Kapena Moku

Twenty-four men from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s Royal Guard marched in the President Richard Nixon’s inaugural parade on January 20, 1973. The unit, headed by Kapena Moku (SMSgt) Ted Hussey, was invited to Washington, DC by the Inaugural Committee....

Personal photograph used with permission Thanks to Darrell Bactad for send this photograph to Retiree News. It shows Darrell, the current Kapena Moku (Captain) of the Royal Guard, and Randall Lum, a former Kapena Moku. Both were attending the memorial service of Ronald Cozo,...

Family photographs used with permission These photographs are from CMSgt Harry Awana’s technician retirement. The luncheon was in the late 1980s. He had long career in the maintenance complex with many achievements along the way. His last position was the...

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser recently posted this photograph as part of their “Back in the Day” daily series of old photographs. The photograph was originally published on November 17, 1964 and the caption was: The Royal Guard of monarchy days stands...

Retiree News photograph This photograph was taken on December 5, 2006 on the occasion of Governor Linda Lingle’s second inauguration. The ceremony was at the State Capitol rotunda. In the photograph are Franklin Ho, Darryl Bactad, Gary Hema, Norton Molina. Frank...