And why is the only find of this news the one posted by you, on FR?
I did a search on “acting head of the DOH” and “Yamamoto” and only got this thread.
I did a search on ‘acting head of the doh’ and ‘yamamoto’ & found only this thread...
Sorry for the delayed response.
Here is the news story about Yamamoto.
Until appointments can be made to fill the positions for the duration of Governor Ige’s term, the following employees and former first deputy directors of DAGS, the Department of the Attorney General, DHS, and DOH have been appointed to head those departments:
Kerry Yoneshige, DAGS
Russell Suzuki, Department of the Attorney General
Barbara Yamashita, DHS
Keith Yamamoto, DOH
http://mauinow.com/2014/12/04/governor-ige-names-additional-cabinet-members/