Tag: Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG)

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…

Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Since the Kilauea Volcano came to life on May 3, approximately 125. Arizona National Guard, Hawaii Air National Guard and Hawaii Army National Guardmembers have joined local, state and federal partners…

- Hawaii National Guard photo After Hurricane Iniki hit the island of Kauai in September 1992, the Hawaii National Guard mobilized to assist in the island's recovery efforts. This photograph shows then-CPT Paul Nanamori and an unidentified soldier dumping trash outside…

Not widely known, but Sandra Mascato served in the Hawaii Army National Guard. This 1975 photograph shows her at weapons qualification training at the Diamond Head crater firing range. (Yes, years ago there was a firing range in Diamond Head…

Ben Vinusto Acohido, was born on May 22, 1932, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2018. Ben had an undeniable love of God, family and country. His military career spanned 36 years in the Hawaii National Guard and U.S. Army,…

Robert "Bob" Wah Kwon Chang, 79, passed away on February 5, 2018 in Portland, Oregon. Robert was born on September 19, 1938 in Honolulu to Koon Kau and Alice Chang. Bob spent his career playing the clarinet and saxophone in the…

Wilfred Seiji Takabayashi, 86, of Waimanalo, an Army veteran and retired Master Sergeant for the Hawaii Army National Guard, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 7, 2018. He was born in Honolulu and graduated from Saint…

From the Adjutant General’s Facebook page The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense assisted Kauai County with a Task Force of over 45 personnel on State Active Duty. Hawaii National Guardsmen, along with Soldiers from the Active Duty 25th Combat…

Vernon Matsuto Miyake, 71, of Honolulu, passed away on March 21, 2018. Born in Waimea, Kauai, he retired as the Assistant Accounting Manager for Bank of Hawaii, Main Branch and as a major for the Hawaii Army National Guard. He…

From the 2002 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…