| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 
 NOTE 12 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 
The following table sets forth information relating to loans from related parties outstanding at any time during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (in thousands): 
  
      
       
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         | 
         | 
         | 
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         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
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         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
        
       
        Class  | 
        Lender  | 
           | 
        Interest Rate  | 
           | 
        Date of Loan  | 
           | 
        Term of Loan  | 
           | 
        Principal Amount Outstanding at March 31, 2023  | 
           | 
           | 
        Highest Principal Outstanding  | 
           | 
           | 
        Amount of Principal Repaid  | 
           | 
           | 
        Amount of Interest Paid  | 
           | 
        
       
        Promissory note payable to related parties:  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Willis Lee(2)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        10/29/2020  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        12/7/2021  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        700  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        700  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/9/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        350  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        350  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        210  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        210  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        3/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        3/30/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Wei Peu Derek Zen(2)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        3/31/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Willis Lee(2)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        4/14/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        45  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        45  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        5/25/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        40  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        40  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        7/27/2022  | 
           | 
        5 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        402  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        402  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        8  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        2  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/16/2022  | 
           | 
        5 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        250  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        250  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        4  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/16/2022  | 
           | 
        5 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        1,669  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        1,669  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        28  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/17/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/17/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        60  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        60  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Seah Lim(2)  | 
           | 
        6%  | 
           | 
        9/16/2022  | 
           | 
        3 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        1,200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        1,200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        10/20/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        3/17/2023  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        3/21/2023  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        127  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        127  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        Subtotal  | 
           | 
        $  | 
        6,003  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        6,053  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        42  | 
           | 
        
       
        Convertible notes payable - related parties  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Wei Peu Derek Zen(2)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        1/18/2023  | 
           | 
        2 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        1,000  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        1,000  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        Subtotal  | 
           | 
           | 
        1,000  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        1,000  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        Total  | 
           | 
        $  | 
        7,003  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        7,053  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        42  | 
           | 
        
       
  
The following table sets forth information relating to loans from related parties outstanding at any time during the year ended December 31, 2022: 
  
      
       
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
         | 
        
       
        Class  | 
        Lender  | 
           | 
        Interest Rate  | 
           | 
        Date of Loan  | 
           | 
        Term of Loan  | 
           | 
        Principal Amount Outstanding at December 31, 2022  | 
           | 
           | 
        Highest Principal Outstanding  | 
           | 
           | 
        Amount of Principal Repaid  | 
           | 
           | 
        Amount of Interest Paid  | 
           | 
        
       
        Current, Promissory note payable to related parties:  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Willis Lee(2)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        10/29/2020  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        12/7/2021  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        700  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        700  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        1/18/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        300  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        300  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        32  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yasushi Nagasaki(2)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/9/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        4  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/9/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        350  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        350  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        210  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        210  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        George Sekulich(2)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        2/16/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        26  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        26  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        2  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        3/7/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        15  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        3/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        3/30/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        150  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Wei Peu Derek Zen(2)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        3/31/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Willis Lee(2)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        4/14/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        45  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        45  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        5/25/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        40  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        40  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        12%  | 
           | 
        7/27/2022  | 
           | 
        5 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        402  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        402  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        20  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/15/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/16/2022  | 
           | 
        5 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        250  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        250  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        8  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/16/2022  | 
           | 
        5 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        1,669  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        1,669  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        56  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/17/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        50  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1)  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        8/17/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        60  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        60  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Seah Lim(2)  | 
           | 
        6%  | 
           | 
        9/16/2022  | 
           | 
        3 years  | 
           | 
           | 
        1,200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        1,200  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Hope International Hospice, Inc.  | 
           | 
        10%  | 
           | 
        10/20/2022  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        100  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        Subtotal  | 
           | 
        $  | 
        5,826  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        6,402  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        576  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        137  | 
           | 
        
       
        Revolving line of credit agreement  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
        Yutaka Niihara(2)  | 
           | 
        5.25%  | 
           | 
        12/27/2019  | 
           | 
        Due on Demand  | 
           | 
           | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        400  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        400  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        110  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        Subtotal  | 
           | 
        $  | 
        —  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        400  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        400  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        110  | 
           | 
        
       
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        Total  | 
           | 
        $  | 
        5,826  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        6,802  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        976  | 
           | 
           | 
        $  | 
        247  | 
           | 
        
       
  
(1)Dr. Niihara, a Director and the Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is also a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Hope International Hospice, Inc. 
 
 
  
See Notes 6 and 11 for a discussion of the Company’s agreements with Telcon, which holds 4,147,491 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 8.1% of the common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2023, the Company held a Telcon convertible bond in the principal amount of approximately $20.3 million as discussed in Note 5. 
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