Commander of the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, Col. Rodriguez, salutes newly promoted civil affairs noncommissioned officer and medic Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahanui at his promotion as his sons Kolomana and Ku'ikaika stand by both sides.

Ka'ahanui, in Hawaiian, translates to a gathering of the chiefs. Pictured here, Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahanui, 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, stands at the front of his promotion ceremony, where, true to his name, is attended by senior and junior leaders of the local Hawaiian community, the U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S. Marine Corps.

Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahanui, a U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs noncommisisoned officer and medic with the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, speaks candidly at his promotion about integrity and family. “My grandfather enlisted here, as part of the draft in World War I, at the request of Queen Lilioukalani, and his first cousin, Henry Ka’ahanui Sr. also here at Palm Circle back in 1918, further to World War II, his son Henry junior enlisted here at Palm Circle,” said Ka'ahanui.

Wayne Ka'ahanui leads Kanaka Oiwi in the Ha'a Koa, the traditional Hawaiian bent-knee dance of the warrior, at the promotion of his cousin, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahanui, a civil affairs noncommissioned officer and medic with the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade. The promotion takes place at Palm Circle, the same place their grandfather Henry Ka'ahanui Sr. enlisted to serve in the first Hawaiian Regiment during World War I at the bequest of Hawaii's Queen Lilioukalani, as well as the same place their uncle Henry Ka'ahanui Jr. enlisted to serve in World War II. (Photo by Crista Mary Mack, 9th Mission Support Command)

Wayne Ka'ahanui prepares the Kanaka Oiwi, a group of traditional Hawaiian cultural practioners for the Oli, the traditional Hawaiian asking of permission, and the Ha'a Koa, the traditional Hawaiian bent-knee dance of the warrior, at the promotion of his cousin, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahanui, a civil affairs noncommissioned officer and medic with the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade. The promotion takes place at Palm Circle, the same place their grandfather Henry Ka'ahanui Sr. enlisted to serve in the first Hawaiian Regiment during World War I at the bequest of Hawaii's Queen Lilioukalani, as well as the same place their uncle Henry Ka'ahanui Jr. enlisted to serve in World War II. (Photo by Crista Mary Mack, 9th Mission Support Command)

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Kanaka Oiwi, a group of traditional Hawaiian cultural practitioners, prepare to perform a traditional ceremony at Palm Circle at the promotion of their cousin, Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahanui, an U.S. Army Reserve Soldier and Native Hawaiian. “There is deep history in this area, which is the Moanalua Valley, what was shared to me is it was training grounds for the arts of Hula, celebration of life, for the arts of Lua, warfare, for the arts of medicine, and Moanalua was a key place for training,” said Kupa Aina Nu’uanu Lenchanko, who participated in the ceremony. (Photo by Crista Mary Mack, 9th Mission Support Command)

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Wayne Ka'ahanui leads Kanaka Oiwi in the Oli, the traditional Hawaiian asking of permission, and the Ha'a Koa, the traditional Hawaiian bent-knee dance of the warrior, at the promotion of his cousin, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahanui, a civil affairs noncommissioned officer and medic with the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade. The promotion takes place at Palm Circle, the same place their grandfather Henry Ka'ahanui Sr. enlisted to serve in the first Hawaiian Regiment during World War I at the bequest of Hawaii's Queen Lilioukalani, as well as the same place their uncle Henry Ka'ahanui Jr. enlisted to serve in World War II. (Photo by Crista Mary Mack, 9th Mission Support Command)