1895 Rebellion to Reestablish the Monarchy
HONOLULU RIFLES - Col. V. V. Ashford CAPT. SAMUEL NOWLEIN - 7x9 photo shows Capt. Nowlein, commander, in military uniform of the Royal Household Guards MR. CHARLES T. GULICK Robert W. Wilcox 1895 Jan Company "B", National Guard Hawaii. January…
Read MoreHawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy History
YCA & JCA Youth Challenge Academy & Job Challenge Academy The Hawai‘i National Guard Youth Challenge Program (YCP), established in September 1994, has transformed the lives of at-promise youth across the state, helping them become responsible and productive citizens. The…
Read MoreHawaiʻi State Approving Agency History
THE SAA State Approving Agency The Hawai‘i State Approving Agency (SAA) traces its roots to the passage of the original GI Bill of Rights in the aftermath of World War II. Officially authorized under Title 38, U.S. Code, Chapter 36,…
Read MoreColonel Perry M. Smoot
Born April 22nd 1882, Washington D.C. Died December 31st 1959 Wilmington, Delaware Educated in the Washington public schools in Columbian (now George Washington) University. He became a salesman and arrived in Hawaii in November 1912 to manage an automotive parts…
Read MoreMajor John W. Short
Born 1864? Died October 2nd 1931 Honolulu Short arrived in Hawaii about the end of 1893. He enlisted as a full time member of the National Guard in January 1894. He was later employed in the custom house by the…
Read MoreColonel William D. Potter
Born June 16th 1878, Manchester, NH Died not known Potter served in the US infantry during the Spanish American war and in the quartermaster corps from 1919 to 1920. He was a public School Teacher and Superintendent and a Businessman…
Read MoreColonel Harry S. Hayward
Born September 5th 1882 Pomena, California Died July 7th 1938 Honolulu, Hawaii Hayward arrived in Hawaii in 1910 to work for the Hawaiian star, and after it amalgamated, he was employed by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin from 1912 to 1928. He…
Read MoreColonel Willard Wayne
Wayne arrived in Hawaii in April 1913 to be City Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin. He left this in 1915 to direct the Mid-Pacific Carnival. He was with the Territorial Department of Public Works from May 1915. In 1916 he became secretary…
Read MoreBrigadier General Samuel I. Johnson
Born Dec. 4, 1873, Odessa Russia Died Feb. 24, 1948, San Francisco, Calif. Brig. Gen. Johnson was born in Odessa Russia and educated in military schools. He served three years in the Cossack Calvary and one year in the Russian…
Read MoreColonel John W. Jones
Col. John W. Jones arrived in Hawaii about 1892 and is listed in the city directory 1892 -1893 as a shorthand reporter, Supreme Court. He continues to be listed in a court stenographer and reporter until 1910, when he is…
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