There was a trade show last Tuesday, Pacific Building Trades Expo at the Convention Center. The information was sent out on the Purchasing Hui email network. If your building is not a member of the Purchasing Hui, look at www.purchasinghui.com and the information is there.
Also, IREM/ARM had a vendor blendor at the Japanese Cultural center.
Your PM should be giving you information about the IREM/ARM meetings.
You can check www.iremhawaii.com for upcoming meetings.
Coming to any meeting will give you the information about upcoming meetings. I recommend MRMA, which is the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Waikiki Yacht CLub. Check out www.mrma.org for the info.
Networking is the key.
Aloha