{"id":327,"date":"2013-01-29T11:31:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retireenews.wordpress.com\/?p=327"},"modified":"2024-11-06T22:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:07:15","slug":"sen-hirono-adds-retired-air-force-officers-to-her-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2013\/01\/29\/sen-hirono-adds-retired-air-force-officers-to-her-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen Hirono adds retired Air Force officers to her staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/04\/HIANG-LOGO-CUT.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16653 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/04\/HIANG-LOGO-CUT.png 438w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/04\/HIANG-LOGO-CUT-300x297.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hirono taps two retired Air Force officers for her defense and military team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>U.S. Sen.&nbsp;Mazie Hirono<\/strong><\/span>, D-Hawai\u2018i, has tapped&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Walter Kaneakua<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;and <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Nick Ikeda<\/strong><\/span>, former aides to Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, to staff her defense and military legislative team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaneakua, a retired Air Force colonel and Honolulu-based liaison to the military under the late Sen. Inouye, will be Hirono\u2019s military liaison. He served 27 years of active duty with both the Air Force and the Hawai\u2018i&nbsp;Air National Guard.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ikeda, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who served as the military legislative assistant to Akaka and is a Defense Department specialist, will be Hirono\u2019 s military legislative assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am thrilled to have such experienced aides working with me to promote Hawaii\u2019s vital role in our national security,\u201d Hirono, who was appointed to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement. \u201cHawaii is the strategic center for our military in the Pacific, and this team will allow me to be the strongest advocate possible for Hawaii\u2019s military and defense interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taken from <i><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Pacific Business News<\/strong><\/span>, <\/i>January 29, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. Retiree News did not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Additionally, some of the sites linked to may limit the number of stories you can access without a paid subscription. All links were provided with the intent of meeting the mission of Retiree News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hirono taps two retired Air Force officers for her defense and military team U.S. Sen.&nbsp;Mazie Hirono, D-Hawai\u2018i, has tapped&nbsp;Walter Kaneakua&nbsp;and Nick Ikeda, former aides to Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, to staff her defense and military legislative team. Kaneakua, a retired Air Force colonel and Honolulu-based liaison to the military under the late Sen. 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