Coffee Talks: Leading with Aloha

Coffee Talks Presented by Navian Hawaii: Leading with Aloha is a Thursday morning professional-development session on September 24, 2026, from 8:30 to 10:30 AM at Central Pacific Bank’s Oceans 20 Conference Room, 220 S King St. Registration and coffee run 8:30 to 9:00, program 9:00 to 10:00, networking 10:00 to 10:30. Featured speakers include Kuʻulani Keohokalole of People Strategies Hawaiʻi and Manasseh Santos of the Hawaiian Trades Academy, moderated by Mea Aloha Spady of The Kūpaʻa Network. Member tickets are listed around $15; non-members about $30, with higher walk-in rates. Pastries from 1132 Cafe are included.

Chamber of Commerce Hawaii’s Coffee Talks series is a durable Downtown weekday franchise. This edition centers aloha-based leadership, trust, and people-first culture rather than a vendor pitch. For Circuit’s Honolulu leaf set, Quad Chamber and industry hosts beat invented national chapter nights. Parking is not included; Aliʻi Place on Alakea lists a flat rate on the host page, so budget that separately from the ticket.

This is right for owners, managers, and early-career professionals who want a short Downtown morning room. Skip it if you already cleared the full Future of Work day the day before and need the calendar back. Non-member cancellations follow the chamber’s published refund windows; read those before you buy if your schedule is soft.

Bank conference rooms reward punctual arrival. Aim for the 8:30 coffee window so introductions happen before the program locks in, and stay for the 10:00 networking block if peer density is your reason for buying. Bring a notebook for people-first leadership takeaways you can use with a team the same week. Walk-in rates run higher than advance member pricing, so buy ahead if your Thursday morning is already locked.

Register on business.cochawaii.org, then plan King Street arrival and Aliʻi Place parking with an 8:30 check-in buffer. Keep the confirmation for the Oceans 20 desk. If you want the denser statewide workforce day instead, Future of Work on September 23 is the longer commitment.