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Telemedicine is one of the top items on the agenda for the Western Governors' Association, of which Cayetano is a member.
In Honolulu, Cayetano yesterday played host to a live demonstration of a new civilian satellite hookup at St. Francis Hospital.
Although he was visible and audible to the assembled Radiological Society of North America crowd at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center booth in Chicago's McCormick Pavilion, the people there could barely be heard.
The idea, however, was to feature the advantages of remote telemedicine capabilities that doctors could use for treatment and consulting.
After Cayetano's 40-minute presentation, the live camera was turned over to two doctors at St. Francis, William Dang and Kazuo Misumi, who removed a blockage in the artery leading to the heart of a 55-year-old Waialua woman.
The satellite that conveys the TV image from Honolulu to the mainland can also reach Asia, allowing doctors to consult with colleagues from China all the way south to Indonesia. But the satellite will remain remain in this position only for 18 months, long enough for St. Francis and other local hospitals to demonstrate whether the technology is also economically viable.
The chopper was hovering just off the ground when it drifted backward and hit the parked helicopter's main rotor with its tail rotor, said Master Sgt. Mike Howard.
Both helicopters sustained damage in the 8:15 p.m. incident. No one was aboard the other craft.
This is a second 25th Infantry Division helicopter mishap this year. On March 5 engine failure took the lives of two Schofield Barracks soldier when the Cobra gunship they were in crashed in a range.
President Clinton declared a disaster Nov. 26 in response to damages and losses from the storms, rains, high surf, flooding, and land and mudslides that hit the island Nov. 5-17.
The FEMA disaster office is at 3949 Diamond Head Road, Battery 407 (Diamond Head Crater), Honolulu, HI, 96816-4495.
Emergency loans at 3.75 percent interest also are available to eligible farmers as a result of the disaster declaration. The loans can cover cover physical and production loses, restore or replace property or pay all or part of production costs linked to the disaster year.
July 18 is the filing deadline. Farmers may contact Donald K. Okimoto, agriculture credit specialist, United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, 99-193 Aiea Heights Drive, Suite 114, Aiea, HI, 96701. Phone: 483-8613.
"We are calling on all Democratic Party Santas to give the 'Gift of Reading' to a child of Hawaii this Christmas by donating a new book for a child, age 2-4," said Dolly Strazar, who chairs the Oahu County organization.
Cash donations are also being accepted, payable to the "Oahu County Committee."
The drop site is Democratic Party Headquarters, 777 Kapiolani Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday.
It's part of President Clinton's "America Read" Campaign, which aims to have every child read independently by the end of grade 3.
Earl Rabellizsa was being held on $70,000 bail.
He was to be arraigned today in District Court on charges of terroristic threatening, assault and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
Police seized a rifle and semiautomatic pistol after searching his car.
The suspect faces charges of auto theft, driving under the influence, fleeing the scene of an accident and misdemeanor drug offenses.
The truck was seen being driven from the company's Sheridan Street lot just after 11 last night. He later was involved in a minor collision on Round Top Drive, but fled the scene, police said.
A solo bike officer spotted the truck near Ala Kupuna Street in Red Hill and pulled him over.
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- Kaimuki man arrested in stabbing of brother
- Suspect charged in purse snatching
- Ewa Beach man held in church robbery