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<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 /> <br /> <br />September 25, 2017 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Department of Parks and Recreation Director and Deputy Resign <br /> <br />Department of Parks and Recreation Director Charmaine Kamaka and Deputy Director <br />Ryan Chong have submitted their resignations, effective September 22, 2017. <br /> <br />Mayor Harry Kim has thanked them and praised them for their very good and hard work. <br /> <br />“We are very grateful for all that Charmaine and Ryan have done for the community,” <br />the Mayor said. “They took on a very difficult task and did good work.” <br /> <br />Roxcie Waltjen, the Department’s Culture Education Administrator, has been asked to <br />fill in as the interim Director of Parks and Recreation, the Mayor said in a statement. A <br />letter to the County Council for Ms. Waltjen’s confirmation will be drafted this week. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />