Former Mayor Billy Kenoi posted the following post on social media on January 19th, 2021.
“I Love You! All of You! So much heartache and loss lately. Good people with big hearts and bigger smiles. I want to go to their homes and hug and comfort their families and loved ones. Instead, I text my feelings and my prayers. But just not the same. I just want to share that the world we live in, the island we call home, our community, our neighborhood, our home and patch of land, becomes a better place when we pray, when we forgive, when we don’t judge, when we smile, when we laugh, when we praise, and when we rejoice in the dawn of a new day. This is a rough time. For many. If not most of us. But like our Kupuna, we will get through it. With Love. With Aloha. With God. I will do what I can to comfort and to love and to share and to serve. But I won’t be talking much. I think I said enough for a couple lifetimes anyway. Time to listen. And to learn. And to pray. And tell everyone I Love You!” ~ Billy Kenoi