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Hawaii is one of six sites chosen nationally to participate in a five-year study to improve diabetes care. It's called TRIAD -- Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes. Hawaii joins diabetes study
More than 15,000 people in the United States, including about 2,500 in Hawaii, are expected to participate.
The Hawaii project is sponsored by the Pacific Health Research Institute in Honolulu, the Hawaii Medical Service Association and Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. It is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Patients who may have diabetes will be randomly selected from the two health plans and invited to participate in the study. The purpose is to assess the level of care given to people with diabetes, identify barriers to good care and look for ways to improve care.
Patients will be asked to participate in a telephone interview and allow their medical chart to be reviewed. Invitations will go out to HMSA and Kaiser members within the next few weeks.
Akaka asks doctors when he can go golfing
U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka is doing well following his hip replacement surgery Thursday at the Queen's Medical Center, his wife, Mary, said today.The senator's right hip was replaced because of a degenerative hip joint condition.
He is recuperating at Queen's, then will go to the Rehabilitation Center at Kuakini for five days. He had expected to rest at home for one more week before resuming his official schedule at the end of the month. However, that will depend upon how he feels, his wife said, suggesting that some activities may have to be postponed.
One of his first questions to the doctors was, "When can I go golfing?" she said. His doctors told him he will be limited to nine holes for a while after he's allowed back on the course, she said.
Akaka's stay at Queen's has given him a chance to spend some time with his grandson, David Matson, a fourth-year medical student. Matson, son of the Akakas' daughter, checks on his grandpa and takes his lunch to his room and talks with him, Mary Akaka said.
H-1 closing two lanes for work tomorrow
Two eastbound lanes of the H-1 freeway near Isenberg Street will be closed for waterline work tomorrow from 6 a.m. to noon.Motorists are advised to use Nimitz Highway, Ala Moana, Kapiolani or King Streets.
The earlier motorists get off the freeway, the less likely they will sit in traffic, said Marilyn Kali, spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation.
She recommends taking the Vineyard offramp for King, the Punchbowl offramp for Kapiolani and the Pali offramp to reach Ala Moana.
Other lane closures this weekend:
Alexander Street on-ramp will be closed until 5 a.m. Monday for ramp reconstruction work. Motorists are advised to use the Punahou or Lunalilo on-ramps.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Early-morning shooting reported in Waikiki
Police are investigating an apparent shooting in Waikiki this morning.An anonymous person told 911 that shots were being fired near Kalakaua and Paoakalani avenues shortly before 4 a.m., police said. The caller reported a Ford Explorer and Cadillac sedan involved in the shooting.
When police arrived, no vehicles were present, police said.
Soon after, an ambulance was called to Tusitala Street to assist a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Queen's Hospital. His condition and age are not being released.
No arrests have been made.
Police arrest suspect in tire-iron beating
Police arrested a 22-year-old man yesterday for allegedly beating a man with a tire iron in May.The suspect reportedly is a former boyfriend and the victim the current boyfriend of a woman whom police did not identify.
The attack happened in the 1200 block of South King Street on May 1.
25th Division helps battle Oahu fire
Aviation units from the 25th Infantry Division (Light) have helped Federal Firefighters battle flames this week.The Army provided a CH-47 Chinook firefighting helicopter, two Black Hawk helicopters and 12 men to assist Federal Firefighters.
On Thursday, they poured more than 245,000 gallons of water on a brush fire near the Wheeler Army Air Field horse stables.
The helicopters and troops continued to assist ground crews with fire bucket missions yesterday on lingering hot spots.
Standby assistance was planned today.
"Our main concern was the safety of life and property," said Chief Warrant Officer Eric Thompson, a Wheeler helicopter pilot. "We were able to assist ground crews successfully."
The Wheeler-based Army aviation regiment flew seven missions, totaling 50 flight hours, fighting fires recently, at no cost to the community. The Army absorbs the cost, with this week's mission costing about $33,000.
The cause of the fire burning on Army and state property is being investigated.
