Year: 2025

VAPIHCS is excited to announce the opening of an urgent care clinic inside of our Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic. VAPIHCS is working diligently to expand services for Veterans across the Pacific Islands, and this new service will help deliver…

National Medal of Honor Day, a U.S. federal observance, is celebrated annually on March 25th to honor the heroism and sacrifice of Medal of Honor recipients. The Medal of Honor is the highest U.S. military award for valor in combat. Over 3,400…

Dennis Kiyoshi Sunada, of Kapaa, passed away on Jan. 20, 2025, at the age of 84, with his family by his side. He was born on Aug. 7, 1940, in Lihue. He retired as a Master Sergeant from the Hawaii National Guard in Kokee.…

Please help spread the word that TRICARE Online is decommissioning 1 April, and all medical records must be downloaded before then. TRICARE Online Patient Portal Decommissioning: Download Your Health Records Now By TRICARE Communications FALLS CHURCH, Va.   –  On April 1,…

EAGLES TO THE RESCUE–Lt. Col Kimo Kelly and Maj. Wayne Wakeman, F-15 pilots stand at the Hawaii Air National Guard alert pad. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Wayne Pontes (Picture from the 1995 December Pūpūkahi) 30 years ago in March 1995, pilots…

The Law Enforcement Torch Run is more than just a run! It is a year-round fund-raising organization that culminates at the State Summer Games with the Final Leg running into the Special Olympics Hawai’i Opening Ceremonies at the University of…

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 02.03.2025 Story by Staff Sgt. Robert Cabuco 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard An exercise cadre monitors Airmen protecting an injured member during a field training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on February…

William Martin, 92, of Kekaha, was called to his Heavenly Home on Dec. 21, 2024. Willie, a retired Kekaha Sugar Company Paniolo, worked as a ranch cowboy and heavy equipment operator during his years of service. As he raised his…