From the Honolulu Magazine website
What to know Honolulu’s best for – pizza, ice cream treats, bread, acai bowls, chow fun, saimin and other great local food. Honolulu Magazine’s 2017 listing is just out and might just include your favorites.
From the USA Today website
For many soon-to-be retirees, a cool $1 million sounds like substantial savings goal, yet that largely depends on where you live.
In some parts of the country, it will barely last a decade.
From the USA Today website
Vehicles affected by Japanese auto supplier Takata’s air bag recall will continue to receive repairs despite the company’s bankruptcy filing in June.
Dealers will notify owners when they are eligible for free repairs in the largest recall in U.S. history.
Repairs are expected to take through the end of the decade. The oldest cars in the most humid conditions are generally eligible to be repaired first, since the ammonium nitrate propellant in their air bag inflators is most likely to degrade.
Here’s a list of all the vehicles affected so far, sorted by brand.
Deogracias “Deo” Agbayani, Jr. was a man of great integrity with a strong work ethic, was intelligent, wise, and of most humble character. He was musically talented, and an avid sports enthusiast who loved tennis and fishing. He was an altar boy at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ewa all through his years in high school and college. Starting at eight years old, he began clarinet lessons and became highly proficient in playing the saxophone, flute, and piano, with dexterity and passion.
A graduate of Waipahu High School Class of 1955, he also attended University of Hawaii and played in the band at football games. In the 1950s he performed in several big dance bands, “The Serenaders” and “The Robins” at the Ala Wai Club House and various locations. He worked part-time at Easy Music in Waipahu and was a member of the Waipahu Aikane Athletic Club for many years. Deo was ambitious, hardworking, and was licensed in insurance and real estate.
He had a very long and successful career with the United States Department of Defense, and Hawaii Air National Guard, 169th Air Control and Warning Squadron. After 42 years in the Hawaii Air National Guard, he retired as a Senior Master Sergeant, Air Control and Warning System Superintendent. He was awarded numerous medals and commendations for his superior performance.
He was predeceased by parents James Deogracias Sr. and Thelma (Osen Gushi) Agbayani, sister Diane Abang of Alaska, and grandson David Nelson Rose of California.
He is survived by daughters Audree (Lance) Clarke of California and Dawn Agbayani of Kona, son Darren (Nalani) Agbayani, and daughter Sharmayne Agbayani; mother of children Rose “Liz” Agbayani of Waipahu; brother Warren (Grace) Agbayani of Ewa Beach; six grandchildren, Alex Clarke of California, Jerusha (Warren) Dela Cruz, Abraham, John and James Creekmur of Hawaii Island, and Kuulei Agbayani of Honolulu; twelve great-grandchildren; aunties, uncles, cousins, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Celebration of life will be held at Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary (Mauka Chapel) on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Private family viewing 8:00 am, guest visitation 9:00, funeral service 11:00 and burial at 12:30 pm with reception to follow. Casual attire.
Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to Deo’s family and friends.
From the Food Republic website
Poke, pronounced POH-kay (which we’re sure you know by now) is still everywhere. Last summer the Hawaiian street food took New York City by storm, leaving the tantalizing scent of toasted sesame oil in offices all across the city.
From the Task and Purpose website
Weapons die for all kinds of different reasons. Sometimes they happen at the wrong time, either in the midst of defense austerity or with the wrong constellation of personnel. Sometimes they fall victim to the byzantine bureaucracy of the Pentagon, or to turf fights between the services. And sometimes they die because they were a bad idea in the first place. For the same reasons, bad defense systems can often survive the most inept management if they fill a particular niche well enough.
From the Task and Purpose website
At 12:00 p.m. on August 24, the American Legion, the nation’s largest veteran service organization, elected its newest national commander — and for the first time in its 99-year history, it elected a woman.
Denise Rohan joined the Legion 33 years ago after serving in the Army’s Quartermaster Corps at the tail end of the Vietnam War. Now, she will serve the organization’s 2 million members nationwide.
From the Airman Magazine website
The U-2S is a high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft providing signals and imagery intelligence and has the ability to detect radar, acoustic, nuclear, chemical and biological signatures. The plane’s long, high-profile wings give the U-2 glider-like flight while the fuel-efficient engine eliminated the need for aerial refueling on long missions. Flying at 70,000 feet the pilot must wear a full pressure suit to survive.
From The Hill website
President Trump on Wednesday signed into law a measure meant to accelerate the appeals process for disability claims at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), easing for veterans a process criticized as too cumbersome.
The bill is aimed at helping veterans challenge rejected bids for benefits and to mitigate a backlog of appeals.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
“Tau tangles” and “amyloid plaques” might evoke a Medusa-like image of a head full of chaotic, snake-ridden hair. Unfortunately, these plaques and tangles represent something more real. They’re the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease – brain-invading protein formations that used to be detectable only after death.
Within the last decade, however, positron emission tomography, or PET scanning, has made amyloid imaging possible while people are alive. Even more recently, within the past few years, it’s become possible to clearly visualize tau infiltration in the brains of living people who appear normal.
Annually, the Hawaii Army National Guard honors those who were killed during the 1968 29th Infantry Brigade call-up and the Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom mobilization. There are two large pohaku (rocks) in front of the Readiness Center Building on Kalaeloa campus. Each pohaku has a plaque listing members who passed during those mobilizations.
Following the pohaku ceremony, there were tour of the facility for the retirees and guests.
Later, there was a lunch to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. This event is part of a nationwide program of events dealing with the Vietnam War.
50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Luncheon Program
The following is a group photograph of Hawaii Army and Air National Guard retirees and veterans present.
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Retiree News thanks for Robert Inouye for sharing this photograph.
From the everyday Health website
Going to the dentist might not be a favorite on your to-do list, but these check-ups are important not only for your teeth, but also for your gums.
Gum disease, or gingivitis, can be difficult to catch. And it can lead to the more severe problem of periodontitis.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
After dreaming about living abroad for years, some retirees can finally afford to buy the perfect house in a beautiful gated community in an overseas paradise. Perhaps you’re ready to sign on the dotted line, hand over the cash and move in. Not so fast. Your dream home could become your worst nightmare.
Webmaster Comments: while you might consider this for only rich people, there are a growing number of gated communities. There are two in Mililani and several in East Oahu.
There were many current and retired military members at COL Tracey Omori’s pinning ceremony.
