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2026 pūpūkahi Volume 56 No. 5

September 30, 2026

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL GUARD Guardsmen join storm recovery efforts The Hawai‘i National Guard was ready when called in to support the state’s response to Tropical Storm Lala and Hurricane Lowell  The Hawaiʻi National Guard’s 93rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Enhanced…

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2026 pūpūkahi Volume 56 No. 4

July 31, 2026

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL GUARD Hawaiʻi and Indonesia celebrate 20th anniversary of partnership By Senior Master Sgt. Mysti Bicoy 154th Wing, Hawai‘i Air National Guard JAKARTA, Indonesia — The sounds of Hawaiian melodies and Indonesian songs echoed through classrooms, diplomatic receptions and…

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 2026 pūpūkahi Volume 56 No. 3

May 28, 2026

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL GUARD Hawai‘i National Guard concludes response to severe weather events By Rachel Blaire | State of Hawai‘i Department of Defense Public Affairs Hawai‘i National Guard members removed debris, cleared mud and provided sandbags and potable water to the…

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2026 pūpūkahi Volume 56 No. 2

April 2, 2026

HAWAI‘I AIR NATIONAL GUARD Hawai‘i Air National Guard hosts Sentry Aloha, bolsters readiness By Senior Airman Roann Gatdula 154th Wing, Hawai‘i Air National Guard An F-22 Raptor from the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawai‘i Air National Guard took flight during a…

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2026 pūpūkahi Volume 56 No. 1

January 27, 2026

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL GUARD HING says ‘aloha’ to leaders Ceremonies were held for the retirements of  Maj. Gen. Roy Macaraeg, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Curtis Hiyane and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Costa Jr. Maj. Gen. Roy Macaraeg Maj. Gen. Roy J.…

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2025 pūpūkahi | Volume 55 | No. 5

December 1, 2025

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL GUARD Hawai‘i medical delegation teams up at Exercise Cope West 25 in Indonesia By Rachel Blaire | State of Hawai‘i Department of Defense Public Affairs A U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army medical delegation conducted a three-day Subject…

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2025 Pūpūkahi | Volume 55 | No. 4

September 30, 2025

STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE State responds to tsunami warning On July 29, a tsunami warning was in effect after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia. The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Operations Center…

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2025 Pūpūkahi | Volume 55 | No. 3

July 31, 2025

HAWAI‘I ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FOURTH OF JULY PARADE Hawai‘i, Kansas join musical forces In celebration of Independence Day, the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard’s 111th Army Band proudly joined forces with the 312th Army Band, U.S. Army Reserves, based out of…

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2025 Pūpūkahi | Volume 55 | No. 2

May 29, 2025

CIVILIAN MILITARY PROGRAMS Associate’s medical career starts with poke of a needle By Ruben Duldulao | State of Hawai‘i Department of Defense Public Affairs Hawai‘i Job Challenge Academy Associate Jacob Evans draws blood from his mother, Yvette Batteux, after which…

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