Civilian Drill Teams
King's Village Guard of Hawaii, more commonly known as the King's Guard. They were founded in the 1960s and perform weekly shows in Hawaii. They have also performed several times at The National High School Drill Team Championships in Daytona, Florida. They use a modified Springfield M1903 rifle.
New Guard America, founded in 1997 by Constantine H. Wilson. New Guard America is the world's only internationally touring Civilian Drill team. They use Springfield M1903 rifles with fixed 10-inch (250 mm) bayonets. They are based out of the Washington DC metropolitan area. They perform mainly in four man blocks. In June 2008 they performed at the Norwegian Military Tattoo in Oslo, Norway, making them the first Civilian Drill Team to ever perform at an international tattoo.
Hawaii Royal Honor Guard, formerly the Hilton Hawaiian Village Guards, were established in 1989 by Commander Adam Marumoto and is currently under the direction of Executive Officer Christopher Koanui was originally intended to perform for the Hilton Hawaiian Villages events and shows on the property as well as off. As of 2009 the Hilton Hawaiian Village Guards adopted their new title as the Hawaii Royal Honor Guard and now perform at private events for various clients. The HRHG'S members have numerous championship titles which range from the national championships and the Isis world championships since 1989 till now. The HRHG currently perform private shows at the Historic Royal Hawaiian Hotel and when not performing they contribute in Hawaii's tradition of training youth and young adults in the art of just one of Hawaii's unique styles of exhibition drill.
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