Hawaii Vision Specialists’ facility to be completed
by end of year
HILO — Work on a new ophthalmology lab in Hilo is on schedule to be finished by the end of this year.
The facility, located at the intersection of Kapiolani Street and Hualalai Street, promises to bring the level of optical and ophthalmic services found on Oahu to the Big Island.
Hawaii Vision Specialists, which currently operates out of the Hilo Community Surgery Center, will move into the new 16,000-square-foot facility when construction is completed, either at the end of 2018 or early 2019, said Miki Souza, Hawaii Vision Specialists optometrist.
“We’re excited to move to our new location and bring more services to the community,” Souza said.
The new facility will allow doctors to handle emergencies more quickly and will be comparable to facilities found on Oahu, although Souza said some procedures will still require patients to travel off-island.
Construction of the facility began with a blessing ceremony at the end of 2017. Miro Neskovic, president of Sterling Pacific Construction, which is building the facility, said vertical construction is largely completed.
Patent workshop Wednesday
The West Hawaii Small Business Development Center and NELHA will be offering a workshop, “Introduction to Patents” from 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. at Hale Iako, 73-970 Makako Bay Drive, Kailua-Kona, on the NELHA (OTEC) campus.
