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.
CAMBODIAN STUDENTS OF ALOHA: Cambodian New Year Cultural Gala, "A Journey to the Hidden Land of Cambodia." 5-10 p.m. Saturday, UH Lab School, 1776 University Ave. Food, music, performances, displays and lectures to be featured. E-mail leakhena@hawaii.edu for more information.
CENTER FOR ASIA-PACIFIC EXCHANGE: "Asia Today" forum on economies of Russia, Afghanistan and Asia. 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Campus Center 220, UH-Manoa. Pre-registration required. Call 942-8553.
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM: Brown-bag lunch seminar, "The Big Bang and the Japanese Economy: Prospects for Hawaii Business." Noon-1:15 p.m. Wednesday, HEI Training Room No. 2, eighth floor, Pacific Trade Center. Limited seating. Call 586-2466.
EAST-WEST CENTER: seminar, "Japanese Culture: Rashomon, Cherry Blossom and Peace," by Yasumasa Kuroda, UH-Manoa political science professor. Noon today, Burns Hall 2121/2125, 1601 East-West Road. Call 956-8141.
HAWAII RESEARCH CENTER FOR FUTURES STUDIES: Lecture, "Indigenous Peoples & Human Rights: A Seventh-Generation Perspective on the Struggle for Indigenous Rights in a Global Civil Society," by Joshua Cooper, Ph.D. candidate in political science, UH-Manoa. 2:30-4:15 p.m. Friday, SSRI Conference Room, Porteus 704, UH-Manoa. Call 956-4240.
PACIFIC AND ASIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Free concert, "Musical Strings Across Asia," with Mi-Hwa Min, Darin Miyashiro, Cam-Tu Trinh, Lisa Wakasugi and Zoe C.J. Wu. 7-9 p.m. tomorrow, Windward Community College's Little Theatre. Call 944-7780.
Luncheon forum, "Climbing Out of the Crisis: New Challenges for Asia's Leaders," by Greg Sheridan, foreign editor of The Australian. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Rainbow Suite III. Cost is $22 for members of PAAC and the Hawaii Chapter of the Fulbright Association. Registration deadline is tomorrow. Call 944-7780.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
FINANCE
SALARY COMMISSION: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, City Council Meeting Room, Honolulu Hale. Hearing to set salaries of elected and appointed officials by allowing an adequate amount befitting the work performed, and preservation of a sensible relationship with the salaries of city employees.
LAND
DEPARTMENT OF LAND UTILIZATION: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Personnel conference room, City Hall annex. Zoning variance applications by: Ted C.T. and Patricia H.Y. Li to allow a two-family dwelling for a total of three dwelling units on a single zoning lot without a site development or cluster housing plan; AOAO Ohualani to allow expansion of a nonconforming apartment building; Oscar Kurren to allow two single-family dwellings on a substandard R-10 residential district lot lacking twice the minimum lot area.
1:30 p.m. Friday, Personnel conference room, ground floor, City Hall annex, 550 S. King St. Applications for shoreline setback variances by: James F. Kreytak for a property at 59-181/F Ke Nui Road to retain an after-the-fact deck built within the 40-foot shoreline setback area; William Goia for a property at 59-181/G Ke Nui Road to retain an after-the-fact deck built within the 40-foot shoreline setback area.
LAND USE COMMISSION: Big Island: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Kamakahonu Ballrooms, King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, 75-5660 Palani Road. Hearing to consider reclassifying 955.78 acres of agricultural district land into the Urban District at Keahuolu through Keahou, North Kona, to allow uses for the area consistent with adopted state and county policies.
LIQUOR
LIQUOR COMMISSION: 4 p.m. Thursday, Pacific Park Plaza, 711 Kapiolani Blvd., sixth floor. Applications by: China Hawaii Investment Corp.; HNK Inc. Transfer application by: Kim YS Inc. from TRK Inc.; 32168 Inc. from Ermelinda Morales.
Preliminary hearings for application by R.K. Kawakuni Enterprises Inc. and transfer application by Maunakea Liquor & Grocery, Inc. from CC Inc.
Adjudication hearings for FastBreak; Choice Lounge; Club Pine Tree; Sorabol; Hideaway Cafe.
PLANNING
BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS: 9:30 a.m. Friday, Building Department conference room, Honolulu Municipal Building, 650 S. King St. Building variance applications by: Judith Gouveia to permit nonrated noncombustible exterior walls in lieu of two-hour and four-hour fire-resistive construction adjacent to the right and rear property lines; Architects Hawaii Ltd. to permit 74,284 and 21,000 square feet of Group A-3 Occupancies on the first and second floors, in lieu of 6,000 square feet on each floor. Hearing to consider the findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision and order in the matter of the application of Lawrence M. Judd, III.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: 10 a.m. tomorrow, Kahuku Public and School Library, conference room, 56-490 Kamehameha Highway. Hearing to consider proposed administrative rules for management, operation and maintenance of the Kahuku Agricultural Park irrigation system, Title IV, Subtitle 8, Chapter 155, Hawaii Administrative Rules.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Honolulu Municipal Building, sixth floor, Division of Refuse Collection and Disposal conference room. Hearing to gather public comment regarding proposed revisions to the "Erosion Control Standards and Guidelines for the City and County of Honolulu," Chapter 91-3(1), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
UTILITIES
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, PUC Hearing Room No. 103. Evidentiary hearing regarding a complaint regarding the Hilo Coast Processing Co.'s offer to provide capacity and energy from its qualifying facility to Hawaii Electric Light Co.
MEETINGS
BUSINESS
Association of Record Managers and Administrators luncheon seminar. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Hotel. Cost is $99 for members, $125 for nonmembers. Call 983-5586.
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism brown-bag lunch seminar, "The Big Bang and the Japanese Economy: Prospects for Hawaii Business." Noon-1:15 p.m. Wednesday, HEI Training Room 2, eighth floor, Pacific Trade Center. Call 586-2466.
Lecture, "Pursuing Medical and Health Care Business Opportunities in Japan? A Perspective on Health Care Industry Trends in Japan and How To Promote Your Firm," with Miyaki Mori, Nikkei Medical Development Executive managing director. 7:15-8:45 a.m. May 6, the Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall. Cost is $12, including breakfast. Call 587-2750.
Economic Development Training Conference, 7 a.m. May 11-12, Ala Moana Hotel. Cost is $100 for members of nonprofit or cooperative organizations, $150 for all others. Fee covers course materials, participation in special topic sessions, two continental breakfasts and lunches, and a reception. Call 586-2582.
Historic Hawaii Foundation preservation and tourism conference, "Working Together To Strengthen Hawaii's Economy." May 7-9, Hyatt Regency Waikiki, 2424 Kalakaua Ave. Times, cost varies. Call 523-2900 for more information.
Honolulu Board of Realtors general membership meeting. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Coral Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village. Call 732-3000.
Leeward Community College courses: "Time Management," 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, $30; "Importing From the Philippines," 1-4 p.m. Saturday, $30; "OSHA: Supervisors Safety Training," 8 a.m.-5 p.m., $100; "Keeping Customers For Life," 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, $25; "Simple Bookkeeping," 6-9 p.m. May 5-19, $75; "Bookkeeping for Those Who Don't Wanna!" 8:30 a.m.-noon May 6, $30; "Excelling As A Supervisor," 6-9 p.m. May 6, $25; "OSHA: Confined Space Entry," 5-9 p.m. May 8 and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 9, $145; "Hawaii's Visions: Care Providers Training," 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays May 9-June 27, $150; "Exporting," 1-4 p.m. May 9 and May 16, $48. Classes will be held at Leeward Community College. Call 455-0477 for room locations.
Matsunaga Institute for Peace lecture, "The Dawn of the Nuclear Age: Moral Choices, Ethical Challenges," by Patricia Rife, professor with UH-Manoa's Maui Outreach Program. 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Crawford Hall 105. Call 956-4237.
NASA Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center lecture, "Lunar Prospector -- Water On The Moon: What Now?" by Dr. G. Jeffrey Taylor, Hawaii Space Grant College. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sinclair Library, Room 6, UH-Manoa. Call 956-3899.
"Network Security Systems Solutions" seminar, sponsored by Internet Security Systems, Security Dynamics Technologies, Sun Microsystems and VeriSign. 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Halekulani Beach Hotel, 2199 Kalia Road. Free. Call 888-578-7533 to register, or 212-583-2708 for information.
Travel & Tourism Research Association lecture, "Japanese Market Outlook: 1998-2000," with Susan Todani and Mary Corbett. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Hawaii Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Ballroom. Parking is $3 with validation. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers. Call 538-3884.
University of Hawaii Departments of Communication and Journalism lecture, "Alice in Cyberland: The Right to Communicate and the People's Communication Charter," by Dr. Cees J. Hamelink, professor of communication and international relations, University of Amsterdam. 7:30-9:30 p.m. tomorrow, Art Building Auditorium. Call 956-3352 or 956-8715.
Maui County Bar Association Law Week activities: Presentation, "Educational Session on Criminal Law for High School Students," 1 p.m. next Monday, Baldwin High School; Living Will Clinics: 9-11 a.m. May 5, Lahaina Civic Center, and 9-11 a.m. May 7, Hale Mahaolu; luncheon for Hana High School mock trial winners, May 1, Haliimaile General Store, $15.30, May 1 registration/payment deadline; Ask-A-Lawyer neighborhood clinics May 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Kaahumanu Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lahaina Cannery Mall, 10 a.m.-noon Hana District Court, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lanai City Town Square. Call 808-244-6042.
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS
TUESDAY
Hawaii Kai: 7 p.m. Hahaione Elementary School, 595 Pepeekeo St.
North Shore: 7 p.m. Haleiwa Alii Beach Park, 66-167 Haleiwa Road.
WEDNESDAY
Ala Moana/Kakaako: 7 p.m. Makiki Christian Church, 829 Pensacola St.
THURSDAY
Pearl City: 7 p.m. Pearl City Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road.
