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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <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 /> <br />December 19, 2019 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Kim to Withdraw County Police from Maunakea <br /> <br />Governor David Ige announced at a press conference on Thursday that he will withdraw <br />all State law enforcement personnel from Maunakea, after the Thirty-Meter Telescope <br />International Observatory informed the Governor that it would not move forward with <br />construction at this time. <br /> <br />Chief Paul Ferreira of the County of Hawai‘i’s Police Department has stated that he will <br />withdraw all police personnel from Maunakea by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, December 20, <br />Mayor Harry Kim said. <br /> <br />Mayor Kim said that there was no information regarding TMT’s timetable, as to if or <br />when they will resume planning for construction of the telescope on Maunakea. <br /> <br />In the meantime, Mayor Kim said that the County government is working to establish <br />communication with the kia‘i to address the current situation, with the intent of restoring <br />flow of traffic and public access to Maunakea Road to all of the community. <br /> <br />“It is my goal that this will be the beginning of a true meeting with all parties to see how <br />this issue can be resolved, in finding a way forward,” Mayor Kim said. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />