Cooperative Extension Service, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources: Food Irradiation workshop offered around the state. Learn about irradiation technology, radiation sources, facilities, doses, what happens to insects, food or plants when irradiated, purpose and application of irradiation, and safety, consumer and policy issues. Also learn about the test-marketing of irradiated Hawaii-grown fruit shipped to Indiana, Illinois and Ohio in 1995. Workshops start at 9 a.m., dates and locations follow: May 28, State Office Building, 3060 Eiwa St., Room A-C, Lihue; June 6, Komohana Agricultural Complex, 875 Komahana St., Room A, Hilo; June 13, Maui Community College, Community Services Building, Kahului.
Call 956-3853 in Honolulu for information and registration forms. Cost: $5. Deadline is seven days prior to respective workshops.
Bank of Hawaii: "Homeowners Guide to the Construction Process" seminar, 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 29, Waialae Country Club. Call 593-2808. The session includes information on
where and how to get started, budgeting, estimates and scheduling, selecting a builder, design tips, and financing. Co-sponsored by Graham Builders Inc.
Hawaii Economic Association: "1996 Legislative Wrap-up," with Lowell Kalapa, Tax Foundation of Hawaii president, 11:30 a.m. May 30, Plaza Club. Deadline: noon May 29. Call 537-8137. Cost: $15, members; $19, nonmembers.
Hawaii State Bar Association: Join task forces to enhance the civil justice system presenting recommendations for adoption at the Fall Citizens Conference. Task forces are: user-friendly justice, 9 a.m. to noon, June 4; fairness and equality, 1 to 4 p.m. June 4; economic access, 9 a.m. to noon June 7; life without a justice system, 1 to 4 p.m. June 7; and appropriate dispute resolution, 1 to 4 p.m. June 26.
Call 537-1868 to register at least one week prior to the meeting.
Small Business Development Center Network, University of Hawaii-Hilo: "How to Write A Business Plan," 9 a.m. to noon, May 29, 94-220 Waipahu Depot Road, Suite 402, Bank of America Building. Cost: $20. Call 522-7131.
United Way Statewide Association of Hawaii: "Preparing Hawaii for a Changing Federal Government," 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 6, state Capitol auditorium. Cost: $35 including lunch and school supplies for a child. Deadline: May 31. Co-sponsored by the Hawaii State Legislature, Hawaii Community Services Council and the Health and Human Services Alliance. Call 536-1951.
Hawaii Justice Foundation: "Re-thinking Alternate Dispute Resolution," 8 to 10:15 a.m. May 31, Hawaiian Electric Industries Conference Room 2, 8th floor, Pacific Tower, 1001 Bishop St. Call 537-3886.