Year: 2021

Retiree News featured a photograph of the Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard staff in a recent post. There was a person hidden and two individuals we could not identify. HIANG retiree Randall Tom emailed an update saying the person hidden was Ken Sonan,…

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Hawai‘i Army National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment and 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment participate in the Helicopter Over-Water Survival Training (HOST), Kāne‘ohe,…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This post first appeared in Issue 121 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on April 29, 2011 The Hawai Air National Guard hosted many parties in the fighter hanger over the years. In this undated photo, members of the…

Rudolph “Rudy” Kanakanui Kama, 65, peacefully passed away at his home in Honolulu. Rudy was born in Honolulu and graduated from Waipahu High School. After high school, he joined the Hawaii Air National Guard. He went to work as a…

Personal photographs This undated photographs show Jeffrey Protacio and Rex Jones in the Human Resources Office (HRO). Long story short, Rex allowed Jeff to shave his head at work one morning after losing a bet. In a recent call, Rex…

Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi Jr., Joint Task Force commander, Hawaii National Guard speaks at the Exchange Club of Hilo’s “Circle of Hope – Healing Field” ceremony at…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Aircraft, maintenance, and support personnel from the French Air and Space Force traveled to Hawaii for exercise Wakea as part of the bilateral cooperation in the Pacific…

God blessed Randal Masao Tamanaha with many accomplishments in Life and took another angel at the age of 63, peacefully, on the Eve of Christmas 2020. He was survived by his son, Brandon M. Tamanaha (Kelsi), one grandchild, Luke Masao…

This post first appeared in the February 8, 2011 e-newletter Retiree News. Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Retiree News asked Harold Fujii for some feedback about this photo of him with his family on the flightline taken quite a few years ago. Good…

Randal Sadao Kobashikawa, 63, of Wai‘anae, Hawai‘i, passed away on June 18, 2021. Randy was born on August 29th, 1957 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. He was a proud graduate of ‘Aiea High School class of 1975. Randy was a retired military…