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Brigadier General Ryan T. Okahara serves as the Chief of Staff and Commander, Hawaii Air National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii. As the Commander, General Okahara is responsible for strategic planning and oversight of over 2,300 military members in the 154th Wing...

January Jan. 1, 1969 01.08.1969 Aitlift to Big Isle set for 29thDownload Jan. 4, 1969 01.04.1969 Honolulu Star-Bulletin ArticleDownload Jan. 7, 1969 01.07.1969 Honolulu Advertiser ArticleDownload 01.07.1969 Honolulu Star-Bulletin ArticleDownload Jan 8. 1969 01.08.1969 Honolulu Star-Bulletin ArticleDownload Jan, 12, 1969...

April Apr. 11, 1968 04.11.1968 Hawaii Hochi ArticleDownload 04.11.1968 Hawaii Times ArticleDownload 04.11.1968 Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1Download 04.11.1968 Honolulu Star-Bulletin 2Download 04.11.1968 Hawaii Tribune Herald ArticleDownload Apr. 12, 1968 04.12.1968 Honolulu Advertiser Article 1Download 04.12.1968 Star-Bulletin Article 1Download 04.12.1968 Star-Bulletin Article...

ISLE NATIONAL GUARD UNIT ACTIVATED (Honolulu Star Bulletin/ April 11) On April 11th, 1968 the people of Hawaii opened their evening newspapers and were met with the above headline. The Hawaii National Guard had been called to active duty the...

The Hawaii National Guaras recruitment program was boosted by the passage of House Bill 359, which permanently established the tuition waiver program for qualified Guard and Reserve members. During Spring 1984, 136 Guard members indicated that the tuition waiver program...

The 29th Support Battalion’s roots originated as the 1st Regiment of the Hawaii Army National Guard when the unit was formed on January 27, 1893. The unit reorganized to form the 1st Infantry on June 1, 1907. On June 1,...

Question to the CSEL Why do all the same service members get all the TDY trips? The perception is that the officers get all the sweet TDYs while the enlisted pick up the slack in the rear. It seems the...

Kaupo to Kalaupapa -Guard helps Maui CHIEF WARRANT Officer Richard Wright, a HARNG helicopter pilot, chats with Kalaupapa resident John Kaona about the lack of water. Wright, along with other HARNG and HANG members, airlifted in fresh water and water...

Brigadier General Gary M. Ishikawa was appointed as the Deputy Adjutant General, Hawaii Army National Guard on January 1, 2003. As the Deputy Adjutant General, he serves as the Deputy Director of a diverse organization which encompasses both the Hawaii...

STATE OF HAWAI‘I KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE KA ʻOIHANA PILI KAUA OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA MAJOR GENERAL STEPHEN F. LOGAN ADJUTANT GENERAL KA ʻAKUKANA KENELALA BRIGADIER GENERAL PHILLIP...

Maj. Gen. Fred Makinney a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy was appointed to West Point in 1916 by Delegate Kuhio Kalanianaole. Makinney was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Regular Army in November 1918 and served in all commissioned...

Major General Alexis T. Lum was appointed the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii in March 1983. In this capacity, he is a member of the Governor's cabinet and serves as the Director of the State of Hawaii Department...