Posted on: Monday, April 24, 2006
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
An update on Hawaiian Electric Co.'s trial plans to transmit high-speed Internet over power lines will be discussed Wednesday at a meeting of the HAWAI'I TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION. Speaking will be Earle Ifuku, manager of HECO's Customer Installations Department, who will give an overview of the business, technical and regulatory aspects of the project. Also to be discussed will be the electric company's interest in Smart Grid utility applications, which, among other things, would allow real-time meter readings, eliminating the need for house-to-house meter reader visits, as well as substation and outage monitoring. The luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the Hale Koa Hotel's Waikiki Ballroom. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Reservations by today: 441-8514 or www.htca.org.
Free consultations with an attorney will be offered by the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawai'i State Bar Association, Saturday, in observance of National Law Week. The free legal clinics are scheduled 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at four locations: Pali Highway Safeway store; Daiei stores at Kaheka and Waipahu; and Pearlridge, Downtown phase, fronting Cookie Corner. Information: 537-1868.
THURSDAY
The workings of Sennet Capital, a recently-founded merchant bank by managing partner John Bower, Kenton Eldridge and Richard Lim, will be previewed Thursday at a meeting of the Hawai'i Venture Capital AssociAtion. A merchant bank is an investment bank for a group of private individuals, and unlike venture capital firms, tends to manage a wider range of business financing activities, including raising equity and debt. The luncheon meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. (registration) to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee; non-members; University of Hawai'i and Hawai'i Pacific University faculty, and student fees available. Reservations required by Wednesday: Gail: 262-7329.
Mayor Mufi HannemanN will address Leeward O'ahu issues in a speech Thursday to the breakfast meeting of THE ROTARY CLUB OF KAPOLEI. The meeting is planned 7-8:30 a.m. at the Kapolei High School faculty lounge (next to the cafeteria). Fee for guests. Call: Cathy Barnes, 671-2007.
FRIDAY
Energy-related economic issues for Hawai'i, and a forecast for our future economy are on tap for the HAWAI'I ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION'S 16th annual conference on economic issues. The Friday gathering — themed "WHY NOT MORE CHANGE AT $65 PER BARREL?" — is scheduled 7:45 a.m. (registration) to 3 p.m., at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, South Pacific Rooms. Scheduled throughout the day are moderated discussions on transportation fuels, electric power and alternate energy. Luncheon keynote speaker is Dustin Shindo, chief executive officer of Hoku Scientific, the Kapolei-based maker of fuel-cell membranes. Among participants in an afternoon discussion of Hawai'i's economic forecast are Bank of Hawaii chief economist Paul Brewbaker and state economist Pearl Imada Iboshi. Fee; non-HEA members welcome. Information: www.hawaiieconomicassocia tion.org.
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.
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