Hawaii Naval Militia
[3] In 1915, the Act to provide a Naval Militia for the Territory of Hawaii was officially approved by its Governor.[4] By 1916, the Hawaii Naval Militia had added marine and aeronautical sections.[5] On Memorial Day, May 30, 1916, the Hawaii Naval Militia made its first public appearance.[6] In the summer of 1916, the Hawaii Naval Militia drilled aboard the USS St.Under 10 U.S. Code ยง 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", at least 95% of members of the naval militia must also be members of the United States Navy Reserve or the United States Marine Corps Reserve.