September 2018

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of Hawaii Army and Air National Guard personnel. Many...

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken on January 9, 2000 at the retirement ceremony for Maj Gen Edward Richardson. The ceremony was on the 154th Wing flightline and included a parade of Hawaii Army and Air National Guard personnel....

Joseph “Papa Joe” Kanehoa Adams, Jr., 69, of Kaneohe, Hawaii, died in Kaneohe on August 15, 2018. He was born in Honolulu. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 10:00...

Donald Y.F Chun, 87, of Aiea, passed away on September 1, 2018. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired superintendent for Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. and a member of the Hawaii Air National Guard. He is survived by his wife,...

Jarkarta, Indonesia - The Hawaii National Guard and the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian Armed Forces) recently hosted a joint staff planning exercise known as Gema Bhakti. The name of the exercise is derived from an Indonesian phrase “Gerakan Bersama Bhakti”...

Aviator Yachtsman Wanderer, Padraic “Paddy” Evans has embarked his final journey. He was born in Seattle, Washington on February 28, 1922 and peacefully left his home in Kaunakakai on August 21, 2018. He lived a remarkable life. Many will miss his...

Well known Hawaii waterman and Olympic kayak contender, Mark Conrad Sandvold, passed away on September 1st at his home in Honolulu after a 6 1/2 year battle with cancer. Mark was born in Honolulu on January 9, 1966 to Norris...

Maj Gen F.W. Makinney awards the HAwaii National Guard Medal for Merit to 1st Lt Alexander "Blackie" Bell | Hawaii Air National Guard photograph  Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the history of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November...

This photograph taken in 1952, shows the Hawaii Air National Guard's F-102A Delta Daggers on the flightline. The then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group (154 FIG) had just completed the conversion from F-86 Sabres. Note that the Deuces have "Hawaii Air Guard"...

MSgt John Recard Puaalaonalani Lum passed away on 8-18-18. He was born on 10-25-76, and grew up in Kaneohe, graduating from Castle High School, '94. He was a pipe fitter at Hickam AFB. John served in the Marines and the...