Year: 2014

John Nehemia Kaina Jr., 49, of Kāne‘ohe, a retired Hawai‘i Army National Guard sergeant and a Star Com Construction Co. painter, passed away on November 27, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by hanai daughter Maka, hanai son Alii,…

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from the 15th and 154th Wings at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, exercised the newest approach to fighter employment Nov. 20-24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Rapid Raptor, which is still in the proof-of-concept…

John Damien Kamakaokalani Worthington, 54, of ‘Ewa, an O‘ahu Transit Services planner analyst, passed away at Hospice Hawai‘i Kailua Home on October 5, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kwang Chi, sons John D.K. Jr. and James R.,…

MSgt Charles Yabui retired from the Hawai‘i Air National Guard in January 1978. He served in the 154th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as an air technician in the radar shop. Charlie was a member of the Royal Guard, and marched…

Philip Christopher Anuenue Cabudol, 76, of Kapolei, a veteran of the Hawaii National Guard and Army Reserve Pacific Liaison Command, passed away on Ocotober 18, 2014. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Catherine J.R.; daughters…

Stanley Edward Sanchez, 58, of Honolulu, a Waikiki Elementary School employee and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, died in passed away on October 25, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Stanley Sanchez Jr. and…

Janina Suzanne Marrero, 26, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on November 10, 2014 in Honolulu. She was born in Savannah, Ga. She is survived by son Brayden K.; parents Anthony and Jodie; brother John A.; sister…

Armament specialists of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard train to load the .50-caliber machine guns used in the F-47 Thunderbolts or "Jug" that made up the bulk of the early Air National Guard aircraft inventory nationwide. The 199th Fighter Squadron…

On November 4, 1946, the four original units of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard received Federal recognition.  These units were: the 199th Fighter Squadron, 199th Utility Flight, Detachment C, 199th Air Service Group, and the 199th Weather Station.  We recognize…

Benjamin Boniface Kailieha Jr., 75, of Wai‘anae, a Bishop Estate land appraiser and an Army National Guard retiree, passed away October 17, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Frances K., son Bennard, daughters Bernardine Shattuck and…