{"id":86249,"date":"2025-07-02T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/?p=86249"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T20:00:57","slug":"taps-john-saito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2025\/07\/02\/taps-john-saito\/","title":{"rendered":"TAPS: John Saito"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2285\" height=\"2285\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO.png\" alt=\"Hawaii Army National Guard logo\" class=\"wp-image-17116 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO.png 2285w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-1280x1280.png 1280w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2016\/05\/HIARNG-LOGO-1920x1920.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2285px) 100vw, 2285px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Saito, 66, of Honaunau died Jan. 25 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a mechanic, coffee and macadamia nut farmer, fisherman, animal lover and&nbsp;Hawaii Army National Guard&nbsp;veteran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Survived by\u00a0sister, Rachel Saito of Honomalino; two nephews; grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.<\/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\"><em>The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense (HIDOD)\u2019 Retiree News does not endorse any of the external hyperlinks listed or posted on this site. This includes linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. We are a government run website for which transparency and accountability are paramount. 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