What is Billy Kenoi?
[[File:Billy Kenoi Sister Cities Summit (6173751290) (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''William P. Kenoi''' (November 1968 – January 26, 2021) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. Kenoi was Mayor of [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawaii County]] from 2008 to 2016. He was a legislative aide in the [[Hawaii House of Representatives|State House]] and [[Hawaii Senate|State Senate]].<ref name=Experience>{{cite web|title=Experience|url=http://billykenoi.com/about-billy-kenoi/experience/|work=billykenoi.com|access-date=March 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817014525/http://billykenoi.com/about-billy-kenoi/experience/|archive-date=August 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He was born in [[Kalapana, Hawaii|Kalapana]], [[Hawaii]]. In 2015, Kenoi was diagnosed with [[myelofibrosis]].<ref>[https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37849866/former-big-island-mayor-billy-kenoi-battling-life-threatening-cancer/ Former Big Island mayor Billy Kenoi battling life-threatening cancer]</ref> He died from the disease on January 26, 2021 in [[Honolulu]] at the age of 52.<ref name=death>[https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/01/27/billy-kenoi-former-hawaii-county-mayor-has-died-after-lengthy-battle-with-cancer/ Billy Kenoi, former Hawaii County mayor, has died after lengthy battle with cancer]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://billykenoi.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522034515/http://billykenoi.com/ |date=2013-05-22 }} *[http://hawaiicountymayor.com/ Mayoral website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenoi, Billy}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American mayors]] [[Category:Politicians from Hawaii]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Deaths from myelofibrosis]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Hawaii]] {{US-bio-stub}}