Bank of America: America Online chat sessions with small business expert Jane Applegate at 2 p.m. Friday10/18. Use keyword Bank of America or BofAcq from the "Go To" menu. Access Applegate from the main screen by clicking on the "Live" button.
First Federal Savings: The 14th annual employee benefits seminar, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday10/16, Hibiscus Ballroom, Ala Moana Hotel. Co-sponsored by the Hawaiian Trust Co. Call 531-9556. Cost: $95.
Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education: "Conversation on Student Success," 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday10/19, Hawaii Community Foundation, 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300. Deadline: Oct. 15. Call 942-4708.
Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners: "Economic Growth Strategies for Hawaii, Proposed Changes to the Waikiki Special District," 11:30 a.m. Thursday10/17, Hawaii Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Cost $25, members; $30, nonmembers.
Hawaii Lawyers Care: North Shore Do-It-Yourself Divorce Clinic in two sessions, Oct. 26 and Dec. 7, Waialua Community Association, 66-434 Kamehameha Highway. Individuals must be income eligible, attend both sessions and have uncontested divorces. Cost $30. Reservations required. Call 528-7046 or 536-4302. An advice/consultation session is also available by reservation.
Industrial Relations Research Association, Hawaii Chapter: "The New Deal" - Pay Tied to Results, Oct. 22, Robert Louis Stevenson Room, Princess Kaiulani. Learn about Kaiser Permanente's strategies for improvement. Cost $20.50 members; $22.50, nonmembers. Call 956-8132 or 956-8165. Deadline Wednesday10/16.
IRS, Pacific Northwest District: "The Electronic IRS: Tax Year 1996 and Beyond," a free seminar on filing electronically for tax professionals: 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30, Keehi Lagoon Disabled American Veterans Hall; noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 1, Paki Hale; 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 6 and 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 7, Prince Kuhio Federal Building, Room 5318; 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 20, Kauai Community College, Room Auto 1010 A and B; 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 13, Maui Memorial Hospital; and noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 15, Hilo State Office Building, Room C. Call (206) 220-5766.
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Hawaii Chapter: "Waikiki at the Crossroads- Stagnation or Renewal?", 7:45 a.m. Oct. 24, Pacific Club. Prepaid cost $17, members; $24 guests; Cost at the door $20, members; $29, guests. Call 262-0909.
Pacific/Hawaii Computer Expo: Computer Expo Business Resource Show, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31, Neal S. Blaisdell exhibition hall. Cost $5.
Professional Women's Network: Annual fall festival, 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Heritage Center, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Luncheon and fashion show, noon to 1:30 p.m. Admission to the trade show is free and the luncheon $35.
Public Relations Society of America: "Eat, Drink and Be Ethical? xxx or xxx there is no free lunch!!" panel discussion, 6 p.m. Oct. 23, Pacific Club, Garden Lanai. Cost $20, Society of Professional Journalists and PRSA members; $25, nonmembers. Free to student members. Deadline Friday10/18. Fax reservations to 254-3286 or e-mail luigi@aloha.com.
Rotary Club of Honolulu: "What the Internet Means to You," noon tomorrow10/17, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Room. Call 922-5526.
No-fee Small Business Counseling available. Call 522-8130 for an appointment. Neighbor islands can call 1-800-288-8866.
Volunteers needed. Active and retired business executives and successful small business owners needed to counsel entrepreneurs on starting and operating a successful business. Clerical and administration volunteers also needed. Call 525-8130.
Small Business Administration: Free orientation to entrepreneurs, 9 to 10 a.m. Oct. 22, 130 Merchant St., Suite 1030. Call 522-8130.
Society for Technical Communications, Aloha chapter: "VRML: Virtual Reality Modeling Language, 3-D on the World Wide Web," 5:30 p.m. Thursday10/17, Data House. Call 423-1341 or 839-1431.
Honolulu Community-Media Council: "Shaping History - The Role of Newspapers in Hawaii," noon tomorrow10/15, Pacific Club, downstairs. Call 521-6323 for cost and reservations.
Honolulu Gay Support Group: "Ways to seize the moral high ground when people like Jesse Helm speak," 7:30 p.m. tomorrow10/15, Hotel Honolulu Rooftop Garden. Meetings are held every Tuesday. Next week features an open meeting. Call 532-9000 or e-mail HawaiiGay1@aol.com.
Honolulu Police Commission: Public meeting, 2 p.m. Wednesday10/16, Honolulu Police Department, first floor press conference room. Divisional presentation will be made and those wanting to give oral testimony must register by 1:45 a.m. that day. Call 527-6215.