Posted at 1:05 p.m., Thursday, September 8, 2005
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Health conference starts tomorrow
Advertiser Staff
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Local and national speakers will discuss Medicare, promoting affordable quality health care, rural health care concerns, the role of physicians in shaping health care policy, the hospital crisis, and other health care issues.
The conference will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki. The registration fee is $100 for one day or $150 for two days. For more information, call 586-4442 or visit www.hawaii.gov/health.
Hawai'i unemployment insurance claims unchanged from year ago
The number of first-time claims for unemployment insurance filed by Hawai'i residents remained unchanged at 1,000 for the week ending Aug. 27 compared with the same week a year earlier, according to data released today by the U.S. Labor Department.
Unemployment insurance claims filed by Hawai'i residents accounted for just 0.4 percent of total claims filed nationally, which was among the lowest of the 50 states. Meanwhile, Hawai'i's unemployment rate of 2.7 percent remains the lowest in the nation.
