AUG. 6

Exchange Club of Downtown Honolulu: Speaker Brandi Higa, the newest sports reporter for KITV, will discuss life in front of the camera as well as local sports activities and issues. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Oahu Country Club. Call Ed Kemper at 225-2965 or email edracers@aol.com.

Waterfront Plaza Toastmasters: Learn to become a better speaker and presenter; develop your leadership skills; communicate with confidence; and listen effectively. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Waterfront Plaza Conference Room, Building 5. Call Jessica at 544-1296 or 545-1121.

AUG. 11

Annual Dr. N.H. Paul Chung Memorial Lecture and Luncheon: Featuring Marty Mitchell, a partner and chief marketing officer at Bodden Partners in New York. 11:15 a.m. registration; 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. lunch and lecture at Hilton Hawaiian Village, South Pacific Ballroom. Cost: $35 general public, $25 UH faculty, staff, students. RSVP at pami.shidler.hawaii.edu/paul-chung

AUG. 12

Business Assessment and Goal Setting: SCORE hosts a workshop on planning for growth and the components of business growth, 9 a.m. to noon at Small Business Administration Training Room, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 1-306. Call 547-2700.

AUG. 13

Exchange Club of Downtown Honolulu: Stuart Scott of the International Ecology Safety Collaboration Organization will talk about the organization’s activities. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Oahu Country Club. Call Ed Kemper at 225-2965 or email edracers@aol.com.

AUG. 18

American Logistics Association Hawaii Expo and Advanced Marketing Class: Opportunity to sell products to Defense Commissary Agency and combined military exchanges, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hawaii Prince Hotel. Cost for a booth: $595, includes an advanced marketing class. Call Hayley Matson-Mathes at 941-9088 or 255-4426.

AUG. 25

Managing Your Human Resources: SCORE hosts a workshop on effective delegation, time management, hiring practices and different types of employees, 9 a.m. to noon at SBA Training Room, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., 1-306. Call 547-2700. 

COMING UP

>> Monday: Commerce Department releases durable goods for June. Bank of Hawaii Corp. and Restaurant Brands International Inc. report quarterly financial results before the market opens.

>> Tuesday: Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for May. The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for July. Hawaiian Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings Inc. reports quarterly financial results.

>> Wednesday: National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for June.

>> Thursday: Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product. Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates. American Savings Bank reports quarterly financial results.

>> Friday: Labor Department releases the second-quarter employment cost index.