Retired Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim plans to run again.

“I didn’t want to run,” the former two-term mayor said Friday. “It’s just a matter of doing what’s right. … What’s been happening here and nationally, it really has degraded people’s trust. … Good government is so very important. Trust is the highest value there is in any relationship of any kind. That’s how I ran civil defense. That’s how I ran as mayor.”

Kim declined to address the allegations of Mayor Billy Kenoi’s abuse of a county credit card, which is under investigation. “In running, I try to avoid any bandwagon attack of him,” he said.

Kim proved in the 2012 mayoral race to be a formidable foe for incumbent Kenoi, who outspent him by more than 38-to-1. But Kim fell short by a mere 2 percentage points, losing 51 percent to 49 percent.

The Hilo resident will stick with his simple campaign style, collecting no more than $10 from any person, agency or corporation, just asking people to call a friend or put a homemade sign in their yard.

Kim became well-known to Hawaii residents while serving as Civil Defense administrator, prior to his mayoral campaign in 2000.

The 76-year-old, with three heart attacks and a bypass surgery, said he’s gotten healthy since he left office.

“This is the best I’ve felt in 30 years,” he said.

Six individuals have pulled papers to run for mayor; two have filed as of Friday, the Elections Division administrator said.

They are: Wally Lau, 67, former county managing director, and former Kohala Councilman Pete Hoffmann, 74.

The deadline for filing is June 7.