2013

Walter Kaimiola Kotrys, 49, of ‘Ewa Beach, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard member and a veteran of Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, passed away on Febraury 28, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Brandonn Kealiinohomoku and Chad Kotrys; brothers...

This is a photo of then LT Theodore "Ted" Daligdig on the right, taken in sometime in the early 1960s. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Can anyone identify the other two soldiers in the photo? Ted served many...

Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong, 46, of Honolulu, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard communications specialist, passed away in Kaiser Medical Center on February 16, 2013. He was born in Hawai‘i. He is survived by wife Nora G., son Temujin G., mother...

David Rosario, 73, of Hilo, a retired supervisor at the former Hilo Coast Sugar Plantation and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard and Army veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on February 14, 2013. He was born in Olaa, Hawai‘i....

Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel, 78, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. harvester and pruner, and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree, died in Hilo Medical Center on February 14, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived...

Congratulations to Major General Gary Hara on his promotion. Governor Neil Abercrombie hosted his pinning ceremony at the State Capital. Photos from the Adjutant General’s Facebook page:  fb.me/1MRcvUTu8. Photos by TSgt Andrew Jackson, HIANG.

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Robert DeCoster, a former member of the 154th Security Forces Squadron, has retired from the 110th Fighter Wing (Michigan ANG) after serving 32 years in the Air National Guard. Bob served as the technician with the 154 SFS here many...

CMSgt Alan Bergeson's retirement ceremony was on January 18, 2013 From the Adjutant General's Facebook page: http://fb.me/2qgoB7I6j. Photos by TSgt Andrew Jackson, HIANG.

The 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD) returned to Hawai‘i on January 31, 2013. From the Adjutant General's Facebook page: http://fb.me/2igz1D9B5. Photos by TSgt Andrew Jackson, HIANG.