Taps

Paul H. Morikawa, 71, of Mililani, proprietor of PHM Construction, former business manager for Iron Workers Union Local 625 and a Hawai‘i Air National Guard veteran, passed away on December 6, 2014. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived...

Stanley Louis Medeiros Sr., 84, of Kahului, a Department of Defense employee and an Army and Army National Guard veteran who served in Vietnam and received a Bronze Star and other medals, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center passes away...

Rockne Edward Araujo, 71, of Hilo, a retired police sergeant for the Hawaii County Police Department, a supervisor for Securitas at the Hilo Airport, actor for Downtown Laundry Express TV commercials and National Guard veteran who served in the Vietnam...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum who shared this photo Wayne T. Iha, 66, of Honolulu, passed away December 25, 2014, at the Veterans Affairs’ hospice facility at Tripler Army Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded...

James “Jimmy” Morris, 55, of Honolulu, a former Hilton Hawaiian Village employee and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on January 7, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Anton and sisters Yvonne Lima, Mariann...

Edward W. Walker Sr., 84, of Waimea, Hawaii, a Hamakua Sugar Co. retiree, a field supervisor for Greeters of Hawaii’s Kona orchid farm, owner of Walkers Ranch and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on...

Betty Ann N. Ishizaki, 71, of Mililani, a retired secretary for the Hawai‘i Army National Guard and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, passed away on December 20, 2014. She was born in ‘Ewa. She is survived by husband 1SG (Ret) Miles,...

Lieutenant Colonel Melvin “Humphrey” Souza passed away on December 23, 2014. Humphrey was a fighter pilot who served with the 199th Fighter Squadron, flying F-86 Sabers and F-102 Delta Daggers. More recently, Mel served with the Hawaii Wing of the...

Daryle Lum, 46, of Ewa Beach, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard F22 crew chief, a Servco Lexus mechanic and nuclear electronics mechanic at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, passed away on December 6, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He...

Master Sergeant Wayne Toshi Iha passed away on Christmas Eve. Wayne retired several years ago after serving 40 years in the Hawai‘i Army National Guard Another HIARNG retiree, SSG Dennis Fujii reported the Wayne’s passing to Retiree News. Dennis served with...