June 2014

Buenaventura Larry “Benny” Lagapa, 67, of Haleiwa, a Tesoro gas station manager for Haleiwa and Hauula, and a veteran of the Army and National Guard, passed away in Haleiwa on June 2, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived...

Solomon Waiau Kaulukukui Sr., 90, of Honolulu, passed away at home on April 26, 2014, with family and friends present. Born on August 13, 1923, he was the 12th child of 15, raised by the late Malina and Charles Kaulukukui...

Sergeant First Class Dwayne Jun Hung Torres, 32 of Ewa Beach, passed away on 30 May 2014. Born 14 Feb 1982 in Honolulu. He served proudly as a Recruiter for the Hawaii Army National Guard. He was a car enthusiast...

On Saturday, June 7, 2014, Brigadier General Bruce Oliveira, Commander, Hawai‘i Army National Guard, hosted a Change of Command ceremony for the 103rd Troop Command.  During the ceremony, Colonel Paul Tamaribuchi relinquished command to Colonel Robert Lesher. The ceremony took...

CMSgt Raquel Ramos submits reports and photographs of the activities of Hawai‘i National Guard members assigned to the National Guard Bureau and other locations in the Washington DC area. This group, known as Team 808, has activities where the Hawai‘i...

Three Active Duty and Air National Guard fighters units rotated jets on routine theater security packages to bolster Pacific Air Forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Ten F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing left Mountain Home AFB, Mont., bound...

Daryl Guy Hong, 62, of Kailua-Kona, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, a Hawaii National Guard training officer and Robert’s Repair & Service mechanic, passed away in Kona Community Hospital on June 1, 2014. He was born in...

John Chun, who retired out of the engine shop, and his wife live in Salem, Oregon. They attended Colonel James Ashford’s services in Oregon. John emailed this report with photos.  Mahalo to John for his work documenting this event for...

About 125 Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers will return home later this week from nine months of duty in Afghanistan, the National Guard said. B Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, out of Wheeler Army Airfield, deployed with 10 CH-47 Chinook...

Mark Tadao Shiraishi, 58, of Honolulu, a retired Island Movers supervisor and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on May 22, 2014 in the Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Debbie,...