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Representative Tulsi Gabbard has named retired Air Force Colonel Walt Kaneakua, who most recently served as military liaison for Senator Mazie Hirono, to be her Hawaii district director. Kaneakua, a former Aloha Airlines pilot who served 27 years of active-duty...

Congratulations to Brig Gen Michael Compton on his new assignment at Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) as the Air National Guard Assistant to Commander, Pacific Air Forces. General Compton currently services as the Strategic Planning and Policy Mobilization Assistant, United States...

The December-January time frame is a period where retirements take place. Among the retirees this year, are two long time Hawai‘i National Guard family members. Colonel Stanley “Ulu” Snow has his retirement ceremony this past UTA weekend. Ulu retired as...

You wonder: How did Toshi Watabayashi become a master mahjong teacher? He tells you: His golf game bit the dust. There's a bit more to it than that, but that's as good a starting point as any. And, as Watabayashi teaches,...

Retiring from his State Civil Defense position at the end of December is Edwin Chung-Hoon.  He started with the State of Hawai‘i in December 1993, after retiring from the Hawai’i Air National Guard.  During those 20 years, Eddie has served...

Drew Michael Hurley served in the Hawai‘i Air National Guard as a Public Affairs Officer with the 154th Wing and the  201st Combat Communications Group. Those of you who grew up in the seventies might know him as Mike Hurley, a...

Brigadier General Bruce Oliveira, the Land Component Commander recently announced several Hawai‘i Army National Guard (HIARNG) senior command and key staff assignment changes. Colonel Bryan Suntheimer, the currently HIARNG Chief of Staff, will become the Mobility Assistant, Director, Logistics, Engineering...

Dalwyn Wong sent an email updating his status. I'm working at Hickam AFB now with a company called HX5, LLC.  I'm on a NGB contract working for the 201st Intelligence Squadron.  I handle the Patriot Excalibur software/hardware system for the...

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard featured a Hawaiian musical group called the HANG Ohana.  The musicians and dancers evolved over the years, but they entertained at organization events to everyone’s enjoyment.   This photo shows an after work practice on the...

The  Hawai‘i Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) recently named Brig Gen Stanley Osserman as their new director. Managed by High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), HCATT has organized public/private partnerships between the federal government and private industry to develop advanced low...