December 2014

Governor David Y. Ige nominated Colonel Arthur “Joe” Logan to serve as the Adjutant General (TAG). Logan is currently serving as Director of Operations/G3, Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG), a position he has held since October 2013.  Prior to this assignment...

Lieutenant Colonel Melvin “Humphrey” Souza passed away on December 23, 2014. Humphrey was a fighter pilot who served with the 199th Fighter Squadron, flying F-86 Sabers and F-102 Delta Daggers. More recently, Mel served with the Hawaii Wing of the...

Daryle Lum, 46, of Ewa Beach, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard F22 crew chief, a Servco Lexus mechanic and nuclear electronics mechanic at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, passed away on December 6, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He...

Retired Hawaii Army National Guard member Harry Miller just retired from his Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) position. (Hawaii EMA formerly known as State Civil Defense) Harry and his wife will be moving to Arizona in a few weeks. He was...

Master Sergeant Wayne Toshi Iha passed away on Christmas Eve. Wayne retired several years ago after serving 40 years in the Hawai‘i Army National Guard Another HIARNG retiree, SSG Dennis Fujii reported the Wayne’s passing to Retiree News. Dennis served with...

Lieutenant Colonel Melvin “Humphrey” Souza passed away early this morning. Humphrey served with the 199th Fighter Squadron, flying F-86 Sabers and F-102 Delta Daggers. More recently, Mel served with the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.  Aloha Pumehana! Retiree...

Congratulations to newlyweds Regina Berry and Brit Komine. Regina continues as the Commander of the 154th Force Support Squadron (FSS) and the Director of Personnel at the 154th Wing. Brit remains a C-17 pilot in the 204th Airlift Squadron. BTW:...

Colonel Glen “Knockers” Nakamura, the 154th Wing Vice Commander is retiring. Knockers will begin flying for Hawaiian Air in the near future. Brig Gen Braden “Mongo” Sakai, Commander of the 154th Wing, asked Retiree News post this information about Col...

Colonel David Molinaro retired on December 1, 2014, his mandatory separation date (MSD). Dave joined the Hawai‘i Air National Guard in the early 90s, coming off active duty. His last active duty assignment was with the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)...

Jarrett Alan Needham Sr., 62, of Wai‘anae, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree, passed away on November 12, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jarrett A. Jr.; daughters Malia K. Dean and Kawela I Kai M.; brothers William, Joseph...