TODAY

HONOLULU JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE seminar to help business owners and managers understand what industries are doing to attract capital to Hawai'i, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural Center; registration from 8:45 a.m. in the Manoa Grand Ballroom. Speakers: Steve Bretschneider, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; Betty Brow, Bank of Hawaii; Mike Hamasu, Colliers Monroe & Friedlander; Randall Tanaka, Hawai'i Convention Center; Lisa Gibson, Hawai'i Science Technology Council; Robert Robinson, Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business; and Christopher Baker, Japan External Trade Operation. Fee: $25 ($20 for chamber members, guests and members of partner associations). Register: www.honolulujapanesechamber.org or 949-5531.

DRIVING BUSINESS PROFITABILITY AND CASH FLOW, sponsored by Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network, featuring a talk by Michael Hulser, "The Biz M.D.," 6 to 8 p.m. at 1833 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 400; $75, $65 with an associate, limited seating. Registration: 945-1430 (Visa, MasterCard accepted).

LILIUOKALANI TOASTMASTERS meet 12:05 to 1:05 p.m., first and third Wednesdays monthly, Lili'uokalani Building, 1390 Miller St. (Downtown); guests welcome. 587-3811.

TOMORROW

HAWAII VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION — CHOOSING A LAWYER, panel discussion 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Plaza Club, 20th floor. Corporate and securities lawyers advise entrepreneurs on how to choose attorneys when seeking investment capital. Fee: $29 for HVCA, Hawaii Angels, DualUse Council, Bytemarks and HSTC members; others $39; students $25. Aloha attire. Register: www.hvca.org or 262-7329 (Gail).

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK, lunch/meeting at a Downtown venue; keynote talk by Marilyn Rodgers on safety, self-defense and how not to become a target; $43, members $33, parking free. Reservations: reservations@pwnhawaii.org or 533-4800. Information: www.pwnhawaii.org.

FRIDAY

WILL SOCIAL NETWORKING AFFECT YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS? Brown-bag seminar 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at UH-Manoa's Manoa Innovation Center, second-floor conference room; sponsored by High Technology Development Corp. David Kozuki of People Bridge will do a pre-launch demonstration of his social networking solution, Our Town 808. Register by Thursday: events@htdc.org or 539-3794.

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