WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow)- A diver from Sea Engineering scraped away barnacles, then workers from Hawaiian Dredging wound a stainless steel collar around the section of plastic pipe floating on the surface of the Ala Wai Canal. The tasks kept the city ahead of schedule.

The American Pain Society (APS) will bring more than 1,000 attendees to the Hawai‘i Convention Center from May 16-19, 2012, for its 31st annual scientific meeting. It is the first time the APS has held its annual meeting at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, drawing participation from around the world, including Japan, Australia, Canada and Europe.

The meeting will offer an opportunity for pain management clinicians and researchers, including physicians, nurses, psychologists, basic scientists, pharmacists and policy analysts, to learn more about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute pain, chronic cancer and non-cancer pain, and recurrent pain. More than 40 in-depth workshops and plenary session talks will be offered to enhance research or clinical skills pertinent to the management of pain.

The meeting will bring more than $4.7 million in state revenue, with the Center‘s hotel partners benefiting from more than 8,000 room nights.

Information courtesy: Communications Pacific

WHEN:         Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7 to 8 a.m.

WHAT:          Traffic Safety Sign-Waving in partnership with the Honolulu Police Department

WHERE:       Hihiwai Street and University Avenue near Ala Wai Elementary School

DETAILS:     Ala Wai Elementary School students and faculty will be joining First Insurance Company of Hawaii’s Community Action Team (“First CAT”) and the Honolulu Police Department at a sign-waving event to promote safe driving. Volunteers will be gathering across from Ala Wai Park at 7 a.m.