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Gilbert Silva “Papa Gil” Sampaia, 87, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Hospital general maintenance department employee and a retired Hawaii Army National Guard sergeant, passed away on August 23, 2015. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife...

Lawrence K.K. Mun, age 83 of Pearl City passed away on July 18, 2015 at Pali Momi Hospital. Retired after 38 years in Civil Service and 40 years with the Hawaii National Guard as a Master Sergeant. He is survived...

Primo Rivera Menor, 78, of Waipahu, a former employee of Consolidated Theaters at Kam Drive-In and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 15, 2015. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by daughter Beranda Matsunaga-Lee,...

Herbert Shunji Okamoto, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired Air National Guard radar technician and an Air Force veteran, passed away on August 1, 2015 at home He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol, son Keith, daughter Raina...

Retiree News received the sad news this afternoon that CMSgt Robert "Bobby" Choi passed away on Tuesday of natural causes.  He was a month short of his 96th birthday. Bobby was the last surviving charter member of the Hawaii Air National...

Charles J.K. Hall Sr., 73, of Kapolei, a retired Honolulu Police Department detective and Hawaii Air National Guard veteran, passed away on July 3, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Charles Jr., Michael,...

Retiree News received the sad news that Herbert Okamoto passed away yesterday. Herbert was an avionics technician who served in the 154th Wing for many years. He was an avid fisherman. Services are pending. Retiree News will post information about his...

Samson Juan Achuela, age 64, of Wai‘anae, Hawai‘i, passed away July 23, 2015 in Honolulu. Born September 4, 1950 in Waipahu, Hawai‘i. Retired Master Sergeant who served 30 years with the Hawai‘i Air National Guard as a computer maintenance technician...

Dennis Y. Taniguchi, 69, of Waipahu, a Hawaiian Telcom retiree and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on May 19, 2015. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Betty, sons Chad Y. and Clint, brother...

Ronald E. Bright, 81, teacher and director extraordinaire, went to be with his eternal Father in Heaven on July 7, 2015. Mr. B., as he was most oftened referred to, was born in Hilo, Hawaii, on September 2, 1933. After...