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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, January 1, 2007

Coming events

Advertiser Staff

BEST BETS

  • Jeff Portnoy, president of the Hawai'i Bar Association, media attorney and University of Hawai'i basketball radio color commentator, will speak on media legal issues — and UH basketball news — Thursday at the noon luncheon meeting of the EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU. Guests welcome. Fee. Information/location: Ed Kemper, 524-0330, ext. 2.

    WEDNESDAY

  • MASTERMIND NETWORKING no-host luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m, Buffet 100 restaurant, Ward Warehouse, sponsored by networking organization, IBI Hawaii. Reservations by tomorrow, 342-0375.

    FRIDAY

  • GATEWAY MARKETPLACE tradeshow, 5-9 p.m., Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Organized by the Hawaii Women's Business Center to coincide with the First Friday Chinatown "open house" event; promote your business. Fee per table; priority to arts-related businesses. Register: 526-1001.

  • HONOLULU BUSINESS NETWORK, a business referral organization, meets every Friday for lunch at Ward Warehouse, offering an opportunity for business professionals to network. Information/time: 548-0302.

    UPCOMING

  • "TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR MONEY," a free 16-part series of televised money management classes offered by the University of Hawai'i, Cooperative Extension Service, 8-9 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 11 to May 3, on local television stations. Topics include financial basics; understanding insurance; retirement and estate planning; planning for a higher education; divorce financial issues; Medicare and Social Security, and caregiving issues. Viewer's Guide schedules, handouts and Internet information are available for a small fee. Stations include channels 55 on Oceanic (O'ahu); Na Leo (Big Island); Ho'ike (Kaua'i) and MCCTV (Maui, Moloka'i and Lana'i). Series repeats 4:30-5:30 a.m., Fridays, Jan. 12 to May 4 on the same channels. Information: 956-7138.

    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 dbutts@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)