2016

Xavier “Buda” Ishihara Sr., 77, of Pearl City, an Army and Air Force Exchange Service retiree and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 7, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret “Mike”;...

Retiree News is sad to report that Aurora Lee passed away on Sunday morning at the Veterans Affairs Continuing Living Center at Tripler Army Medical Center.  Caz Ross emailed this information into Retiree News. Aurora performing at a Open House Aurora...

Retiree sightings Ran into Jason Nunugawa at Ala Moana Center. He retired militarily from the 154th Medical Group several years ago. He worked as a technician in the Medical Group for a few years before moving to position with the City...

Raymond Jardine Jr., chairman and CEO of Native Hawaiian Veterans and Hawaii's Small Business Person of the Year, was named second runner-up for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s national Small Business Person of the Year award. Jardine was named the winner for Hawaii in March this...

Don “Rock” Arakaki retired after a long career with the Hawai‘i Army National Guard in the mid-1990s. He served in many command and staff positions during his career. After his Guard retirement, Rock went on to serve as the senior...

Anthony Pacheco Benevides, 93, of Hilo, a retired mechanic for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. and Mauna Kea Sugar Co., and a veteran in the Army and Hawaii Army National Guard, passed away in the Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama...

William Olin Crowell, 78, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard 154 Air Control Squadron operations superintendent, passed away on April 24, 2016. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Leimomi B., sons Mark...

Aloha All, Please join me in congratulating  Col Taison Tanaka as our new 154th Vice Wing Commander. Colonel Tanaka has held positions in both active duty and the HIANG in Financial Management, he's a graduated commander for the 154WG Logistic Readiness Squadron, and most recently...

James R. Gonsalves, 85, of Kekaha, Kauai, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, retired Air National Guard staff sergeant and Pacific Missile Range Facility heavy-equipment operator, passed away on April 1, 2016. He was born in Omao,...

George “Kappy” Kapeliela, 84, a musician, vocalist and drum major for the Royal Hawaiian Band and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 15, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jolynn T.,...