Pacific Region

5^th Annual Pacific Region Cadet Competition Launches

(McMinnville, OR) –  Blasting off this weekend at the Evergreen Aviation Museum with a full range of challenges and activities, April 28^th to 30^th, the Pacific Region Civil Air Patrol hosts its 5^th annual Region Cadet Competition. Twelve cadet teams representing Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington gather to compete for bragging rights and two winners will be selected to represent the Pacific Region to compete for the national title.

Honolulu, Hawai’i – On 16 December & 17 December, Hawai’i Wing Civil Air Patrol U.S. Airforce Auxiliary unit (CAP) volunteers responded to a request for aerial support from the Fourteenth Coast Guard District (USCG) to assist in a search and rescue mission of a missing aircraft.   

Maui CAP Is Proud to Officially Announce Its Continuing Support for Wreaths Across America

Civil Air Patrol will join volunteers and participating locations across the country to Remember, Honor and Teach
 

Kahului, HI — November 4, 2022 — The Maui County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is supporting Wreaths Across America at the Makawao Veterans Cemetery at noon on Saturday, December 17, 2022. This is the Second year that The Maui County Composite Squadron will participate in the national program whose mission is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who served, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom.

Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawai‘i -  9^th Wheeler Composite Squadron of Hawai‘i Wing Civil Air Patrol, has a new record for monthly promotions with 21 cadets.

Six of the promoting cadets have joined within the past two months, completing their first achievement, receiving the John F. Curry Award, and are officially Cadet Airman. Cadets receiving their first insignia is always special and for Wheeler Composite Squadron it is something that is truly celebrated and doesn’t go unnoticed.

Kapolei, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Civil Air Patrol West-Oʻahu Composite Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Danny Carter, will accept a $10,000 donation presented by Jon Mauer, President, and CEO  of Island Energy Services, LLC (IES), a Hawai‘i-based energy company headquartered in Kapolei, Oʻahu.

Island Energy is a locally managed energy supplier serving the state of Hawaiʻi by safely supplying and transporting fuels to aviation, utility, and marine customers.  Island Energy is also the exclusive licensee of the Texaco brand in Hawaiʻi and offers retail customers its fuels through 58 Texaco®-branded gas stations statewide.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawai’i –  Saturday, September 10, 2022, the Military Order of Foreign Wars (MOFW) Hawai‘i Commandery was honored to recognize nine Hawai‘i Wing Civil Air Patrol Cadets.

MOFW is one of the oldest veteran’s associations in the nation with members that include officers and their hereditary descendants from all the Armed Services. Membership is composed of active duty, reserve, and retired officers of the United States Armed Services, including the Coast Guard, National Guard, and allied officers, and their descendants, who have served during one of the wars in which the United States has or is engaged with a foreign power.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawai’i – Col. Stacy Haruguchi assumed command and responsibility of the Hawai‘i Wing Civil Air Patrol during the annual Wing conference, awards banquet, and change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, surrounded by Cadets, Senior Members, Families, and distinguished visitors, September 10, 2022.

Kaneohe, Hawai’i – The Hawai’i Civil Air Patrol Wing spent the weekend of August 12 – 14, 2022, increasing our community presence during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i. The airshow marked the return of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels after a seven-year hiatus of shows in Hawai‘i.  

The Air Show attracted over 103,000 guests over three days and increased exposure to the Civil Air Patrol and its mission through the Hawai‘i Wing Civil Air Patrol’s recruitment efforts.