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Yesterday, the Hawai‘i State Legislature met in joint session for the Hawai‘i Medal of Honor ceremony.  The Legislature awards the medal to honor members of the armed forces with Hawai‘i ties who were killed in action while serving America in...

Congratulations to Arthur and Rene Kimura for being named 2014 Honpa Hongwanji of Hawaii Living Treasures. They were recognized at the annual luncheon and recognition ceremony to be held on February 8, 2014, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. This husband and...

Nine National Guardsmen from Hawaii were added to the Medal of Honor Gallery last night at the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. The nine include eight who fought in World War II and one who saw action in the...

Jeffrey Tsuyoshi “Sumo” Namihira, 54, of Aiea, a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines, and a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed away on January 15, 2015 at Pali Momi Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is...

Brigadier General Bryan Suntheimer received his stars in a pinning ceremony in the Governor's Ceremonial Room on Friday, January 17, 2014.  Doing the honors were Governor Neil Abercrombie and his wife, Marisa Burgess-Suntheimer. The general's family members, Ashlee, Emily, Tyler...

Funeral services for Colonel Jeffrey "Sumo" Namihara are set. Date:    Thursday, January 30, 2014 Location:    Hosoi Mortuary, 30 North Kukui Street Time:    Visitation 1630-1800; Services begin at 1800 Attire:     Civilians & retirees: Aloha         ...

CPT Gary Hara administers the oath of enlistment to Kenneth. In the background, Dennis, LTC Henry Hara, mother Janet, and Larry In this photo taken on May 4, 1984, then Captain Gary Hara administers the enlistment oath to his youngest...

The following post covers the 50th anniversary of the Hawaii Military Academy Officer Candidate School on November 4, 2012.  The video came up in a lunch time discussion and several recommended it be posted. 298th Regional Training Institute (RTI) and...

LTC Neal Mitsuyoshi just left for a yearlong fellowship at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This is program administered by Army War College located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Roxanne Bruhn pinned on her senior master sergeant stripes in a ceremony...

CMSgt Denise Jelinski-Hall gets a wall dedicated at the National Woman's Memorial Museum. The Chief is close to the end of her tour as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. During her Air Force...