Posted on: Monday, September 25, 2006
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
Last month, Google rolled out a city-wide mesh networking system in Mountain View, Calif., offering free resident WiFi access. Mick Henniger of Cisco Systems Inc. will share his firsthand experiences with the system at the Hawaii TeleCommunications Association's luncheon program Wednesday. The program is scheduled 11:30 a.m. at Hale Koa Hotel's Waikiki Ballroom. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Reservations by today: 441-8514.
The state Department of Taxation's part in administering Act 221/215, the state legislation meant to act as a catalyst for Hawai'i's science and technology economy, will be the topic of an address by department Director Kurt Kawafuchi at a joint meeting Thursday of the Hawai'i Venture Capital Association and Hawai'i Science and Technology Council. The law has stimulated research and development, created hundreds of jobs, and encouraged entrepreneurship and startup high-tech businesses. Kawafuchi will outline the tax department's dealings with local investors, entrepreneurs, tax advisors and lawyers vis-a-vis Act 221/215. The luncheon is scheduled 11:30 a.m. (registration) to 1:30 p.m. at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee; non-members welcome. Reservations by Wednesday: Gail, 262-7329.
TOMORROW
A class hosted by Kaiser Permanente Lifestyle Program on income planning for retirement — and how to make your money last the duration — will be offered 6:30 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Hawai'i Kai Clinic, 333 Keahole St., conference room; and Thursday at the Honolulu Clinic, 1010 Pensacola St., Room 1A. Also to be discussed will be life- and disability-insurance planning. Fee; non-Kaiser plan participants welcome. Registration: 432-2270.
THURSDAY
Hawai'i's new identity-theft law slated to take effect Jan. 1 will be the focus of a seminar Thursday, sponsored by the Better Business Bureau of Hawai'i. The seminar will feature Mark Recktenwald, director of the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Also scheduled is a presentation by Bonnie Horibata, interim chief executive officer of the Better Business Bureau, who will offer guidelines and tools from the BBB Security and Privacy Program. The gathering is scheduled 8:15 (registration) to 10 a.m. at Pearl Country Club, Pearl I. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Registration by tomorrow: 536-6956, ext. 310.
The HAWAI'I RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION will hold a mixer to benefit its Education Program, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at The Old Spaghetti Factory, Ward Warehouse. The event will feature food, drinks, music and prizes. Fee. Reservations by tomorrow: 944-9105.
"Building a Referral Business" — developing professional strategies to attract business referrals — will be discussed at the monthly luncheon meeting of the Professional Women's Network, 11:30 a.m. (registration) to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Hale Koa Hotel. Speaker is Susan Kim of Susan Kim Coaching LLC, who partners with professionals and entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Fee; guests welcome: 533-4800 or www.pwnhawaii.org.
UPCOMING
The "new and improved" Waikiki — and how to leverage improvements of the ongoing revitalization to improve Hawai'i's image as a travel destination — will be discussed by some of the state's top marketing experts in the tourism, architectural, hotel and developer sectors at an upcoming half-day conference. The gathering, "REVITALIZATION OF WAIKIKI," is cosponsored by the Hawai'i chapters of the American Marketing Association and Pacific Asian Travel Association. It is scheduled 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, South Pacific Ballrooms.
Topics of morning and luncheon panel discussions will include the state's marketing program for Waikiki, featuring representatives of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau, and O'ahu Visitors Bureau-Japan; "Keeping Aloha Alive in Waikiki/Hawaiian Sense of Place"; and an update on Waikiki redevelopment projects, featuring Outrigger Enterprises, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and the Waikiki Improvement Association.
Fees; nonmembers/student rates. Reservations by Friday. Information: Debby McGraw, 523-3005.
Students in grades 6 to 12 are invited to compete in the annual LIFESMARTS CONSUMER EDUCATION COMPETITION, sponsored by the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Better Business Bureau of Hawai'i. The game-show-style competition tests students' knowledge of personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities. School teams may sign up and compete online through Jan. 15. Top teams will compete at a state competition in February, and a national competition in Florida in April. There also is a middle school program. Information: Jackie Choy, 586-2760.
Submit notices of business events at least two weeks in advance: Business Events, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-6763; or dbutts@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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