Updated 1/12/21, 10:30 a.m.
Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth is still recovering at Hilo Medical Center from a heart attack he suffered over the weekend. County officials say a second evaluation is underway as doctors continue to monitor his condition.
Roth suffered the heart attack on Saturday evening in South Kohala. He was tranported to North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital and later to Hilo Medical Center, where he was treated, and a stent implanted. My wife Noriko and I are humbled by the outpouring of support and aloha we have received from our island community, said Roth. I am confident that I will be back to full health very soon. In the meantime, I know my team will continue to work tirelessly to serve our community in my stead.