Aloha!

Ernie Smith standing beside the "City of Oakland" which he flew to Hawaii in the Dole Race in summer of 1928

[Lepidium owaihiense in Hawaii, envelope IE31-201]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-12-6-06_K_CPix_Kemp_HI] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii [for commemorative events on the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack] [48-DPA-12-6-06_K_CPix_Kemp_HI_IMG_0220.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-09-29-08_SOI_K_Isl_Conf_Sign] Signing of interagency coordination pledge at the Insular Areas Health Summit [("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in] Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communities [48-DPA-09-29-08_SOI_K_Isl_Conf_Sign_DOI_0606.JPG]

[Juvenile frigate in Hawaii, envelope IE30-045]

[Waikolu Valley in Hawaii, envelope IE28-138]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Hawaii_6-3-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Hawaii [48-DPA-SOI_K_Hawaii_6-3-07__HAW0051.JPG]

USMC personnel assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay go through their annual swim qualification at the base swimming pool

[Achras zapota in Hawaii, envelope IE17-227]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-01-12-09_SOI_K_Mt_Vernon] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, Mount Vernon, Virginia, [for touring and announcement of the U.S. nomination of the George Washington home, along with the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, for inclusion on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO's) World Heritage List. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the announcement was James Rees, Executive Director of the Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.] [48-DPA-01-12-09_SOI_K_Mt_Vernon_DOI_5680.JPG]