Retiree News photograph Arthur "Joe" Logan was promoted to brigadier general on December 15, 2015. The ceremony was held at Washington Place. Governor David Ige pinned Joe and administered the oath. There were many current and retired Guardmembers present. Among…
Read MoreOff the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii National Guard photograph Governor David Y. Ige hosted the promotion ceremony for Stephen F. Logan to brigadier general. The virtual ceremony was held at Washington Place on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. More photographs Watch the…
Read MoreOff the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page The Adjutant General, Maj Gen Kenneth Hara will host a promotion for Colonel Duke M. Ota, Jr. and Colonel Thomas J. James. Governor David Y. Ige will conduct virtual ceremony on Wednesday 23, 2020 at 10:30…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photograph Governor David Y. Ige, State of Hawaii Governor, greets members of the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron upon their return from a Hurricane Harvey relief mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on…
Read MoreHawaii National Guard photograph Neal Mitsuyoshi was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in a socially distanced ceremony in the Governor's ceremonial chambers on June 15, 2020. Brig. Gen. Mitsuyoshi will be taking the role of J4 Mobilization Assistant…
Read More2020 Memorial Day services. Sad to report that Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and Governor David Ige’s ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery are cancelled. In talking to Ronald Han, Director the Office of Veterans Services, he said…
Read MoreThe onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers. Coronavirus appears to pose a particular threat to men. Middle-aged and older men, and those with underlying health conditions…
Read MoreHawaii National Guard Photograph A transfer of authority ceremony was held this morning for the next Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii. Maj. Gen. Joe Logan transferred authority to Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, who was previously the Deputy…
Read MoreOff the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page In observance of Veterans Day, the Hawaiian Raptors flew over the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific during a Veterans Day ceremony. Service members and Veterans from all U.S. Military branches attended…
Read MoreHawaii Governor David Ige places the State Medal of Valor around the neck of Staff Sergeant Gregory A.Y. Lum Ho, Jr. at a ceremony held on February 9, 2019, at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. On August 23, 2018, as part of…
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