March 15
Business
Structures Workshop
“Business
Structures Workshop,” will be presented Wednesday,
March 15, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Maui County Business
Resource Center (MCBRC) located across from IHOP in the
Maui Mall. The workshop will illustrate how each business
structure has unique characteristics that impact its liability,
ownership, control/management, tax treatment, and dissolution.
This free workshop explores structural options as well
as the advantages and/or disadvantages of each business
structure. This course provides an overview of the most
popular business types and background on the business
registration process. Jayna C. Uyehara, Esq. served a
lead attorney and legislative coordinator for the Department
of Taxation. In 2005, Uyehara was appointed manager of
the State’s DCCA Business Action Center. Ms. Uyehara
is on Maui each Wednesday to serve our local community.
As seating is limited, reservations are requested and
may be made by calling the Maui County Business Resource
Center at 873-2847. Attendees are asked to bring their
own lunches. MCBRC also offers free business counseling
sessions with experienced SCORE counselors that may be
arranged by calling MCBRC.
March 16
Your County with Mayor Alan
Arakawa
The
Thursday, Mar. 9 live broadcast of Maui County Mayor Alan
Arakawa’s public access television show, "Your
County with Mayor Alan Arakawa," will be re-broadcast
on AKAKU Channel 53 on Thursday, Mar. 16 at 7 p.m. and
again on Friday, Mar. 17 at 8 a.m.
Floyd S. Miyazono, Recreation Program Planner for the
Department of Parks & Recreation, Billy Amoral, recreation
leader, East District, Tamara Horcajo, Chief of Recreation
for the Recreation and Support Division, and Karen Deguilmo,
recreation leader for the PALS program, will be his special
guests.
The hour-long program will discuss the
County's Youth Recreation Sportsmanship Program, as well
as the March 20-24 PALS inter-session, which will focus
on a Sports and Culture Day Camp.
"Your County with Mayor Alan Arakawa," is produced
twice monthly. For further information, call 270-7710.
March 17
Kiwanis Club of South Maui
The
Kiwanis Club of South Maui meets at 7:30 a.m. every Friday
morning at Stella Blue’s Restaurant in Azeka Shopping
Center on South Kihei Road. Plenty of parking, breakfast
is available and admission is free.
For more information contact: Bruce McDonald at 283-4189
or Jim Carroll at 875-8866.
March 21
Maui Talks TV
Nik-Hil
Productions, in association with Harold William Peltz
Entertainment, announces the ninetieth edition of
MAUI TALKS-TV, a live, public-affairs, call-in talk
show, on Akaku: Maui Community Television.
The live broadcast of MAUI TALKS-TV on Tuesday, Mar. 14
will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, Mar. 21 at 7 p.m. on Channel
53, and again the following Wednesday morning, Mar. 22
at 7:15 a.m.
MAUI TALKS-TV is a weekly, one-hour Public Affairs talk
show, hosted by Nikhilananda, which is broadcast live
every other Tuesday evening. This show is then repeated
the following Tuesday evening and again the next
Wednesday morning. Loosely based on “talk-radio”,
the format of the show allows viewers to further critique
and expound upon assorted items which are affecting our
community. While watching the program on the evenings
when the show is taped live, viewers are invited, encouraged
and welcomed to telephone into the show at 873-3430, [888-577-6240
on Molokai and Lanai] and express their beliefs, concerns,
feelings, ideas, opinions, positions and thoughts as to
the various issues of the day and what is transpiring
in Maui County and the State of Hawai’i.
For further information, you may contact the producers
at 572-USUS(8787) or e-mail at s.nikhilananda2@gte.net.
March 22
Marketing Possibilities And Pitfalls
Workshop
“Marketing
Possibilities & Pitfalls” will be presented
on Wednesday, March 22, 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Maui
County Business Resource Center (MCBRC) located across
from IHOP in the Maui Mall.The free workshop focuses on
effective methods to market products or services, the
dos and don’ts of marketing by print and mail, how
to avoid costly printing mistakes and how to mail materials
for the least postage. Handouts include a project resource
sheet and the newest USPS quick service mail guide. Instructor
Lia Barrad will share hilarious examples of bad marketing
as well as marketing success stories. Barrad, an account
executive for Hawaii Publications Inc. (The Haleakala
Times, Maui Weekly and Lahaina News), has taught at UCLA
and the Los Angeles Direct Marketing Association. Attendees
are asked to bring examples of good or bad marketing pieces
they have received in the mail or would like reviewed.
As seating is limited, reservations are requested and
may be made by calling the Maui County Business Resource
Center at 873-2847. Attendees are asked to bring their
own lunches. MCBRC also offers free business counseling
sessions with experienced SCORE counselors that may be
arranged by calling MCBRC.
Introductory Adult Ki-Aikido
Courses
Maui
Ki-Aikido will present four adult Introductory Courses
on each Tuesday in March from 7–9 p.m. at Tavares
Community Center in Pukalani. Taught by Maui Ki-Aikido
instructional staff under the direction of Christopher
Curtis, 7th dan, Chief Instructor, Hawai‘i Ki Federation.
All aspects of Aikido training covered. $40 fee includes
book and is discounted from dues at end of course. For
more info, call 244-5165 or visit online at www.hawaiikiaikido.org.
Maui Ki-Aikido is a 501c3 non-profit community organization.
March 24
Iraq Vets Speak Out
"Iraq
Vets Speak Out" at 7 p.m., Maui Community College
Ka Lama 103: Two Iraq veterans (Mike Hoffman and Kelly
Dougherty) speak about why they joined the military, false
recruitment promises, the psychic legacy of being a combat
soldier, what this war is really about, the possibility
of democracy in Iraq, and why soldiers fight. Sponsored
by Maui Peace Action and the MCC Peace Club.
Kiwanis Club of South Maui
The
Kiwanis Club of South Maui meets at 7:30 a.m. every Friday
morning at Stella Blue’s Restaurant in Azeka Shopping
Center on South Kihei Road. Plenty of parking, breakfast
is available and admission is free.
For more information contact: Bruce McDonald at 283-4189
or Jim Carroll at 875-8866.
March 23
Make Your Business Look
Good
Steve
Rose will explain how to “Make Your Business Look
Good” on Thursday, March 23, from noon to 1 p.m.
at the Maui County Business Resource Center (MCBRC) located
across from IHOP in the Maui Mall. First
impressions are what it’s all about and logos, business
cards, brochures, signage and websites are often businesses'
first introduction to their clients. This workshop examines
what works and what doesn't in creating a good businesses
image across. Steve Rose, V.P. of Marketing at Surfing
Goat Dairy, winner of the Mayor’s Small Business
Award for “Best Company 2004,” is past Chair
of the “Made in Maui” Trade Association and
a 30-year marketing veteran. As seating is limited, reservations
are requested and may be made by calling the Maui County
Business Resource Center at 873-2847. Attendees are asked
to bring their own lunches. MCBRC also offers free business
counseling sessions with experienced SCORE counselors
that may be arranged by calling MCBRC.
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March
24
Kiwanis
Club of South Maui
The
Kiwanis Club of South Maui meets at 7:30 a.m. every Friday
morning at Stella Blue’s Restaurant in Azeka Shopping
Center on South Kihei Road. Plenty of parking, breakfast
is available and admission is free.
For more information contact: Bruce McDonald at 283-4189
or Jim Carroll at 875-8866.
March 29
Starting a Business in Maui
County
"Starting
a Business in Maui County " will be presented on Wednesday,
March 29 from noon to 1 p.m. at the West Maui Senior Center
in Lahaina. The free workshop will be presented by Small
Business Advocate Anna K. Ribucan of the County of Maui
Office of Economic Development. This seminar covers general
information and requirements for starting a business in
Maui County. Handouts, websites and other helpful information
included. Seating is limited and reservations are suggested.
For further information, call the Maui County Business Resource
Center at 873-8247. Attendees are asked to bring their own
lunches.
March 31
On The UPside With Teri Lawrence
Tune
into KAOI 1110 AM on Friday, March 31 at 1 p.m. for a whole
different perspective on Maui life! Talk show host Teri
Lawrence, dubbed the "Joan Rivers of Maui," discusses
issues that affect residents of Maui, from relationships
to politics. Teri's guest this week will be Maui Examiner
publisher J.M. Buck. Buck will be speaking about the suppression
of truth in media in the United States. On The UPside
with Teri airs every Friday afternoon on KAOI 1110 AM at
2 p.m. For more info, visit www.ontheupsidewithteri.com.
Kiwanis Club of South Maui
The
Kiwanis Club of South Maui meets at 7:30 a.m. every Friday
morning at Stella Blue’s Restaurant in Azeka Shopping
Center on South Kihei Road. Plenty of parking, breakfast
is available and admission is free.
For more information contact: Bruce McDonald at 283-4189
or Jim Carroll at 875-8866.
April 7
Volunteer in
Haleakala Crater
Volunteer
in Haleakala Crater Friday through Monday (or optionally
Sunday), and stay at Holua Cabin. Participants will remove
invasive species and weed and trim nene habitat.There will
be time for relaxation and photography or exploring. For
information and reservations, call Friends of Haleakala
National Park service coordinator Farley, 248-7660. More
service trip information at www.fhnp.org.
April 26
The
Excellence Edge: New Strategies for Creating Extraordinary
Results
Kapi’olani
Community College is proud to be the Honolulu host for an
exclusive, via satellite special event, The Excellence Edge:
New Strategies for Creating Extraordinary Results with Dr.
Tom Peters, Dr. Ken Blanchard and Marcus Buckingham on Wednesday,
April 26, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Regency Ballroom
in the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, 2424 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu,
Best-selling authors Dr. Tom Peters (In Search of Excellence,
The Circle of Innovation, and Re-imagine!), Dr. Ken Blanchard
(The One Minute Manager, Raving Fans, and High Five!) and
Marcus Buckingham (The One Thing You Need to Know and First,
Break All the Rules) will illuminate the proven principles
that drive individuals and organizations to dynamic success!
All the members of business and government communities are
encouraged to attend this unique and rare event.
For more info, please visit online at www.luminaryseries.com.
April 30
Safe
Water Fair
Hawai‘i's
first Safe Water Fair will take place on Sunday, April 30
from 9 am - 4 pm at Hannibal Tavares Center. The Upcountry
Oversight & Advisory Committee for the EPA Grant to
study Lead and Other Contaminants in the upcountry water
supply, along with the Department of Water, Department of
Health and the County Of Maui will host the event. Residents
will be encouraged to bring their families and learn about
how to keep their home and business water systems safe and
clean. The free Fair is designed to be fun and informative,
with entertainment, food and lots of activities for the
keiki. Upcountry Maui's Safe Water Fair is designed for
you to help raise safe water awareness and begin an education
process for families living in the Upcountry area from Haiku
through Makawao, Pukalani, Kula and Ulupalakua. If you would
like to sell or promote your products and/or services, please
click here
for a booth space application. For sponsorship information,
click here.
All booth space funds will be designated for advertising
purposes in which your company's name may be mentioned.
Please make your checks payable to the Upcountry Oversight
& Advisory Committee (Upcountry OAC). Booth space for
vendors is limited, so please register early.
May
19
Maui
Matsuri Karaoke Contest
Maui
Matsuri will hold its inaugural Japanese Karaoke Contest
at the Baldwin High School Auditorium in Wailuku on Friday,
May 19, at 6:30 p.m., the evening preceding the 6th Annual
Maui Matsuri, a Japanese Festival.
Singers throughout Hawai`i are eligible to compete in the
following divisions: Youth (up to age 17); Adult (18 to
59); and Senior (60 & above). Contestants must submit
a completed entry form, a $10 check payable to the Japanese
Cultural Society of Maui, and a cassette tape or CD of the
contestant’s performance no later than March 17, 2006.
The preliminary competition, which will be based on the
contestant’s recorded performance, will determine
the actual contestants to compete in the Maui Matsuri Japanese
Karaoke Contest on Maui on May 19.
The overall grand prize winner will receive a trophy and
$750 gift certificate for a roundtrip ticket to Japan. First
place division winners will each receive a trophy.
The May 19 event will also highlight taiko and Japanese
dance performances, as well as Japanese singing by the Karaoke
Contest's Head Judge Junichi Araki of California. Araki
is a Japanese karaoke singing instructor and a producer
of Japanese karaoke shows in Southern California.
Contest entry forms and $5 admission tickets to the event
are available at:
Club Genji — 1785 South King Street, Honolulu
Toma Enterprise Inc.—2221 South Beretania Street,
Honolulu
Credit Associates of Maui, Ltd.—1817 Wells Street,
Wailuku, Maui
Sam Sato’s—1750 Wili Pa Loop, Wailuku, Maui
George’s Meat Market —28 Hoku Street, Hilo
Or by visiting www.jcsmaui.com.
The Maui Matsuri festivities are sponsored by the Japanese
Cultural Society of Maui, Kiwanis Club of Kahului, Maui
Taiko, Hawaii Tourism Authority and the County of Maui.
For more information, call Maui Matsuri Karaoke Hotline
at (808) 870-0115. |
