News Release

#2025-005 August 20, 2025 KUNIA, HAWAIʻI ­­­­­­­­­— The Hawai‘i National Guard has two helicopters assisting the Honolulu Fire Department with fire suppression on the Kunia Road fire. A UH-60 Blackhawk and a CH-47 Chinook started their support yesterday and were...

#2025-003 July 8, 2025 WAHIAWĀ, HAWAIʻI ­­­­­­­­­— Due to concerns with recent repeated wildfire emergency responses in the West Oʻahu and South Maui areas, Gov. Josh Green, M.D., Commander in Chief of the Hawai‘i National Guard, activated aircrew members to...

For Immediate Release April 8, 2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a Sentry Aloha fighter exercise from Tuesday, Apr. 8 through Apr. 17. O‘ahu residents, particularly along the island’s southern...

#2025-001 January 27, 2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a Sentry Aloha fighter exercise from Wednesday, Jan. 29 through Feb. 12. O‘ahu residents, particularly along the island’s southern coast, may...

2024-008 November 27, 2024 What: Military flyover at UH Football game When: Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, flyover scheduled at approximately 6:00 p.m. Where: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (Kaimukī and Manoā) Who: Helicopters from the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard (HIARNG) Details: Two helicopters- one UH-60...

2024-003 July 22, 2024 Hilo, Hawai‘i – The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be changing its name, who can participate, and its mission. The new name is the Hawaii Job Challenge Academy- Hilo. It will still...

#2024-004  July 19, 2024 KĀNEʻOHE  ̶  The Hawaiʻi Army National Guard will conduct a funeral flyover in Kāneʻohe on Monday, July 22, 2024, over the Hawaiʻi State Veterans Cemetery. The two helicopters, a CH-47 Chinook and a UH-72 Lakota, will...

#2024-006 May 24, 2024 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Air National Guard (HIANG) will be hosting a Sentry Aloha fighter exercise from May 29 through Jun 12. O‘ahu residents, particularly along the island’s southern coast, may see...

For Immediate Release May 24, 2024 HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced today that Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, the Adjutant General (TAG) for the state of Hawaiʻi, Commander of the Hawaiʻi National Guard, and Director of the Hawaiʻi...

#2024-005                                                                   May 13, 2024  Hilo, Hawai‘i – The Hawaiʻi Army National Guard (HIARNG) will be preparing for its annual training exercises by shipping its vehicles and equipment from Oʻahu to Hawaiʻi Island in May. It will then conduct convoy...

#2024-002 May 8, 2024 Honolulu, Hawai‘i – The Governor has named John P. Alamodin as the new Director of the Office of Veterans’ Services. Alamodin will start on June 16, 2024. OVS is a division in the State of Hawai‘i,...

#2024-004 May 3, 2024 Kalaeloa, Hawai‘i – The Hawaiʻi Army National Guard (HIARNG) will be preparing for its annual training exercises during the month of May. From May 6-23, 2024, the HIARNG will be conducting convoy operations from its facilities...