Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
• Steve Anderson, vice president of community building, and "story master" of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., will offer insights into its retail successes in a speech, "The Krispy Kreme Story," tomorrow before the Hawai'i Advertising Federation. The meeting, open to the public, is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hawaii Prince Waikiki Hotel, Mauna Kea Room. Co-sponsor is Sales and Marketing Professionals of Honolulu. Fee; tickets at the door. 532-0555.
• John Garibaldi, a partner, and Timothy Dick, chairman, of the proposed Hawaii Superferry interisland system will speak Thursday to the luncheon meeting of the Hawaii Economic Association from 11:45 a.m. (registration) at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Hawaii Superferry hopes to have the first of the four-story high, 340-foot-long catamarans in service beginning in 2006 between O'ahu, Kaua'i, Maui and the Big Island. Each can carry 900 passengers, 280 vehicles and freight. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Information: Myra Brandt, 735-7500.
• A panel of four leaders from San Diego's biotech industry will participate in a symposium Wednesday at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The gathering, "HAWAI'I'S BIOSCIENCE FUTURE: Focus on Facilities and Infrastructure," 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is sponsored by the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai'i, and Enterprise Honolulu. The four leaders will speak on what the state can learn from successes in the bioscience and biomedical fields in San Diego, where wet lab space outpaces even shopping center space by 3 million square feet. Also featured: a morning symposium and keynote luncheon. Information: Joanne Ikehara, 956-5507.
TODAY
• "MARKETING FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS" series, sponsored by Hawai'i Women's Business Center, 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays through March 29, at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee. Registration: 522-8136.
• FINANCE FACTORS new branch open house celebration, through Friday, at the relocated Lihu'e branch, Kaua'i Mortgage Center, 4393 Kukui Grove St., with mortgage discounts, free loan pre-qualifications and mortgage refinance analyses, bonus rates on certificates of deposit and Las Vegas trip drawing.
TOMORROW
• Dr. Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane Cirincione will speak on "Attitudes That Mean Business" at the noon to 1 p.m. meeting of the Rotary Club of Honolulu at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Room. Fee. Call Debbie Jenkins, 922-5526.
• Kickoff social mixer for online business networking resource, Ryze.com, with 60,000 members worldwide, 6 to 9 p.m., Pipeline Cafe, 805 Pohukaina St. Free membership. Information: Jonathan Cook, 921-8020.
• 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 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 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. Workshops and free counseling are also offered. Appointments: 522-8130.
WEDNESDAY
• The second free "KEEPING HAWAI'I IN BUSINESS" workshop, making city, state and federal agency representatives available to small-business interests in the local construction and visitor industries, will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. The workshop is intended as a "one stop center" for small-business owners to meet with government agencies and licensing entities, and private business counselors, to learn about industry regulations and compliance. The gathering is sponsored by the city's O'ahu Workforce Investment Board, in partnership with the state departments of Labor and Industrial Relations, and Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Free; pre-registration online at www.hawaiiatwork.com, or by phone, 540-5456; registration also available at the door.
• DESTINATION KONA COAST general membership meeting, noon, Royal Kona Resort, Ali'i Surf Room. Speaker: Ann Peterson, Kona Historical Society, on the group's Historic Kailua Village Walking Tour sites. Fee; nonmembers and public welcome. Reservations: Jenica Truax, (808) 328-0614.
• FINANCING SEMINAR — featuring representatives of sources of money for prospective or existing owners of small businesses — will speak on the variety of options other than traditional financial institutions. The seminar, sponsored by the Small Business Administration, will run from 9 a.m. to noon at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. Financing professionals from the SBA, Pacific Gateway Center, state Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Hawai'i Community Loan Fund will participate. Fee; payable at the door. Reservations: 522-8130.
THURSDAY
• Three experts will discuss the recent Hokuli'a and Koa Ridge court decisions, and whether such rulings threaten to derail Hawai'i's land use system, at a breakfast forum, "LAND USE PLANNING IN HAWAI'I: IS IT WORKING?" sponsored by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. The forum is scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club. Participating in the panel discussion are Dan Davidson, deputy director-land, state Department of Land and Natural Resources; Dean Uchida, executive director, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawai'i; and John De Fries, chief executive officer, Hokuli'a. Among other topics to be discussed will be urban and rural growth boundaries; agricultural preservation legislation, and smart growth initiatives. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Reservations by tomorrow: Barbie Rosario, 845-4994.
• "THE WHOLE PICTURE: THE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN & GRANTSTATION.COM," a workshop for nonprofit organizations, will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Resource Central, Waterfront Plaza, Suite 7-240. Fee. Reservations: 521-4511, Ext. 3.
• 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. 226-7686.
• 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.
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.
