Retiree Update

Retiree Sightings: We ran into Sandy Hashimoto in the Hickam commissary. She retired from the Human Resource Office (HRO) in July 2015. Through her years of service, Sandy helped Guard technicians as they retired from Hawaii National Guard. She shared...

Kimo served in the Maintenance Control section for many years. After retirement, he worked for the State of Hawaii and he recently retired. Related: Check Six: Maintenance Control in the 70s/80s

Bob Finely and Tom Ingargiola, December 2016 Thomas Ingargiola served as the ANG Assistance to the Commander, Pacific Communications Division (now the J6). He was New York Air National Guardmember on a four-year statutory tour. Tom worked closely with the...

A follow on to yesterday's post about Rex Jones. Joining Rex and Tracey on their European trip was retired Chief Master Sergeant Denise Jelinski-Hall and her husband, Gary Hall. Denise Jelinski-Hall served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for MG Robert...

Rex Earl Jones III served in the Department’s Human Resources Office for several years as the State Equal Employment Manager (SEEM). He moved to another Federal position in Colorado in October 2009. Rex and his wife Tracey are living back...

Retiree News recently ran into Kenneth Takushi. Ken served on the 154th Wing support staff for many years. A Traditional Guardmember, he retired in the 1990s. Ken said he retired from the United Postal Service a few years ago. Great...

Miles Moriyama was a Traditional Guardmember who served as the 1st Sergeant of the 154th Aircraft Generation Squadron. He retired as a senior master sergeant in 2007. Miles continues as the Vice President of Pyramid Insurance Centre, Ltd. in Kapalama....

Retiree News recently had an email exchange with Joseph “Joe” Holliday. Joe retired from the 169th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron in April 1998. A Traditional Guardmember, he worked for the Department of Human Services. He and his family later...

Thanks to Bill Chang for emailing this photograph of Kazuo “Lefty” Yamamoto taken in the Navy Exchange. Lefty’s last assignment was the Director of Personnel at Headquarters, Hawaii Air National Guard. He retired as a colonel in the 1990s. A traditional...

Your webmaster ran into Stanley Leong at the Navy Exchange. He served on the 154th Wing’s fighter flightline for many years before retiring. Stan said he splits time between his home on the Big Island and Honolulu. Great catching up...