West Hawaii County
Band to perform
Latin music
West Hawaii County
Band will play a free
Latin music concert
from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday at Hale Halawai
on the corner of Hualalai
Road and Alii Drive. The
band will play music by
Rimsky-Korsakov, Jorge
Ben, Consuelo Velazquez,
Antonio Jobim, Andrew
Lloyd Weber and others.
Families
are
wel-
come and seating will be
provided.
Lisa Archuletta, who
received her music degree
from the University of
Hawaii and her mas-
ter’s degree from Yale
University School of
Music, will conduct the
concert.
For more informa-
tion,
call
Marshall
Tohara at 327-3565 or
visit hawaiicounty.gov/
pr-county-band.
Saturday book sale
benefits libraries
The Friends of the
Libraries, Kona will hold
its next book sale from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on
the Kailua-Kona Public
Library lanai. Proceeds
from sales help support
the needs of the Kona
libraries, with funding
that includes educational
and entertainment pro-
grams, community sum-
mer reading programs,
visiting authors, magazine
subscriptions, CDs, DVDs
and new book purchases.
F.O.L.K. volunteers are
at the library Tuesday and
Thursday mornings work-
ing in the loading dock
area and will accept dona-
tions. Volunteers are wel-
come. Call 322-0077 for
more information.
Faster diagnosis
for skin disorders
available
People enrolled in
UnitedHealthcare’s
Medicaid plan in Hawaii
can now receive faster
diagnosis and treatment
of skin disorders using
remote imaging and tele-
medicine technology.
Primary care physi-
cians will be able to deliv-
er more timely diagnosis
and treatment through a
new service that connects
them to dermatologists
online through a secure
telemedicine application.
UsingUnitedHealthcare’s
new service, primary
care physicians can cap-
ture digital images of the
area of concern during
the patient exam. They
can then transmit the
images to a dermatol-
ogist through a secure,
online application using
their computer, tablet or
smartphone. This enables
physicians to more quick-
ly diagnose and treat
skin disorders, benefiting
patients — especially peo-
ple who live in rural areas
and lack access to derma-
tologists or other special-
ists. Patients can receive
treatment faster, and save
time and money.
“Telemedicine
now
gives Medicaid benefi-
ciaries in Hawaii access
to more timely care
and treatment,” said
David Heywood, CEO
of
UnitedHealthcare
CommunityPlanofHawaii,
UnitedHealthcare’s
Medicaid business in the
state. “This technology
helps save time and costs,
and gives patients better
access to care no matter
where they live.”
Eder graduates basic
combat training
Army
Pfc.
Fresno
James G. Eder has grad-
uated from basic combat
training at Fort Jackson,
Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and
core values, and received
instruction and practice
in basic combat skills,
military weapons, chem-
ical warfare and bayonet
training, drill and cer-
emony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat,
map reading, field tactics,
military courtesy, military
justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches and field
training exercises.
Eder is the son of Tina
G. Eder of Pahala.
The officer graduated
in 2006 from Ka‘u High
and Pahala Elementary
School and earned an
associate degree in 2009
from Hawaii Community
College, Hilo.
Oakland Raiders to
fly Hawaiian Airlines
during NFL season
Hawaiian Airlines will
serve as the official airline
of the Oakland Raiders
for the 2015 National
Football League sea-
son. Hawaii’s largest and
longest serving carrier
has provided its signa-
ture Mea Hookipa (I am
host) in-flight hospitality
and charter service for the
team’s away games since
2000.
Hawaiian’s designated
Airbus A330 aircraft fea-
turing the Raiders’ shield
will carry players, coaches,
trainers, as well as uni-
forms and equipment,
to eight games, includ-
ing: Seattle, Cleveland,
Chicago, San Diego,
Pittsburgh,
Detroit,
Tennessee and Denver
through December.
Hawaiian provides a
dedicated catering coor-
dinator to meet the team’s
expectations and to han-
dle special requests.
Hearty, nutritious meals
are provided along with
sandwiches and an assort-
ment of healthy snacks
that include fresh fruit,
protein bars and, at the
Raiders’ request, products
from Hawaii, such as pas-
sion orange guava juice
and Hawaiian iced tea.
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