Year: 2015

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…

Charles J.K. Hall Sr., 73, of Kapolei, a retired Honolulu Police Department detective and Hawaii Air National Guard veteran, passed away on July 3, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Charles Jr., Michael,…

Retiree News received the sad news that Herbert Okamoto passed away yesterday. Herbert was an avionics technician who served in the 154th Wing for many years. He was an avid fisherman. Services are pending. Retiree News will post information about his…

SMSgt Christopher Perez serves as the Superintendent, Recruiting & Retention for the Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG).  He assumed the duties of the superintendent in June 2013. As the Superintendent, SMSgt Perez serves as the principal administrator of Air National…

Samson Juan Achuela, age 64, of Wai‘anae, Hawai‘i, passed away July 23, 2015 in Honolulu. Born September 4, 1950 in Waipahu, Hawai‘i. Retired Master Sergeant who served 30 years with the Hawai‘i Air National Guard as a computer maintenance technician…