The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the December 1989 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* HIANG Awards Banquet
* Sayonara Saigon
* 154th Civil Engineering Squadron trains at Bellows AFS
* CAMS News & Views: lots of familiar names
* RMS Roundup
* Sports News
From the Medical News Today website
If a person meets the eligibility requirements for Medicare, they may enroll regardless of their income. There are no Medicare income limits that pertain to eligibility, but income can decide some monthly costs.
Those with higher incomes must pay higher monthly premiums for two Medicare programs.
These include Part B, which is the outpatient medical coverage of original Medicare, and Part D, the program that provides prescription drug coverage.
This article discusses the parts of Medicare that higher premiums may, or may not, affect.
This photograph is from Stanley “Ossum” Osserman‘s brigadier general promotion ceremony. The ceremony took place on October 20, 2008 at the Governor’s Ceremonial Room at the Hawaii State Capitol.
In the photograph (L-R) are: Blossom Logan, Robert Konishi and Vivian Tsutsumi.
Bob Konishi served as a personnel officer with assignments in the 154th Wing, Hq, Hawaii Air National Guard and the Human Resources Office.
Blossom and Vivian were both working at the Human Resources Office and assigned militarily to Hq HIANG.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the December 1997 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 203rd Air Refueling Squadron Supports Operation Phoenix Scorpion
* Commander’s Corner: 1997 – Year in Review
* 1997 Winston P. Wilson National Guard Championship Matches
* Promotions: including Carswell Ross, Jason Matsuoka
* Chapter 18, NCOAGA News
* HIANG Senior Enlisted Advisor News
From the Medical News Today website
When a person retires, part of their retirement plan may include looking at Medicare options and deciding which is best for their needs.
Medicare is a federally run and funded health insurance plan that helps provide health care benefits for those aged 65 and older.
Everyone aged 65 and older is eligible, regardless of their income level or any preexisting medical conditions.
This time of year can be hard on the heart.
The United States has more heart attack deaths between Christmas and New Year’s Day than at any other time of year, so the American Heart Association (AHA) offers some holiday health tips.
Wendell Yip Hung Mann, 83, of ‘Aiea passed away on October 17, 2021. Wendell was born to Fai and Mary Mann on April 25, 1938 in Waipahu. He is a 1956 graduate of Saint Louis High School and attended Northrop Aeronautical Institute in Los Angeles.
After graduation, he began his career at Aloha Airlines as an Aircraft Mechanic and retired 39 years later as an Aircraft Inspector. During
his career, he also served with the Hawai‘i Air National Guard for 40 years and retired as a Master Sergeant.
Wendell is predeceased by son, Nathan Mann. He is survived by his wife, Jeannie; his children, Kendell (Roxane) Mann, Joy (Robin) Yarbrough, Sherrie (Alden) Kunimitsu; and his grandchildren, Jamie, Josh, Katie, Keith, Megan, Nicole, Sophie and Shane. Services will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on Dec. 28, 2021 at 10:00 am.
Retiree News extends heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends.
Wendell’s service began with the 201st Mobile Communications Squadron in the 1970s.
Please note, Wendell’s service is combined with wife’s service who passed several days after his passing.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the December 2012 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* F-22 Raptor Initial Operational Capacity (IOC) achieved
* Col George “Bud” Day (Ret) visits the 199th Fighter Squadron
* SSgt James Chun II, bone marrow donor
* Combat Hammer weapons system evaluation
Recently, 5G has started taking the world by storm. But just how does it differ from 4G? The superfast fifth-generation mobile network, most commonly referred to as 5G, is a mobile internet connection that promises next-level coverage, usage and reliability. To put it in perspective, downloading a movie on 4G takes 50 minutes — while, on 5G, it takes only nine minutes.
Here, we’ll take a look at 5G in more detail, from exploring the differences between 5G and 4G to looking at how 5G can improve our lives. Essentially, if there’s anything you’ve wanted to know about 5G, we’ve got you covered.
An airdropped palletized munition system is shown carrying a production long-range cruise missile with no warhead or engine immediately after being airdropped from an MC-130J, during a previous Rapid Dragon test Nov. 3. The Dec. 16 test used a cruise missile armed with a warhead this time. (U.S. Air Force)
The U.S. Air Force on Thursday destroyed a target in the Gulf of Mexico with a cruise missile launched from the back of a cargo aircraft, marking the first live-fire test of its Rapid Dragon program.
The final flight test of Rapid Dragon, which took place at the overwater test range at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, marks a step forward in the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office’s “bomb bay in a box” effort to develop a palletized munition system.
According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, causing about 1 in 3 deaths. That’s a truly staggering number. Nearly half of adults in the United States (47%, or 116 million) have hypertension, yet only about 1 in 4 adults (24%) with hypertension have their condition under control.
What’s also worrying is that most adults that have hypertension don’t even know it. High blood pressure usually has no warning signs or symptoms. If high blood pressure continues over time it dramatically increases the risk of heart conditions, kidney diseases, stroke, vascular dementia and even Alzheimer’s disease.
However, the best way to deal with heart disease is to prevent it altogether. By measuring your blood pressure regularly you and your health care team can take steps to control your blood pressure if it is too high.
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawai’i Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as a monthly newsletter today.
Today we feature the December 2006 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* Securing the Arizona border
* CMSgt Denise Jelinski-Hall Aloha column
* HIANG 60 Celebration photographs
* Promotions: including Aaron Vermeer, Mark Yoshida, Neal Nakayama
* 201st Combat Communications Group in Baghdad
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
“In every note I’ll tell of the spell of my islands, for then I know that you’ll be in love with them too.” (Last two lines in Haole Hula by Robert Alexander (Alex or Andy) Anderson, Hnl Adv, June 5, 1984)
Anderson wrote around 200-songs, “He has a fond story for nearly every melody he’s composed.”
“Of ‘Lovely Hula Hands’: ‘It’s the result of a chap watching a hula dancer, and commenting, ‘Aren’t here hands lovely?’ That was the key line, and when I went yachting in New Zealand, I saw these gulls flying over the yacht – an observation that became part of the finished song.’”
Of ‘Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai’: ‘The song was written for a party honoring Warner Baxter (a film star of the 1930s) on Molokai: I thought ‘Kaunakakai’ and ‘cockeyed’ and created that one for a crazy occasion.’”
But this is about another of Anderson’s songs, ‘Mele Kalikimaka’. Of that he noted, “‘My stenographer at Vonn Hamm-Young told me that there was no Hawaiian Christmas song, and that was inspiration enough.’” (Anderson, Hnl Adv)
Robert Alexander Anderson (the song writer) was a fighter pilot in World War II. His son, Robert Alexander Anderson Jr., flew with the 199th Fighter Squadron. He passed in 2021. Earlier Retiree News post
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