Month: March 2017

Thanks to John "JC" Chun for emailing this photograph and comments to Retiree News. Here's me with Raymond "Ray" Bermudez, and Harold DeMello on December 12, 2016 at Olomana Golf Club.  They're both looking good as you can tell; although…

Thanks to recent retiree Doug Awana for emailing the photograph and comments to Retiree News. Just FYI .... Ran into my very first supervisor in the HIANG (straight out of BMT & Tech School) SMSgt (ret) Louie Kono at HAFB…

New Chiefs: As reported in the March 2017 issue of the Kūkā‘ilimoku, Lee C. Sonomura and Edward M. Tang became the HIANG’s newest Chiefs at a March 1, 2017 ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Chief Sonomura served in the…

Many Hawaii Air National Guard retirees attend the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Tennessee. (It was Knoxville, Tennessee until a newly created Lousiville County separated from Alcoa County.) CMSgt Art Hafner was…

L-R: Gerald "FANG" Aoki, Clarence "Mert" Agena, Richard Miyamoto, George "Jungle George" Sheraton, Galen Yoshimoto The 1986 National Guard Association of the United States conference was held in Nashville, Tennessee.  It was a three-day conference running from September 30 - October…

Funeral services for Sam Kekuna, 69, will be on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Mililani Memorial Park (Makua Chapel). Visitation starts at 5 pm and services at 6 pm. A private scattering of ashes will be held at a…

Retiree News is sad to report that Sam Kekuna passed away on Saturday afternoon. Sam served in the 154th Maintenance Squadron from many years. We will post information about services when available. Thanks to Doug Awana and others who emailed Retiree News.

From the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Michael Murr posted: Sir, this is from Howie’s sister-in-law Today we finalized the funeral services which will be taking place on Thursday, April 6 at 6 p.m. at the Hosoi Mortuary on Nuuanu…

Brig. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum, one of our leaders in the Hawaii National Guard, is an honoree for the Sisters Empowering Hawaii, Women Making History Awards & Book Signing Luncheon. View her video More information

Richard Siruno, a Sergeant and former member of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017.   He is survived by his wife Cathy and daughter Crystal. Service to be held on Friday, April 28,…