Hawaii Naval Militia
The Hawaii Naval Militia () is the inactive naval militia of Hawaii. As a naval militia, it was organized as a naval parallel to the Hawaii National Guard. Along with the National Guard, the Hawaii Naval Militia is recognized as part of the organized militia of Hawaii. History. Steps were first taken to organize the Hawaii Naval Militia in 1899 when the former Hawaii secretary of ligation, J. B. Castle, wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, John Davis Long, asking about the naval regulations that would need to be followed in order to establish the  naval militia. By 1910, the Hawaii Naval Militia was organized into two divisions. By 1916, the Hawaii Naval Militia had added marine and aeronautical sections. In the summer of 1916, the Hawaii Naval Militia drilled aboard the USS "St. Louis". Personnel. Naval militias are partially regulated and equipped by the federal government, and therefore membership requirements are partially set according to federal standards. Under 10 U.S. Code § 7854, in order to be eligible for access to "vessels, material, armament, equipment, and other facilities of the Navy and the Marine Corps available to the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve