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FLYOVER ADVISORY: Military Flyover Scheduled for VeteranS Day Ceremony

November 10, 2026
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Media Advisory

November 10, 2026

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HONOLULU — There will be a State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense (HIDOD) military jet flyover on Oʻahu by the Hawai‘i Air National Guard on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2026. HIDOD is informing the public about the flyover, for advance awareness that there will be noise from the aircraft flying overhead.

What: Veterans Day Ceremony

Where: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Pūowaina, Punchbowl)

Who: Hosted by Oʻahu Veterans Council

When: Thursday, Nov. 11, ceremony scheduled at 10-11:00 a.m., flyover to occur around 10:40 a.m.

Aircraft: Four F-22 Raptors from the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard

The flyover will be taking a flight path coordinated and approved by the FAA. It is the same flight path used annually for this ceremony and Memorial Day. This flyover is conducted as training and is at no cost to taxpayers.

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Media contact:
Retired Maj. Jeffrey D. Hickman
Director, Public Affairs
State of Hawai‘i, Department of Defense
Office: 808-441-7000