January 2025

Presidential Disaster Declared. Over Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, 2000, Hawaii County recorded some of the heaviest rains and flooding in its history. Twentyfour hour rainfall totals reported record numbers from Hilo to Pahala, with the Hilo Airport recording nearly...

December 1997, HIANG aircraft from the 204th Airlift Squadron and the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron deployed with emergency supplies and relief workers to Guam following Typhoon Paka. The deployment clearly demonstrated the Hawaii Air Guard's ability to quickly respond to...

The Na Koa (Warriors) Crime Watch program has experienced much success, since its inception. Since it was introduced in the January 1997 State-of-the-State address, as just one part of your overall crime fighting package submitted to the Legislature, numerous initiatives have been launched. Under...

Operation Kokua: HING leads joint effort to help flood victims By Spc. Jonathan M. Shiroma NO EASY TASK -- Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard use plenty of elbow grease to help remove some of the refuse and debris...

Hawaii Air Guard personnel along with Army Guard and departmental employees assisted with the gathering, packaging and delivering of relief supplies to the earthquake victims of the Kobe, Japan, in January. - 1995 Annual Report pp. 20 Hawaii Army National Guard's...

1993-2001 Hawaiʻi National Guardʻs NATO Support During the Yugoslav Wars The Hawaiʻiʻ National Guard played an important role in NATO operations during the Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001), providing both combat support and peacekeeping contributions across Europe. The Hawaiʻi Air National Guard’s...

Hawaii Air Guard to patrol Iraqi no-fly zone MISSION POSSIBLE -- Lt. Col. Peter Pawling, 154th Operations Group commander, answers questions from Ann Yamamoto, KGMB-TV news reporter, on the Iraqi "no-fly" zone mission, Oct. 28. (Picture from the 1994 September...

On Aug. 30, 1994, the 29th Hawaii Army National Guard Infantry Brigade (Separate) was officially selected as one of the National Guard's 15 enhanced readiness combat brigades. Those units will receive the best equipment, additional funds for training, and other...

In June, the Guard and State Civil Defense assisted Maui county officials in extinguishing a fire which destroyed 12,500 acres on Molokai. - 1991 Annual Report pp. 1 (Picture from the 1991 Annual Report) Brigade soldiers were activated in July...

Guard soldiers support Operation Desert Shield Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis Y. Fujii117th PAD Sgt. DHid Simons (right), Headquarters Service Company, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, guides Spec. Gary Hayakawa as he disassembles a Marine AMTRACK torsion bar seal....

Signaling the start of wet winter weather in December '87, a series of storm-fronts began to drench the island of Oahu. From mid-month on, heavy rains continued to saturate the ground, causing isolated flooding and the buildup of debris. In...

The Hawaii Air National Guard diligently planned and executed the final steps for an aircraft conversion in fiscal year 1987. The F-15A Eagle aircraft will replace the F-4C Phantom jet fighters. This conversion will represent a quantum leap forward in...