Posted on: Monday, July 12, 2004

Coming Events

Advertiser Staff

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• Mayoral candidate and former City Councilman Mufi Hannemann will discuss "e-government" and ideas for a "wireless Waikiki" in a discussion noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, sponsored by the University of Phoenix. The event is planned for 828 Fort St., Rooms 101 and 102. Free; open to the public. Information: 536-2686, Ext. 148.

• Two topics — computer forensics and identity theft — will be discussed at an upcoming half-day program, sponsored by the Society for Human Resources Management, Hawai'i chapter. Collecting evidence that exists only in digital form — from seven-year-old e-mail messages to electronic data transmitted from the space shuttle Columbia moments before the disaster — will be discussed by Sergio Kopelev, forensic and investigative services manager for Deloitte & Touche. Also speaking will be city Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Randall K.O. Lee, who will discuss identity theft.

The event is planned from 8:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. registration) to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Fee. Reservations by today: Mary, 236-2429.

• The 154th Annual CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON is scheduled 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hilton Hawaiian Village. Keynote speakers are Gov. Linda Lingle and Adm. Thomas Fargo, commander of U.S. Pacific Command. Fee. 545-4300, Ext. 317.

• Reg Weaver, who, as president of the National Education Association, is an outspoken advocate for public education — and one of the country's foremost African-American leaders — will be featured speaker at the upcoming annual N.H. PAUL CHUNG MEMORIAL LECTURE. The lecture series honors Paul Chung, founder of the Pacific Asian Management Institute at the University of Hawai'i, College of Business. This year's is scheduled noon (11:30 a.m. registration) Thursday at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Ballroom. Weaver will speak on "Is America Preparing Its Students for a Competitive Global Environment?" Fee. Information: 956-8041; or online, www.pami.hawaii.edu.

TOMORROW

• A workshop on applying for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands NAHADSA Community Grant money will be offered by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel. Money is awarded for housing-related projects on Hawaiian Home Lands, serving families of 80 percent or less of area mean income. Information: 521-5011, or www.hawaiiancouncil.org.

• The "DESIGN OF CONCRETE MASONRY WITH SOFTWARE" will be the topic of a seminar tomorrow, sponsored, in part, by the Masonry Institute of Hawaii. Featured will be Russell Brown, professor of civil engineering at Clemson University. The event is planed 8:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. registration) to noon at the Pagoda Hotel, International Ballroom. Other sponsors include the Cement and Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii and Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii. Fee. Information: 841-6444.

• 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.

WEDNESDAY

• "BROADBAND'S IMPACT ON BUILDING DIGITAL COMMUNITIES," will be discussed Wednesday at the University of Phoenix, downtown campus, by Advertiser "Bytemarks" columnist, Burt Lum. The meeting is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m., 828 Fort St., Rooms 101 and 102. Lum is founder and president of Mindwind Labs, and retired founder and president of networking company, NetEnterprise. Information: 536-2686, Ext. 148.

• A "State and Federal Tax Procedure Workshop" — an all-day business development workshop on the "what, when and where" of filing state general excise and use taxes — will be offered by the Hawaii Women's Business Center, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee. Registration: 522-8136.

THURSDAY

• How the various segments of the real-estate and development industry are performing will be discussed by a panel of experts as part of the HAWAII DEVELOPERS' COUNCIL annual Mid-Year Real Estate Review. The discussion, which will include an economic overview by Bank of Hawaii chief economist Paul Brewbaker, is scheduled 7:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki. Other panelists and their discussion topics include residential, Harvey Shapiro, of the Honolulu Board of Realtors; governmental, Dean Uchida, Land Use Research Foundation; industrial, C. Mark Ambard, Ambard & Co.; investments, James Kehoe, Belrad Group; and retail, Roger Lyons, CB Richard Ellis. Fee. Registration: 824-4004.

• Volunteer Legal Services Hawai'i is offering free workshops for faith- and community-based organizations that help O'ahu's homeless. Next in the series of free workshops is a discussion of "Nonprofit Accountability," scheduled 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, and "LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY," 1:30 to 5 p.m., Thursday, both at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. Required registration: 522-1858.

• 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 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.

FRIDAY

• Rising interest rates and new financing programs and products will be among the topics of an upcoming panel discussion, "MONEY TALKS — HEAR THE LATEST FROM COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE EXPERTS." The discussion is scheduled at the upcoming luncheon meeting of the Certified Commercial Investment Member, Hawai'i chapter: 11:30 a.m. (registration) to 1 p.m., Friday, Ala Moana Hotel, Garden Lanai Room. Participating will be John Landgraf, executive vice president, First Hawaiian Bank; Lesley Love, vice president and regional manager, Fremont Investment and Loan; Gordon Ledingham, executive vice president, Hawaii Lending Specialists; and (moderator) A. Joel Criz, owner and principal broker, A. Joel Criz and Associates. Fee; tickets available at door; guests welcome. Call: Fabienne Herold, 528-2246, or www.ccimhawaii.org.

• HAWAI'I SOCIETY OF ENROLLED AGENTS monthly breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m., Friday, at The Pacific Club. Continuing education credits available. Fee. Information: 735-9004.

SATURDAY

• APPLE MacINTOSH OS X operating system lecture, demonstration and question-and-answer session — for "PC-switchers," new and experienced Mac users, and those who want to sharpen MacIntosh skills — noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays, MacMouse ClubHouse, 627 South St., Kaka'ako. Free; no reservations needed. Information: 921-8294; or e-mail, info@MacMouse.com.

UPCOMING

A two-part workshop on long-term care insurance, sponsored by Financial Management Services, will be offered this 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):

• Kaimuki Community School for Adults, at Kaimuki High School, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday and July 22. Small Fee. Registration: 733-8460

• Mililani High School: 6:30 to 8 p.m., July 20 and 27. Free. Registration: 622-1634.

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.