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That High School Thing. As we comment in our series on local high schools, “In Hawaii, what high school you graduated from is often among the questions asked when you first meet someone.” Retiree News recently had a post about...

Retirement Ceremony - Late post. TSgt Epigene "Peni" Sabagala is retiring this Saturday, July 7, 2018. Her military retirement ceremony will start at 1430 at the 154th Wing’s Dining Facility. A reception will follow the ceremony. Seems only yesterday when Peni enlisted...

Aloha and Mahalo to Lt Col Charles Anthony, who is retiring from both the Hawaii Air National Guard and as a State employee, effective July 1, 2018. His last day will be this Friday. Chuck started with the 201st Combat Communications...

Heads Up & Save the Date. CW4 Tracy Tobias emailed Retiree News a heads up about the Hawaii Army National Guard warrant officers planning a 100th Anniversary Celebration. The planners want all the chief warrant officers who served with the...

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...