Department of Defense

A transfer of authority ceremony was held this morning for the next Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii. Maj. Gen. Joe  Logan transferred authority to Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, who was previously the Deputy Adjutant General. Logan will be retiring from the Hawaii Army National Guard, after five years of leadership as Adjutant General, next month. Hara has served in numerous positions of increased authority and responsibility from 29^thInfantry Brigade Commander and most recently as the Commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard. Please join the State of Hawaii Department of Defense in welcoming our new Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Hara and his ohana, and thanking Maj. Gen. Logan, and his ohana, for his service.