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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 />March 24, 2020 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i Warns of COVID-19 Telephone Scam <br /> <br />The County of Hawai'i is alerting the public to a telephone scam involving people <br />seeking donations for the County’s first responders amid the COVID-19 emergency. <br /> <br />One scam caller asked for donations for “the overworked and under-paid” first <br />responders. <br /> <br />Please be aware that County agencies do not make requests for donations by <br />telephone or any other means. In the event of receiving such a call, the public is <br />advised to hang up immediately. <br /> <br />If you receive such a call, please report it to the Police non-emergency number at <br />935-3311. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />