ASIA-PACIFIC FORUM
"Forum" lists special events and guest speakers. Send items to City Editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802, or call 525-8640.
FEALOFANI O SAMOA CLUB and the SAMOAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAM-UH: Call for submissions for premier issue of academic/literary anthology by, for, and about Samoans and their experiences abroad. Submission deadline is next Monday. Contact for guidelines: Eveline, ewoo@hawaii.edu; Nora, noralynn @ hawaii.edu; or club Web page, http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/samoa/default.html.
HAWAII SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP: Presentation, "Whither Affirmative Action," by Ah Quon McElrath, 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Church of the Crossroads. Call 262-4673.
THE PLAZA CLUB and the PACIFIC AND ASIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL: International Executive Breakfast Forum, "Update on Asian Financial Crisis," 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Plaza Club, Crown Room, 20th floor. Cost is $9. Call 521-8905.
ST. LOUIS SCHOOL: Philippine Centennial Conference for Oahu High Schools, Saturday, St. Louis School. Focus is on the significance of the Philippines' revolution against Spain. Cost is $5. Call 739-4848.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
LIQUOR
LIQUOR COMMISSION: 4 p.m. Thursday, Pacific Park Plaza, 711 Kapiolani Blvd., sixth floor. Applications by: Kohou Lounge, Inc.; and Sunrise USA, Inc.
PLANNING
HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.: 9 a.m. next Monday, Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy St., Lihue, Kauai. Hearing to gather public comment regarding the proposed Consolidated Plan for program year 1998.
KAUAI PLANNING DEPARTMENT: 9 a.m. Thursday, Lihue Civic Center, Moi
keha Building, meeting room 2A-2B, 4444 Rice St. Hearing to consider proposed amendments to Section 19 of the County of Kauai Special Management Area Rules and Regulations regarding commercial tour boat operations within the Hanalei Estuary.
UTILITIES
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION: 7 p.m. tomorrow, Lihikai School Cafeteria, 335 S. Papa Ave., Kahului, Maui; 7 p.m. Wednesday, Mitchell Pauole Hall and Conference Room, Kaunakakai, Molokai. Hearings to consider an application by Maui Electric Company, Ltd., for approval of a general rate increase.
VOCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS: Kamamalu Building, 1010 Richards St.
Chiropractic Examiners: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Kuhina Nui Room.
Private Detectives and Guards: 10 a.m. Thursday, Basement Meeting Room.
Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects: 9 a.m. Thursday, Kuhina Nui Room.
MEETINGS
BUSINESS
Association for Information Technology Professionals monthly meeting, "Is There An Electric Vehicle In Your Future?" with Ralph Dobson, senior technical engineer for Hawaiian Electric Industries, 11:30 a.m. April 15, Ala Moana Hotel. Early registration fee (by Thursday) is $17 for members and students, $23 for nonmembers. Late registration is $19 for members and students, $25 for nonmembers. Call 546-2084.
Better Business Bureau briefing, "Schemes Against Business," 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Better Business Bureau, third-floor conference room, 1132 Bishop St. Cost for members is $10, $5 each additional person from same company; free to those who joined in February or March; nonmembers $20. Registration deadline is tomorrow. Call 536-6956.
Board of Water Supply special meeting on extending the resignation date for manager and chief engineer, 2 p.m. tomorrow, board room, Public Service Building, 630 S. Beretania St. Call 527-6180.
Chaminade University Premier FastTrac Entrepreneurial Training Program, 6-9 p.m. April 9-June 18, Chaminade University. Call 395-6221.
Hawaii State Bar Association labor seminars: 7:30-9 a.m. tomorrow on employment law, harassment policies, contract arbitration,federal government contracts and employee e-mail/Internet access; then 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday, covering employer documentation, when to hire an attorney and harassment policies. Both seminars will be in HEI Training Room 2, 1001 Bishop St., Pacific Tower, eighth floor. Limited seating. Free. Call 537-1868.
National Association of Purchasing Management dinner. 4:45-8 p.m. Thursday, Honolulu Club Restaurant, 932 Ward Ave. Cost is $20. Call 537-8303 or 537-8112.
COMMUNITY
Citizens Advisory Committee: 4 p.m. April 15, Honolulu Municipal Building, sixth-floor conference room, 650 S. King St. Call 587-2015.
Leeward Community College courses: "Basic Conversational Japanese," April 13-May 13, $95; "OSHA: Personal Protective Equipment," Saturday, $50; "OSHA: Hazard Communications," April 18, $100. Call 455-0477.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS
TUESDAY
Waianae: 7 p.m. Waianae Neighborhood Community Center, 85-670 Farrington Highway.
WEDNESDAY
Kalihi: 7 p.m. Kalihi Valley District Park, 1911 Kam IV Road.
Kahaluu: 7:30 p.m. KEY Project, 47-200 Waihee Road.
THURSDAY
Diamond Head/Kapahulu/St. Louis Heights: 7 p.m. Ala Wai Clubhouse, 2nd floor, 404 Kapahulu Ave.
Ewa: 7 p.m. Holomua Elementary School, 91-1561 Keaunui Drive.
Aliamanu/Salt Lake/Foster Village: 7 p.m. Aliamanu Intermediate School Cafetorium, 3271 Salt Lake Blvd.
Koolauloa: 7 p.m. Hauula Community Center, 54-010 Kukuna Road.
MONDAY
Liliha/Kapalama: 7 p.m. Maemae Elementary School, 319 Wyllie St.
Aiea: 7:30 p.m. Aiea Library, 99-143 Moanalua Road.
Waimanalo: 7:30 p.m. Waimanalo Public and School Library, 41-1320 Kalanianaole Hwy.
