Aloha!

[Photograph of Rear Admiral Richard E. Hawes aboard Navy Ship, Hawaii, ca. 1944]

[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_IOD_9422.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-09-28-08_SOI_K_NPS_Vol_AZ] President's Call to Service Award ceremony and reception for volunteers at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [joining the National Park Service's Chief Historian for the Memorial, Daniel Martinez, among the dignitaries on hand] [48-DPA-09-28-09_SOI_K_NPS_Vol_AZ_IOD_4703.JPG]

Hawaii - Kilauea Volcano

Hawaii - Mauna Loa

Hawaii sailings and fares

The Hawaiian forester and agriculturist

Landing Fields - Hawaii - Oahu Island