Parkinson’s support group to meet in Hilo

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Kevin Lockette, board president of the Hawai‘i Parkinson Association, will be keynote speaker at the first Hilo support group meeting from 2-4 p.m. April 29 at the Office of Aging, 1055 Kinoole St. No. 101.

Kevin Lockette, board president of the Hawai‘i Parkinson Association, will be keynote speaker at the first Hilo support group meeting from 2-4 p.m. April 29 at the Office of Aging, 1055 Kinoole St. No. 101.

Lockette has been a practicing physical therapist in the rehabilitation field since 1989 and is the owner of Ohana Pacific Rehab Services in Honolulu. He is the primary author of a landmark medical text about rehabilitation, “Conditioning with Physical Disabilities” (Human Kinetic Publishers, 1994).

The Hilo support group will meet the last Friday of every month at the same time and location. For more information, contact Fran Calvert at 982-7511 or fcalvert@hawaiiantel.net.

The Hawai‘i Parkinson Association, established in 1996, is a nonprofit volunteer group comprised of people with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers, family members, health care professionals, educators and leaders in the business community. Learn more at www.parkinsonshawaii.org.