Spring Commencement Ceremony

Approximately 400 students will receive their degrees at Chaminade University’s Spring Commencement Ceremony on Monday, May 12 at 7p.m. in the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena.

Leslie Wilcox, chief executive officer and president of PBS Hawaii, will be the special guest commencement speaker. A respected news veteran of 34 years, Wilcox began reporting at age 18 for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, worked as a reporter, anchor and news director at KGMB9 for 15 years, and then joined KHON-TV in 1992 as executive producer and anchor of Channel 2's extended morning news program. Wilcox also worked 10 years for PBS Hawaii in the 1980s and '90s as Honolulu anchor for the nationally syndicated program “Asia Now.” In March 2007, she began her new leadership position with PBS Hawaii. Student salutary speakers include Shaunalei Kauinohea Awong (undergraduate speaker), and Melanie G. Legdesog (graduate speaker).

Small Business Fair “Learn the Basics of Starting of Expanding your Business”

Small Business Fair “Learn the Basics of Starting of Expanding your Business” Saturday, May 10 in Ching Conference Center.

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Service Organizations

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Registering your company, choosing the right entity, Tax Requirements

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Financing, Business Plans, Bookkeeping, Marketing Ideas

12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. One on one Appointments

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Exporting Workshop Admission is Free.

Optional Brown Bag Lunch $5

Deadline to sign up is May 5, 2008

For registration forms, call 487-0205 or email nmasuno@fhb.com.

Exhibitors: Small Business Administration, Business Action Center, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Chaminade University of Honolulu, DBEDT, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaii Foreign Trade Zone #9, HPU, High Technology Development Corporation, Hawaii Women’s Business Center, Minority Enterprise Center, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Small Business Development Center, Small Business Law Corp, SCORE, US Postal Service