelerator," Wayne Brown Institute. The workshop is scheduled 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the offices of law firm, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel, in Ali'i Place, 1099 Alakea St., Suite 1800. Small fee. Following the workshop will be a question-and-answer session with a panel of venture professionals, including Bill Spencer, president of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association, and Brad Bertoch, institute president. Registration: online, www.venturecapital.org. Information: Piia Aarma, 737-1904

• ALA MOANA TOASTMASTERS no-host luncheon meetings, with opportunities to improve public- and impromptu-speaking abilities, noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Yum Yum Tree restaurant, Ward Centre. Guests welcome. Information: 330-5439.

• THE BREAKFAST CLUB, a networking organization for small-business owners and professionals, 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Sizzler Restaurant, Pearlridge. Information: 456-0222.

• The HONOLULU BUSINESS NETWORK, a networking organization for small-business owners and professionals, meets 12:01 to 1:15 p.m. Thursdays at Sansei Seafood Restaurant, Restaurant Row. Information: Tracy Nakashima, 525-6028.

SUNDAY

• U.S. Rep. Ed Case will be the keynote luncheon speaker at Sunday's ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT sponsored by the Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce, at the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort. Among speakers are Bank of Hawaii economist Paul Brewbaker, who will speak on the "Role and Impact of (the) Filipino Labor Force in Hawai'i"; Andrew Poepoe, Hawai'i district director, Small Business Administration, and Manuel Menendez III, executive director of the city Office of Economic Development. Speaking at the summit's dinner gala will be Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona and Philippine Consul Gen. Rolando Gregorio. Information/registration: Oscar Portugal, (808) 245-6566, or okabel@hgea.org.

UPCOMING

• A two-part workshop on long-term-care insurance, sponsored by Financial Management Services, will be offered next month at Kaimuki and Mililani high schools. Each workshop will be offered in two parts: "What is Long-Term Care?" (myths and facts; and a discussion of the different levels of care: nursing home, assisted living, care home and home healthcare), and "Cost and Financing Long-Term Care" (government financial assistance, such as Medicare and Medicaid; private and self-insurance). The workshops are scheduled for Sept. 23 and 30 at Kaimuki High School, 6:30 to 8 p.m.. Small Fee. Registration: 733-8460. The workshops will also be held at Mililani High School on Sept. 21 and 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Registration: 622-1634.

• A "BASIC BUSINESS TRAINING SESSION — MICRO ENTERPRISE TRAINING CLASSES," sponsored by the Honolulu Community Action Program, will be free to those with limited income. Topics covered by the classes include business startups in Hawai'i, business loans, taxes, marketing, basic computer and Internet training, credit and money matters. The sessions are scheduled 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 and 8, or Sept. 28 to 30, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11. A Saturday class is scheduled 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18. Contact Erma Abinosa or Robert Kelley, 521-4531.

Business meetings of general interest are listed in the "Coming Events" column each Monday. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance: Business Events, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; faxed to 525-6763, or e-mailed to business@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not as an attachment.)