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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />November 20, 2019 <br /> <br />News Release <br /> <br /> <br />Roy Takemoto to be Appointed County Managing Director Effective December 2 <br /> <br />Mayor Harry Kim is happy to announce that Roy Takemoto has been selected <br />Managing Director effective December 2, and will be before the County Council for a <br />confirmation hearing on December 4. <br /> <br />Takemoto, 65, has served as Executive Assistant to the Mayor since 2016, and earlier <br />was with Mayor Kim in 2000-2008, first as Deputy Planning Director and then as <br />Executive Assistant. <br /> <br />“Roy has been an indispensable member of my Cabinet, and I have complete <br />confidence that he will serve admirably as Managing Director,” said Mayor Kim. “I’m <br />really grateful that he’s taking on this important job.” The Managing Director serves as <br />acting mayor whenever the Mayor is off-island or unable to fulfill his duties. <br /> <br />Takemoto worked as a private planning consultant prior to 2000 and after 2008. He has <br />a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and environmental studies, a master’s degree in <br />Urban and Regional Planning, and a law degree from the University of Hawai‘i’s <br />William S. Richardson School of Law. <br /> <br />Takemoto was raised near Wahiawa on O‘ahu, and in 1991 he quit his job working for a <br />hotel developer, married a Hilo girl and moved to Hilo to be among his wife’s and <br />mother’s families. He has a grown son who lives in Washington State, where he is a <br />software developer. <br /> <br />The Mayor also announced that Maurice Messina, currently the Deputy Director of <br />Parks and Recreation, will come on board as Executive Assistant to the Mayor, effective <br />December 2. James Komata, currently serving as Park Planner, will be appointed <br />Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation, effective December 2. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />