National Guard of Hawaii

National Guard of Hawaii
Active	January 27, 1893-August 12, 1898
Country	Hawaii
Allegiance	Provisional Government of Hawaii Republic of Hawaii
Branch	Home Guard
Type	Militia
Role	Internal conflict
Engagements	Leper War Uprising of 1895
Disbanded	August 12, 1898
Commanders
Marshal	John H. Soper
Marshal	Edward G. Hitchcock

The National Guard of Hawaii was established by Provisional Government of Hawaii it was a military branch created by the to deadl with internal conflict in Hawaii.

After the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy the Provisional Government was established on January 17, 1893. On January 27, 1893 a military was formed and put under the command of Colonel John Soper. This military consisted of four companies: three National Guard companies and one regular army company. The national guard companies were: the A Company made up of ethnic German volunteers, commanded by Charles W. Zeiler; B Company made up of members of the Honolulu Rifles, commanded by Hugh Gunn; and C Company made up of ethnic Portuguese volunteers, commanded by Joseph M. Camara. The regulars were D company made up, like B Company, from the Honolulu Rifles, commanded by John Good.

The military was active under the Provisional Government of Hawaii where they were activated in the Leprosy War in 1893 and the Republic of Hawaii and were again acivated during the 1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii in 1895. After Hawaii was annexed becoming the Territory of Hawaii in 1898 the companies entered the Army National Guard system and became part of the Hawaii Army National Guard.