News Release

#2022-015 December 5, 2022 HILO, HI- Josh B. Green and Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara are activating about 20 Hawai‘i National Guard (HING) servicemembers on Monday, December 5, 2022 to assist Hawaii County with the ongoing Mauna Loa eruption on Hawai‘i...

2022-014 December 1, 2022 HONOLULU, HI- The Hawai‘i National Guard (HING) welcomes its new Director of the Joint Staff today. Outgoing Director Brig. Gen. Moses Kaoiwi, Jr will retire with 39 years, 10 months and 18 days of service for...

2022-013 December 1, 2022 HONOLULU, HI- Today, Governor-Elect Josh Green said that Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara will continue to serve as the Hawaiʻi Adjutant General (Director of the State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Defense). “I am truly honored to...

#2022-011 November 03, 2022 HILO- Active-Duty Army units will conduct training at Keaukaha Military Reservation (KMR), Hilo, on Saturday, Nov. 5 until Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The training that involves noise will be restricted to 8 AM to 8 PM...

#2022-010 October 10, 2022  HONOLULU, Hawai‘i – The Hawaiʻi Office of Homeland Security is supporting the response efforts of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), regarding a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack possibly linked to similar incidents across...

#2022-009 September 16, 2022 Honolulu, Hawai‘i – On Friday, September 16, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced $1 billion in funding for a first-ever State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). The allocated funding is to be made...

#2022-008 September 16, 2022  Honolulu, Hawai‘i – Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the award of 43 grants, totaling $20 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the...

#2022-007 September 2, 2022  KAPOLEI, Hawai‘i – The Office of Veterans’ Services (OVS), a division of the State of Hawai‘i Department of Defense (HIDOD), has recently learned from our primary construction contractor, Nan Inc., that transportation complications and key equipment...

#2022-006 June 06, 2022  HONOLULU — Two weeks ago the Hawai‘i Youth Challenge Academy at Kalaeloa was proud to recognize the accomplishments of its 83 graduates from Class 56 at the Academy’s first in-person graduation ceremony since the start of...

#2022-003 March 16, 2022 HONOLULU, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i National Guard’s Joint Task Force (HING JTF) has transitioned its remaining COVID-19 responsibilities such as vaccinations, testing, COVID-19 mapping, and unemployment office temperature screenings back to the state as of March...

#2022-002  March 2, 2022 HONOLULU- Today, Administrator Frank Pace of the Hawaiʻi Office of Homeland Security, released the following statement regarding the Russia-Related Geopolitical Tension Impacts to Hawai‘i: In the wake of continued geopolitical tensions and related cybersecurity attacks affecting...

#2022-001  January 6, 2022 HONOLULU, Hawai‘i – About 100 Soldiers from two units of the Hawaii Army National Guard, have been notified by the Department of Defense about an upcoming deployment to the Middle East. The first step in deploying...