Big Island Mayor Harry Kim has been moved from the intensive care unit of The Queen's Medical Center to the hospital's cardiac unit after undergoing triple bypass surgery Sunday, according to family members.

Kim, 69, had the surgery after suffering a heart attack on Sept. 11, his third heart attack in recent years.

The mayor's son, Garrett Kim, said the move to the cardiac unit was right on schedule. The mayor "continues to recover and he's in good spirits," Garrett Kim said in a written statement released yesterday.

Harry Kim is expected to remain in the cardiac unit for several days. To help him rest, the family has requested no visitors or telephone calls until Kim leaves Queen's. The family also said the hospital cardiac unit does not allow flowers.