February 2015

While researching a future article, your webmaster ran across a name not heard in many years since his retirement – Jack Uhrig. CMSgt Jack Uhrig retired in 2001 as the senior member of the maintenance control function at the 154th...

Susumu “Sus” Furuike, 85, of Aiea, a Federal Aviation Administration electronics technician, retired FAA facility manager and a Hawaii Air National Guard veteran, passed away on January 14, 2015. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Constance...

Joseph Harold Viveiros, 82, of Kailua, a mechanical supervisor and a veteran of the Coast Guard and Army National Guard, passed away on February 4, 2015. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Gloria Lee, sons Eric...

Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs has scheduled the Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General’s confirmation hearing for Tuesday, March 17, 2014.  The hearing starts at 1315 in Conference Room 229 at the Capitol. The reference to the nominations are...

Karen Stender, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree signed up with Retiree News a few weeks ago. She is back in Hawai‘i after many years in the Northwest. She said, “I'm still in awe with all the changes that have taken place......

Transitions Colonel Dave Molinaro has relocated Washington D.C. to pursue new job opportunities. He retired as the Director of Staff, Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard in December. Dave came to Hawaii 25 years ago, an active duty captain working at...

Anthony Siangco, 51, of Kāne‘ohe, a city groundskeeper at Ala Moana Beach Park and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on January 7, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tracey; son Jeremy J.K. Brown; brothers...

Kalaeloa, Hawaii- Governor David Y. Ige presided over a “Transfer of Authority” ceremony in which outgoing state adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, formally relinquished his authority to incoming state adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Arthur “Joe” Logan, in front of...

Paul H. Morikawa, 71, of Mililani, proprietor of PHM Construction, former business manager for Iron Workers Union Local 625 and a Hawai‘i Air National Guard veteran, passed away on December 6, 2014. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived...

Stanley Louis Medeiros Sr., 84, of Kahului, a Department of Defense employee and an Army and Army National Guard veteran who served in Vietnam and received a Bronze Star and other medals, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center passes away...