Tag: Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)

The December-January time frame is a period where retirements take place. Among the retirees this year, are two long time Hawai‘i National Guard family members. Colonel Stanley “Ulu” Snow has his retirement ceremony this past UTA weekend. Ulu retired as…

You wonder: How did Toshi Watabayashi become a master mahjong teacher? He tells you: His golf game bit the dust. There's a bit more to it than that, but that's as good a starting point as any. And, as Watabayashi teaches,…

Retiring from his State Civil Defense position at the end of December is Edwin Chung-Hoon.  He started with the State of Hawai‘i in December 1993, after retiring from the Hawai’i Air National Guard.  During those 20 years, Eddie has served…

Greetings This year the air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) hosted a Christmas Around the World Event on 12 December 2013. The event highlighted the multi-ethnic cuisine represented by the diverse members of the ANGRC. The Asian/Pacific Islander region was…

Alan Yoshito Matsuoka, 63, of Waipahu, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard retiree, passed away on November 19, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mina, son Alan Jr., daughters Jodi Matsuoka and Elsie Watanabe, brother Clyde…

Retiree News received a report that Timothy Carroll passed away on Saturday after suffering a heart attack on Friday. Colonel Tim Carroll came to the Hawaii Air National Guard from the National Guard Bureau. He served as the Executive Support…

Retiree News received several emails reporting the passing of Alan Matsuoka. These emails say he passed away in his sleep about two weeks ago.  Alan retired as a senior master sergeant and was the superintendent of the fuels operation. Retiree…

William Boyd Kaipo “Bill” Kinney, 74, of Wailua House Lots, Kaua‘i, a retired Hawai‘i Air National Guard radar technician, passed away on November 3, 2013. He was born in Kōloa, Kaua‘i. He is survived by wife Marge K.; sons Kihapi‘ilani…

Tad T. Iimura, 86, of Honolulu, passed away October 30 in California. He was born in Wahiawā. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Hawai‘i Air National Guard. He was a civil engineer for the City and County…

Retiree News received word that Henry Chang, a retired loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron passed away on Sunday. Henry started in maintenance and later cross trained to become a flight engineer. In civilian life, he worked with the Honolulu…