2015

Victor DeVera Jr., 78, of Hilo, a retired ramp and cargo agent for Aloha Airlines, an Army staff sergeant and Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away in Tripler Army Medical Center on May 31, 2015. He was born in Hilo....

This is the program Kai Kahele (HIANG C-17 pilot and Hawaiian Air captain) and his father Senator Gilbert Kahele were advocating. The school will offer courses that Guardmembers can parallel their military training and receive a degree. The Guard could also...

James Akahi “Kimo” Keanini Jr., 71, of Aiea, an officer and voice operations supervisor for the Telecommunications Management Group and an Army veteran, passed away on April 18, 2015. He was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. He is survived by sons James...

Raymond Ernest Naylon Sr., 82, of Honolulu, a Hawaii National Guard staff sergeant, Honolulu Police Department captain, a security officer for Victoria Ward and U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector,  passed away on May 7, 2015 . He was born in...

A F-22 Raptor, from the 199th Fighter Squadron, increases altitude shortly after taking off from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2015. Pilots of the F-22 from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the 19th Fighter...

Gordon Kwock Wai Tam, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Airlines maintenance supervisor and Tam’s Shoe Repair Shop owner, and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away on May 2, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by...

Brigadier General James Carpenter retired as the Commander of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard in early 2002. Taken from the May 28, 2015 issue of Midweek. Retired UH Professor Gives Back Photograph from University of Hawai‘i Foundation Retired UH-Manoa professor Jim Carpenter and...

Brig Gen Joseph Kim emailed Retiree News, to pass on information about Sandy Hoggan’s services. The funeral will be on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, starting at 1715, at the Mililani Mortuary Park & Mortuary. Additional information will be in the...

Robert Lawrence Cookman, 62, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a stevedore for McCabe Hamilton & Renny and Matson Navigation, and a veteran of the Army and Army National Guard, passed away in Kamuela on May 11, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He...

Promotion Congratulations to Erik Wong, who received his Federal Recognition to colonel on May 22, 2015. Erik is currently assigned militarily to the 154th Medical Group, and works at Headquarters, Hawai‘i Air National Guard as operations training officer, a state...