BUSINESS
Hawaii Advertising Federation luncheon, "First Class Advertising on a Coach Budget." Featured speaker: Emmy Award-winning Tom Monahan. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Hawaii Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Cost for members $40, nonmembers $50. Call 532-0555.
Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies celebrate National Engineers Week Feb. 16 to 22. Activities include exhibits, displays, lectures, banquets. Featured speaker Earl Bakken, co-founder of Medtronics, Inc. at banquet on Friday. Activities at various locations. Call 587-2015 for more information.
Hawaii Economic Association monthly meeting features Wali Osman, vice president and regionl economist at Bank of Hawaii, "Toward a Prosperous Pacific: What It Would Take To Increase Economic Growth in the Pacific," 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27, Plaza Club, 20th floor. Cost for members $16, nonmembers $20. Call 537-8137.
Hong Kong Business Association of Hawaii installation banquet. Gov. Cayetano to present a proclamation to install newly elected directors and officers. 5:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom II. Cost $45. Call 533-3305 or 737-5560.
Institute of Real Estate Management, Hawaii Chapter seminar. Topics include contractual issues, inside wire, rooftop rates and revenues. 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 25, The Plaza Hotel, 3253 N. Nimitz Highway. Cost for members $35, nonmembers $45. Call 523-6096.
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties monthly meeting. Jerrold K. Guben speaks, "Commercial Leases and the Bankruptcy Procedure," 7:45 a.m. Feb. 27, Pacific Club. Cost includes breakfast. Members: prepaid $17, at door $20. Nonmembers: prepaid $24, at door $29. Call 262-0909.
Pacific Asia Travel Association, Hawaii Chapter membership meeting, "What Can We Expect From Japan in 1997?" President of DFS Hawaii, John Reed, and President of Japan Report, Takahiro Kono, to speak. 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27, Sheraton Waikiki, Hanohano Room. Cost for members $25, nonmembers $30. Call 832-0140.
University of Hawaii-Hilo Small Business Development Center Network: "Year End Tax Strategies for Sole Proprietors," workshop. Topics include Schedule C, Schedule SE, Form 8829 and Form 4562. 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 26.
"Beyond the Red Tape: SBA Loans:" learn about eligibility, preparing the application and presenting a loan package to the bank. 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 27. Both workshops at the Leeward office, 94-229 Waipahu Depot Road, Suite 402, Waipahu. Call 522-8131.
COMMUNITY
Town Meeting with Reps. Cynthia Thielen, David Pendleton and City Prosecutor Peter Carlisle, "Crimes, Consequences and Juveniles." 7 p.m. next Monday, Kailua Intermediate School cafeteria. Call 586-6480.
University Childrens Medical Group and American Academy of Pediatrics host medical conference, "Pediatric Potpourri: State of the Art 1997." Topics include pediatric infectious diseases, emergency medicine, psychiatry, gastroenterology, dermatological conditions and surgical concerns. Feb 15 to 21, Westin Maui Resort, Kaanapali Beach, Maui. Call 1-800-354-3263.
EDUCATION
Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii support groups. "Impact of ADHD on Families," 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Honolulu Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Call 536-9684.Tourettes Syndrome Parent Support Group, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. next Monday, City Hall annex, Civil Service conference room. Call 396-0519.
University of Hawaii-Hilo, one-credit Focus on Agriculture class, Ag 194M introduces the many aspects of diversified agriculture in Hawaii. Session aired live 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Oahu: Central Oahu - Channel 55, Hawaii Kai - Channel 21; Big Island: East Hawaii - Channel 4, West Hawaii - Channel 13; Maui: Central Maui - Channel 13, West Maui - Channel 50; Kauai: Channel 10. Call 974-7393.