MONDAY

COMMUNITY EXPRESS DAYS, free advice for new and longtime small business owners from a leading SBA lender: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today on Maui at Maui Mall, Kahului, #B-9, 70 Ka'ahumanu Ave. (541-2990, ext. 212); 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (for veterans) on O'ahu at Pearl Harbor Fleet & Family Center, 4827 Bougainville Drive (541-2990, ext. 215); 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday on Kaua'i at Kauai Small Business Development Center, Kauai Community College, OCET 1, 3-1901 Kaumuali'i Highway, Suite 208 (541-2990, ext. 212); 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in Honolulu at Hawaii Women's Business Center, Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. (541-2990, ext. 215); advance registration for private 30-minute appointments recommended. Information: www.sba.gov/hi.

KAPOLEI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE kick-off meeting, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Kapolei Chamber of Commerce, Kapolei Hale atrium courtyard, 1000 Uluohia St.; nearly 100 Kapolei business community members and Mayor Mufi Hannemann will attend; First Hawaiian Bank economic adviser Leroy Laney, the keynote speaker, will give a glimpse of Kapolei's economic future; board of directors to be installed.

FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION, Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association brown bag event 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Torkildson Katz Moore & Hetherington, Topa Financial Center, 15th-floor conference room; financial consultants from Pacific Wealth Strategies will be on hand. RSVP: mamahonolulu@gmail.com

HAWAII KAI TOASTMASTERS CLUB #4716, meets 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays of each month at JAIMS, 6660 Hawaii Kai Drive, Division A, Area 4; everyone is welcome. 395-3024, bkeala@hawaii.rr.com.

WEDNESDAY

AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, Na Kilohana O Wahine Chapter general membership meeting at the Japanese Cultural Center, 2454 S. Beretania St.: 5:30 p.m. no-host cocktails and networking, 6 p.m. dinner and program; $23, parking $4. RSVP by 12 p.m. Monday: 432-5391 (Linda Yamashiro) or 469-3065 (Gloria Kelly).

WINNERS CIRCLE TOASTMASTERS meets 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. every Wednesday, Unity Church, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. 833-7538.

THURSDAY

CAREER, COLLEGE AND JOB FAIR, high school and college students are welcome to explore career options, public welcome, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Leeward Community College campus; more than 90 businesses and college programs will recruit and answer career-related questions; free. www.lcc.hawaii.edu/jobs/events.

ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS meeting, at Ohana Honolulu Airport Hotel, 3401 N. Nimitz Highway (U-turn at Rodgers Boulevard, then right turn): 11:30 a.m. registration, 12 p.m. buffet lunch, 1 p.m. conclusion; speaker, Donny Shimamoto, founder of Intraprise TechKnowlogies, on key technology initiatives likely to have the most effect on IT strategy; $25, members $15, walk-ins $30, parking free at back side of hotel. RSVP: aitphawaii@aitp.org by day's end Monday.

FRIDAY

TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET EXPO AND CONFERENCE, 12 to 6 p.m. at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $3; topics: green technology, cyber security, e-biz and medical technology; special presentations 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; exhibits by a wide range of companies; opportunities to network with experts; speakers from such firms as Microsoft and IBM, e-biz awards luncheon; also, after-conference networking mixer with pupu and entertainment, 4:30 to 6 p.m, $95, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii members $75. Information/registration: www.technologynewsbytes.com, 237-3673.

UPCOMING

HAWAII SOCIETY OF CORPORATE PLANNERS, luncheon meeting April 17 at Hawaii Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Ballroom, on Hawai'i's transition into the new global economy: 11:30 a.m. sign-in and networking; 12 p.m. lunch and program; 1:30 p.m. adjournment; featured speaker, Leslie Wilcox on PBS Hawaii, Its Mission and Community Responsibilities; $35, members $29, table of 10 $300, add $5 if registering after April 11; mail name, company and telephone number to HSCP, PMB 202, 350 Ward Ave., Suite 106, Honolulu, HI 96814.

LET'S TALK LAW, series by students from the Small Business Clinic at William S. Richardson School of Law, at 1833 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 400: Choice of Entity, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 22; LLCs, 12 to 1 p.m. April 22; Nonprofit Organizations, 1 to 2 p.m. April 23; fee: $15 each topic; limited seating; sponsored by the Small Business Development Center. Register: 945-1430.

AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMERCIAL CHAMBER networking luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25 at Waikiki Yacht Club; guest speaker, maritime historian Les Eldridge; public welcome. RSVP: 597-1341.

Maui Young Business Roundtable picnic, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at Giggle Hill in Haiku; food and drink free to members and their children, nonmembers $5. RSVP/Information: 357-6009.

FUTURE OF DESIGN IN HONOLULU — FILM AND PANEL DISCUSSION, an Architecture Month event, April 29 at Honolulu Design Center, Kapi'olani Boulevard: mingle with Island architects during 5:30 p.m. no-host cocktails; 6 p.m. panel discussion by Bill Brooks, Geoff Lewis and A. Kam Napier, moderated by Francis Oda; one-hour showing of the documentary "True to Form: Vladimir Ossipoff," about internationally known Island architect who supported localized, appropriate design; free.

Native Hawaiian Tourism Conference, May 8 and 9 at Hawaii Convention Center, will be a Hawaiian marketplace of innovative ideas, products and services. The conference goals are to foster cooperation among Hawaiian businesses, the community and the visitor industry, and culturally and environmentally responsible practices among hotels and industry related businesses. Register: www.nahha.com, 808-628-6370.

Business meetings of general interest are listed in the Coming Events column throughout the week. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance to: Alan Yonan, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax to 525-6763; or e-mail comingevents@honoluluadvertiser.com. For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.