TODAY

REGISTRATION DEADLINE for E HOOWAIWAI I KA PONO, 12-session NxLevel course designed to encourage business expansion; 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 25-June 2 at the Small Business Development Center; $500 (scholarships available for Native Hawaiians); sponsored by Hawai'i Maoli. 696-1970 (Chanel Blackwell).

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU features speaker Kam Napier, editor of Honolulu magazine, talking about how the publication fits into the magazine world, noon-1:30 p.m. at Oahu Country Club; lunch $20. Information: 524-0330, ext. 2 (Ed Kemper).

UPCOMING

HAWAII VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION, panel discussion on the 21st-century style of doing business, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Plaza Club, 20th floor; featuring Bee-Leng Chua of Hawai'i Pacific University's Entrepreneurship Center; John Webster of Chaminade University's entrepreneurial program; and Robert J. Robins, a professor of entrepreneurship; $39 (members $29, students $25); aloha attire required. Register: www.hvca.org, 262-7329 (Gail).

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK lunch, Feb. 28 at Plantation Cafe, Ala Moana Hotel; Ruthie Chong speaks on "The Value of Handwriting Analysis"; $40 (members $26, sponsored guests $35), $2 validated parking; all welcome. Reservations: 533-4800, reservations@pwnhawaii.org.

Business meetings of general interest are listed in the Coming Events column. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance to: Alan Yonan, Business Section, Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-6763; or comingevents@honoluluadvertiser.com (put information in the e-mail message, not in an attachment).