Tag: Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

From the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center website Many HIANG members chose to attend the five-and-a-half-week course in-residence NCO Academy. For some it was a quicker way to meet the Professional Military Education (PME) requirement than the correspondence course.…

From the 2000 Department of Defense Annual Report The State Department of Defense produces an annual report for the state fiscal year ending on June 30. The report is a requirement directed by gubernatorial directive. The completed report’s distribution list…

We ran across Dr. Gildo Soriano in the Navy Exchange during the current scratch-off promotion. As you can see in the photograph, he remains in great shape. He retired from his medical practice but continues to deploy to the Philippines…

L-R: Richie Kunichika, Allen Mizumoto, William Mossman, Richard Furuno, John "Saigon" Lee. This photograph shows Col John "Saigon" Lee, and his staff, Col Richie "Kuni" Kunichika, Lt Col William "Billy" Mossman, and Lt Col Richard Furuno, in front of a…

This 1950s photograph show old military hutments at the base of Koko Head. Back in the 1950s, it was the home of the 109th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron. The radar was at the top of the crater and personnel…

Edwin Hajime Takahashi, 83, of Honolulu, passed away February 10, 2018. He was a retired radio technician in the Air National Guard and an Army veteran. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Vivian, sons…

In 2011, the Hawaii Army National Guard started publishing a newsletter, Kekuhaupio. The publication was outstanding. Unfortunately, it was overcome by events and publication ended. Hopefully, the HIARNG can restart this great publication. Kekuhaupio NewletterDownload

Arthur Ishimoto served as the Adjutant General from January 1, 1982 to April 7, 1983. He enlisted in the Army in 1944 and served as an interrogator and translator in General Douglas MacArthur’s intelligence section during World War II.  After…

Photo: Peter Clark, Ann Greenlee and Kristof Sills. Also pictured are the many current and former Hawaii Air National Guard pilots working and flying for Hawaiian Airlines. - click to enlarge photograph System Chief Pilot for Hawaiian Airlines Peter Clark,…

Clifford Kalanikau Heu of Kailua, Oahu, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the age of 87. He was born on March 9, 1930 in Kaunakakai, Molokai. Clifford was a graduate of…