Meal choices are 2 for the $36 cost, which includes a beverage.

The Friday Sept 15th, 1 week before the regular meeting is the absolute deadline to submit your attendance and meal selection.   

Any Changes after the deadline incur an additional $75 charge. 

Dress code: Aloha Attire, no shorts, or slippers. Jeans are allowed on Fridays & Saturdays.. Cell phone use in common areas is not permitted.

Sept 8th, Speaker is John Crotts, in person meeting at Simply Sichuan Restaurant, Cultural Plaza 2 fl. Private Room, reservation required.  Cost is $25 per person.

John C. Crotts, PhD. Is the Director and Professor of the School of Travel Industry Management at the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Prior to this he served as a professor and the founding Director then Chair of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the School of Business at the College of Charleston located in Charleston, South Carolina, a Senior Lecturer in the Advanced Business Programme on tourism subjects at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, and was the Director of the Center for Tourism Research and Development at the University of Florida. His research encompasses the areas of economic psychology, sales and negotiation strategy, and the management of cooperative alliances. Dr. Crotts is an active consultant with both large and small organizations most recently including APEC, US Department of Commerce, Hyatt North America, Starbucks, the South Carolina Ports Authority, US Department of Energy, and the cities of Grand Island, LA, Virginia Beach, VA. and Charleston, SC.

Educated at Appalachian State, Minnesota State, and the University of Oregon, John earned a Ph. D. in Leisure Studies and Services from the University of Oregon in 1989.

Speaker for Sept 15th,  is Eddie Flores - L & L - How to Build a Multi Million Dollar International Fast Food Enterprise  (Meeting via Zoom)

Eddie Flores, Jr. is a distinguished entrepreneur and community philanthropist in Hawaii. He is the founder and CEO of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, a unique restaurant concept with 200 locations worldwide. Eddie was born in Hong Kong to a Filipino father and a Chinese mother and immigrated to America with his family when he was 16. Eddie graduated from the University of Hawai'i with a bachelor's degree and also earned a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Eddie speaks and reads Chinese and has extensive dealings with Chinese in the United States and in China. Prior to starting L&L, Eddie worked as a business broker listing and selling restaurants for many Chinese clients. Eddie worked extensively to plan and facilitate the opening of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in China and achieved success in 2012 when L&L opened its first store in the province of Guangdong. Eddie is also the 2015 president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Hawaii and previously served on the board of the East West Center.

Looking forward to seeing you both in person.

Speaker for Sept 15th,  is Eddie Flores - L & L - How to Build a Multi Million Dollar International Fast Food Enterprise  (Meeting via Zoom)

Please sign on the Zoom to support our speaker.

      Sept.  22th  - Robert Harris, Esq. -  State Ethics Commission - How to Teach State Officials Ethics or Else... (Meeting at Pacific Club)