Posted on: Monday, August 21, 2006
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
From "Hawaii Five-O" to the current production of "Lost," Hawai'i has proven itself an attractive location for the film industry. Now, the state's Act 88 adds new tax incentives to the allure for Hollywood producers. On Aug. 29, state Film Commissioner Donne Dawson will outline "Behind the Scenes of Act 88: Taking Hawai'i's Film Industry to New Heights," in an address to the HAWAII SOCIETY OF CORPORATE PLANNERS. Dawson heads the Hawai'i Film Office, part of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, serving as a liaison between productions and various state agencies, facilitating permitting, even use of state lands for filming. The meeting is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. sign-in (and board elections), to 1:30 p.m. at the Hawai'i Prince Hotel Waikiki, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Fee; guests welcome. Early registration by Wednesday: www.HSCP.org. Call: Roberta Cullen, 537-2356.
"This Is Not Your Father's Postal Service," is the title of a speech tomorrow by Daryl Ishizaki, district director of the U.S. Postal Service. He speaks to the noon luncheon meeting of the ROTARY CLUB OF HONOLULU at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel's Monarch Room. Fee. Call: Mary Saunders, 922-5526.
TOMORROW
The state Procurement Office has scheduled a series of presentations on its Electronic (online) Procurement system, which brings online notification of needed state goods and services to those local companies that would be qualified to provide them. The workshops are scheduled 9-11 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 29 and 31, at the Aloha Stadium, Hospitality Room. Registration: ww.spo.hawaii .gov.
A free two-part workshop on retirement income — including various types of retirement assets, ways to increase guaranteed lifetime retirement income and ways to reduce retirement taxes — sponsored by Financial Management Services, will be offered 6:30-8 p.m. tomorrow and Aug. 29, at the McKinley Adult Community School. Registration: 594-0540.
WEDNESDAY
The HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORP. will host a workshop Wednesday on Hawai'i's Research Tax Credits for high technology companies involved in research and development. Participating will be Alan Schlissel and Patrick Oki of Grant Thronton LLP, who will explain the credit, discuss application issues and show how to calculate the credit. The workshop is scheduled 10 a.m.-noon at the Manoa Innovation Center, 2800 Drive, Presentation Room. Small fee. Reservations by tomorrow: 539-3845.
THURSDAY
With an attractive array of alternative energy sources — wind, solar, wave, geothermal, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), biodiesel, ethanol and cellulosic ethanol — Hawai'i has yet one more promising option toward energy independence: energy conservation. On Thursday, local energy entrepreneur Darren Kimura will discuss Energy Industries, his global, locally based business that can generate long-term energy and maintenance cost savings for large commercial, industrial and residential customers. He speaks to the luncheon meeting of the HAWAII VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. A recognized expert in electrical distributed generation systems, traditional energy conservation systems and renewable systems, he has been honored by Ernst and Young as "Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, 2000," Pacific Business News' Inaugural "Top Forty Under 40" and the Small Business Administration's Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2002. Fee; nonmembers and students rate available. Reservations by Wednesday: Gail, 262-7329.
The dynamics of teamwork — and how to thereby increase productivity, reduce business costs and obtain profitable business results — will be the focus of a speech Thursday at the luncheon meeting of the PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK. Speaking will be "organizational troubleshooter" Richard Schuttler, who will speak on "Unleashing Human Talent." Schuttler has had more than 20 years of diversified, domestic and international management/leadership improvement expertise within academic, federal/state government and Fortune 1000 environments. He has mentored executives, faculty and students worldwide. The meeting is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. registration to 1:30 p.m. at the Hale Koa Hotel. Fee; guests welcomed. Reservations: 533-4800. Information: www.pwnhawaii.org.
Free, confidential, half-hour consultations with business development specialists from the Small Business Administration are available during a SBA RESOURCE DAY AT THE BANK, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday at First Hawaiian Bank's University branch. Topics include loans, business skills, training and government contracting programs. Public welcome. Reservations recommended; walk-ins permitted as time allows. Call: 541-2969.
SATURDAY
The COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE, Hawai'i chapter, will host a seminar on "Reserves, Budgets and Insurance," 8:30 a.m.-noon (registration from 8 a.m.) Saturday at the Japanese Cultural Center. Fee; nonmembers welcomed. Call: 488-1133.
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; fax to 525-6763; or e-mail business@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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