2016

David Kim, 86, of Mililani, a retired Maui Pineapple Co. supervisor and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, died in Waipahu on September 12, 2016. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Gwendolyn “Gwen,” sons David...

Albert Raymond Branco, 84, of Honokaa, Hawai‘i, an Army National Guard veteran and a retired state Highways Division truck driver and laborer, died on September 14, 2016. He was born in Kalopa, Hawai‘i. He is survived by wife Beverly; son...

Takashi “Taka” Domingo, 79, of Kapulena, Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i, Taka Domingo Electric owner, a retired former councilman for Hawai‘i County and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, died on August 29. 2016. He was born in Haina, Hawai‘i. He is survived...

Raymond Y. Oyama, 86, of Honolulu, retired Lieutenant Colonel with the Hawaii Army National Guard, passed away June 30, 2016 at the Villas at St Francis. He is survived by sister Nancy N Sakamoto, brother David, daughter Pamela S Nakano...

I ran into Galen Nakahara at the commissary recently.  After retiring from the Hq, 201st Combat Communications Group many years ago, he has volunteered in several areas, including teaching tennis in elementary schools. After recovering from some medical challenges, he...

Back row (l-r): Jim Townsend, Galen Yoshimoto, Les Bise Front row (l-r): Emerick Kaneshi, Eli Ichishita, Ann Miyahira, Vern Nakasone A group of State Department of Defense retirees have dinner periodically to “talk story”. Dinner is usually Chinese with lots...

Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 24 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission.  Dennis was a member of the 297th Air Traffic Control Flight, as it was named in 1992. He was...

Edward Paat Babas Sr., 88, of Honolulu, a retired Pepsi-Cola route manager and an Army National Guard veteran, died on August 21, 2016. He was born in Kealia, Kaua‘i. He is survived by partner Virginia Dofa; sons Edward Jr., Jeffery,...

Off the Pacific Aviation Museum Twitter feed - @PacificAviation Randy from our Lt. Ted Shealy's Restoration Shop. Watch us at work in Hangar 79, our 2nd hangar.  click on photograph to enlarge Hawai‘i Air National Guard retiree Randy Lum has...

Governor David Y. Ige has appointed Edmund “Fred” Hyun as the Interim Chairman of the Hawaii Paroling Authority. During the 2017 Legislative session, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor will hold an “advise and consent” hearing to review Fred’s...