July 2017

Mobile telephone switchboards were used at several exercise locations in Korea. The switchboard operators stayed busy patching calls for both inter- and intra-base subscribers. In the photograph above is Vince Dacanay and James Takakura, both members of the then 201st...

Franklin M. Hiroe, 82, of Honolulu passed away peacefully at home on June 9, 2017. He was the eldest son of the late Masaru and Shizue Hiroe of Wahiawa, Hawaii. He retired from Hawaii Army National Guard and GTE Hawaiian...

The 111th Army Band - Hawaii Army National Guard - was an important part of the many open house events hosted by the 154th Composite Group.  This photograph was probably taken in the late 1970s.

Back row (L-R): Douglas Hill, Joycelin Matsuda, Jacqueline Jakahi, Patrick Bailon, Teofilo "Fil" Mauricio, David "Mac" McCulloch.Front row: (L-R): Galen Nakahara, Jason Uota. These hard working personnel were the support staff of the Headquarters, 201st Combat Communications Group. They were...

Kiyoshi Koge, 91, of Pearl City, passed away on July 10, 2017. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Hawaii Air National Guard Senior Master Sergeant. He is survived by is wife, Frances; son, Kerwin; daughters, Joanne (Dennis) Urasaki and...

Everyone in Hawaii has hiked the Koko Head Crater trail at least once. It is a steep trek that separates the fit and unfit. But what are the tracks going up the side of the crater? The Hawaii Air National...

Live Fire at Kahuku - Artist: Jim Dietz, 1966 With the onset of the Cold War and the threat of long-range Soviet nuclear bombers, the Guard wrote a new page in its long history of homeland defense. Beginning in 1954, thousands of...

Constantine Ying Ngai Lum, January 03, 1942 - July 10, 2017 Beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 75. He enjoyed spending time with his family, teaching his grandchildren chess, working...

Haruo Shigezawa, 82, of Honolulu, passed away on June 16, 2017. Born in Wailuku, Maui, he was a graduate of Baldwin High School and went on to receive a B.A. from the University of Hawai'i and an MBA from Pepperdine...

The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) publishes a quarterly magazine called Island Scene. Their Summer 2017 issue highlights the island of Kaua‘i, featuring health iniatiatives in the community. There is an article covering Owen Ota, a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree. Owen...