UA Local 675 proudly honors its veteran members who recently capped another major anniversary in their careers. Those able to attend the December Oahu meeting were introduced before a full house of their peers and guests.

Photos capture celebrants who attended their respective island holiday meetings presided by business manager Reginald Castanares and his staff. The number eligible at this year-end for service awards: 55 years, 5; 50 years, 35; 45 years, 10; 40 years, 35; 35 years, 38; 30 years, 15; and 25 years, 29.

Silverio Miral with Local 675 officers Reginald Castanares and Val Ceria.	Kona’s Alpidio Castillo can’t believe how quickly a half century vanishes, but that’s what the service award says, Local 675 officers Donovan Lewis and Reggie Castanares tell him.

55 years: (Above Left) Silverio Miral with Local 675 officers Reginald Castanares and Val Ceria.

Unable to attend: Ralph M. Kikkawa, Satoru Matsunaga, George Nakamoto, and Seihan Tamashiro.

50 years: Shown below with business manager Reginald Castanares, far left, and vice president Val Ceria, right, are, from left, Isamu Iwaoka, Bill Bradley, Kingston Chung, Yok Tong Lung, Michael Maeda, Roy Nakamura, Don Okinaka, Stan Okai, and Mel Suganuma.

Unable to attend: Francis Anderson, Tokusei Arakaki, Lindsey T. Arita, Calvin H. Costa, Vince B. Damazo, George S. Fujishima, Raymond Y. Fujiwara, Thomas M. Gerard Jr., James H. Hamada, Jerry Y. Harada, Susumu Hashimoto, Tatsuo Inouye, Frederick K. Ishikawa, Shigemi Ishizaki, Richard Kaneshiro, Robert K. Kaneshiro, Alvin D. Lau, Henry Y. Lung, Kazuaki Miyashita, Lionel T. Nitta, James T. Saito, Kenneth K. Sugimoto, Larry H. Tanaka, Walter K. Yamamoto, and Warren H. Yamashiro.

Local 675 officers Reginald Castanares and Val Ceria flank Gary Watanabe.	President Donovan Lewis and business manager Reggie Castanares congratulate Hiloan Lawrence Costa Jr. for completing four decades on the job as a Local 675 member.

45 years: (Above Left) Local 675 officers Reginald Castanares and Val Ceria flank Gary Watanabe.

Unable to attend: Herbert C. DeMello, Randolph K. Doctorello, Ralph M. Kajiwara, Albert S. Kaneshiro, Samuel A. Leialoha, Robert G. Lewis, Arthur Matsumoto, George S. Matsuzaki, and Norman D. Vares.

40 years: (Below) Officers Reginald Castanares, left, and Val Ceria, right, with, from left, Michael Anbe, Miles T. Hirasuna, Thomas K. Miyahira, Ernest E. Theodore, Calvin I. Fujimoto, Marc P. Kodama, Gerald D. Nakashima, Vernon Rosa, Clyde Maruta, and Thomas M. Sakata. Unable to attend: Toshio Asato, Stanley Endo, Wayne S. Fujihara, Dennis H. Hirouji, Clyde A. Ho, Aichi Irie, Harris Iwaoka, George L. Jay, Roy A. Kaneshiro, Warren Kawelo, Clayton K. Kiriu, Charles Y. Kusaka, Ray K. Lee Jr., Allen J. Loo, Eugene N. Medeiros, Yoshio Mitsuzawa, Dennis Muffly, Edward K. Nakata, Allen Nikaido, Daniel Pacheco, Randall W. Quinones, Raymond E. Souza Jr., Earle H. Suyeoka, and Raymond M. Watanabe.

35 years: (Below) Vice president Val Ceria, far left, and business manager Reginald Castanares, with, from left, Edmund Young, Miles S. Yoshii, Earl K. Tanna, Terrence S. Onuma, Russell Y. Tomita, Carl M. Kaneda, Alan M. Nakamura, Ray K. Murakawa, and Carl E. Correa.

Unable to attend: Lester Asada, G. T. Awakuni, Stanley L. Chun, David Fukumoto, Paul S. Furutomo, Alex Hamaguchi, C.T. Hirata, Ken K. Ishitani, Wallace Kawabata, Rodney A. Kawamoto, Frederick Y. Kuwaye, Calvin K. Lam, Stephen T. Leis, Ken H. Matono, Gerald H. Mijo, Francis Y. Muramoto, Bert Y. Nakamura, Lawrence M. Nakama, Donald E. Nicholson Jr., Howard K. Nishida, James H. Oda, Keith N. Ogata, Wayne I. Oki, Harvey A. Sasuga, Orrin M., Shishido, Clayton T. Shobu, Brian Y. Yamada, Leyton S. Yamaguchi, and Alan M. Yonemoto.

30 years: (Left) With business manager Reginald Castanares and vice president Valentino Ceria, are, from left, Leighton K. Shoma, and Charles M. Tabar. Unable to attend: Alan S. Agena, Blake K. Asato, Joseph Correia, Rodney T. Higashi, Scott Isobe, Daryl A. Ito, Kevin M. Mahelona, Randall H. Matsuzaki, Craig K. Miura, Gray J. Theus, Gaylen T. Yoshida, and Courtney D. Young.

25 years: (Below) Local 675 officers Reginald Castanares, left, and Val Ceria, right, join with, from left, Mario Acopan, Jeffery K. Chong, Eric J. Freitas, Steve T. Ku, Terrence N. Nakata, Allan Johnston, Pepe F. Siaosi, Valerie A. Suredam, and Kent N. Tashiro.

Unable to attend: Nelson Cayetano Jr., Roy V. Corpuz, Franklin E. Deponte, Randall T. Freitas, Raybern P. Freitas Jr., Jon T. Fujiuchi, Ross T. Fukuhara, Darrel K. Ginoza, Royden M. Heirakuji, Alfred K. Kailihiwa Jr., Mark M. Kaneshiro, David H. Kondo, John S. Kurashima, Frank J. Medina, Earl S. Ono, Carl Y. Oshiro, Keith A. Shimabukuro, Steven Trinies, Craig T. Tsukimura, and Troy A. Yoshimura.