1990’s

Exercise Makani Pahili History Makani Pāhili, meaning “strong winds” in Hawaiian, is the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense’s annual hurricane exercise designed to test and strengthen coordinated response capabilities before the start of the hurricane season (June - November)....

Hawaiʻi Army National Guard Officer Candidate School (MAY 1961 - JUN 1974) Hawaiʻi Army National Guard Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (SEP 1970 - JUN 1974) Regional Training Site Maintenance (OCT 1992 - OCT 1996) Hawaiʻi Military Academy (JUN 1974 - OCT...

1990 The 1st Battalion of the 299th Infantry deployed to Camp Rilea, Ore., to perform their annual training during Aug. 18-Sept. 1, 1990. All their training was conducted on northwestern beaches and mountains, on World War II vintage maneuver areas...

Helicopters, hummers used in Molokai, Waianae, Pearl City -firefighting, evacuation missions By 2nd Lt. Jeffrey D. Hickman and Sgt. 1st Class Stephen M. Lum STANDOFF SAFETY -Hawaii Army National Guard bummer and M-88 recovery vehicle are staged at Pearl City...

Beginning in January 1998, record low rainfall posed drought and near-drought conditions throughout the state. As water sources neared depletion on the Big Island and Maui, water restriction and conservation measures were enforced. Lack of irrigation caused crop damage and...

In March, pilots from the 199th Fighter Squadron assisted in the rescue of three civilians who ditched a twin-engine aircraft in the ocean 120 miles north of Maui. Two F-15s were scrambled from the alert pad at Hickam, rendezvoused with...

HIANG Participates in Drug Interdiction Mission by 1Lt. Charles J Anthony, HIANG PAO On October 20th, members of the Hawaii Air National Guard deployed to Howard Air Force Base, Panama, in support of Operation Coronet Nighthawk. The operation is part...

By legislative mandate, the Adjutant General's interim Task Force on National Guard Recruitment and Retention enabled the State Legislature to pass a bill during the 1994 session that allows Guard members to use the Montgomery G.I. Bill concurrently with the...

CH-47D Chinooks join Hawaii Army National Guard arsenal By Gaye S. Sakamoto Sgt. Fred Domingo (front) and Sgt. Roy Nitta of the 1st Battalion, 193rd Aviation push a CH-47D Chinook aft pylon across the Hickam Air Force Base flightline, Nov....

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)