Posted on: Monday, February 19, 2007
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
The Honolulu Community Media Council will host a panel discussion next week on the media's response to emergencies. The panel — with representatives of print and broadcast media, state government and the public — will focus on difficulties encountered by government and the media in the aftermath of the Oct. 15 earthquakes, after which 70 percent of the state's broadcast stations were compromised. Panelists include Mark Platte, vice president/editor of The Honolulu Advertiser; Chuck Cotton, vice president and general manager of seven Honolulu radio stations owned by Clear Channel; Michael Titterton, general manager of Hawai'i Public Radio; Marsha Weinert, the state administration's liaison to the visitor industry — and co-chair of the Comprehensive Communications Review Committee that proposed communications improvements after the earthquakes; and Honolulu communications consultant Doug Carlson, writer of the Citizens Helping Officials Respond to Emergencies Web log. The panel will also discuss measures taken since "Earthquake Sunday" to strengthen media operations and improve the chain of emergency communications from state Civil Defense and other authorities to the public. The luncheon program, "Media and Emergency Response," is set for 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Ala Moana Hotel, Carnation Room. Fee. Reservations by Friday: Veronica, 596-2121.
Kapi'olani Community College and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' Native Hawaiian Revolving Fund will offer a 51-hour course, "Entrepreneurship," during the spring term. The evening class is designed for people who want to start a business, turn a hobby into a money-making venture, or get their business plan ready to present to a loan officer. Topics will include business planning, marketing, advertising and promotion, selling strategies, marketing research, managing financial statements, pricing strategies. The subjects also include regulatory, tax, personnel and legal concerns; and resources and lending. The class will be offered 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning March 20. (A preview class is scheduled 5:30-7 p.m. March 15 in the KCC Manono Building, room 104.) Registration: 734-9256.
Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, La.; Orlando, Fla.; San Francisco; and Philadelphia are among metropolitan areas with extensive public wireless high-speed Internet coverage. Progress toward a "WIRELESS HONOLULU" will be the focus of a speech next week by the city's information technology director, Gordon Bruce. He speaks to a meeting of the Hawai'i TeleCommunications Association, scheduled 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki Showroom.
Bruce is also managing member of GJB and Associates LLC, an international consulting firm for government, healthcare, education and nonprofit corporations. Fee; non-members welcome. Reservations by Friday: 441-8514.
TOMORROW
A series of classes, hosted by Kaiser Permanente Lifestyle Program, on income planning for retirement — and how to make your money last the duration — begins tomorrow at the Hawai'i Kai Clinic. Fee; non-Kaiser plan participants welcome. Registration: 432-2270.
Hawai'i Kai: 6:30-8 p.m. tomorrow, 6700 Kalaniana'ole Highway, conference room
Honolulu: 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 27, 1010 Pensacola St., conference room
Ko'olau: 5:30-7 p.m. March 5, 45-602 Kamehameha Highway, conference room
Mililani: 6:30-8 p.m. March 6, 95-660 Lanikuhana Ave., conference room
WEDNESDAY
The Small Business Administration is taking its SBA RESOURCE DAY AT THE BANK — free, confidential, half-hour consultations with SBA business-development specialists at neighborhood banks — to the Big Island. The consultations on SBA programs and services for the small-business owner will be offered 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Central Pacific Bank, 75-1010 Henry St., Kailua, Kona. Reservations recommended; walk-ins permitted as time allows. Registration: Jerry, 541-2990, ext. 211; or www.sba.gov/hi.
UPCOMING
The Building Industry Association of Hawai'i is accepting nominations for the 22nd Annual Renaissance Building & Remodeling Awards. The competition is open to both residential and commercial projects, either new construction or remodeled structures. Deadline for entries is March 9. The awards ceremony is set for May 4 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Information: 847-4666, ext. 201; or www.bia-hawaii.com.
The Hawai'i Women's Business Center will host a "STATE AND FEDERAL TAX PROCEDURES WORKSHOP" focusing on the "what, when and where" of filing business taxes — including general excise and use taxes. The workshop will also feature a representative from the state Department of Taxation. It is scheduled 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Advance registration and fee required; discount to center members: 522-8136.
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 525-6763; or e-mail ayonan@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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