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2017 ACECH Engineering Excellence AwardsThe American Council of Engineering
Companies of Hawai`i (ACECH) held its annualEngineering Excellence Awards Banquet, the“Academy Awards” for Hawai`i engineers, onSaturday January 28, 2017, at the KoolauBallroom. The Grand Conceptor Award wasannounced in front of over 100 attendees, andthe coveted award went to the H-1 PMContraflow Project submitted by WilsonOkamoto Corporation.
H-1 PM Contraflow ProjectThe H-1 PM Contraflow Project was deliv-
ered by the Design-Build (D-B) team ofHawaiian Dredging Construction Companywith Wilson Okamoto Corporation at a cost of$82 million. The project’s objective was toincrease the H-1 Highway capacity for west-bound commuters from the Radford DriveOverpass to Waiawa (H-1/H-2 merge) duringafternoon peak traffic period.
The D-B team designed an alternative thatconsidered the existing physical conditionsthat would not affect the operation of the AMZipper Lane during and after construction. TheD-B team also developed alternative improve-ments that could reduce construction andoperational costs and be implemented with ashorter construction schedule and less trafficdisruption. The alternative solution included acombination of improvements including restrip-ing of lanes along H-1 Highway betweenHalawa Interchange and Pearl City Off-Ramp,widening of the Pearl City Viaduct, and widen-ing of pavement areas along H-1 (westbound)from the H-1/H-2 Merge toward Waikele.Overall, the project added a full lane of capac-ity for afternoon traffic from Halawa to Waikele.
Innovative applications and materials wereused for the project, including the use of a pre-cast concrete slab system, which was self-lev-eling along the eastbound H-1 Highway inAiea. This was the first application of rapid con-crete pavement replacement with precastpavement panels in Hawai`i. This reduced con-struction time and lane closures.
While the project’s intent was to improve theafternoon peak commute, the addition of a fulllane also improved the morning commute.Expediency in design, construction, and uti-lization of a combination of innovative applica-tions and materials helped the overall projecttimeline and reduced impacts to westboundcommuters.
Past Grand Conceptor Winners of the last20 years
The ACECH Engineering Excellence Awardshas recognized many engineering projects inHawai`i that demonstrate the highest degree of
merit and ingenuity indesign. For more than40 years, ACECH hassent our top winners tothe ACEC national com-petition, one of the mostprestigious design com-petitions in the world.ACECH member firmshave representedHawaii well in the past,garnering more than 30awards in the nationalcompetition. This year,we recognized the mostoutstanding projects ofthe last 20 years in addition to the projects sub-mitted for the 2017 Engineering ExcellenceAwards. The following ACECH past winnerswere recognized.No. Project 1. Nimitz Highway Microtunnel Relief Sewer
Project submitted by Woodward Clyde2. Interstate Route H-3 Highway submitted by
Parsons Brinckerhoff3. Admiral Clarey Bridge (Ford Island Bridge)
submitted by Parsons Brinckerhoff4. The Aiea Heights Drive Bridge
Lengthening Project submitted by ParsonsBrinckerhoff
5. Nimitz Highway Reconstruction Sewer
Project submitted by URS Corporation6. Hart Street Wastewater Pump Station sub-
mitted by Wilson Okamoto Corporation &URS Corporation
7. Kunuiakea Athletic Complex atKamehameha Schools submitted by Sato& Associates and Geolabs
8. NELHA Gateway Distribution andRenewable Energy Center submitted byLincolne Scott
9. The Honolulu Advertiser Building submit-ted by Notkin Hawaii
10. Ford Island Waterline Replacement sub-mitted by Fukunaga & Associates
2017 OAHU CHAPTER MATHCOUNTS COMPETITION RESULTSThe 34TH MATHCOUNTS Oahu Chapter
Competition was held February 4, 2017 atKamehameha Schools Kalama Dining Hall.Taking first place was Washington MiddleSchool. Second place was Iolani followed by3rd place Punahou, 4th place Kamehameha,5th place Highlands Intermediate, 6th placeKapolei Middle, 7th place WaipahuIntermediate, 8th place Kalakaua Middle, 9thplace Mililani Middle, and 10th place Niu ValleyMiddle. Twenty-five Middle/Intermediateschools participated.The placement of teamsis determined by addingteam members’ individ-ual scores plus theTeam Round score. TheTeam Round focuses onproblem-solving andcollaboration. Studentshave 20 minutes to com-plete 10 math problems,assuming the use of acalculator. Only the 4students on a school’s
team can take this round officially.Hawaii MATHCOUNTS is sponsored by the
Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers(HSPE) with competition assistance fromHawaii educators and engineers.
The student mathletes are placed accordingto their individual scores in the Sprint andTarget Rounds. The Sprint Round has individ-ual mathletes answering 30 difficult geometry,
First Place Washington team.
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2016-2017 OFFICERSChair: Stephanie DoanVice-Chair: Joanne HiramatsuSecretary: Ken KawaharaTreasurer: Kristen YoshidaSOC Representative AlternateAACE C. Kanae M. UyeharaACECH K. KawaharaAPWA J. HiramatsuASCE B. Rasa ASHRAE D. KiahiASME D. Kam D. SatoCMAA T. BramsonEAH M. AlbrightFALEA F.T. CruzataHSPE M. Kamaka K. KunimineIEEE G. Torigoe ITE W. YamamotoSAME L. WongSEAOH R. LawtonSFPE S. DannawaySWE K. YoshidaUHM CoE S.K. Choi
“Overview of the Rate Setting Process,” atechnical presentation was given by Paul S.Kikuchi. This was held on Friday, February 3,2017. Mr. Kikuchi provided our group anopportunity to understand Global Rate SettingPrinciples, Role of Rates, Rate Study and Costof Service.
Join us for our next technical presentation onWednesday, April 12 at 11:30am. The presen-ter will be Julian Anderson of Rider LevettBucknall For more information, please RSVPby [email protected].
Our local Board Meetings are held monthly.Feel free to contact us with suggestions orinterest.
For more information, please visit our web-site www.aacehawaii.com.
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Hawaii Section 2016-2017 OFFICERSwww.aacehawaii.comPresident David LadinesVice President Maelyn UyeharaSecretary Kristy Kastner, PSPTreasurer Chris KanaeDirector of Social Media Cristo Rojas
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PO box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaiiʼs Engineers andArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.orgEAH 2015- 2016 OfficersPresident Michael Albright, PE1st VP Sam Gillie 2nd VP George CoatesTreasurer Aaron Erickson, PE 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto, PE 485-2777
EAH’s new meeting location is Room 301 inthe Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; OldAMFAC Building). Validated parking is avail-able (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site hasbeen updated to provide directions and a Map.If you have questions please call Sam Gillie(543-4739).
Meetings are held every Friday (exceptHolidays). Meetings start at NOON and haveended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.Program schedule may be adjusted. Call SamGillie to confirm speaker 543-4739; Fax 203-1335.
Lunch is $10.00 Members, $12.00 Guests.(All Welcome), Students Free. Drink refresh-ments are complimentary. You may bring yourown lunches, in which case a $2.00 donation isgratefully appreciated!!
Hawaiian Electric donationssupport science and robotics
A $5,000 grant from Hawaiian Electric to theHawaii State Science Olympiad (HSSO) willsupport the nonprofit’s 2017 tournament sea-son, and marks another “Act of Aloha” com-memorating Hawaiian Electric’s 125th anniver-sary.
Hawaiian Electric presented the grant toHSSO at the Leeward Oahu RegionalTournament, held Feb. 4 at LeewardCommunity College, which brought togethernearly 300 students from middle and highschools on Oahu to challenge their problem-solving skills and hands-on science knowl-edge.
“These science tournaments provide oppor-tunities for students to excel outside of theclassroom while encouraging their interest inprofessional and technical careers in the STEMdisciplines, which we wholeheartedly support,”said Jim Kelly, Hawaiian Electric vice president- corporate relations.
During the same quarter, Hawaiian Electricalso donated $14,000 in grants to the HawaiiScience Bowl, Sacred Hearts AcademyScience Symposium, and McKinley HighSchool robotics program.
Now in its 18th year, the McKinley roboticsprogram has received numerous awards andrecognitions. Currently, two-thirds of the 35-member team are girls, and four HawaiianElectric employees mentor the team by provid-ing technical guidance and helping to preparethe students for competitive robotics events.
In 2016, Hawaiian Electric contributed morethan $144,000 to advance STEM learning andenrichment programs for Hawaii students andeducators. The company has supported STEMprograms and initiatives in Hawaii for more than30 years and contributed more than $1.2 mil-lion during that time.
McKinley High School robotics team withEnrique Che and Alan Ing, HawaiianElectric mentors (center and right withcheck). Photo courtesy of McKinley HighSchool robotics team.
Hawaii State Science Olympiad check presentation by Jim Kelly, Hawaiian ElectricVP-corporate relations (back row) with students from Mililani Middle and Highschools and Thomas Millard, HSSO BoardPresident.
2016-2017 ITE OfficersPresident: Sara Okuda [email protected] Pres.: Chad Kadokawa [email protected]/ Claire FukuokaTreasurer: [email protected]
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Mahalo toOur Engineers Week Sponsors
UHM College of EngineeringDeans and ChairsInterim Dean H. Ronald RiggsAssistant Dean Song K. ChoiCEE Chair Panos PrevedourosEE Chair Wayne ShiromaME Chair Mehrdad N. Ghasemi NejhadHCAC Director Magdy Iskander
2540 Dole Street, Holmes HallHonolulu, Hawaii 96822
17th Annual DinnerThe College of Engineering invites you to anevening with students, faculty, alumni, and
friends to honor their achievements in academic and research excellence and
outstanding service and leadership.
Student Project PresentationMicrorobotics Vertically Integrated Project
Special AwardsDistinguished Alumnus
Rudolph Mina, Jr., PE (CE ’75)
Outstanding Service
John Katahira, PE (CE ’93, MS CE ’95)
April 20, 2017Hawai‘i Convention Center
Kalakaua Ballroom
5:00 p.m. Student/Faculty Exhibits andCocktails
6:30 p.m. Dinner and Program$250 per person or table sponsorship:
Platinum $10,000Gold $5,000Silver $3,500Bronze $2,500
Tables seat 10. With your permission, we would like to seat a faculty or student
at your table.
R.S.V.P. by April 1, 2017, to Jean Imada,(808) 956-5112 or [email protected]
Mail checks made payable to ‘UHF/COE’ to College of Engineering, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 240,
Honolulu, HI 96822, ATTN: Jean Imada.
All proceeds will be used to benefit currentand prospective College of Engineering
students.
Last year, more than $100,000 was raised insupport of the College of Engineering.
Mahalo!
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Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
2016-2017 YMF OfficersNorman Leong, President [email protected] Urabe, Vice President [email protected] Nakaoka, Secretary [email protected] Wong, Treasurer [email protected]
MARCH DINNER MEETINGThe March Dinner Meeting is scheduled to
be held on Thursday March 16th. The speakerwill be Mr. Doug Lindquist with Hart Crowserwho will talk about performance-based earth-quake design. Please visit www.ascehawaii.org for more information.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: Thursday, February 2, 2017Next meeting: March 9, 2017CONTINUING EDUCATION
ASCE National holds more than 275 semi-nars, courses and computer workshops eachyear on a wide variety of technical, manage-ment, and regulatory topics. These seminarsare held in more than 45 cities across the U.S.In addition, ASCE offers customized on-sitetraining and many distance learning programs,including live interactive web/teleconferenceseminars, online courses and courses on CD,videotape, and audiotape. Please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/links.html and clickon ASCE National for complete details.
ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserv-ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808-0917. If you have anyquestions, please contact Glenn Miyasato at488-7579, or [email protected].
ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-
ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:• Civil Engineer – AECOM• Assistant Program Administrator – City andCounty of Honolulu• Civil Engineer V (Geotechnical) – City andCounty of Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – City and County ofHonolulu• Mechanical Engineer V – City and County ofHonolulu• Design and Construction Branch Chief - Cityand County of Honolulu• Junior Engineer – GPRM Prestress• Civil Engineer – Group 70• Project Manager – Group 70• Senior Geotechnical/Geological Engineer –Hart Crowser• Project Geotechnical/Geological Engineer –Hart Crowser• Construction Project Engineer – Jas. W.Glover, Ltd.• Project Manager – Kennedy/Jenks
Consultants• Staff Engineer (Honolulu Office) – Kennedy/Jenks Consultants• Staff Engineer (Hawaii Offices) – Kennedy/Jenks Consultants• Principal Project Control Engineer/Specialist,AIRPORT - Parsons• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International
For further information on these job listingsor to find out how you can post job openings inyour company on this website, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.
2016-2017 ASCE Hawaii Section OfficersPresident: Tim Goshi, P.E. email: [email protected]: Lara Karamatsu,P.E. email: [email protected] Pres.: Eric Arakawa, P.E. email: [email protected]: Jason Kage, P.E. email: [email protected]: Dayna Nemoto, P.E. email: [email protected]
YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 6:00 pm atChez Kenzo. If you are interested in attendingand learning more about the various profes-sional, social and service opportunities avail-able through YMF, please contact YMF [email protected].
Annual Makapu’u Trail Hike and BBQ atAlan Davis
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, YMF mem-bers participated in a short morning hike upthe ridge to get a beautiful view overlooking theMakapu’u Beach Park and lighthouse.Afterwards the group went down to the AlanDavis Beach for some relaxation in the sunwhile having “Shish Kabob” for brunch. Somemembers spent some time in the water whileothers played a game of touch football on thesand. This was the most successful socialevent of the year so far with seventeen mem-bers in attendance.
MATHCOUNTS Oahu Chapter CompetitionBy Jonathan Visaya & Kimberlee Luke,Community Service Chairs
On the morning of Saturday February 4,2017, 9 volunteers from the Hawaii SectionYMF volunteered at the MATHCOUNTS compe-tition held on the Kamehameha Middle SchoolCampus. MATHCOUNTS is a national mathenrichment, coaching and competition pro-gram that promotes middle school mathemat-ics achievement in every U.S. state and territory, and is one of the most successful edu-
cational partnerships involving volunteers,educators, industry sponsors and students.The competition was open to 6th, 7th, and 8thgraders. YMF members helped record scoresfor the participating middle schools. Thank youto all of the volunteers for coming out to help atthis event.
ENVISION PresentationMinimizing negative human impacts on the
environment begins with the design processand carries through the construction and oper-ational life cycle of a project. Envision™, a pro-gram of the Institute for SustainableInfrastructure, “provides...framework for con-ceiving and planning sustainable infrastructureprojects. Its flexible design allows it to functioneither independently or alongside other sus-tainability planning and rating systems, includ-ing USGBC LEED and various ‘black box’ solu-tions.” YMF members learned about therecently gold-awarded Kunia Country Farmsproject and discussed the applications andbenefits with The Envision Action Committee ofHawaii’s, TEACHawaii, members Jon Youngand Amber Takenouchi.
P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812Website: http://www.falea.org
2017-18 Officers/BoDirectorsPresident: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED APVP/Pres-Elect: Ferdinand B. Guinto, PESecretary: Majella D. Stevenson, PETreasurer: Riza Marie R. Gatdula, EIT
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 HIGHLIGHTS:FALEA BOARD MEETING – Venue:
Teleconference! It worked…we had a quorum,and good productive discussions over the air-waves. Gene reminded everyone who havereimbursement for expenses pending, to sub-mit requests to Riza as soon as possible. Ferdiwas also appointed to chair the ScholarshipCommittee, which is expecting more applica-tions that have been sent to the mailbox by orbefore the deadline. Nick will be checking themail as soon as he returns. The selecteesshould be finalized by the 28th of February.
NEW P.E. – Congratulations to Roman M.Reyes, one of our newer members, for passingthe recent Professional Engineer’sExamination!
HCES AWARDS BANQUET – Majella willreserve a table for ten. FALEA will subsidize50% of the cost of the banquet for all officersthat attend the banquet on February 25, 2017.
HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE MONTH,FOLKS!!
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Our new state-of-the-art plant maintains Tileco’s position as the State’s leading concrete block manufacturer.
www.tilecoinc.com ph. 682-5737 TILECO INC.
State-of-the-Art ManufacturingState-of-the-Art Manufacturing
CCMAA Hawaii Chapterhttp://hawchapter.cmaa.org
2016 – 2017 CMAA Hawaii BoardPRESIDENT: Chandra Namumnart, CCM, CISEC(EKNA Services, Inc.)VICE-PRESIDENT: Jeff Mack, P.E. (CH2M)SECRETARY: Julie Hero, P.E., CCM (SSFMInternational)TREASURER: Alex Pascual, P.E. (Bow ConstructionManagement Service, Inc.)
CMAA Hawaii Chapter News:In February CMAA hosted another great net-
working happy hour at Real Gastropub in town.The event was well attended and much cama-raderie was shared. We also opened up our2017 Scholarship applications. CMAA Hawaiiwill award 2 scholarships for $1000 each to afull time undergraduate student currentlyenrolled at Honolulu Community College orUniversity of Hawaii and interested in or pursu-ing a major/minor in ConstructionManagement, or a dependent of an activeCMAA Hawaii Chapter/Student Chapter mem-ber who has been accepted to attend a univer-sity or college and is interested in ConstructionManagement with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 orhigher. If you are interested in applying for oneof these scholarships, please watch for ouremail blast with more information and links tothe application. Due date for submission isFriday June 30, 2017 at 4pm. Don’t miss thisopportunity!
We expect 2017 to be another exciting yearfor CMAA Hawaii, and we would love for you tobe a part of that excitement. Our chapter ishere as a resource for all ConstructionEngineering and Management professionals,and the things that we do benefit not only ourCM community but our larger Ohana as well.
If you have any questions regarding any ofour upcoming events, would like to join ourOhana and become more involved with theCMAA Hawaii Chapter or would simply like tobe added to our email list, please email us [email protected], or at our mailingaddress; CMAA Hawaii, PO Box 531, Honolulu,HI 96809.
Looking for a CCM? The current listing for allHawaii CCMs can be found here:https://cmaanet.org/certified-construction-managers-registry.
S T R U C T U R A LE N G I N E E R S
A S S O C I AT I O NO F H AWA I I
PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org
2017 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPresident Jonathan Murai 791-3952 [email protected] President Jeoffrey Cudiamat 488-5000 [email protected] Secretary Andrew Pang 535-3008 [email protected] Reid Nishimura 521-6958 [email protected]
PREVIOUS BOD MEETINGFebruary 1, 2017
Special Inspection Committee had a pro-ductive meeting with the Department ofPlanning and Permitting regarding the pro-posed revised special inspection form.
Code Committee is tracking two bills in theLegislature that would fund the State BuildingCode Council so that the amendments to the2012 International Building Code can beadministered. SEAOH has submitted letters insupport of the bills.
General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events
For all events see seaoh.org or look for emailflyer for registration.• Joint ASCE/SEAOH meeting in March 2017,details to be announced.• SEAOH Annual Convention – August 25 and26, Aulani Resort & Spa, details to beannounced.
New Member ApplicationsApplication for the following individual has
been received and is open for comments fromthe membership: Jennifer Yamaguchi asAssociate Member.
Installation Banquet was held on January21, 2017 at the Honolulu Country Club. The2016 Board was discharged and 2017 Boardwas installed. Special recognition was given toWayne Kawano, retiring President of CCPIHawaii, for his many years supporting SEAOH.He was presented with an ukulele that washandmade by SEAOH Past-President MylesShimokawa.
Next Meeting on March 1, 2016. For infor-mation, contact SEAOH President; JonathanMurai [email protected]
Presidents Photo: L to R - Jeffrey Hanyu,Myles Shimokawa, Fernando Frontera,Jonathan Murai, Beverly Ishii-Nakayama,Brian Ide, Wesley Segawa.
Myles Shimokawa and Wayne Kawano
Deadline forWiliki
is March 15th
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The Section will be hosting their quarterlyAdopt-a-Highway community service event onSaturday, March 4. Members will meet at theKoolau Shopping Center McDonald’s at 8:45AM and will help clean-up the roadside alongKahekili Highway in Kaneohe. Please [email protected] if you are interestedin participating in either event.
2016-2017chapter officers and BODPresident: Dean Borges P.E.President Elect: Kevin Luoma P.E.Vice President: Mofazzal Mir P.E.Secretary: Willie DigucTreasurer: Samantha Niver P.E.Board of Governors: Donna Kishi Matt Tio David Lebowitz Lori Arakawa P.E. Andy Crossland P.E. RJ Ritter
The crowd at the VEX IQ tournament held February 18 at the Windward Mall.
2017 HAWAII CHAPTER 30th Annual GOLFTOURNAMENTFriday, May 5th, 2017Pearl Country Club98-535 Kaonohi StreetAiea, Hawaii 96701Phone: (808) 487-2460Website: www.pearlcc.comTee-Time starts at 11:30amFOURSOME Format, Four Players/TeamEntry Fee: $195/player*Team Fee: $780/4 players (covers golf fee,cart, lunch and awards banquet after golf)Deadline for Teams: Friday, April 14, 2017Single entry will be assigned to a four-some;notification of assigned team during registra-tion.Specific game details will be provided to allplayers prior to the event.*Some of the entry fee may be tax deductible;consult your tax professional for determination.CORPORATE/INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSNEEDEDGold: $1750, Silver: $1000, Bronze: $500• Sponsor banner placement• Recognition at the upcoming InstallationBanquet• Recognition in the Hawaii Chapter newsletterand website• Award certificateRegister/Donate on-line using the HawaiiChapter website http://ashraehawaiichapter.info/meetinginfo.php?id=109&ts=1485475807 or questions/more info, contact/text or emailDeron at 808-521-3773 or [email protected] the benefit of ASHRAE Research or:The Lester Nakata Memorial Endowed FundThe Fred Kohloss, P.E. Endowed FundThe Past Presidents Endowed FundNote: Proceeds will benefit ASHRAE ResearchPromotion and a portion will be allocated to theHawaii Chapter operating expenses.
The AmericanSociety of
Mechanical Engineers
www.asme-hi.com
ASME-HI 2015-2016 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 [email protected] Derick Kam [email protected] Victor Russell [email protected] Kevin Dang 737-1708 [email protected]
NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: April 12, 2017Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria ConferenceRoomAgenda: To be announced.
As usual, all members are invited andencouraged to attend our meetings. There arealways lots of complimentary pizza and softdrinks. Please contact Chairman Derek Sato fordirections and for more information, such asparking within Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenuefacilities.
HILITES OF OUR FEBRUARY 1, 2017 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Meeting was called to order by ChairmanDerek Sato at Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenuecafeteria. Attending were the ExecutiveCommittee, Dr. A. Zachary Trimble, CatonGabrick and speaker Grant Takara. The follow-ing were reported and discussed:
Student Section (UHM) Report:• Science Olympiad at the UHM College ofEngineering (COE) to be held February 18.• Junior Expo for High School Juniors will beheld at the COE on March 3. COE students toprovide mentoring, judging and other duties forthis event and for the Science Olympiad.• Students plan to attend the 2017 ASME E-fest at the University of Nevada at Las VegasMarch 17-19 along with the annual HumanPowered Vehicle (HPV) Competition.
UHM Department of MechanicalEngineering (DME) Report by Dr. Trimble:• The DME has the largest number of declaredengineering majors at the UHM COE. The unof-ficial tally is well over 400+.• To help with the continued growth, severalclasses with labs are being combined.Currently the DME has 18 professors. There areplans for adding professors for thermal fluids,mechanics, and materials. With the expectedcontinued growth in the fall 2017, two addition-al positions are in development. With thisgrowth, a long term planned usage of HolmesHall has been initiated along with possibledevelopment of additional building space inclose proximity to Holmes Hall.
HCES Activities by ASME:• ASME digitized the HCES logo and createdtwo vector artwork for pens and Post-it Notes.
These promotional items were turned over toHCES the last week of January.• The engineering brochure task was nearingcompletion. Seeking royalty free artwork orphotos that represent ME, CE and EE. Targetaudience for this brochure is high school andmiddle school students.
ASME-HAWAII P.E. REFRESHER COURSE: Raymond Liu reported that the course start-
ed with 22 candidates. The classes are heldevery Tuesday from 6 PM to 9 PM at theUniversity of Hawaii Ag/Science building andwill end April 15, 2017. The spring 2017 PEExam is scheduled for April 18. Twelve candi-dates plan to take the April exam with theremainder planning to take the October 2017exam.Considered Tours:
Wheeler Army Airfield – HIANG aircrafthangar. Planning for a weekend tour. Detailsare being worked on.Program:
Speaker Grant Takara on Smart Garments.Grant is a Master’s degree candidate at theUHM DME. Smart garments map pressure andtemperature distribution and body orientationto aide in the prevention of pressure ulcersmainly in the paraplegic and geriatric popula-tion.
2017 ASME-HI BALLOT AND SURVEYThe candidates on the ballot includes Froilan
Garma for Chairman, Derick Kam for Vice-Chair, Kevin Dang for Treasurer, Jason Frifeldtfor Secretary, and Raymond Liu and RonaldFlegal for the Member (formerly Director) posi-tions. There is a new position called the GroupPage Administrator with candidate Derek Satowho will also be the Immediate Past-Chair.
The opening of the MonkeySurvey.com sitewas delayed.
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11. Emergency Earthquake Damage RepairsWaipio Valley submitted by Yogi KwongEngineers
12. Beachwalk Emergency Bypass Repairssubmitted by Yogi Kwong Engineers
13. Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Labsubmitted by Belt Collins Hawaii
14. Magnetic Silencing Facility submitted bySSFM and Moffat & Nichol
15. Kuhio Highway Emergency Slope Repairssubmitted by Geolabs
16. Honoapiilani Highway Realignment sub-mitted by Wilson Okamoto Corporation
17. Stream Bank Protection and Stabilization atRiverside Apartments submitted by YogiKwong Engineers
18. Waikamoi Flume Replacement submittedby KAI Hawaii
Each of these projects has contributed to thebeauty, vitality, efficiency, and sustainability ofour island home as well as leading in designinnovation and execution.
ACECH also recognized a local project thatwent on to gain international recognition: theAdvanced Electro Optical System (AEOS)3.67-Meter Telescope Facility on Mt. Haleakala,designed by Sato and Associates. This projectwon an ACECH Excellence Award in 2000 and,subsequently, the ACEC’s Grand ConceptorAward. The accolades didn’t end there. In2013, the AEOS 3.67-Meter Telescope Facilitywas named one of the U.S.’s top 10 engineer-ing projects of the century and recognized assuch by FIDIC - The International Federation ofConsulting Engineers at its awards ceremonyin Barcelona, Spain.
Kako`o AwardIn addition to this year’s and the retrospec-
tive winners, the evening held a special sur-prise: the bestowal of the coveted Kako`oAward to Mr. Richard Sato of Sato andAssociates, Inc.
Under the prevailing interpretation of Hawai`ilaw, Richard Sato was asked, during a contractdispute, to defend and pay for the defense ofothers who were parties to his contract, eventhough no negligence was found against himor his firm. Refusing to back down from whatwas an unjust burden, he kept fighting all theway to the Hawai`i Supreme Court, and frontedthe costs for the legal appeals with his ownmoney.
Because of Mr. Sato’s tenacity, the entiredesign professionals’ community will now ben-efit from the favorable Hawai`i Supreme Court
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Awards Presenters, L-R: Barry Nakamoto,Mike Kamaka, Debbie Lindsey, and NathanYuen.
combinatorics, and algebra problems in 40minutes. The Target Round has 8 problems inpairs of two with 6 minutes per pair to com-plete. The highest scoring mathlete was DarrenDo of Washington. In fact the top five scoringstudents were all from Washington MiddleSchool. Do was followed by his teammates,second to fifth place, in that order, byKyungBong Ko, Zi He Yan, Sonny Nguyen, andAnna Baker. Joshua Park of Iolani was sixth,followed by Nainoa Visperas of Kamehameha.
A Countdown Round was held for fun pittingthe top 12 individual scorers against eachother in pairs. The Countdown Round focuseson speed and accuracy. Students have a max-imum of 45 seconds per problem without a cal-culator. In first place was Nainoa Visperas andsecond was Darren Do. Congratulations toKamehameha Schools, our host, for a very out-standing performance.
The Hawaii MATHCOUNTS major sponsor isHawaiian Electric Company, Inc. providingfinancial support and scoring volunteers.Volunteers came from Hawaiian ElectricCompany, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE), ASCE Young Members Forum (YMF),and ASME. Kevin Araki recruits USACE volun-teers, and Jonathan Visaya and Kimberlee
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decision in Arthur v. State of Hawaii. TheHawaii Supreme Court ruled that the duty todefend arising from an indemnity provision in aconstruction contract is determined at the endof litigation, when negligence is determined,and overturned the decision in Pancakes v.Pomare that had previously been used to trig-ger the duty to defend. It further upheld HRS431:10 222 prohibiting indemnifying anotherfor their sole negligence. The entire design pro-fessionals’ community owes Richard Sato theirappreciation and gratitude for a very favorabledecision with far-reaching impact that will con-tinue to benefit the entire industry.
State and Counties Symposium andACECH Annual Meeting
Please join your colleagues and friends atthe STATE and COUNTIES SYMPOSIUM andalso our ACECH ANNUAL MEETING to be heldon April 6, 2017 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Pleasebe on the lookout for the registration announce-ments.Best regards,Robin M. Lim, P.E. ACECH Past President and EEA Event Chair
Luke helped assemble the ASCE YMF volun-teers.
For this competition the awards presentersincluded Debbie Lindsey, Head of School,Kamehameha Schools Kapalama; NathanYuen, Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc.; BarryNakamoto, Vice President, Covanta; and MikeKamaka, President-Elect, HSPE. The Master ofCeremonies for Hawaii MATHCOUNTS is LouMuzzarini, retired USACE who doubles as thecompetition moderator. HSPE MATHCOUNTSCo-Coordinators are Engineers BarryNakamoto, Retired Hawaiian Electric, andNathan Yuen of Hawaiian Electric.
Hawaii MATHCOUNTS thanks theKamehameha Schools for again hosting theOahu Chapter Competition. They will also hostthe State Competition on Saturday, March 4,2017. The State Competition will have six Oahuschools, Washington, Iolani, Punahou,Kamehameha, Highlands Intermediate, andKapolei Middle competing with outer islandschools to determine the Hawaii team compet-ing in the 2017 Raytheon MATHCOUNTSNational Competition on May 14-15, 2017 inOrlando, Florida.
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