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A Celebration of Life for Johana “Jojo” Correa will be on Friday August 11, Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Jojo was the wife of Edward “Butch” Correa, the former Adjutant General. Viewing 8:00 am, services 10:30, Mass 11:30 with the burial 2:00...

Retiree Sightings: We ran into Sandy Hashimoto in the Hickam commissary. She retired from the Human Resource Office (HRO) in July 2015. Through her years of service, Sandy helped Guard technicians as they retired from Hawaii National Guard. She shared...

Senior Leaders changes: The following is a short summary of Hawaii National Guard senior leader changes coming in the next few months. Today, COL Mark Young will become the commander of the 298th Multi-Functional Training Unit.  He relieves COL Stuart...

Two hundred forty-two years ago, our nation's leaders established the Continental Army. Today, the Army is the strategic landpower of the joint force; called upon to prevent, shape, and win against our adversaries. Today is the U.S. Army's 242st Birthday,...

Tomorrow America will observe Memorial Day. For many it is the unofficial start of summer, with family gatherings and barbecues. But we can never lose sight of the true significance of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is when America honors the...

Retiree Sightings: At the recent funeral services for Miles Aoki, we had the opportunity to “catch up” with several retirees. Among the retirees present were: Robert Finley, Clarence Fukumoto, Roy Matsumura, David Murray, Vince Nishina, Alan Shinsato, and Dennis Takeshita....

Taps Correction: In an earlier Retiree News reported the services for Ignacio “Gabe” Gabriel would start at 9:30 am. As shown in the posted obituary, the visitation starts at 9:30 am. We apologize for any confusion. Ignacio Gabriel Jr., 89, died...

Gubernatorial Appointments: Happy to report that two Hawaii Air National Guard retirees nominated by Governor David Y. Ige were confirmed the State Senate yesterday. Both were confirmed with a 25-0 vote. Edmund “Fred” Hyun as the Chairperson of the Hawaii...

Sentry Aloha 17-3 video: You can view a short Star-Advertiser video about Sentry Aloha 17-3 here. This is the third and final Sentry Aloha for 2017. Taps: With the new shorter obituaries posted in the Star-Advertiser, we may overlook Hawaii...

New Chiefs: As reported in the March 2017 issue of the Kūkā‘ilimoku, Lee C. Sonomura and Edward M. Tang became the HIANG’s newest Chiefs at a March 1, 2017 ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Chief Sonomura served in the...