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Owen K. Uehara, 56, of Waimanalo, an Air Force veteran and Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed away in St. Francis Hospice on December 17, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Susan, daughter Erin, son Evan,...

YOSHIAKI DAIKOKU YOSHIAKI "Yoshi" Daikoku 80, passed away peacefully December 05, 2015. Born December 13, 1934 in Ko'olaupoko, Kailua (Oahu). U.S. Air Force Veteran, COMSAT Communication Satellite Corporation/Lockheed Martin Retiree. He is survived by his wife, Naomi Morton Daikoku; son...

Retiree News just learned of the passing of Clayton E. M. Yuen, a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree. His wife, Sandra, emailed the following: Clayton passed away on November 25, 2015, at the age of 72 at Pali Momi Hospital. ...

Chang C. Lee, 85, of Wahiawā, a mason contractor and a National Guard veteran, passed away on November 14, 2015. He was born in Port Allen, Kaua‘i. He is survived by former wife Betty Ann; sons Peter, David, Dennis and Paul; daughters...

Ronald Lawrence Keonona Silva, 72, of Kaneohe, a retired mechanic helper with Hawaiian Tel and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away on October 16, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sally; son Joseph “Joey”...

David Rogojo Rodrigues, 51, of Waianae, a Honolulu Board of Water Supply employee and a Hawaii Air National Guard veteran, will be remembered in services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. He passed away on September 29, 2015. He...

Frequent contributor John Chun emailed this photograph of Benet Costa. John and his wife Lorraine visited Benet and his wife Suzi during their recent cross-country road trip. Benet relocated to the Boise area in Idaho after retiring from the 154th Wing. Mahalo...

Francis Eugene Jones, 76, of Las Vegas, retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 31, and a retired casino security worker and Army National Guard veteran, passed away in Las Vegas on August 24, 2015. He was born in Ewa. He is survived...

Robert Victor Anes, 65, of Pearl City, a mechanic and an Army National Guard veteran, will be remembered in private services. He passed away on September 22, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Adolfo and...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph of some of the pilots of the 199th Fighter Squadron taken in the early 1960s posted on September 22, 2015. A request to help identify the pilots was part of the post. Special thanks...