August 2015

SFC Linda Hesch, part of Team 808, sent the following article for posting. Linda said, “Just passing along some Team 808 news. Not sure if you already published this already, our Hawaii/Guam table made it into U.S. Army news.” Check...

Aug. 10, 2015Jackson Yorio “Jack” Hamamura, 86, of Kekaha, Kaua‘i, a veteran of the Army, Air Force and Hawai‘i Air National Guard, passed away in Salem, Oregon on August 10, 2015. He was born in Koloa, Kaua‘i. He is survived by wife JoAnn; son...

David Francis Meyer, 97, of Hilo, formerly of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the former Hamakua Sugar Plantation and an Army private first class with the 1st Regiment, Hawaii Rifles, died in Pohai Malama Hospice of Hilo. He...

Gilbert Silva “Papa Gil” Sampaia, 87, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Hospital general maintenance department employee and a retired Hawaii Army National Guard sergeant, passed away on August 23, 2015. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife...

Lawrence K.K. Mun, age 83 of Pearl City passed away on July 18, 2015 at Pali Momi Hospital. Retired after 38 years in Civil Service and 40 years with the Hawaii National Guard as a Master Sergeant. He is survived...

200,000 Views and Counting Sometime over the weekend, Retiree News passed the 200,000 views threshold. Mahalo to all the readers who visit the Retiree News daily or occasionally. The website continues to improve since the first post on January 22,...

Primo Rivera Menor, 78, of Waipahu, a former employee of Consolidated Theaters at Kam Drive-In and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 15, 2015. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by daughter Beranda Matsunaga-Lee,...

Herbert Shunji Okamoto, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired Air National Guard radar technician and an Air Force veteran, passed away on August 1, 2015 at home He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol, son Keith, daughter Raina...

Retiree News received the sad news this afternoon that CMSgt Robert "Bobby" Choi passed away on Tuesday of natural causes.  He was a month short of his 96th birthday. Bobby was the last surviving charter member of the Hawaii Air National...

Congratulations to Colonels Kenneth Hara and Suzanne Vares-Lum! The United States Senate confirmed both officers promotion to brigadier general. The National Guard Bureau email announcement said in part: The Chief of the National Guard Bureau is pleased to announce that...