April 2022

Douglas Carl Barbieto, Sr., 50, served nearly 25 years in the Hawai‘i Army National Guard, just shy of 20 years in the Federal Fire Department and retired after 10 years in the City and County of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services...

Congratulations to Tim Fujino, who recently retired as the Translation Assistance Advisor at the Hawaii Air National Guard Airman & Family Readiness office. Since his military retirement, he has done a super job providing advice to military members transitioning to civilian...

Retiree News has received the sad news that Luke Sakanashi passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022. He was 62 years old. Luke retired from the Hawaii Air National Guard after serving many years with the 154th Civil Engineering Squadron. His last...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows Grant Suzuki workin in the Engine Shop. Grant was a full time technician for most of his Hawaii Air National Guard career. He was part of a great team repairing engines...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows a McDonnell F-4C Phantom II parked in front of the maintenance building. The Phantom still has a camouflage paint scheme. The Hawaiian tail flash design is on the vertical stabilizer. During...

This 1999 photograph shows two members of the 204th Airlift Squadron - Kevin Garcia and Karen (Cary) Fujimoto. Back then, the squadron flew Lockheed C-130H2/H3s Hercules.  The squadron was established and allotted to the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1994. The unit received Federal...

Off the Hawaii Army National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Army National Guard photograph The 103d Troop Command Change of Command ceremony of outgoing commander Col. Tyson Y. Tahara, to incoming commander Col. Barbara P. Tucker took place on April 3,...

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph After participating in hundreds of ceremonial services as the superintendent of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s Honor Guard Team and member of the HIANG Royal Guard, Master...

James Kalakahi Kahalehoe, Jr., age 70, Waipahu, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu on June 13, 1951 passed away peacefully at home on March 23, 2022. Survived by: Daughter Jamerlee N. Kahalehoe, Son Daniel P.H. Kahalehoe (Alyssa), Sisters- Gwendolyn P. Rowland, Pua...