Laserfiche WebLink
<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 26, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim is Medevaced to Oahu as Precautionary Measure <br /> <br />Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim has been medevaced to The Queens Medical Center <br />in Honolulu as a precautionary measure after experiencing chest pains early Thursday. <br /> <br />The 78-year-old Mayor drove himself to Hilo Medical Center around 4:30 a.m. and <br />proceeded to call Managing Director Wil Okabe and other staff to notify them of the <br />situation. He was medevaced to Oahu around 6:45 a.m. <br /> <br />The Mayor has had three previous heart attacks, and underwent quadruple bypass <br />surgery in 2008. <br /> <br />“He knows the symptoms, and he knows what to do,” Okabe said. “We’re offering <br />prayers for Harry, knowing that he’ll be back very shortly,” <br /> <br />Okabe will serve as Acting Mayor while the Mayor is on sick leave. <br /> <br />An emergency meeting of the County Department heads and executive staff was held to <br />let everyone know about the situation. <br /> <br />“We’re going to continue to do the work; everyone assured me that they’re committed to <br />carrying out the mission we always have – of making this a better place to live,” Okabe <br />said. “Harry has confidence in everybody that they’ll continue the mission.” <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />