Posted on: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
The Hawai'i Tourism Authority in partnership with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement will offer a series of statewide orientation and training workshops on obtaining funding from the HTA Living Hawaiian Culture PrograM. The program provides funding support to eligible organizations with projects that strengthen, support and nurture the Hawaiian culture and community. More than $500,000 has been awarded to 19 grantees for 2007. The free workshops are scheduled 1-5 p.m.: today, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo, Hawai'i; tomorrow, King Kamehameha Kona Hotel, Kona, Hawai'i; Friday, Honolulu Airport Hotel; Monday, Diamond Hawai'i Resort & Spa, Wailea, Maui, and Sept. 26, Aloha Beach Hotel, Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Registration: 521-5011 or 800-709-2642 or online, www.hawaiiancouncil.org/htareg.html.
WEDNESDAY
The annual shareholders meeting of HAWAIIAN TAX-FREE TRUST is scheduled at 10 a.m. at the Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Room. The trust is a mutual fund, launched in 1985, for the benefit of Hawai'i residents. It invests primarily in tax-free municipal bond obligations of Hawai'i issuers, such as schools, highways, hospitals, and water and sewer facilities. As of June 30, 2007, Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust's assets totaled more than $689 million, while its shareholder base exceeds 11,200. At the meeting, shareholders will meet trustees, officers and portfolio managers; vote on the board; review the local economy and the investment portfolio, and have questions answered. Information: 800-342-1506.
A free seminar on "Referral Success 101" is being offered by the Referral Institute of Hawai'i, 6-8 p.m. at Neal Blaisdell Center, Maui Room. The institute teaches business professionals worldwide to harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing for fast sales and sustainable business growth. Reservations/information: Joann Seery, 263-3515. Space is limited.
"Treasure Mapping Your Way To Success" — a thought-system tool for achieving life goals and "turning dreams into reality" — will be presented by Barbara Pellegrino, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A, sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center. Fee; non-center members welcome. Registration required: 526-1001.
THURSDAY
Senior U.S. District Judge Judge Samuel P. King and Randall Roth, co-authors of the landmark publication "Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America's Largest Charitable Trust" — recently named "Book of the Year" by the Hawai'i Book Publishers Association — will speak to a Young Business Council Leadership SerieS. The discussion is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. at The Plaza Club, at Pioneer Plaza. Professor Roth and Judge King have donated royalties to early childhood education organizations in Hawai'i — the first to Partners in Development to support the "Tutu and Me" traveling preschool program. Fee; nonmembers welcome. "Broken Trust" books available at site. Registration: www.youngbusinesscouncil.com.
SATURDAY
"THE BASICS OF SELLING ON eBAY," a seminar providing new users the tools to be a successful seller on eBay, will be offered 9 a.m.-1 p.m. by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center. The speaker is Marilyn Paguirigan, a "power seller" trained by eBay. The event is scheduled in HWBC headquarters, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Advance registration required: 526-1001.
UPCOMING
Rodney Moriyama, who, as assistant superintendent of the state Department of Education, Office of Information Technology, is responsible for IT in the ninth largest U.S. education jurisdiction of about 35,000 employees will speak next week to the HAWAI'I TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION. Moriyama's experience also includes posts as vice president and chief information officer for The Queen's Health Systems, and, before that, as a 20-year veteran of IBM. He speaks at the HTCA luncheon meeting, 11:30 a.m. (registration)-1 p.m., Sept. 26 at the Hale Koa Hotel's Waikiki Showroom. Fee; nonmembers welcome; registration waivers for some students. Registration by Friday: e-mail, events@htca.org or call 441-8514.
The what, when and where of filing business taxes will be the focus of a daylong, comprehensive "State and Federal Tax Procedure Workshop," sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 29, at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. Required pre-registration; non-center members welcome: 526-1001.
Business meetings of general interest are listed in the "Coming Events" column throughout the week. 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 wshirkey@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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