{"id":53111,"date":"2021-02-11T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retireenews.org\/?p=53111"},"modified":"2024-08-30T22:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T22:41:07","slug":"check-six-2006-old-friends-at-the-retirement-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2021\/02\/11\/check-six-2006-old-friends-at-the-retirement-luncheon\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Six &#8211; 2006: Old Friends at the Retirement Luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/files\/2021\/02\/cimg0089-20060922-retirement-luncheon.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53113\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Retiree News photograph<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hawai\u2018i State Department of Defense once held Awards and Retirement luncheons twice a year. These luncheons recognized retiring Federal and state employees. Current employees who achieved 10, 20, 30 or more years of longevity received service awards. Luncheons were held at the Hale Koa Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This photograph shows&nbsp;Duke Ota, William Petti, and Joseph Kim at the September 22, 2006. Duke was recently promoted to brigadier general and serves at Headquarters, Hawai\u2018i Air National Guard. Bill is retired and recently relocated to Southern California. Joe was flying with Hawaiian before the pandemic started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>The appearance of external hyperlinks did not constitute endorsement by Retiree News, this included the linked websites, information, products, or services contained therein. Retiree News did not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Additionally, some of the sites linked to may limit the number of stories you can access without a paid subscription. All links were provided with the intent of meeting the mission of Retiree News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hawai\u2018i State Department of Defense once held Awards and Retirement luncheons twice a year. These luncheons recognized retiring Federal and state employees. Current employees who achieved 10, 20, 30 or more years of longevity received service awards. Luncheons were held at the Hale Koa Hotel. 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