2013

Jarrett F. (Deke) Carr, 91 passed away September 18 at home. He was born in Berkeley, California on November 21, 1921, son of Grace and Sidney Carr. His family moved to Hawai‘i in 1922. Jarrett was a WWII Veteran, a...

Edward Tsutomu Okuhara, 79, of Honolulu, a National Guard veteran, passed away on August 29, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Harriet; daughters Tammy Kajiyama, Robyn Wago and Jackie T. Bonifacio; brothers Nobu, Fred, Tamotsu...

Frank Francisco Montizor, 85, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Moloka‘i, an Air Force retiree, passed away on September 1, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Mansfield, Franklin and Victor; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Brigadier General Bruce Oliveira, the Land Component Commander recently announced several Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG) senior command and key staff assignment changes. Colonel Bryan Suntheimer, the currently HIARNG Chief of Staff, will become the Mobility Assistant, Director, Logistics, Engineering...

The Adjutant General’s annual awards were presented at the DOD Retirement and Awards Luncheon on September 4, 2012. The department award winners go on to complete for the statewide awards announced at the Governor’s awards presentation in October.  For the complete...

Members of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 154th Wing last month returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from the Philippines after a week of exchange with Philippine airmen on air defense and command and control issues, according to a wing...

Dalwyn Wong sent an email updating his status. I'm working at Hickam AFB now with a company called HX5, LLC.  I'm on a NGB contract working for the 201st Intelligence Squadron.  I handle the Patriot Excalibur software/hardware system for the...

Abraham Kaihe “Abe” Poai Sr., 68, of Hilo, a state of Hawai‘i Department of Transportation Highways Division employee and an Army and Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 17, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived...

The photo above shows Stephen Lum putting up photos of all the Adjutants General who served in the State Department of Defense.  He researched all the biographical data of each TAG and a short bio appears with each photo.  The photos are...

Peter Kinolau Kamakawiwoole, 74, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Telcom electronics technician and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 12, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cynthia; sons Peter Sr., Paul W. and...