MEDIA RELEASE

A convoy of vehicles on Saddle Road. Photo by Sgt. Bryanna Poulin 25th CAB Public Affairs

POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii – Oahu-based service members are scheduled to convoy between Keaukaha Military Reservation (Hilo) and Pōhakuloa Training Area, beginning Friday (May 1).

Convoys will travel from KMR to PTA May 1, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., and will return from PTA to KMR May 2, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Convoys will use Hilo Airport Road, Kanoelehua Avenue (Highway 11), West Puainako Street, Komohana Avenue, Puainako Extension Route 2000 and the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.

The Hawaii Police Department will escort the convoys. Motorists are advised to be alert and drive with care.

The PTA Department of Army police are working closely with local authorities and military units to coordinate this activity in support of unit training.

For questions, contact the U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public Affairs Office at (808) 656-3159.