BUSINESS
Alu Like, Inc.: Workshop for new and existing small businesses includes speakers from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the state Department of Business and Economic Development and the Hawaii Immigrant Center. 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 15, Kawaiahao Plaza, 567 S. King St. Free. Call 524-1225.Training program for people of native Hawaiian ancestry interested in starting or expanding a business. 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Feb.4 through Feb. 13, 567 S. King St., Suite 105. Call 524-1225.
Cement and Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii conducts concrete jointing and nonstructural concrete cracks seminar. Speaker Colin Turton of Concrete Diagnostic Technology leads the seminar for contractors, engineers, architects, construction inspectors and the concrete industry. 8-11:30 a.m. Feb. 5, Pagoda Hotel, C'est Si Bon. Free, but must register. Call 833-1882.
Honolulu Minority Business Development Center free orientation sessions. 9 a.m. tomorrow, First Hawaiian Tower, Suite 1000, 1132 Bishop St. Call 531-6232.
National Association of Purchasing Management luncheon meeting. "The Foreign Trade Zone: Adding to the Bottom Line," a presentation and tour. 10:45 a.m. Feb. 13, Foreign Trade Zone No. 9, 2nd floor conference room, 521 Ala Moana Blvd. Cost includes lunch, $20. Registration deadline Feb. 11. Call 543-7579.
University of Hawaii-Hilo Small Business Development Center Network, Leeward office: "Record Keeping For Those Who Don't Wanna!" Learn about accurate record keeping. 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 12. 94-229 Waipahu Depot Road, Suite 402. Cost $25.
COMMUNITY
Honolulu District School Advisory Council meeting. Feb. 12, Farrington High School.
University of Hawaii-Manoa: "Producing the Mothers of the Nation: Insights from Contemporary Population Policies," speaker Patricia Hill Collins, Charles Taft professor of sociology and African-American studies at the University of Cincinnati. Noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 14. University of Hawaii-Manoa, Student Services Center #412. Co-sponsored by the University of Hawaii-Manoa women's studies department, Office for Women's Research and Women's Center. Call 956-7464.