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1997 Monthly Luncheons and Annual Forum |
| MONTH |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
| January |
Dr. Meheroo Jussawalla
Emerita Senior Fellow/Economist UH East-West Center |
Telecommunication Market Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| February |
Dr. Wali Osman
VP & Regional Economist Bank of Hawaii |
Toward A Prosperous Pacific: What It Would
Take To Increase Economic Growth in The Pacific Islands |
| March |
Carl Cunningham
President Honolulu Mortgage Company |
The Mortgage Industry - The Old & The New |
| April |
Seventh Annual Conference
on Current Economic Issues Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable
Mazie K. Hirono, Lt. Governor of Hawaii |
(1) Forecasts for Hawaii's Economy, Short & Long Term Economic Growth Prospects
(2) Strategic Challenges Facing Hawaii Tourism
(3) Tourism Issues and Research Forum |
| May |
William Kreznak
Honolulu Advertiser Garrett Kamemoto
KGMB-TV Denby Fawcett KITV-4 |
A Wrap-Up of The 1997 Legislative Session |
| June |
Robert G. Lees
Secretary General Pacific Basin Economic Develpment Council |
Positioning Hawaii's Companies
for Asia-Pacific Business Success |
| July |
A. A. (Bud) Smyser
Contributing Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
Privatization Works in New Zealand |
| August |
Mike Kallay
Publisher, President & CEO Pacific Business News |
Small Business: The Lifeblood of Hawaii |
| September |
Dr. Arch Woodside
Distinguished Visiting Professor in Tourism at UH-Hilo |
Tourism & Economic Development in Hawaii |
| October |
Stephany Sofos
President Sofos & Company |
The Price of Doing Business in Hawaii |
November December |
Senator Sam Slom
Hawaii State Legislature (8th District) |
Economic Revitalization...What Revitalization? |