Retiree Update

Wayne Yoshioka is a Hawai‘i Army National Guardsman who retired in 2007. He served in many positions with the Hawaii National Guard and a long Title 10 tour with the National Guard Bureau. He currently works at Hawaii Public Radio as their...

Dennis Vigue retired from the Hawaii Army National Guard in 2007.  He has been working with the Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since November 2009.  He started there as vocational training through the Veterans program at Tripler...

28 June 16  Aloha to the Retiree News Community. I am retiring after an amazing 34 year career in the Air Force and Hawaii Air National Guard.  Though I spent time throughout my career wondering how I would be on...

Raymond Jardine Jr., chairman and CEO of Native Hawaiian Veterans and Hawaii's Small Business Person of the Year, was named second runner-up for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s national Small Business Person of the Year award. Jardine was named the winner for Hawaii in March this...

Don “Rock” Arakaki retired after a long career with the Hawai‘i Army National Guard in the mid-1990s. He served in many command and staff positions during his career. After his Guard retirement, Rock went on to serve as the senior...

Congratulations to Ann Greenlee who Governor David Ige appointed to another four-year term on the the Advisory Board on Veteran’s Services.  Her new appointment will run to June 30, 2020. Since her initial appointment in 2012, she has done a...

Congratulations to Bridget Komine who Governor David Ige appointed to her initial term on the Advisory Board on Veteran’s Services.  Her appointment will run to June 30, 2017.  Her appointment is for one year because she is completing a four-year...

Edmund “Fred” Hyun was appointed the Corrections Population Management Commission by Governor David Ige.  A Senate committee reviewed his qualifications and confirmed him at a public hearing.  Fred will draw on his 32 years with the State dealing with corrections...

The following is part of an email Retiree News received from Gordon Kim, a former member of the 201st Combat Communications Group. I work as an Army Civilian at Fort Belvoir as a Cyber Exercise Planner (4 years+), Gina is...

Irwin Cockett served in the United States Army and the Hawaii Army National Guard. Cockett served during the Korean War as an enlisted man and a member of the 5th Regimental Combat team. After that, he enrolled in officer's candidate...