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Brig Gen Robert “Bob” Maguire served as the Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard from 1973 through 1976, when he retired. After retirement, he continued to attend many 199th Fighter Squadron events and ROMEO luncheons. Yesterday Retiree News received an...

Congratulations to Gerald Silva. Governor David Ige nominated him to a term on the Hawai'i Advisory Council on Emergency Management. This term runs to June 30, 2022. Originally established in 1951, the Advisory Council serves as a resource to the...

Mahalo to everyone who supports the Retiree News website. Sometime earlier this week, the counter in the right column of the website moved pass 600,000 views. The number of readers who receive an email whenever we post passed 800. (But...

Several topics today: BG Kenneth Hara's new assignment What's going on with the commissaries Janine Obando retires -More photographs Congratulations to BG Kenneth Hara. He will become the G3 operations officer at U.S. EightArmy in Korea. It is a dual...

Two significant retirements Cathy Inouye, a long-time state employee, retired at the end of 2017. She served in several staff support positions in the Hawai’i Army National Guard. Her husband, retired CSM Robert Inouye, remains in his state position with...

Congratulations to MG (Ret) Vern Miyagi. He was inducted to the President William McKinley High School Hall of Honor. The ceremony was on the school campus and coincides with McKinley’s annual Back and Gold week each January. The purpose of the...

Today is the fifth anniversary of Retiree News. Thank you for your continuing support of the Retiree News website. Since our start on January 22, 2013, we have had over 560,000 views, and are rapidly approaching 800 followers. During 2017,...

Congratulations to BG Moses Kaoiwi, Jr. MG Arthur “Joe” Logan hosted a ceremony promotion at Washington Place yesterday afternoon. Governor David Y. Ige and Mrs. Joni Kaoiwi pinned on the general’s stars. More photographs on the Adjutant General’s Facebook page Great...

At the start of 2018, Retiree News would like to thank all our followers for their support during the past year. During the year, there were 1,163 posts on varying topics which received over 167,000 views by you. Check Six...

From Jeff Hickman's Facebook Page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DqaHKV-2sc Today is the last day of work for my friend (MSG_R) Stephen Lum. He served over 37 years in the Hawaii Army National Guard over 35 years and over 30 with the our office,...