Year: 2026
2026 SFC Jay Bal Promotion Ceremony
Captain Eric I. Petnumkeo, Commander, HHC, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion, requests the pleasure of your company at a Promotion Ceremony in honor of SFC Jovyryan (Jay) R. Bal promotion to Master Sergeant on Sunday, the second day of August, two…
Read More2026 Lt. Col. Michael Rosner Promotion
Major General Stephen F. Logan, The Adjutant General, State of Hawaii request the pleasure of your company at a Promotion Ceremony in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Michael I. Rosner to the rank of Colonel On Sunday, the second of August,…
Read MoreTAPS: Allan Takase
Dr. Allan Shinya Takase, 94, of Hilo died May 6 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired medical doctor, retired Hawaii Army National Guard colonel and member of the American Medical Association, Hawaii County Medical Society, American College of Obstetricians…
Read MoreDo you qualify for Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel?
How you can get TSA PreCheck for free as a Veteran with a disability Through the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act, you may qualify to enroll in expedited airport security screening at no cost. Keep reading to…
Read More2026 VBA Benefits Visit to Hilo, 28 & 30 July 2026
A VA Benefits Counselor assigned to the Honolulu VA Regional Office (RO), will be at the Hilo Vet Center on Tuesday, 28 July and Thursday, 30 July 2026. Appointment required. Hilo Vet Center address: 70 Lanihuli Street, Ste 102, Hilo, HI…
Read More2026 93rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team Change of Command Ceremony
Colonel Ronald D. Hogsten, Director of Joint Staff, Hawai‘i National Guard and Commander, Hawai‘i Army National Guard, cordially invites you to the 93rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team Change of Command Ceremony, at which Lieutenant Colonel Brent M. Nakasone…
Read More2026 Master Sgt. Nicanor Abelardo IV Promotion Ceremony
Lieutenant Colonel Auredith T. Tumpap requests the pleasure of your company at a Promo tion Ceremony in honor of Master Sergeant Nicanor M. Abelardo IV's Promotion to Sergeant Major on Friday, the seventeenth of July, two-thousand and twenty-six, at eleven-thirty…
Read MoreTAPS: Edward Uemura
Edward M. Uemura, 83, of Pepeekeo died May 6. Born in Hakalau, he was a retired mechanic for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. and retired Hawaii Army National Guard staff sergeant. Private services. Online condolences: homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by sons, Stafford Uemura and…
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