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Wright Ernest “Buddy” Upchurch, 76, retired Quality Assurance Specialist for Rockwell Intl. Rocketdyne Division, passed away on December 12, 2013 at Pali Momi Medical Center. He served in the Hawai‘i Air National Guard in the 1960s and 70s before moving to...

William Kauhane Malakaua, 64, of Mountain View, Hawai‘i, a retired Hawai‘i Army National Guard sergeant first class and Triple Canopy Inc. international security employee in Kuwait, died in Kuwait City, Kuwait on January 22, 2014. He was born in Hilo....

Jeffrey Tsuyoshi “Sumo” Namihira, 54, of Aiea, a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines, and a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed away on January 15, 2015 at Pali Momi Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is...

Funeral services for Colonel Jeffrey "Sumo" Namihara are set. Date:    Thursday, January 30, 2014 Location:    Hosoi Mortuary, 30 North Kukui Street Time:    Visitation 1630-1800; Services begin at 1800 Attire:     Civilians & retirees: Aloha         ...

On January 17, 1994, TSgt Eddy Compoc died during a Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) Fun Run at Bellows AFS. Eddy enlisted and spent 10 years on active duty with the Air Force.  He joined the HIANG as a staff...

Dec. 16, 2013Ernest Yasuyuki Sawada, 84, of Pearl City, a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away on December 16, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Glenn, daughter Lori Tasato, sister Betty and two grandchildren.

Col Jeffrey “Sumo” Namihara passed away last night, apparently from a heart attack. He recently retired after a long Hawai‘i Air National Guard career. He was a pilot with the 199th Fighter Squadron most of his career, but served as the...

Albert Kawai‘iho‘olana Iokepa Jr., 51, of Honolulu, an Army and National Guard veteran, Ampco System Parking senior operations manager and employee of the Koko Marina 76 gas station, passed away on December 27, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He...

John “Johnny” Macayan Sr., 79, of Hilo, owner of Macayan Motors Inc., former used car sales manager at Hilo Motors and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on December 16, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived...

Herbert E. “Buddy” Markle Jr., 81, of Waipahu, a retiree of the Army National Guard and the state Harbor Police, passed away on December 12, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Charles B., James E.P.,...