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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 />April 18, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Condolence Book Available for Signing in Honor of Late Senator Daniel Akaka <br /> <br />The County of Hawai'i invites the public to sign a condolence book to honor the late <br />U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka. Condolence books will be available for signing at the <br />reception desks of both the Hilo Mayor’s Office and the Kona Mayor’s Office. <br /> <br />The condolence books in Hilo and Kona will be given to the Senator’s family. <br /> <br />The Senator, who represented Hawai'i in Washington for more than 35 years, passed <br />away on April 6 at the age of 93. <br /> <br />“Senator Akaka was a very great man, who really had Aloha for everyone,” said Mayor <br />Harry Kim. “We honor his memory and are grateful for his devoted service to the <br />people of Hawai'i.” <br /> <br />The Senator’s memorial service events will take place in Honolulu from May 18 to May <br />21. The Senator will lay in state at the State Capitol Rotunda from 10 a.m. on May 18 to <br />10:00 a.m. on May 19. A celebration of life service will be held at Kawaiaha‘o Church in <br />Honolulu on May 19, with visitation to begin at noon, followed by a 2:00 p.m. service <br />which is open to the public. <br /> <br />A private burial service for the family will take place at the National Cemetery of the <br />Pacific at Punchbowl on May 21. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />