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Brigadier General Tyson Y. Tahara, Hawaii Army National Guard Commander, requests the pleasure of your company at the Change of Command Ceremony at which Major Alika K. Kuamoo will relinquish command of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters...

Clinton Junior Naungayan, 73, of Hilo died Feb. 19 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Puna, he was a retired head operator for Chevron Texaco's Hilo Terminal, Hawaii Army National Guard veteran and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...

Chaplains from the Armed Forces of the Pacific, Hawaii and Guam Army National Guards embrace and pray during a visit to the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Feb. 20, 2026, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. The cemetery and memorials contain the...

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Chaplain (Col.) Christopher Guadiz, Hawaii National Guard command chaplain, speaks to counterparts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines during a subject matter expert exchange, Feb. 18, 2026, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines. The exchange was part of...

For over seven decades the City and County of Honolulu has honored a solemn promise to adorn every grave at Pūowaina (the National Memorial Cemetary of the Pacific at Punchbowl) with a fresh lei for Memorial Day. This uniquely Hawaiian...

IN ARIZONA: Lt Col William H. Barnett, 2nd Bn., Advisor; Lt Col George S. McEldowney, 2nd Bn., Commander and Brig Gen Francis S. Takemoto, Commander, 29th Infantry Brigade. Francis Shigeo Takemoto became the first Japanese American to achieve the rank...

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From the halls of McKinley High School to serving as Adjutant General of the Hawaii National Guard, Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan’s journey is rooted right here at home. In this episode of Bridging the Gap, Logan shares how growing up...