News Release

Press Release #6 May 30, 2014 WAHIAWA, HI- A Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Soldier died this morning while on duty performing the Army Physical Fitness Test. He was an Active Guard/Reserve Soldier, meaning he works full time for the...

#2014-005 May 5, 2014 Honolulu, Hawaii - The Office of Veterans Services plans to begin improvement projects for the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao that will temporarily impact nearly half of the existing gravesites.  The project will enhance approximately three...

#2014-003    Feb. 11, 2014 Memorial services for Hawaii Army National Guard soldier Sgt. Drew M. Scobie will be held at Hawaii Memorial Park Chapel located at 45-425 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe on Saturday, February 15, 2014.  Viewing will be from...

UPDATE: DEC 10, 2014 Please note the contact information in the release has been edited from the original release.  #2014-002 Feb. 7, 2014  State of Hawaii, Department of Defense (Office of Homeland Security), Hawaiian Electric, IBM, Mehta Tech Inc,Pacific Disaster...

#2014-001  Jan. 16, 2014 The Hawaii Army National Guard soldier killed in an aircraft accident in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, has been positively identified as Sgt. Drew M. Scobie, of Kailua. Sgt. Scobie was one of three Americans aboard the...

Kalaeloa, Oahu- The Hawaii Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will break ground Thursday, Feb.14th, 2013 at 10 a.m. for a new Readiness Center in Kalaeloa.  Gov. Neil Abercrombie, commander-in-chief of the Hawaii National Guard, is scheduled to...

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam- A team from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron, departed Hawaii today to participate in a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. ...

December 07, 2012 Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. Upon landing this morning at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, an F-22 Raptor belonging to the 199th and 19th Fighters Squadrons, sustained damage to both horizontal stabilizers. The initial cost estimate for repairs is $1.8...

May 24 2012 The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) has, in the past, conducted live-fire munitions training in various locations across the State of Hawaii. Currently, these munitions response sites (MRSs) are being inspected and/or evaluated as part of the...

The Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) announced the recipients of its annual “Launa Ole” awards this afternoon at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ceremony held in Hangar 19. The Launa Ole (meanings include: unequalled, superior) awards are for outstanding performance for...

January 30, 2012 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii Department of Defense announced the selection of retired Washington Army National Guard Lt. Col. Doug Mayne as vice director of State Civil Defense. Selected following a rigorous nationwide search process, Mayne...

December 19, 2011 KALAELOA, HI-  Major General Darryll D.M. Wong, State Adjutant General, has announced that the Hawaii Army National Guard's 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) will not be mobilized as an entire brigade in support of Operation Enduring...