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.

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.

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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.