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Exercise Makani Pahili

January 29, 2026

Exercise Makani Pahili History Makani Pāhili, meaning “strong winds” in Hawaiian, is the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense’s annual hurricane exercise designed to test and strengthen coordinated response capabilities before the start of the hurricane season (June - November)....

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2001 Big Island Floods

December 30, 2025

TRAFFIC CONTROL Hawaii National Guard vehicles detour traffic around roads damaged from the November 2000 Hilo flood. Sgt. 1st Class Wayne T. Iha photo RAGING RAPIDS- A Hawaii Army National Guard reconnaissance photo from a UH- 60 Black Hawk helicopter,...

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2006 Kiholo Bay Earthquake

December 29, 2025

COMMUNITY SERVICE -- Hawaii National Guard troops and volunteers work together to clear the Hamakua ditch from earthquake debris. Courtesy photo (Pictures from the 2007 Annual Report) Three major incidents or disasters that SCD responded to in FY 2007 were...

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2000’s HIEMA Photographs

September 29, 2025

BURNING CONTROL-A Hawaii Army National Guard CH-47D Chinook helicopter fights the fire over Waipio Gentry in June. Ken Ige, Honolulu Star-Bulletin photo "H2O FREEWAY - The temporary bypass road to the North Shore of Oahu was affectionately call the H20...

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