BUSINESS

Japan Business Breakfast Lecture: "Cultural Sensitivity When Negotiating with Foreign Trading Partners" by Ralph Iwamoto of the American Embassy in Tokyo. 7:30 a.m. Aug. 19, Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall. Cost: $12. Reservation deadline: Thursday. Call 524-4450.

American Business Women's Association, regular meeting. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Lodge, 98-1856 Kaahumanu St., Pearl City. Call 677-3299.

Imua Chapter dinner meeting. "The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Woman in Business in Hawaii" by Anne Deschene, executive director of the Better Business Bureau, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Maple Garden Restaurant, 909 Isenberg St. Cost: $14. Reservation deadline: tomorrow. Call 948-2552.

Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism two-day workshop, "Buy Recycled." Learn why buying recycled products is good policy and why it benefits everyone involved. Thursday is aimed at county, state and federal purchasing agents. Friday is tailored for the private sector. Call 587-3811.

Institute for Real Estate Management August meeting. "Getting to the 21st Century" by Katherine Ordona Szem of Arthur Anderson LLP. Learn about the challenges companies face in dealing with market shares and synthesizing customer data. Noon Aug. 20, Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom. Cost: $16 for members, $25 nonmembers. Call 737-4000, ext. 106.

University of Hawaii-Hilo, Small Business Development Center Network, Leeward Oahu office seminars. "Bookkeeping For Those Who Don't Wanna!" 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, cost: $30. "How To Start a Business," 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, cost: $30. "Keeping Customers for Life," 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 20, cost: $25. All seminars at Leeward Community College. Call 455-0477.

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COMMUNITY

Hawaii Council on Language Planning and Policy conference, "Literacy for Change: Community-Based Approaches." Learn about developing effective community literacy and English as a Second Language programs. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Tokai University, 2241 Kapiolani Blvd. Cost with lunch $35, without $25. Call 956-8508.