Our officers and men come from every state in the Union including Alaska and Hawaii, and from the far-off territory of American Samoa as well. We also number as shipmates nationals of Guam and the Republic of the Philippines. This interesting mixture of racial and cultural backgrounds aboard ship is very appropriate to the cosmopolitan setting of Hawaii, and KAWISHIWI is proude indeed to carry the "ALOHA" sprit with her in calling at various ports throughout the vast Pacific. In this same spirit we invite you to be an 'HONORARY KAWISHIWI SHIPMATE' and to share with us our pride in a fine ship. "Shipmate' is a term peculiar  to the seafaring fraternity the world over; it is an all-embracing term that covers a multitude of human emotions but in KAWISHIWI, especially, it means that you're part of the heartbeat of a mighty ship.

.....In this cruise book we of the KAWISHIWI attempt to show what went on during our deployment of the Western Pacific in the fall and winter of 1962-63
.....We attempt to show the accomplishment of our mission---replenishment at sea.
.....We do this so that those we leave at home may have an idea how the men of the KAWISHIWI occupy the many hours, weeks, and months away from home.
.....The only thing we cannot show to our satisfaction in this cruise book is the ups and downs, the joys and the heartaches, the happinesses and sorrows that all men feel at different times.  This is only known in the heart of each individual and must remain locked there until he can once again return to those he loves.
.....Then, with the help of this book, which he holds under his arm as he comes home, he can perhaps recall the moments of exhilaration and happiness or the moments of dispair and loneliness he may have felt at different times throughout the long period away from home.