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Larry Tanimoto is an American administrator and politician. Tanimoto became the Mayor of Hawaii County in 1990 following the death of Mayor Bernard Akana.Tanimoto became the managing director of Mayor Bernard Akana’s administration following the departure of Akana’s previous director Susan Labrenz. Mayor Akana died of stomach cancer on April 12 1990 at the age of 70. Tanimoto became the interim Mayor of Hawaii upon Akana’s passing.