Mayor Mitch Roth
HONOLULU The mayor of Hawaii island underwent a procedure to implant a stent after suffering chest pain Saturday evening.
Officials say Mayor Mitch Roth was under evaluation Sunday at Hilo Medical Center after being transported from North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea.
Roth, 56, the former Hawaii County prosecutor who was elected in November, released a statement saying he was looking forward to a speedy recovery. I have had excellent treatment from the moment I began to feel discomfort, and would especially like to thank our Hawaii County first responders for their adept response and care, Roth said.
(Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i) – A 68-year-old woman was seriously injured after an apparent shark bite at Anaeho’omalu Bay on the Kohala coast. Official say the incident happened at approximately 8 a.m.
The captain of an ocean sports vessel reported the incident, after hearing calls for help coming from a woman near a channel marker, an estimated 600-feet offshore. A tender from the
Spirit of Aloha tour vessel was used to take the woman to shore, where she was transported to North Hawai‘i Community Hospital in Waimea.
A Hawai‘i Fire Department (HFD) helicopter flew over the area and its crew did not spot any shark activity. The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), in conjunction with Hawai‘i County authorities have placed shark warning signs, one-mile, on either side of Anaeho‘omalu Bay. Signs will remain in place until Sunday, after a the Hawaii County Fire Department does another surveillance flight over the area.