Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG)

Antone “Tony” Amaral Jr., 84, of Hilo, a retired maintenance mechanic/ plumber for the Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area, former maintenance supervisor for Kilauea Military Camp in Volcano and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away on June 9, 2015....

Roy Tsugio Amano, 71, of Hilo, a retired employee of the former Verizon/Hawaiian Tel Co. and a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away in Oregon on April 18, 2015. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Hazelynn,...

Retirements As reported earlier in Retiree News, Sandy Hashimoto will retire on Thursday – yes this week! Sandy has worked for many years in the Human Resource Office (HRO) as the retirement expert.  She helped all those who retired as...

Richard Takashi Kano, 86, of Wai‘anae, a retired Hawai‘i Army National Guard sergeant first class, passed away on May 17, 2015. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Ruby S., son Rick, daughters Rena Espiritu and Rae Kaneshiro,...

John David “Harry” Balinbin, 73, of Lahaina, Maui, an Army National Guard veteran and employee of The Coconut Grove and Embassy Suites, passed away in Maui Memorial Medical Center on June 9, 2015. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived...

Victor DeVera Jr., 78, of Hilo, a retired ramp and cargo agent for Aloha Airlines, an Army staff sergeant and Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away in Tripler Army Medical Center on May 31, 2015. He was born in Hilo....

Brigadier General James Carpenter retired as the Commander of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard in early 2002. Taken from the May 28, 2015 issue of Midweek. Retired UH Professor Gives Back Photograph from University of Hawai‘i Foundation Retired UH-Manoa professor Jim Carpenter and...

Robert Lawrence Cookman, 62, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a stevedore for McCabe Hamilton & Renny and Matson Navigation, and a veteran of the Army and Army National Guard, passed away in Kamuela on May 11, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He...

Henry Hitoshi Yamada, 84, of Honolulu, died at Straub Hospital on May 14, 2015. He established and was former President of Ziebart Auto Rust Proofing of Hawaii. He was a veteran of the Hawaii Army National Guard and retired instructor...

John S. Matsuda, 74, of Wahiawa, a retired shop teacher at Aliamanu Intermediate School and a National Guard veteran, passed away on May 14, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol L.G.; son Shawn Y.;...