Year: 2026

Across the Islands is the new newsletter for the VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System. Stay informed with the latest updates, health tips, and important information tailored specifically for our veteran community in the Pacific Islands. Click below for the September…

A VA Benefits Counselor assigned to the Honolulu VA Regional Office (RO), will be at the Maui Vet Center, September 17, 2026.  Appointment required, see attached flyer.  Maui Vet Center address: 157 Ma’a Street, Kahului, HI 96732 To schedule an appointment, email…

Edward Ah Kong Lee, 83, of Hilo died Aug. 4 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Hawaii Fire Department firefighter, retired Hawaii Army National Guard major, U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran and member of University Heights…

The Honorable Josh Green M.D. Governor of the State of Hawaii request the pleasure of your company at a Promotion Ceremony in honor of Colonel Ronald D. Hogsten to the rank of Brigadier General. On Thursday, the third of September,…

Brigadier General Ronald D. Hogsten, Commander, Hawaii Army National Guard, requests the pleasure of your company at the Commissioning Ceremony for Officer Candidate School Class 057-26, on Sunday, the thirteenth of September, two-thousand and twenty-six, at eleven o'clock in the…

William "Uncle Bill" K. Kahele, 73, of Hilo died June 28 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Hilo and raised in in Milolii, he was employed by Loomis Security, worked as nightclub securiy and was a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran.…