Launa ‘ole Awards

The Hawaiʻi Air National Guard’s Launa ‘ole recognizes the outstanding performance of Airmen. Launa ‘ole means “beyond comparison” or “without peer.”

2024

Feb. 1, 2025

Launa ‘ole recognizes the outstanding performance of HIANG Airmen in 2024

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	Full Time	Traditional
Airmen of the Year	Senior Airman Albert Insisiengmay, 201st Combat Operations Squadron	Senior Airman Cathleen Drake, 154th Civil Engineer Squadron
Non Commissioned Officer of the Year	Staff Sergeant Savannah Bise, 201st Intelligence Squadron	Staff Sergeant Phillip Elisara, 201st Combat Operations Squadron
Senior Non Commissioned Officer of the Year	Master Sergeant Randy Ferriman, 201st Intelligence Squadron	Senior Master Sergeant Bles May Daog, 199th Fighter Squadron
Company Grade Officer of Year	Captain Chase Hazlewood, 154th Maintenance Squadron	Captain James Ro, 154th Communication Squadron
Field Grade Officer of Year	Major Gordon Kai, 169th Air Defense Squadron	Lieutenant Colonel Chuck Gomes, 201st Combat Operations Squadron

First Sergeant of the Year	Master Sergeant Kevin Needham, 154th Medical Group
Service Team Award	Financial Management Operations, 154th Comptroller Flight
Winning Team Award	Combat Plans Team, 201st Combat Operations Squadron
Outstanding Unit Award	199th Fighter Squadron
Kaleo Nui (Spirit) Award	154th Mission Support Group

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