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 ...
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At 5 a.m., April 11, 1968, Maj. Gen. Benjamin J. Webster, the adjutant general of Hawaii, received a call from the National Guard Bureau informing him that the 29th Infantry ...
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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 ...
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Battalion Commanders 8 2023 – Present MAJ Dale Balsis 7 2022 – 2023 LTC Isaac Floyd 6 2020 – 2022 LTC Auredith Tumpap 5 2017 – 2020 LTC Shawn Tsuha ...
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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 ...
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The Guard also helped solve a paradox at remote Kalaupapa, Molokai. The heavy rains in April washed out the community’s water supply pipeline leaving the residents drenched but without any ...
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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 ...
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Major General Fred W. Makinney A graduate of the US Military Academy, Gen. Makinney was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the Regular Army in November 1918 and served in all ...
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