2016

Great to hear that Sandy Dubrett is finishing her Pharmacy Technician Program at Hawaii Medical College. She will graduate in a few months. Originally an Army Guardmember, she transferred to the Hawaii Air National Guard and served in the 154th...

Thanks to Tim Fujino for emailed these photographs of the latest 204th Airlift Squadron retiree luncheon.  The luncheon was held on August 22, 2016 at the Kountry Style Kitchen. Kountry Style Kitchen is owned retired Air Guard members, Rico and Celia Espinosa. Support Guard...

Betty Hutchison, 80, of Honolulu, a retired secretary at the Hawaii National Guard in Fort Ruger, died on August 3, 2016. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Sterling M. and Scott N., daughter Stacy N. Miller,...

Wayne Yoshioka is a Hawai‘i Army National Guardsman who retired in 2007. He served in many positions with the Hawaii National Guard and a long Title 10 tour with the National Guard Bureau. He currently works at Hawaii Public Radio as their...

Herschel Denis Conradt, 73, of Waimanalo, a retired owner proprietor of H.C. Masonry and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, died in Waimanalo on May 26, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Janet R.; son Todd...

Major General Robert G.F. Lee, who served as the Adjutant General from 2003 to 2011, submitted the following to Retiree News. From Mileka Lincoln's Twitter - @MilekaLincoln I would like to remind our Guardsmen and Reservists that call Hawaii home...

Reuben Sunao Kaneshiro, 67, of Waipahu, a retired master sergeant in the Hawaii Air National Guard, a Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War and an Air Force veteran who served in Afghanistan, died in Pali Momi Medical Center...

Michael Kenji Asato, 66, of Honolulu, an Oahu Country Club employee and an Air National Guard veteran, died on August 6, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Riki, daughter Jaime, mother Margaret, sisters Sandy Nishimoto...

Joseph “Joey” Tavares Jr., 64, of Hilo, a security supervisor with Aloha Security, a former employee at Hilo Rice Mill and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center on August 7, 2016. He was born in...

Albert Ung Sui Chong, 90, of ‘Aiea, a retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 with the Hawai‘i Army National Guard and an Army veteran, died on July 31, 2016. He was born in Kealia, Hawai‘i. He is survived by wife Joycelin,...