Wednesday

How to Start a Small Business: Speaker is Lori Hiramatsu, Hawaii SBDC senior business adviser. 9 to 11 a.m. at Oahu Center, Manoa Innovation Center, 2800 Woodlawn Ave., Suite 299, Honolulu. Cost: $10. For more information, call 945-1430 or visit hisbdc.org.

Wednesday-Friday

2016 Maui Energy Conference: 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and 8:45 a.m.-noon Friday at Maui Arts & Cultural Center. There will be numerous workshops, presentations and classes. Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., founder and director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University, will speak on “What Everyone Should Know About America’s Renewable Energy Revolution.” Registration: $495; includes general sessions, exhibit venue, networking reception, conference materials and continental breakfast and lunch. Visit mauienergyconference.com.

Thursday

Exchange Club: Speaker: Barbara Laflin Treat is the program manager for Hawaii Gas Liquefied Natural Gas program. Treat will explain what the Hawaii Gas LNG program is and what it could mean for the state of Hawaii. Noon-1:30 p.m. at Oahu Country Club. Cost: $25. For more information, visit dexhon.com or email Ed Kemper at edracers@aol.com.