Tag: Kaua‘i

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph At 0830, March 15, 1961 "B" crew began active air defense operations from Kōke‘e Air Force Station, Hawai‘i. "A" crew left for Kaua‘i that afternoon, and the leapfrog was completed. The remaining 109th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron at Punamano…

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph in the early 1970s, the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group continued to exercise base base operations at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PRMF) on Kauai. The typical UTA training schedule involved an early telephone recall, mobility…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii Air National Guard photograph Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 298th Support Squadron on Kokee and the 293rd Electronic Control Squadron at the Pacific Missile Range Facility both on Kauai…

From the Garden Island website In February 1973, Janet Sebastian Cox (1938-2009) of Hanapepe broke the male barrier of the Hawaii National Guard on Kauai — specifically the 150th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron — by becoming the first female…

Hawaii Army National Guard photograph Off the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Facebook page The Hawai‘i National Guard delivered COVID-19 vaccines to HING members activated for the pandemic response, known as Operation New Hope on January 5, 2021. Vaccines were…

Off the Hawaii Air National Guard Facebook page Hawaii National Guard photograph Hawaii National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are posturing themselves on all neighboring islands to assist the state of Hawaii’s COVID-19 response. Personnel and equipment have been transported by…

From the Dr. George PC website This map shows the track of Iwa and location during the period of its highest intensity near Kauai. Click on photograph to enlarge. Iwa begun developing as a low pressure trough near the equator…

On January 2, 1993, more than 470 Hawaii National Guard members sailed to Kauai aboard the luxury liner SS Constitution. The three-day, all expenses-paid voyage, was donated by American Hawaii Cruises in appreciation of the Guard's actions in the Hurricane…

Dennis Dalen receiving an award from Colonel Melvin Morris, the 201st Combat Communications Group commander in 1990 Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 1992, Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai. Governor John Waihee mobilized the Hawaii National Guard to…

The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) publishes a quarterly magazine called Island Scene. Their Summer 2017 issue highlights the island of Kaua‘i, featuring health iniatiatives in the community. There is an article covering Owen Ota, a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree. Owen…