Much is being said and written to eulogize the late Tom Moffatt, radio DJ and concert promoter extraordinaire, who died Monday at age 85.

In a career here spanning more than half a century, Moffatt was in the forefront of putting Hawaii on the map as a venue for the biggest names in entertainment. Thanks to his efforts, countless numbers of fans here got chances to see musical legends live: Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and the Eagles, to name a few. And local acts such as Keola & Kapono Beamer and Andy Bumatai gained popularity, thanks to Moffatt’s involvement in Hawaii’s record industry in the ’70s and ’80s.

Aloha, Uncle Tom, from several generations of music fans.

HMSA pilots new process in uncertain policy waters

It’s probably inevitable that Hawaii Medical Service Association would want to phase in, and not wholly mandate, its conversion to a new system of reimbursing primary care physicians, as is now its plan.

HMSA now will require its doctors to adopt the new fixed-rate of reimbursement per patient — also compelling more staff time and information technology — one group at a time.

After all, the Affordable Care Act, which has its own set of requirements, as well as Medicaid and Medicare programs, could be changing soon. So with all that flux in health care anticipated, caution is undoubtedly advisable.