Year: 2018

Norman Higa served in the medical unit initially as a Traditional Guardmember and later as a technician. This photograph was probably taken in the 1970s based on his rank.

This undated photograph shows Kenneth Iinuma and Randall Lum of the Weapons Shop. Based on the uniforms and ranks, the photograph was taken in the late 70s or the early 80s.

Robert "Bob" Wah Kwon Chang, 79, passed away on February 5, 2018 in Portland, Oregon. Robert was born on September 19, 1938 in Honolulu to Koon Kau and Alice Chang. Bob spent his career playing the clarinet and saxophone in the…

Wilfred Seiji Takabayashi, 86, of Waimanalo, an Army veteran and retired Master Sergeant for the Hawaii Army National Guard, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 7, 2018. He was born in Honolulu and graduated from Saint…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph was taken in late 1959/early 1960 at the Hawaii Air National Guard's alert facility. The 154th Fighter Group was in the middle of an aircraft conversion from the F-86 Sabre to the F-102…

From the Adjutant General’s Facebook page The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense assisted Kauai County with a Task Force of over 45 personnel on State Active Duty. Hawaii National Guardsmen, along with Soldiers from the Active Duty 25th Combat…

This photograph is from the retirement party for Roy Matsumura after the June 1994 drill weekend. After serving in the Air Force, Roy returned to Hawaii and joined the 201st Combat Communications Group. During his Hawaii Air National Guard career,…

Georgiana Beckley Ahia Pang Downey, 97, of Waimea, formerly of Alewa Heights, Oahu, died December 1, 2017, at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree and member of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Visitation…

During the December 1996 UTA weekend, newly commissioned 2nd Lt Cyrus Lung assumed command of the 154th Security Policy Squadron. He recently returned from the ANG Academy of Military Science (AMS) where he received his commission. Prior to commissioning, he…

MSgt Peter Kali, a loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron, passed away on Friday. Special thanks to Gordon Lau for relaying this sad information. The photograph is from MAJ Jeff Hickman‘s Facebook page. Retiree News will post more information about services…