Calendars
The calendars listed here feature events of public interest. Send items to City Editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802, call 525-8640 or send e-mail to citydesk@starbulletin.com.

Public Hearings

Planning

Honolulu Department of Planning

City Hall Annex, Human Resources Conference Room, 550 S. King St.
Zoning variances, 1:30 p.m. Thursday. To allow: Honolulu Academy of Arts building additions which decrease open space and increase nonconformity, and to allow use of a basement area for storage purposes, without the required off-street parking; Laura Wolfe, two single-family dwellings on a residential lot that lacks twice the minimum lot area; William S. and Joyce L. Hunt, a business office to provide required off-street parking on a lot that is more than 400 feet away.

Honolulu Planning Commission

City Hall Annex.
Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Zone change request, to allow Department of Planning to amend the park dedication condition in ordinance 86-88 by lifting the requirement that park dedication obligations be met on a specified site.

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Utilities

State Public Utilities Commission

State Office Building, Conference Room A, 54 High St., Wailuku, Maui.
Contested motor carrier citations Hearings, 9 a.m. tomorrow.

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Vocation

State Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

1010 Richards St., 2nd Floor, Kuhina Nui Room.
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Contractors License Board, Applications Committee, 9 a.m. today.
Board of Medical Examiner's, 2 p.m. Friday.

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Other

Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission

State Capitol, Conference Room #225.
Workshop, 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Meeting, 7 p.m. tomorrow.

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Meetings

Business

International Association of Financial Planners

Plaza Club. Call 537-5311.
Monthly meeting, noon tomorrow.

Building Owners and Managers Association Hawaii

Hawaii Prince Hotel, Maunakea Ballroom. Call 832-0143.
Legislative Report Card, a panel of nine legislative experts to discuss the 1999 Legislature, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Cost: $25-$30 includes lunch. Registration required.

Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii

1132 Bishop St., 3rd Floor Conference Room, Room 306. Call 545-4353.
"Transitioning Values to Performance Excellence" seminar, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 21.
Cost: $129. Registration
Deadline: May 17.

National Association of Purchasing Management

Honolulu Club Restaurant, 932 Ward Ave. Call 537-8053.
Dinner meeting on "Beyond Survival to Thrival," 5:15 p.m. Thursday. Cost: $20.

Industrial Relations Research Association

Pagoda Hotel, Makai Ballroom, 1525 Rycroft St. Call 956-8132 or 956-8165.
Meeting "Whither Labor Relations in Hawaii and U.S.," 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 19. Cost: $15-$17.
Reservations must be received by tomorrow.

Office of Continuing Education and Training

Leeward Community College. Call 455-0477.
Fundamentals of Export Trade, 6-9 p.m. today. Cost $30.
OSHA: Asbestos Awareness, 5-9 p.m. tomorrow. Cost: $45.
Stock trading 101: Beginner, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. Cost: $35.
OSHA: General Office Safety, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Cost: $10.
Limited Liability Corporation, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursday. Cost: $35.
Do Your Own CD, 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Cost: $35.
OSHA: Lead Awareness, 5-9 p.m. Thursday. Cost: $45.
OSHA: Confined Space Entry, 5-9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Cost: $145.
Stocktrading 101: Beginner, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday. Cost: $35.
OSHA: Supervisors Safety. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Cost: $100.
Retail Industry Training in Excellence, 6-8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, May 17-June 14. Cost: $240.