Oahu, HI (Feb 20)--The Coast Guard Cutter Kukui transits the waters near Kaneohe Bay on the North Shore of Oahu, HI. USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID M. PAC
Oahu, HI (Feb. 20)--A Kukui crewmember holds a light bulb specifically made for the 6-position lamp changers on lighted buoys. USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID M. PAC
A statue in Sumay Cemetery, Guam, is one of many effected by bombings during WWII. Because military shipping and communications centered around Sumay, it was one of the first areas to be bombed when the Japanes More
(HONOLULU) -- Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake prepare mooring lines as the cutter pulls into Honolulu Harbor, Dec. 20, 2008. The Kittiwake is an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in Naw More
(HONOLULU) -- Petty Officer First Class Peter Brooks (left) and Seaman Anthony Weiss patrol Keehi Lagoon in a small boat, Dec. 20, 2008. The small boat is from the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, an 87-foot Coast More
(HONOLULU) -- Seaman Benjamin Firth pulls a mooring line through the bullnose of the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, Dec. 20, 2008. The Kittiwake is an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat stationed in Nawiliwili Harbor, More
(HONOLULU) -- Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake salute the national ensign during sunset colors, Dec. 20, 2008. The Kittiwake is an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in Nawiliwili Harbor, More
(HONOLULU) -- The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat, enforces a security zone near Keehi Lagoon, Dec. 20, 2008. The Kittiwake is homeported in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kaua More
(HONOLULU) -- Seaman Anthony Weiss prepares a mooring line as the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake pulls into Honolulu Harbor, Dec. 20, 2008. Weiss is a crewmember aboard the Kittiwake, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol B More
(HONOLULU) -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Muna drives a small boat from the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake during a patrol in Keehi Lagoon, Dec. 20, 2008. The Kittiwake is an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat statione More
(HONOLULU) -- A crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat, enforces a security zone near Keehi Lagoon, Dec. 20, 2008. The Kittwake is homeported in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kau More
(HONOLULU) -- Joint service color guard and senior military representatives honor the remains of repatriated service members, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu. The arrival ceremony ho More
(HONOLULU) -- Joint service color guard and senior military representatives render salutes to honor the remains of repatriated service members, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu. The a More
(HONOLULU) -- U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officers Christopher Gutierrez and Abraham Medrano, both of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, render salutes to honor the remains of repatriated service members, Friday, Jan. 23, More
(KONA, Hawaii) -- Crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui hoist a Kawaihae Harbor channel buoy off the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. The Kukui is a 225-foot Seago More
(HONOLULU) -- Crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui pull in a Kaneohe Harbor channel buoy, Friday, March 27, 2009. The Kukui is a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender homeported in Honolulu. (U.S. Coas More
(HONOLULU) -- Crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui steady the crane pulling a Kaneohe Harbor channel buoy, Friday, March 27, 2009. The Kukui is a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender homeported in Hon More
(HONOLULU) -- U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Pottgieser (top), stationed at the Fourteenth Coast Guard District, removes a mooring line off of a Clean Islands Council pollution response vessel More
(HONOLULU) -- U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu crew members prepare containment boom during a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) training exercise, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The Coast Guard's VOSS equ More
(HONOLULU) -- U.S. Coast Guard and Clean Islands Council crews hoist a skimmer into the Pacific Ocean, three miles south of Honolulu Harbor, during a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) training exerci More
HONOLULU - Family members await the return of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis at Integrated Support Command, Honolulu, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The crew of the Jarvis recently completed a three-month Alaska More
HONOLULU - Petty Officer 3rd Class Miguel Gonzalez, an Operations Specialist stationed aboard Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, is greeted by his children at the Integrated Support Command, Honolulu pier after returni More
HONOLULU - The Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter, enters Honolulu Harbor, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The crew of the Jarvis returned to their homeport at Integrated Support Command, Hono More
(MIDWAY ATOLL) -- Rear Adm. Manson K. Brown (second from right) and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (center) receive a brief by Coast Guard C-130 long-range search plane aviators, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Hirono accom More
(MIDWAY ATOLL) -- Congresswoman Mazie Hirono tours the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 long range search plane, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. Hirono accompanied Rear Adm. Manso More
HONOLULU - Rear Adm. Manson K. Brown, commander of the 14th Coast Guard District, speaks about the importance of the maritime environment during the World Maritime Day Parallel Event at Aloha Tower Marketplace, More
HONOLULU - Representatives from the 14th Coast Guard District and maritime partners from the state of Hawaii gather to celebrate the first World Maritime Day Parallel Event at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Friday, O More
U.S. Coast Guard personnel perform daily maintenance on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Regular maintenance practices ensure safety during operations f More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Terry Widrlechner, an avionics electrical technician, performs daily maintenance on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. More
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (right), home ported in Honolulu, escorts the crew of the People-s Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration ship Haixun 31 (left) into Honolulu H More
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (background), home ported in Honolulu, is underway alongside the crew of the People's Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration ship Haixun 31 (fo More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Dumas, an aviation electronics technician at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, observes an 'Oscar'?? rescue dummy used for search and rescue training on Sept. 6, 2012. More
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, practices surf search and rescue new Haleiwa, Hawaii, on Jan 18, 2013. Coast Guard, Ocean Safety and Department of Land and Na More
Members of the Kodiak-based Coast Guard Cutter SPAR mind the tow during a training evolution with the Honolulu-based Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake in the waters off Hawaii Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Coast Gua More
Seaman Patrick Joyce, a non-rate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, pilots a 45-foot Response Boat - Medium from Coast Guard Station Honolulu in the waters off Hawaii Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The crew of the A More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR enjoys a colorful view from the ship in Honolulu Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The SPAR is in Hawaii to attend Tailored Ship's Training Availability and conduct dockside mainten More
Crewmembers aboard SPAR apply fresh paint to the cutter while in port in Honolulu Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The crew of the Alaska-based cutter is in Hawaii for Tailored Ship's Training Availability and to conduct More
Crewmembers aboard the 225-foot buoy tender SPAR prepare the cutter's exterior for fresh paint while in port in Honolulu Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The crew of the Alaska-based cutter is in Hawaii for Tailored Ship' More
The Coast Guard medically evacuates a 60-year-old man experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness after a dive near the southwest side of Molokai, Aug. 29, 2013. The man was hoisted into an MH-65 Dolphin he More
Students from Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary School sing a Christmas song to crew members from Oahu-based Coast Guard units during a holiday event Dec. 20, 2013. The Coast Guard crew members delivered Christmas More
Crew members from the 14th Coast Guard District prevention waterways division, Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut, Aids to Navigation Team Honolulu, Command, Control, Communications, Computer & More
Coast Guard Station Honolulu tows a disabled outrigger canoe to Sand Island, Hawaii, after the canoe capsized sending its six passengers into the water. Crew members from Coast Guard Station Honolulu rescued th More
Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu and Regional Dive Locker Pacific observe morning colors at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Oct. 2, 2015. The crews were preparing to get underway for More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jude York and Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Beyers, crew members at Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu 91107, admire decorations while helping judge a door decoratin More
A force protection team from Coast Guard MSST 91107, approaches the pier to board the USS Tarawa, an inactive amphibious assault ship, located in Pearl Harbor at the Naval Sea Systems Command, during a joint ex More
The crew of USCGC Galveston Island (WPB 1349), homeported in Honolulu, prepares for a fisheries boarding more than 350 miles off Oahu in support of the Coast Guard's Ocean Guardian Strategy March, 4, 2016. Whil More
USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC 39) sits tied to the pier at Coast Guard Base Honolulu March 8, 2016. The Alex Haley is homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, and is in Hawaii for tailored ships training availability to assess t More
Jonathan Hoag, the captain of the fishing vessel Vicious Cycle, and his two crew members, are all smiles after being rescued by the Navy and Coast Guard, after their vessel sank 161 miles southwest of Kona, Haw More
(Right to Left) Cmdr. Arex Avanni, deputy sector commander Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, Sanele Paleingalu Latunipulu, principle marine officer of the Ministry of Infrastructure - Marine Ports Division, Sione Ta More
A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team completed a bilateral engagement with Malaysian officials at the Penang Port Sdn Bhd in April. This engagement involved sharing best practices and visiting wi More
Cmdr. Bryson Spangler (far left) and Lt. Cmdr. Rod Adams (3rd from left) stand for a picture with representatives from the Maritime and Port Authority and Universal Terminals PT Ltd. during a bilateral engageme More
Coast Guardsmen lost between 1942 and 2016 in Hawaii and the Pacific are honored at Lantern Floating Hawaii on Memorial Day at Ala Moana Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii. Remembered are: Machinery Technician 2nd Class More
A sea turtle floats trapped in a derelict fishing net off the west side of Oahu, Hawaii, June, 4, 2016. Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Young and Seaman Cameron Ables, members of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers More
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, EPA, U.S. Attorney and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation stand with an $200,000 check representing the community service payment of Doorae Shipping Co., LTD., at the U.S. At More
Capt. Shannon Gilreath and Capt. Michael Long conduct an inspection of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu crewmembers during a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, July 1, 2016. The change of comma More
160710-G-IA651-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Connor Mitchell, an aviation maintenance technician, records the hoist of an ill mariner from the 45-foot sailing vessel Second Chance o More
The crew of the USCGC Galveston Island (WPB-1349), with an officer from the Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources engaged in a professional exchange, conduct a fisheries boarding aboard a commercial vessel More
Water spews from a hole in the hull of Apra Outer Harbor Entrance Lighted Buoy No. 1 (LLNR 30690) while on the deck of the USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) off Guam, Aug. 26, 2016. The buoy sank earlier in the month and More
Members of a damage control locker team return from investigating reports of flooding in the forward part of the U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) during a damage control drill while underway More
Capt. William Noftsker conducts a uniform inspection of Coast Guard Reserve Unit Pacific Command crewmembers during a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Sept. 23, 2016. The change of comma More
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and defense ministers from the Indo-Asia-Pacific review equipment and interact with members of Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego during a Short Notice Response Capab More
The crew of the USCGC Galveston Island (WPB-1349) makes contact with commercial fishing vessels near Honolulu in early November to conduct boardings looking for compliance with state and federal regulations. Of More
The joint service honor guard presents colors at the Pearl Harbor Invitational basketball game between Princeton University and the University of California at Block Arena, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. More
Members of Coast Guard Station Maui team up with the Salvation Army to deliver 800 toys and clothes to the children of Molokai Dec. 9, 2016. The Coast Guard has been assisting in community needs around the nati More
Capt. Brian Penoyer, Coast Guard 14th District’s chief of staff, answers questions from children of Kuhio Elementary School in Honolulu Dec. 21, 2016. The Coast Guard visits Kuhio Elementary School every holid More
The search continues for a possible downed aircraft with three people aboard approximately 17 miles northeast of Ilio Point, Molokai, Dec. 31, 2016. Crews from the USCGC Kittiwake (WPB-87316) from Honolulu, an More
Lt. Cmdr. Todd Wimmer, commanding officer of Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, evaluates a presentation by Dustin Bates, a 7th grader at the Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei, Oahu, Jan. 12, 2017.The More
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of an unmanned, adrift, blue and white 10-foot surfboard found off Kaneohe Bay by buoy 21, Sunday.
Mariners from the 34-foot sailing vessel Malia stand with Petty Officer 2nd Class Erich Klinger, a rescue swimmer at Air Station Barbers Point, following their rescue near Honolulu, Feb. 16, 2017. Coast Guard c More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen throughout the Coast Guard’s 14th District assemble surfboard fins during an AccesSurf event at White Plains Beach, Oahu, March 15, 2017. Crewmembers volunteered to teach wounded veterans More
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the navigable waters surrounding the Kilauea Volcano active lava flow entry into the Pacific Ocean on the southeast side of the Big Island, Hawai’i, M More
Coast Guard crewmembers assist local emergency services personnel in transporting a patient to Queens Medical Center from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, April 4, 2017. The 74-year-old man arrived More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau (WHEC 722) in full dress at the decommissioning ceremony in Honolulu, April 18, 2017. Morgenthau was commissioned in 1969 and has been home to more than 4,000 crewmembers duri More
Adm. Charles Michel, vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, recognizes multiple crewmembers from throughout the greater Hawaiian Islands for their hard work and efforts at Base Honolulu on Sand Island, April 19, 20 More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Aldo Albarello, an avionics electrical technician at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, looks over charts and plots positions in the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules airplane May 15, More
Members of the Pacific Search and Rescue Steering Committee share knowledge, ideas and experiences at the Seventh Pacific Regional Search and Rescue Workshop in Auckland, New Zealand May 23, 2017. The committee More
Five people are safe after being rescued by the Coast Guard off their 50-foot sailing vessel in the Kaiwi Channel between Oahu and Molokai, June 2, 2017. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air More
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ahi (WPB 87364), homeported in Honolulu, follows in the fleet of boats welcoming home the Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, back to Magic Island, Oahu, June 17, 20 More
Capt. James Pruett and Capt. Christopher Chase conduct a uniform inspection of Coast Guard Sector Guam crewmembers during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base Guam, July 7, 2017. The change of command cer More
Rear Adm. Vincent Atkins, commander for the Coast Guard 14th District, stands with Capt. James Pruett after presenting him with a Legion of Merit during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base Guam, July 7, More
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of an adrift red, white and blue kayak found unmanned about 30 yards off Kokololio Beach Park, Oahu, July 11, 2017.
Logan Erickon, an 8th-grader at Kailua Intermediate School, is announced winner of the Diamond Head Lighthouse Art contest at Diamond Head August 5, 2017. Erickson's painting will hang inside the Diamond Head L More
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Marine Mammal Center have partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal from Kona to Honolulu aboard a Co More
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of life jacket found approximately 10 to 15 yards off Hauula, Sunday.
The Coast Guard rescued six people from taking on water in their 27-foot pleasure craft off Maui, September 9, 2017. Coast Guard Station Maui launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium safely towing the vessel to More
General Robert Brown, commander, U.S. Army Pacific, stands with Rear Adm. Vincent Atkins, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, and crewmembers from throughout the Coast Guard’s 14th District, Sept. 11, 2017. G More
A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter aircrew from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, arrived on scene at 3:55 p.m., safely hoisted a 72-year-old man aboard Sept. 13, 2017. The man was del More
Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) arrives to Honolulu Sept. 22, 2017, becoming the first of three 154-foot fast response cutters stationed in Hawaii. The cutter is named after Chief Petty Officer Olive More
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) is escorted by 29-foot response boat-mediums into their new homeport in Honolulu, Sept. 22, 2017. The Oliver Berry is the first of three fast resp More
Responders continue work, Oct. 12, 2017, to remove potential pollutants from the 79-foot fishing vessel Pacific Paradise currently aground off Honolulu, prior to the onset of larger swells and surf. The salvag More
Responders continue work to salvage the commercial fishing vessel Pacific Paradise still grounded just off Kaimana Beach on Oahu, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2017. Salvage experts from Resolve Marine Group, Global Diving a More
Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services crews conducted joint training on Oahu's North Shore Nov. 7, 2017, ahead of the island's famed annual high surf season. The three ag More
Responders continue work to salvage the commercial fishing vessel Pacific Paradise still grounded just off Kaimana Beach on Oahu, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2017. A safety zone remains in effect around the vessel and non- More
U.S. Coast Guard and Disaster Medical Assistance Team members prepare for a long-range medevac from Kiribati to Hawaii, Nov. 9, 2017. The 39-year-old citizen of Ecuador arrived to Queen's Medical Center, after More