• HIARNG CERF-P Search and Extraction Team

    HIARNG CERF-P Search and Extraction Team

    Hawai‘i Army National Guard‘s search and extraction experts return to Subic Bay to help their Philippine counterparts prepare for and participate in Balikatan 2013.  More at http://tinyurl.com/cjyhnu9 Video and story by […]

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  • General Grass Visits Hawai‘i

    General Grass Visits Hawai‘i

    Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, is visiting the Hawai‘i National Guard this week.  Traveling with Gen. Grass is CMSgt Denise Jelinski-Hall who serves as the […]

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  • Taps: Arthur Mitchell “Aka” Mahi

    Taps: Arthur Mitchell “Aka” Mahi

    Arthur Mitchell “Aka” Mahi, 79, of Kalaoa, Hawai‘i, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. laborer and Isemoto Construction Co. employee, passed away on March 23, 2013. He was also an Army […]

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  • Taps: Clement Kahoonei Kaonohi

    Taps: Clement Kahoonei Kaonohi

    Clement Kahoonei Kaonohi, 76, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Police Department lieutenant and a National Guard veteran, passed away on March 19, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is […]

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  • Hawaii F22s Launch Record Number of Sorties

    Hawaii F22s Launch Record Number of Sorties

    F-22s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard‘s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty air force’s 19th Fighter Squadron complete a record number of sorties. A total of 46 […]

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  • HIARNG Soldiers in Indonesia

    HIARNG Soldiers in Indonesia

    MALANG, Indonesia – Hawai‘i Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officers share their knowledge and experience in NCO corps with 35 Indonesian NCOs during a five day Subject Matter Expert Exchange. The exchange […]

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  • Best Warrior Competition Video

    Best Warrior Competition Video

    The Hawaii Army National Guard recently held its annual Best Warrior Competition. The winner in the Soldier category (ranks of private through specialist) is SPC Alex J. Kahihikolo. The winner in […]

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  • Taps: Walter Kaimiola Kotrys

    Taps: Walter Kaimiola Kotrys

    Walter Kaimiola Kotrys, 49, of ‘Ewa Beach, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard member and a veteran of Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, passed away on Febraury 28, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He […]

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  • Theodore “Ted” Daligdig

    Theodore “Ted” Daligdig

    This is a photo of then LT Theodore “Ted” Daligdig on the right, taken in sometime in the early 1960s. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Can anyone identify […]

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  • Taps: Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong

    Taps: Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong

    Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong, 46, of Honolulu, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard communications specialist, passed away in Kaiser Medical Center on February 16, 2013. He was born in Hawai‘i. He […]

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  • Taps: David Rosario

    Taps: David Rosario

    David Rosario, 73, of Hilo, a retired supervisor at the former Hilo Coast Sugar Plantation and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard and Army veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center […]

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  • Taps: Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel

    Taps: Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel

    Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel, 78, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. harvester and pruner, and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree, died in Hilo Medical Center on February […]

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May

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
21st
Art classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic every first and third Wednesday from 9am to 12pm
22nd
Guitar classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic from 10am to 12pm on Thursdays.
23rd
Veteran photography class on Fridays from 9am to 11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic in Kapolei. All Veterans are welcome to attend. If you are interested in joining, please contact Recreation Therapist Micah Monzon at
Micah.Monzon@va.gov.

2025 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s Memorial Day Ceremony 
26th
2025 Governor’s Memorial Day Ceremony

Memorial Day Weekend Ceremonies – Hawaii (24–26 May 2025)
29th
Guitar classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic from 10am to 12pm on Thursdays.
30th
Veteran photography class on Fridays from 9am to 11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic in Kapolei. All Veterans are welcome to attend. If you are interested in joining, please contact Recreation Therapist Micah Monzon at
Micah.Monzon@va.gov.

2025 1SG Burl Hirashima Retirement Ceremony

June

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
3rd
TAPS: Justice Faagai Tanoa
4th
Art classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic every first and third Wednesday from 9am to 12pm
5th
Guitar classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic from 10am to 12pm on Thursdays.
6th
Veteran photography class on Fridays from 9am to 11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic in Kapolei. All Veterans are welcome to attend. If you are interested in joining, please contact Recreation Therapist Micah Monzon at Micah.Monzon@va.gov. 

TAPS: Bert Hamakado
8th
2025 Hawaii Medical Readiness Detachment Change of Command Ceremony
12th
Guitar classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic from 10am to 12pm on Thursdays.
13th
Veteran photography class on Fridays from 9am to 11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic in Kapolei. All Veterans are welcome to attend. If you are interested in joining, please contact Recreation Therapist Micah Monzon at Micah.Monzon@va.gov. 
18th
Art classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic every first and third Wednesday from 9am to 12pm
19th
Guitar classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic from 10am to 12pm on Thursdays.
20th
Veteran photography class on Fridays from 9am to 11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic in Kapolei. All Veterans are welcome to attend. If you are interested in joining, please contact Recreation Therapist Micah Monzon at
Micah.Monzon@va.gov. 
26th
Guitar classes offered at the Daniel K. Akaka clinic from 10am to 12pm on Thursdays.
27th
Veteran photography class on Fridays from 9am to 11am at the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic in Kapolei. All Veterans are welcome to attend. If you are interested in joining, please contact Recreation Therapist Micah Monzon at
Micah.Monzon@va.gov.