Agencies take part in homeland security exercise

Photo by Richard Ambo
Advertiser Staff Photographer

Spc. Philbroux Richardson, left, and 2nd Lt. Kawaika Hosea of the Hawai'i National Guard provide security at a checkpoint for the Kahe Point power plant as part of a statewide homeland security exercise.

More than 40 federal, state and county agencies are participating. Officials emphasize that it's only an exercise, so people should not be alarmed by the presence of troops.