February 2025

State Department of Defense first to respond Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Maj. Wayne N. Yoshioka and Staff The eye of Hurricane Iniki passed directly over Kauai on the afternoon of Sept. 11. (Picture from the 1992 August – September Pūpūkahi)...

September Sep. 13, 1992 Photo from Honolulu Star Bulletin and Advertiser "Hurricane Iniki" Sep. 14, 1992 Photo from Star-Bulletin "Grave health dangers abound in wake of Iniki's destruction" A-1F 09.14.1992 Star Bulletin ArticleDownload Sep. 15, 1992 Photo from The Honolulu...

(Pictures from the Hawaiʻi National Guard Archives)

WATER RELIEF, Lihue Kauai, Sept.17, 1992: Ann Bowers of Hanamaulu, Kauai gets a helping hand from Spec. Reginald Daguman of the 297th Supply and Service Battalion . Members of Wahiawa's 29th Supply and Service Battalion have set up five distribution...

Kauai: Guard helps during flood Vehicles and personal property were strewn by the flash. flood that hit Anahola Valley, Kauai, Dec.14. (Picture from the 1991 October – December Pūpūkahi) Eleven Air and five Army Guard personnel assisted county and civil...

In September, the Hawaii National Guard Association (HNGA) hosted the 113th National Guard Association of the United States annual conference. More than 3,000 persons attended the three-day event that culminated five years of planning, coordination and hard work by HNGA...

Air Guard to get tankers A KC-135R Stratotanker (left) refuels an F-15 Eagle. The Hawaii Air National Guard's new 154th Air Refueling,Squadron will be receiving four KC-135Rs. (Picture from the 1991 April – June Pūpūkahi) The Office of the Secretary...

The HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD Past and Present . . . The first Japanese prisoner of World War II was captured at Waimanalo by an island Guardsman, MSGT David Akui, who was on guard duty on the evening of the 7th....

Question for CSEL Are we ever going to conduct a mass AGR HT/WT screening (HIARNG)? Answer from CSEL This comes up every year or so. I am a big fan of trusting subordinate leaders to do the right thing and...

1980 August (Pictures from 1981 Annual Report) The Hawaii Army National Guard's annual training session took place in August 1980 and required movement of large numbers of troops and equipment between the islands. Infantry units were stationed at Schofield Barracks...

1970 8th-22nd August (Pictures from the 1970 Annual Report) HANG units, with the exception of the 201st MCS, conducted the FY 1970 field training during spring (March 23 to April 3) on an experimental basis. The switch from camp conducted...

1960 11th-25th June Field Training: For all, except the 298th Arty Gp (AD), annual field training was conducted during the period 11-25 June 1960 as follows: Organization Special Troops 227th Engr Bn (Inf Div) 29th Inf Bde Location Schofield Barracks...