2014 DOD Retirement & Awards Breakfast
The DOD Retirement and Awards Breakfast – yes breakfast! – is set for Friday September 26, 2014. The buffet breakfast will be at DeRussy Hall at the Hale Koa Hotel. The breakfast will run from 0830 through 1030. The breakfast will honor the following recent department retirees, state awardees, and Federal 30 & 40 Year Service Awardees.
Technician Retirees To Be Honored: (Pending confirmations):
BG Bryan Suntheimer, SGM Dennis Hara, CMSgt Raymond Chang Jr., CMSgt Douglas Awana, SMSgtMichael Parrilla, SFC Mel Sakamoto, MSgt Albert Aki III, MSgt Maurice Aquino, MSgt Malcolm Chun, MSgt Marshall Harvest, MSgt Lazaro Joaquin, MSgt Todd Knight, MSgt Paul Kobayakawa, MSgt Galen Kuwamoto, MSgt Samuel Lono, MSgt Dean Tanimoto, MSgt Simon Torres Jr., TSgt John Pascual,SGT Ferdinand Guia, SSgt Harvey Yoneda, Mrs. Dora Ama
AGR Retirees To Be Honored: (Pending confirmations):
LTC Troy Scott, Lt Col Mark Ladtkow, CW4 Wayne Umeda, MSG Scott Nakamura, SMSgt Louise Lum, SFC Johnny L. Miyagishima, SFC Albert Palmere Jr., SFC Jin Ho Pak, MSgt Bradley Johnson, MSgt Blaine Kato, MSgt Kelly Sunaoka, SSG Dwayne Ambrose,TSgt Chad Ashida, SSgt Stephen Abear
The Adjutant General’s Awards: Winners will be announced at the luncheon!
State Employee of the Year:
Jennifer Aina (OVS), Shelly Kunishige (HI-EMA),Teresa Lee (Fiscal), Mindi Lum (HIENG), Nancy Saito (ASO)
State Manager of the Year Nominees:
Tony Elliot (OVS), Reynold Hioki (JStaff),Patrick Tangonan (HIENG), Lorinda Wong-Lau (HI-EMA)
State Team of the Year: Community Resilience Outreach and Education Team (HI-EMA) Construction & FMO Design and Project Management (DPM) Branch (HIARNG) Environmental (ENV) Natural Resources Conservation (NRC) Team (HIARNG)STARBASE Hawaii (HIANG)
30 & 40 Year Awardees (Pending confirmations):
Col Joseph Garnett, CW5 Owen Takenaka, CW2 Lee Yamauchi, CCM Robert Lee III, CMSgt Patrick Kinerney, MSG Scott Nakamura, SMSgt John Bothello, SMSgtTerry Yonamine, SMSgt Douglas Duhachek, SFC Albert Palmere Jr., SFC Jin Ho Pak, SFC Daniel Madayag, MSgt Nathan Enriques, MSgt Dennis Nagai, TSgt Keith Iwamasa,TSgt Patrick Lagmay, Ms. Cheryl Sonoda, Mrs. Sandra Staunton
The cost for the breakfast is $27.00 person, which includes the 18% gratuity. Make your checks out to “DOD Awards Fund”.
The breakfast menu: DOD Breakfast Menu
The suspense is Wednesday, September 18, 2014. Sorry, no payments at the door! The organizational POCs for payment are: State: Dennis Takao, 733-4259 or Cathy Siu 733-4041 HRO: SrA Mary Claire Bolo, 672-1241 HIARNG: Cathy Inouye, 844-6009 154 WG: TSgt Yvonne Reyes, 448-7253 109 AOG: TSgt Ben Case, 449-8500 USPFO: Sandra Stauton, 844-6326
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