State of Hawaii, Department of Defense, Public Affairs Office
Honolulu, HI, US
HIDOD is over 6,000 individuals strong and led by a director called The Adjutant General. HIDOD includes five divisions: the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard, the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard, the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Veterans’ Services and Civilian Military Programs.
The Mission: Always ready, the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense enables a safe, secure, and thriving state and nation.
Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard and the Hawaii Air National Guard successfully deploy a UH-60M Blackhawk to Clark Air Base Pampanga, Philippines, 31 July 2026. Interoperability between Guard components made it possible to conduct Expeditionary Deployment Operations, a rotary wing training exercise with the Philippine Air Force (PAF), 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing (THW), focused on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR). (Video shot by Hawaii Army National Guard SSG Randall E. Corpuz)
Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard and the Hawaii Air National Guard successfully deploy a UH-60M Blackhawk to Clark Air Base Pampanga, Philippines, 31 July 2026. Interoperability between Guard components made it possible to conduct Expeditionary Deployment Operations, a rotary wing training exercise with the Philippine Air Force (PAF), 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing (THW), focused on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR). (Video shot by Hawaii Army National Guard SSG Randall E. Corpuz)
As Hawaiʻi enters another wildfire season, the Hawaiʻi National Guard has launched Operation Hoʻopauahi 2026, an annual mission that prepares Army aviation assets to support county, state and federal partners in responding to wildfires across the islands.
Named after the Hawaiian phrase meaning “to extinguish fire,” the operation enhances the state's ability to protect lives, property and natural