07 December 2024 Forging Ahead: Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony Honors Past, Passes Legacy to Young Service Members On the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day in 2021, about 135 World War II veterans attended the observance of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Last year, fewer than 30 veterans attended Dec. 7 events...
26 October 2024 Recently Promoted Admiral Shares How Hawaiian Values and Mentors Shaped His Leadership Mahelona was recently promoted to Rear Admiral, Lower Half, becoming only the third Native Hawaiian to achieve the rank. He follows in the footsteps of Adm. Gordon Paiea Chung-Hoon and Vice Adm. Robert Kihune, who presided over Mahelona’s promotion ceremony on Oct. 5 aboard the Battleship Missouri...