BUSINESS
Alu Like Inc.: sponsors financial workshop for owners and prospective owners of small businesses. Learn how to organize financial paperwork and prepare basic financial statements. 9 a.m. to noon March 15, Alu Like Business Development Center, Kawaiahao Plaza. Free. Call 524-1225.
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Government Affairs Luncheon. Gov. Ben Cayetano will discuss his administration's legislative priorities. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Ilikai Hotel, Pacific Ballroom. Cost $35 per person, $350 for table of 10. Call 545-4329 or 545-4320.
Business After Hours presents "City Lights," a business networking event with food and entertainment. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 13, clubhouse of Schuler Homes' Country Club Villages, makai of the Honolulu Country Club. Cost for members $15, nonmembers $20. Call 545-4329.
Honolulu Minority Business Development Center orientation session, includes one-on-one consultation. 9 a.m. tomorrow, Grant Thornton LLP, First Hawaiian Tower, Suite 1000, 1132 Bishop St. Free. Call 531-6232.
Junior Achievement of Hawaii, Hawaii Business Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon, honors business leaders who have become role models for the youth of Hawaii. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Ballroom. Cost $58 per person, $550 for table of ten. Call 524-2144.
Leeward Community College, Office of Community Service two-day workshop, "Small Business Tax Workshops," representatives from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the Hawaii State Tax Office on hand. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days, March 11 and 13. Leeward Community College Campus. Call 455-0477.
University of Hawaii-Hilo, Small Business Development Center Network: "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 Thursday, Business Information and Counseling Center, 130 Merchant St., Suite 1030. Call 522-8131.
"Should You Become a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)?" Learn about Limited Liability Corporations and Limited Liability Partnerships and how they may affect your business. 8 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Pagoda Hotel. Cost $49. Call 522-8131.
COMMUNITY
American Savings Bank workshop, "Saving for Your Dream Home." Learn money management skills. 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. March 12, Pearl City Elementary School cafeteria. Free, but must make reservations. Call 846-4611 or 846-4622.
Vegetarian Society of Hawaii, Mililani Branch monthly meeting features author and radio talk-show host Ruth Heidrich. "Exposing Nutritional and Exercise Myths." 7 p.m. March 17, Christ Lutheran Church, Meheula Parkway, Mililani. Free. Call 621-0017 or 944-8344.
EDUCATION
University of Hawaii-Manoa, Ethnic Studies Colloquium Series. Demetrius Eudell, visiting scholar from Dartmouth College and doctorate candidate in history at Stanford University, speaks, "The Mind of Emancipation: Towards a Comparative History of Post-Slavery Thought in the Anglo Americas." 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Student Services 412. Free. Call 956-4000.