2016

Team 808 is a group of Hawaii Army and Air National Guard members assigned to the National Guard Bureau and other locations in the Washington DC area. CMSgt Raquel Ramos, retired and now a contractor at the Air National Guard Readiness...

United States Representative K. Mark Takai passed away this morning.  Takai represented Hawaii’s 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th Congress. In Congress Takai served as the Ranking Member of the Committee on Small Business’s Subcommittee on...

BG Keith Tamashiro, Commander of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard, hosted a ceremony honoring three long serving judge advocate general (JAG) officers. General Tamashiro presented the recently retired JAGs Winston Ling and Gerald Takase with Legion of Merit medals for their exceptional...

John Ramel Siador, 83, of Honolulu, a groundskeeper for the city Department of Parks and Recreation and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, died on June 26, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Pulani Rezentes, brother...

These are photographs from Lt Col Robert “BD” Darrow Fini Flight in July 1996. Click on photographs to enlarge. Fini Flight - A pilot's last flight in the aircraft before he/she leaves a squadron, a wing, or retires. "Fini" flights are the symbolic...

Retiree News is sad to report that Reuben Kaneshiro passed away last night at Pali Momi. Reuben was 67 years old. Several Retiree News readers emailed in with information about his passing. Special thanks to Nolan Kanekuni and David "Mac" McCulloch for submitting...

Louis Donald “Dutchie” Bingo, 84, of Pearl City, a C&B Masonry retiree and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on May 15, 2016. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Brian and Terry, and six grandchildren....

Flordelino Asuncion Miguel, 90, of Hilo, a retired division head of assessing and appraisal for the state Department of Taxation, a Hawaii Army National Guard retiree and an Army veteran who served in the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment during World...

28 June 16  Aloha to the Retiree News Community. I am retiring after an amazing 34 year career in the Air Force and Hawaii Air National Guard.  Though I spent time throughout my career wondering how I would be on...

James Tay Nottage, June 10, 1947 - April 7, 2016. It is with deep regret and sadness to say that James Tay Nottage passed away peacefully in Eugene, Oregon of cancer. Jim was a Fifth Generation Kama'aina. Jim was born...