United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdqG1q5sIEc The East-West Center ushered in a new era on Monday, January 3, 2022, as Suzanne Vares-Lum became the Center's first female and Native Hawaiian president. Get to know her as she shares how her family's genealogy is much like...

From the Civil Beat website Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum’s 34 year military career has taken her around the globe, but the Wahiawa native retired Friday on her home island of Oahu. The first Native Hawaiian woman to become an Army...

Retiree News photograph This photograph shows then-Lt Cols Suzanne and Courtney Vares-Lum. They were attending the 2009 Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit & Exposition.  The Hawaii State Department of Defense hosted the conference on November 9th and 10th, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. In...

Hawaii National Guard photograph Off the Hawaii Adjutant General’s Facebook page Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, Hawaii's Adjutant General, received the Defense Superior Service Medal yesterday in a very small, socially distanced, ceremony. The medal was presented by Maj. Gen....

Hawaii National Guard photograph Neal Mitsuyoshi was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in a socially distanced ceremony in the Governor's ceremonial chambers on June 15, 2020. Brig. Gen. Mitsuyoshi will be taking the role of J4 Mobilization Assistant...

The onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers.  Yesterday, the Star Advertiser printed a “Island Voices” article authored by Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum. Her article discusses the Department...

MSgt Beau Sabagala, Maj Love Williamson, CMSgt Richard Costa This photograph was taken at TSgt Peni Sabagala's retirement ceremony on July 7, 2018. Beau and Peni will celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary later this year. They met when Peni started...