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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 />April 28, 2020 <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Veteran County Worker Horace Farr Named Executive on Aging <br />Veteran County worker Horace Farr has been named the Executive of the Hawai‘i <br />County Office of Aging, whose office is responsible for addressing the needs of the <br />County’s older adult population and people with disabilities. His promotion to the Civil <br />Service position is effective May 1. <br />Farr, 62, has served with the County nearly 30 years, beginning in 1991. He is a <br />graduate of Hilo High School, holds a degree in Machine Technology and Data <br />Processing from Hawai‘i Community College, and attended the University of Hawai‘i at <br />Hilo. <br />He has long experience in Information Management, serving as the Office of Aging’s <br />System Administrator before becoming the Acting Executive of the department in <br />October 2019. <br />Farr and his wife are lifelong residents of Hilo. <br />“Horace has been our go-to guy at Aging for so many years, and it’s great that he is <br />now taking this very important position,” said Mayor Harry Kim. “He is deeply caring and <br />compassionate, and the County is lucky to have him.” <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />