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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...

John Leialoha Ahia, 55, of Waipahu, a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on July 3, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara “Tee”; daughters Jenna “Kawehi” Kekauoha, Krystal Anne “Hina” Delgado, Jessie “Bebeh”...

Joseph Mattos, 85, of Hawi, Hawaii, a project coordinator at Lapakahi State Historical Park, a Castle & Cooke supervisor at Kohala Sugar Plantation and Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away in North Hawaii Community Hospital on July 13, 2015. He was...

Phillip Komoali’i Losalio Sr., 78, of Kealia, Hawaii, a retired bellman for Royal Kona Resort and Kona Hilton Hotel, a McCandless ranch hand and cowboy, and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away in Kona Community Hospital on June 16,...

SPC Ronald E. Bright on keyboards with the 111th Army Band Combo. SSG James Ahloy on sax. Hawaii National Guard photo. First Sergeant Ronald E. Bright served for 30 years with the Hawai‘i Army National Guard. He was a member...