The public is welcome and members are asked to bring fruit for sampling. HMSA extends contract with ACCESS Capabilities ADVERTISING HMSA has announced that it has extended the contract with ACCESS Capabilities to provide substance abuse treatment services for HMSA
HMSA extends contract with ACCESS Capabilities
HMSA has announced that it has extended the contract with ACCESS Capabilities to provide substance abuse treatment services for HMSA Quest members through June 20, 2007. Under this contract ACCESS Capabilities maintains its preferred provider status for intensive outpatient abuse services.
For more information, call Don Lupien at 334-0979.
HCFCH announces youthful prize winners
Three youth members of Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union (HCFCU) were awarded prizes for their efforts at saving during the 2006 Youth Savings Challenge.
Kamaile Gusman of North Kohala won a Leap Frog Learning System in the infant to 6-year-old category; Taylor Aweau, also from North Kohala, won a portable DVD player in the 7- to 12-year-old division; and Jessica Lopez of Kailua-Kona won an iPod Nano in the 13- to 18-year-old group. These youth members all visited an HCFCU branch in April to make a deposit into their account and, at the same time, fill out an entry form for the contest.
The Third Annual Youth Savings Challenge — a nationwide event — was termed a success. In just one week’s time 364 credit unions across the United States welcomed more than 66,000 youth who deposited more than $9.6 million — more than doubling the amount deposited nationwide during the 2005 Youth Savings Challenge.
Locally, HCFCU’s five branches topped their goal for deposits, garnering 66 new accounts and 396 deposits for a total of $68,535.09. Each child who came in to make a deposit received an incentive gift and was eligible to fill out a prize form.
Resort’s tennis club earns No. 4 ranking
Mauna Kea Resort’s Seaside Tennis Club with 11 oceanside courts, ranked No. 4 in the Top 100 Tennis Resorts and Camps in the world as announced by TennisResortsOnline.com earlier this month. Billed as “A Critical Guide to the World’s Best Tennis Resorts and Tennis Camps,” the Web site recently announced the results of its users’ annual survey. Mauna Kea also earned for the No. 2 spot for “Best Game Matching,” No. 1 for “Best Setting” and No. 2 for “Most Romantic.”
This is the seventh year that Tennis Resorts Online has published a list of top tennis resorts and camps. The data for these rankings comes from vacationers who pay for their holiday and thus have every reason to be objective about the experience. Tennis Resorts Online’s survey asks players to evaluate resorts and camps in 16 different categories, including all aspects of the tennis experience — from game matching and teaching staff to tournaments and round robins — and diverse characteristics such as the quality of the lodging, restaurants, children’s programs and value for dollar. Those reviews were used to compile a numerical ranking.
Tropical Fruit Growers to discuss avocado programs
The next West Hawaii chapter meeting of the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers is 7-9 p.m. June 19 at the University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service office in Kainaliu.
Members will learn about two new avocado programs aimed at expanding both local and mainland markets. Speakers from the USDA and the university will talk about the different programs and how growers can benefit from them. Members are asked to bring a list of the avocados they are currently growing.
The public is welcome and members are asked to bring fruit for sampling.
