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VOL. 51 NO. 2
SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS
APRIL, 2015
RESULTS OF THE 2015 HAWAII MATHCOUNTS 32nd STATE COMPETITION
The Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers
(HSPE) announced the Hawaii State Team
going to the 2015 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS
National Competition at the Sheraton Boston
Hotel, Boston, MA, to be held May 7-10, 2015.
They are Kent Kiyama, Kenso Kume, and Haeri
Kim all of Washington Middle School, and
Steven Doan of Seabury Hall School. They are
listed in order of placement in the determining
Countdown Round competition. The team
coach is Sung Park of Washington.
The Hawaii State Team was determined
Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Hawaii State
MATHCOUNTS Competition held and hosted
by Kamehameha Schools. The top state teams
competing included from Oahu, Washington
Middle School, Punahou School, Mililani
Middle School, Kawananakoa Middle School,
Iolani School, and Highlands Intermediate;
from Maui, Seabury Hall School; and from
Hawaii Island, Waiakea Intermediate School.
The Oahu school/team are listed in order of
placement at the February 7, 2015 Oahu
Chapter Competition. There were an additional
six mathletes competing individually due to
their high scores at the chapter competitions.
As a result of their total scores from the Sprint
and Target Rounds, the top ten Mathletes moving on to the Countdown Round included in the
following order first Kenso Kume, Kent Kiyama,
Steven Doan, Ryan Park of Punahou, Haeri
Kim, David Shiraki of Seabury, Jacinda Chen of
Kawananakoa, Kenny Thai of Washington,
Seobeen Chang of Washington, and tenth
Akshay Chekuri of Punahou.
For the Team honors, first place went to
Washington Middle School, followed in order
by Seabury Hall, Punahou, Highlands, Mililani
Middle, Waiakea, Iolani and Kawananakoa.
Washington Middle School again has the honor
of proudly displaying the Hawaii State First
Place Perpetual Trophy at their school, until the
2016 competition.
The Hawaii Team will be competing against
teams from the 50 states, U.S. territories, State
Department schools and Department of
Defense schools. Up to 224 final Mathletes will
be competing for the top honors. Once again,
MATHCOUNTS will present the 2015 Raytheon
MATHCOUNTS National Competition live via
webcast on www.mathcounts.org. On Friday,
May 8, 2015 starting at 9:00 AM Hawaii time,
you’ll have the opportunity to watch the nation’s
top middle school Mathletes in action.
During the awards ceremony, recognitions
were made to Hawaiian Electric Company for
their generous sponsorship of Hawaii MATH-
COUNTS, the Hawaii
Society
of
Professional
Engineers Education
Foundation,
the
Hawaii
MATHCOUNTS Committee,
and volunteers from
Hawaiian
Electric
Company and the
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
The
Hawaii
MATHCOUNTS Coordinator
is Barry Nakamoto of
HSPE and Hawaiian
Electric Company. He
2015 Hawaii MATHCOUNTS Team, L-R: Coach Sung Park, Kent
is assisted by Nathan
Kiyama, Kenso Kume, Haeri Kim, and Steven Doan.
Yuen. The competition moderator and event master of ceremonies
was Lou Muzzarini, retired U.S. Army Corps of
Engineer. The award presenters included Earl
Kim, Head of School, Kamehameha Schools
Kapalama, and host of the competitions; Barry
Nakamoto, Manager of Corporate Planning,
Hawaiian Electric Company and MATHCOUNTS State Coordinator; Dewey Gottlieb,
Educational Specialist for Mathematics, Hawaii
Department of Education, and MATHCOUNTS
Committee member; and Brian Bowers,
President of Bowers + Kubota Consulting, and
2013 HCES Engineer of the Year.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer volunteers
Former engineer and current Governor of Hawaii David Ige met with officers and society
representatives of the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies to sign a proclamation
declaring Engineers Week in Hawaii.
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CMAA Hawaii News:
2015 is continuing to be a very busy year for
our chapter at CMAA Hawaii. At our January
Luncheon, Sandy Hamby, AIA, CCM –
President of MOCA Systems and a member of
the CMAA National Board of Directors gave a
presentation on the increasing recognition on
the part of owners of using Certified
Construction Managers on Capital improvement projects. Mr. Robert Kroning; the Director
of the Department of Design and Construction
for the City and County of Honolulu, followed
this with his own presentation outlining the
City’s upcoming Capital Improvement plan.
In March, Tony Macias of AECOM, a
Construction Manager for HDOT’s Airport
Division gave a presentation on 3 status of
upcoming and ongoing projects at the
Honolulu Airport and the New Day Work
Program.
Future Luncheons will be held bi-monthly on
the 3rd week of the month at locations to be
determined. To be included on our event email
blasts
please
contact
us
at
[email protected] and ask to be added
to our email blast listing.
CMAA Community Service Event- In May of
2015, CMAA Hawaii will continue its work in
partnership with the Hawaii Judiciary, continuing the transformation of the Honolulu boy’s
home into Hale Hilina’i- a place of hope and
safety for Oahu’s at risk youth. This is a very
rewarding project that we are fortunate to have
the opportunity to be involved with. If you
would be interested in joining us (all are welcome), please let us know.
Apr 12-14, 2015 – CMAA National is hosting
our National Capital Project Symposium (Long
Beach CA)
Chapter
ConferencePlease Join us on Tuesday May 12th as CMAA
Hawaii presents our 3rd Annual Chapter
Conference at the Ko’olau Ballrooms and
Conference Center.
Just a reminder that our chapter is here as a
resource for all Construction Engineering and
Management professionals. If you have any
questions regarding any of our upcoming
events, would like to become more involved
with the CMAA Hawaii Chapter or would simply
like to be added to our email list, please email
us at [email protected], also please
note that we have a new mailing address;
CMAA Hawaii, PO Box 531, Honolulu, HI 96809
Looking for a CCM? The current listing for all
Hawaii CCMs can be found here:
https://cmaanet.org/certified-constructionmanagers-registry
Construction Management Association of
America
2015 CMAA HAWAII CHAPTER CONFERENCE
WHEN: TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015
WHERE: Ko’olau Ballrooms – Grand Ballroom
45-550 Kionaole Road, Kaneohe HI 96744
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Program Start
11:45 a.m. Luncheon Buffet
2:45 p.m. Program Ends
3:00 p.m. Social Hour (no-host bar, pupus will be
provided)
(808) 954-7000
PRICE: $90 Member & CCM/$125 Non-Member/
$50 Student
SPEAKERS & TOPICS:
Jason Dodds (DFour Inc.) – Tools for Virtual
Design & Construction
George Atta (Department of Planning and
Permitting, City and County of Honolulu) –
Permitting and Construction Outlook
Eugene Tian (Department of Business, Economic
Development & Tourism, State of Hawaii) –
Housing Shortage and its Impact to Construction
Permitting
Norman Takeya (Honolulu Community College) –
Lumion Rendering and Animation
Steven Gallagher (NOAA) – NOAA’s New LEEDGold Inouye Center Facility
Tracy Lawson (Lawson & Associates) –
Construction Safety
Anna Oshiro (Damon Key Keong Kupchak
Hastert, a Law Corporation)
Construction Law; Contracts; and Dispute
Resolution
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architects of
hawaii
founded 1902
po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and Architects
WEB address: www.eahawaii.org
EAH 2013- 2014 Officers
President
1st VP
Treasurer
Secretary
Past Pres
Director
Director
Director
Joseph Feind
Bill Brizee
Aaron Erickson
Gary Yamamoto
Howard Wiig
Dave Martin
Michael Albright
Andy Keane
543-4781
523-9636
591-2728
485-2777
587-3811
543-4504
531-3017
EAH’s new meeting location is above the
Mango Grill in the Topa Tower (Ewa tower on
Fort Street ) of the Topa Financial Center (Old
AMFAC Bldg). Take the elevator to the 3rd floor
conference room. Parking is available (enter
from Nimitz). The WEB site has been updated
to provide directions and a Map. If you have
questions please call Sam Gillie (543-4739).
Meetings are held every Friday (except
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ended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.
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Hawaii Society of
Professional Engineers
Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum
Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
2014-2015 YMF Officers
2014-2015 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS
Office
President:
Name
Phone
Glenn Miyasato, P.E.
488-7579
email: [email protected]
President-Elect: Benjamin Rasa, P.E.
531-1308
email: [email protected]
Vice President: Timothy Goshi, P.E.
791-3966
email: [email protected]
Secretary:
Lara Karamatsu, P.E.
566-2227
email: [email protected]
Treasurer:
Eric Arakawa, P.E.
596-7790
email: [email protected]
Immediate
Past Pres:
Brian Enomoto, P.E.
388-5559
email: [email protected]
YMF President: Puna Kaneakua, P.E.
593-1116
email: [email protected]
APRIL DINNER MEETING
Program: University of Hawaii at Manoa
ASCE Student Chapter
The ASCE Student Chapter will summarize
its accomplishments for 2014-2015 including
highlights from this year’s ASCE Pacific
Southwest Regional Conference.
Date:
Thursday, April 16th, 2015
Location: Dave and Busters, Paina Room
Time:
5:30 p.m. Social Time
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Program
Menu:
Multi-entrée buffet
Cost:
$30.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section
Members
$35.00 for Non-Members and
Guests
$20.00 for University of Hawaii at
Manoa ASCE Student Chapter
Members
Reservations:
Please make checks payable to “ASCE
Hawaii Section” and mail to Eric Arakawa,
ASCE Hawaii Section Treasurer, The Limtiaco
Consulting Group, 1622 Kanakanui Street,
Honolulu, HI 96817, by Tuesday, April 7th,
2015. Phone/email RSVP by Wednesday, April
8th, 2015, (808) 596-7790 or email at
[email protected]. No shows will be
billed.
SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP
Increase Sustainability in Hawaii’s
Infrastructure & Engineering Projects
One-day Workshop on sustainable engineering & planning to support Hawaii’s Agencies
and Private Companies in developing and
operating sustainable projects and infrastructure projects.
Keynote Speaker: William A. (Bill) Wallace
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Location: 1001 Bishop St., 8th Floor, Room 1
Time: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Register by: Monday, April 6, 2015. Please
go to the following link to register: (even if you
pay by check) http://bit.ly/1KFzVwF.
Questions? Please contact Manfred Zapka,
PhD, PE, Chair of the ASCE Hawaii Section
Sustainability Committee, at sustainabledc@
gmail.com or call at 808-265-6321.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Last held: March 3, 2015
Next meeting: April 6, 2015
continued on page 6
Puna Kaneakua, President
[email protected]
Amanda Tanaka, Vice President
[email protected]
Norman Leong, Secretary
[email protected]
Jordan Urabe, Treasurer
[email protected]
Jason Sugibayashi, Past President
[email protected]
YMF General Meeting
The next YMF general meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, April 1, 6:00 p.m. at Hukilau
Honolulu. If you are interested in attending to
find out what the YMF is all about, contact YMF
at [email protected].
ASCE YMF Softball Game BBQ Social
By Austin Wong and Emily Dong,
Social Chairs
On Monday, March 2, 2015, ASCE YMF
Hawaii hosted their Fourth Annual BBQ Social
at Kamamalu Park against Community
Planning & Engineering (CPE). Over 45 people
were in attendance, playing and cheering on
both teams. Pushing through a friendly rivalry,
the ASCE YMF Team prevailed for the win.
Afterwards everyone gathered for the polish
dogs, fresh veggies, chips, dip, and great
company! Thanks for all who came out.
A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers
P.O. BOX 3774
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812
http://www.hawaiispe.org/
HSPE Officers, 2014 to 2015
Darren Okimoto
President
[email protected]
Curtis Beck
President-elect
[email protected]
Kurt Kunimune
Secretary
[email protected]
Joelle Dubois
Past President/Treasurer
[email protected]
Majella Stevenson NSPE HOD Rep
[email protected]
Barry Nakamoto
Educational Foundation
[email protected]
Marc Botticelli
Kona-Kohala President
[email protected]
Mandy Saito
Maui Chapter Director
[email protected]
Deadline for
Wiliki
is April 15th
Structural BMP’s in Support of LID Designs
- Ferguson
By Puna Kaneakua,
YMF President
On February 11,
2015, ASCE YMF
members attended a
presentation on structural best management
practices
(BMPs). Topics of the
discussion included:
definition
of
Low
Impact Development
(LID), new Honolulu The ASCE softball team and ASCE YMF members pose for a group
LID requirements and photo after the game.
available products in
support of LID design.
A big mahalo goes out
to Mark Metzger of
Ferguson for hosting
the event and Gary
Kong of Hawaii Water
and Drainage System
for graciously taking
the time to educate
our members on LID
design.
YMF Golf Outing
By Daniel Shin, Golf
Chair
On January 25, 2014, ten YMF members
enjoyed a practice session at Newtown Driving
Range. Newtown Driving Range is centrally
located in Aiea, with the range itself extending
over 300 yards allowing golfers of all levels to
whack it with no fear. YMF members of all skill
levels were present and everyone helped each
other out with tips to improve their game.
Appetizers were enjoyed at the driving range
restaurant. Overall, everyone had a great time
practicing their golf game, socializing and networking with other engineers, and spending
the beautiful afternoon outdoors.
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STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS
A S S O C I AT I O N
O F H AWA I I
PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801
Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org
2015 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Position
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director (Yr 2)
Director (Yr 2)
Director (Yr 1)
Director (Yr 1)
Past President
Officer
Phone
Fernando Frontera
781-2802
[email protected]
Jeffrey Hanyu
[email protected]
Joshua Tyau
535-3012
[email protected]
Jinghai Yang
791-3947
[email protected]
Paul Kane III
537-2811
[email protected]
Tim Waite
479-1216
[email protected]
Dennis Sakamoto
682-5737
[email protected]
Gaur Johnson
956-2377
[email protected]
Ethan Okuna
945-0198 x103
[email protected]
HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING
March 4, 2015
General Membership Meetings/Technical
Seminars/Events
For all events see seaoh.org or look for email
flyer for registration.
• April 3 – Design of Mid-Rise Wood Buildings
presented by Ethan Martin of WoodWorks at
Pagoda Restaurant.
• May 8 – Precast Design Seminar by Clay
Naito from Leigh University on blast and
seismic design of diaphragms.
SEAOH Renewals
SEAOH membership renewal forms have
been sent out to all members. If you haven’t
done so already, please complete forms and
send in membership dues.
SEAOH Governing Documents
Also included with this year’s renewal
forms are important updates to the SEAOH
governing documents (the Charter of
Incorporation and Bylaws). The current and
proposed versions can be found on our website at http://www.seaoh.org/about/bylawscharter/. Please contact any officer if you
would like a hardcopy. You have the option to
vote for or against the proposed bylaws and
charter. Please send in ballots with membership renewals.
SEAOH Young Member Group (YMG)
The SEAOH young member group has been
re-organized as follows:
• Chairperson – James Aoki
• Vice Chairperson – Nicholas Groves
• Secretary Chair – Nguyen Ngo
• Treasurer Chair – Akira Ito
• Community and Social Chair – Eric
Tomishima
• Photographer – Ryan Nakamoto
If you are interested in participating in YMG
events please contact [email protected].
Disaster Response Committee
SEAOH is looking at setting up training
sessions for ATC-20 and ATC-45 certifications.
If you are interested in attending these certification sessions please contact Jimmy Lam
(223-3638 [email protected]).
Missing Members
Please contact Membership Chairperson,
Jiabao Chen (Ph: 791-3945 or email
[email protected]), or any of the SEAOH
Officers if you have a new mailing and/or email
address.
Next Meeting
The next SEAOH Board of Directors and
Officers meeting will be on April 1, 2015. For
location, contact SEAOH President Fernando
Frontera (781-2802 [email protected]).
SWE – Hawaiian Island Section
P.O. box 61728
Honolulu, HI 96839
[email protected]
Executive Committee:
President:
Hawaii Section 2014-2015 Officers
Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith
CH2M HILL
Vice Pres.:
Chancy Hopper
ArdentMC
Secretary:
Amy Weintraub
Women in Technology
Treasurer:
Kristen Au
Belt Collins
Charter Sec. Rep.: Rena Chock
HECO
www.ite-hawaii.org
President:
Vice Pres.:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Pete Pascua
[email protected]
Natasha Soriano
[email protected]
Sara Okuda
[email protected]
Robert Nehmad
[email protected]
Section Meeting
On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, the ITE
Hawaii Section lunch meeting was held at the
Fasi Municipal Building, Honolulu.
President Pete Pascua opened the meeting
with everyone introducing themselves. He
announced that the District meeting will be in
Las Vegas this year, and that the deadline for
the call for abstracts is coming up soon.
Western District Secretary-Treasurer Cathy
Leong made the announcement that Western
District Elections are coming up, and that she
is running unopposed for President.
Vice President Natasha Soriano thanked
Danny Smoot with Phoenix Pacific, Inc. for
helping to coordinate the featured speaker,
and introduced speaker Nathan Welch, visiting
from California. He is the Director of Sales for
McCain, Inc., who actively participates in standard committees such as NEMA 3YS,
Sustainable Traffic Signals Development, and
ITE standards working group for the ATC.
Nathan gave a PowerPoint presentation
Introducing the ATC Cabinet Series. He spoke
about how the ATC Cabinet Series has a modern design for Safety, Efficiency, and
Environmental awareness. Its high-density
components optimize cabinet space, providing
the same equipment in ½ the space, capable
of managing multiple and complex intersection
with 32-channel outputs. The ATC Cabinet
Series are fully LED compatible, supporting the
use of ultra low power LEDs. Nathan talked
about there are now 2 watt LED’s and are pushing vendors to go to 1 watt, looking towards the
opportunity to make traffic signals solar powered and off grid. Looking to the future, these
smaller eco-friendly devices are providing
more data providing for the possibility of connected vehicles with HUD’s in windshield, traffic signal red/yellow/green in vehicles, or no
intersections at all.
Nathan took questions from the group and
members had specific questions that were well
discussed and answered. Danny informed the
group that they are holding a Lunch & Learn
with Nathan on Friday and Nathan shared that
McCain also offers free webinars.
Website: hawaii.apwa.net
Hawaii Chapter 2015 Officers
President
Vice-Pres
Treasurer
Secretary
Past Pres
Tyler Sugihara
[email protected]
Victor Valdez
[email protected]
Ryan Char
[email protected]
Darin Izon
[email protected]
Ken Kawahara, 836-1900
[email protected]
768-3600
356-1281
523-5866
523-8499
A reminder the annual Education Fund Golf
Tournament will be held Friday, April 10, 2015,
at the Ala Wai Golf Course. Please join us for a
day of fun and camaraderie, and all for a good
cause as proceeds will sustain the Chapter’s
education fund. The fund provides annual
monetary awards at the Hawaii State Science
and Engineering Fair and annual partial scholarships towards higher education tuition to eligible students who major in a public worksrelated field.
Additional information for interested golf
players may be found at: hawaii.apwa.net/
events/chapter. Scholarship applications are
available at: hawaii.apwa.net/resources/scholarships.
Association
for the
Advancement of
Cost Engineering
HAWAII SECTION
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www.aacehawaii.org
President
Kristy Kastner, PSP
Vice President Greg Treese
Secretary
Maelyn Uyehara
Treasurer
Cristo Rojas
Director of Certification
Stephen Jacobson, CCP
Director of Communications
Joseph Uno, LEED AP BD+C
Director of Membership/Webmaster
David Ladines
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ASCE,
The American
Society of
Mechanical Engineers
www.asme-hi.com
ASME-HI 2014-2015 Officers
Chairperson
Vice-Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Past-Chair
HCES Rep:
Alternate:
Derek Sato
543-4108
[email protected]
Derick Kam
848-6966
[email protected]
Kevin Dang
737-1708
[email protected]
Kory Ikeda
628-1231
Derick Kam
Derek Sato
NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Date:
March 31, 2015, Tuesday
Time:
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Place:
HECO Ward Ave
Cafeteria Conference Room
Agenda: Planning for the Francis R.
Montgomery Design Competition in
May.
All members are invited and encouraged to
attend our meetings. There are always lots of
free pizza and soft drinks. Please contact
Chairman Derek Sato or Ed Chang for directions and for more information, such as parking
within Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenue facilities.
2015 ASME-HAWAII BALLOTS & SURVEY
Notification was issued to the membership
March 8 that the 2015 Hawaii Section election
and
survey
is
accessed
through
SurveyMonkey.com. The link can be found on
the ASME-HI website in several places. The
deadline for voting is April 30, 2015.
2015 FRANCIS R. MONTGOMERY DESIGN
COMPETITION JUDGES
The Montgomery Design Competition is
planned for May 1, 2015 on the University of
Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) campus. The competition runs from 12 noon to about 5:00 PM. This
annual event co-sponsored by the UHM
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
ASME-Hawaii Section is seeking judging volunteers from the engineering community. These
volunteers will judge ME482 Senior Design
course projects for the monetary awards. In the
past, projects included Baja-type race cars,
small airplanes, solar-powered apparatus,
healthcare equipment, and more. Please contact Derek Sato at 543-4108 or email
derek.sato@ hawaiianelectric.com.
2015 HAWAII MATHCOUNTS STATE COMPETITION VOLUNTEERS
Ed Chang, Hawaii MATHCOUNTS Steering
Committee member in charge of recruiting
proctor and scorer volunteers for the competition, recognizes and thanks the following organizations for their participation and help at the
March 7, 2015 Hawaii MATHCOUNTS State
Competition:
• ASME-HI
• Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kevin
Araki (coordinator)
P.O. Box 88840
Honolulu, HI 96830
Website: www.acechawaii.org
2014-2015 Board of Directors
President
William Bow, Bow Engineering & Development
President-Elect
Robin Lim, Geolabs
Treasurer
Corey Matsuoka, SSFM International
Secretary
Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong Engineers
National Director
Sheryl Nojima, Gray Hong Nojima & Associates
Past President
Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, Shigemura Lau
Sakanashi Higuchi & Associates
Directors
Garret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc.
Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.
Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates
LETTER FROM THE ACECH PRESIDENT
Written by William H.Q. Bow, P.E.
The 2015 Legislative Session has started
and I wanted to bring you up to speed on what
ACECH is doing.
The ACECH Legislative Committee comprised of Ms. Janice Marsters, Mr. Lester
Fukuda, Ms. Sandie Wong, Ms. Sheryl Nojima,
Mr. Robin Lim and myself have been working
hard at the State Legislature on behalf of the
member firms. Although we took a break from
introducing our own bill this year, there has
been a lot of activity on a number of procurement and other regulatory bills. In the past two
months, we have spent substantial time and
effort on the following bills:
A bill that would require a tax clearance
before renewing your PE license. We argued
that there should be ways, other than holding
up individual professional licenses, to check on
business tax compliance. We managed to
have this bill deferred after the first hearing.
A bill eroding the QBS law (HRS §103D-304).
Changes proposed by the State’s Chief
Procurement Officer (CPO) would negate QBS.
We are still working with the CPO to revise the
bill to address the State’s concerns, while leaving the QBS process intact. We are also coordinating with the CPO on several other procurement bills that would impact our industry.
A bill that would require drilling services to
be removed from the geotechnical or environmental scope and separately bid as construction services. We managed to have this bill
deferred before hearing.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
ASCE National holds more than 275 seminars and computer workshops each year on a
wide variety of technical, management, and
regulatory topics. These seminars are held in
more than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition,
ASCE offers customized on-site training and
many distance learning programs, including
live interactive web/teleconference seminars,
online courses and courses on CD, videotape,
and audiotape. Please visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/links.html and click on ASCE
National for complete details.
ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIPS
Please help us increase our scholarship
endowment so that we can recognize deserving students. We continue to accept taxdeductible donations with the goal of increasing the annual scholarships. Make your check
payable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:
ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,
Honolulu, HI 96808-0917. If you have any
questions, please contact Brian Enomoto at
388-5559, or [email protected].
ASCE JOB LISTINGS
The following job listings are currently posted on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:
• Civil Engineer VI – City and County of
Honolulu
• Civil Engineer IV – City and County of
Honolulu
• Civil Engineer V – City and County of
Honolulu
• Mechanical Engineer V – City and County of
Honolulu
• Structural Engineer V - City and County of
Honolulu
• Electrical Engineer – Coffman Engineers
• Structural Engineer – Coffman Engineers
• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International
• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International
• Architect (Design Engineer) – Bishop & Co.
• Civil Engineer (Design Engineer) – Bishop &
Co.
• Structural Engineer (Design Engineer) –
Bishop & Co.
• Mechanical Engineer (Design Engineer) –
Bishop & Co.
• Environmental Engineer – Bishop & Co.
• Construction Manager – (Company withheld)
For further information on these job listings
or to find out how you can post job openings in
your company on this website, please visit
http://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.
The Society of
FIRE
PROTECTION
ENGINEERS
HAWAII CHAPTER OFFICERS
President: Robert Bigtas
S.S. Dannaway Associates
[email protected]
Vice President: Derick Kam
Thermal Engineering Corporation
Secretary: Ferdi Guinto
Lohaus and Associates
Treasurer: Sam Dannaway
S.S. Dannaway Associates
Director: Mel Harano
Thermal Engineering Corporation
Director: Bob Lohaus
Lohaus and Associates
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter
P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu, HI 96812-3916
William (Bill) Lee, PE
Donna Kishi
Dean Borges, PE
Kevin Luoma, PE
Mofazzal Mir, PE
Barry Jim On, PE
Richard Beall, PE
Ryan Chang, PE
Matthew Tio
Dean Oakley
David Parke
President
President-Elect
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Past President
Board of Governors
Board of Governors
Board of Governors
Board of Governors
Board of Governors
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2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812
Website: http://www.falea.org
UHM College of Engineering
Deans and Chairs
2014-16 Officers/BoDirectors
President:
VP/Pres-Elect:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Ass’t Treas:
Auditor:
Bus. Manager:
Press Rel. Off:
Past President:
HCES Rep:
Alternate:
Francisco T. Cruzata, AIA
Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP
Maritez A. Marquez
Riza Marie R. Gatdula, EIT
Belinda P.Tegui
Ramon B. Bonoan, Jr., LEED GA
Ferdinand B. Guinto, PE
John C. Ramos, PE, CSP
Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, PE
Francisco T. Cruzata, AIA
Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP
Dean
Peter E. Crouch
Interim Associate Dean
for Academic Affairs
Bruce Liebert
Assistant Dean
Song K. Choi
CEE Chair
Panos Prevedouros
EE Chair
Wayne Shiroma
ME Chair
Mehrdad N. Ghasemi Nejhad
HCAC Director
Magdy Iskander
HSFL Director
Wayne A. Shiroma
Join us at the 15th Annual College of
Engineering Dinner!
Thursday, April 23, 2015
5:00 p.m. - Student/Faculty Exhibits and
Cocktails
6:30 p.m. - Dinner and Program
Hawai‘i Convention Center, Kalakaua Ballroom
Please join us for the 15th Annual College of
Engineering Dinner honoring the college’s long
MARCH 2015 HIGHLIGHTS: C & C
HONORARY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
President Frank Cruzata was notified by
Councilman Joey Manahan’s Office that FALEA
would be honored & recognized at the City &
County’s March 11 Program. So, Frank and
three other FALEA Board “volunteers,” Majella
Stevenson, Maritez Marquez, and Elvi
Sutherland attended the program at City Hall
where a Certificate signed by all the City
Council Members was presented to and
accepted by the organization’s president. The
Certificate says in part, that “the Honolulu City
Council on behalf of the C & C of Honolulu,
hereby honors and recognizes the Filipino
American League of Engineers and Architects
for their spirit, camaraderie between and
among its members in the organizations and
supporting the engineering and architectural
field, respectively.”
tradition of engineering excellence. Visit with
faculty, students, fellow alumni and friends and
discover the latest news about the college.
Honoring Distinguished Alumna Award:
Sheryl Nojima, Principal, Gray, Hong Nojima &
Associates, Inc.
Outstanding Service Award: Scott Seu, Vice
President, System Operation, HECO.
$250 per person or table sponsorship:
Platinum $10,000
Gold $5,000
Silver $3,500
Bronze $2,500
With your permission, we would like to seat a
faculty or student at your table. (Tables seat 10)
Mail checks made payable to:
UHF/COE
College of Engineering
2540 Dole Street
Holmes Hall 240
Honolulu, HI 96822
ATTN: Jean Imada
RSVP by April 1, 2015 to Jean Imada at (808)
956-5112 or [email protected].
All proceeds will be used to benefit current
and prospective College of Engineering student programs. Last year, more than $100,000
was raised in support of the College of
Engineering. Mahalo!
Honolulu Managing Director Ron Amemiya, Jr., and officers and society representatives of
the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies, witnessed Mayor Caldwell’s proclamation of
Engineers Week in the City and County of Honolulu.
Professional Directory
Pacific Geotechnical
Engineers, Inc.
1210 Ward Avenue, Suite 204
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Phone: (808) 947-6855
[email protected]
Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants
94-417 Akoki Street
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797
(808) 678-8024 FAX (808) 678-8722
E-mail: [email protected]
PHOENIX
INTERNATIONAL
(808) 486-6595
UNDERWATER
®
WELDING INSPECTION REPAIR ENGINEERING
Sato & Associates, Inc.
Consulting Engineers
SUITE 1500, PACIFIC PARK PLAZA
711 KAPIOLANI BOULEVARD
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813
TELEPHONE: (808) 593-1676
FAX: (808) 593-1607
EMAIL: [email protected]
CONSTRUCTION
COST CONSULTANTS
Engineers, Surveyors, Planners
SHIMABUKURO, ENDO & YOSHIZAKI, INC.
Civil, Environmental & Structural Engineers
1126 12th Avenue, #309
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-3715
Phone: (808) 737-1875
Fax: (808) 734-5516
Email: [email protected]
Honolulu Maui
www.satoandassociates.com
Tim Waite, P.E.
Sales, Engineer
Mobile: 808-479-1216
Email: [email protected]
Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
WALKER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Precast Concrete Products
Frederick K. Wong, PE
P.O. Box 1568
Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732
Maui (808) 877-3430
Fax (808) 871-7282
[email protected]
www.rmtowill.com
OF T RANS
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Contact: 808.842.1133
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Planning Construction Management Project Management
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www.ssfm.com
R. M. TOWILL CORPORATION
E
State Dept. of Transportation
720 Iwilei Road
Suite 425
P.O. Box 3351
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: (808) 536-2705
Fax: (808) 599-4032
A
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hawaii.gov/dot
Engineering transportation
solutions in Airports, Harbors,
Highways and Administration
HAWAII COUNCIL OF
ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
P.O. Box 2873
Honolulu, Hawaii 96802
Presorted
Standard
U.S. Postage Paid
Honolulu, Hawaii
Permit No. 1838
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Professional Directory
Waterproofing & Roofing
Building Envelope & Solar Solutions
808.538.0115 www.abbae.com
WWW.
.COM
BILLS ENGINEERING INC.
Civil Environmental Engineering
Tel: 808.792.2022
Fax: 808.792.2033
1124 Fort Street Mall
Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96813
[email protected]
ControlPoint
C
ontrolPoin Surveying, Inc.
LASTING
creativity | results | relationships
Multidiscipline Engineers
Maui – Honolulu brownandcaldwell.com
www.coffman.com
851 Fort Street
Suite 300
Honolulu, HI 96813
808.687.8884
MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.
A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP
1320 N SCHOOL ST., STE 1
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817
ENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.
(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
Phone: 591-8116
Aloha ‘Āina,
‘Ā
‘Āina, ‘Ike Honua
Local Knowledge, Global Coverage
[email protected]
www.wspgroup.com
808.536.1737
ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICAL
CONSULTANTS
MF
A
98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337
Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914
Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007
masa-fujioka-associates.com • [email protected]
PACIFIC GUARDIAN TOWER
1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1120
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Phone: (808) 942-0066
Fax: (808) 947-7546
Phone: (808) 961-3727 / Fax: (808) 935-8033
Civil Engineering • Land Surveying
Email: [email protected]
• Project Management • Planning •
• Architectural/Engineering Design • Construction Management •
94-408 Akoki Street, Suite 201-A • Waipahu, Hawaii 96797
Phone: 808.836.7787 • Telefax: 808.834.4833
When it’s RUST
Call us (808) 676-1963
www.corrosioncops.com
Y. Ebisu & Associates
Engineering Concepts, Inc.
Acoustical and Electronic Engineers
Civil/Environmental/Sanitary Engineers
1126 12th Avenue, Room 305
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 735-1634
1150 South King Street, Suite 700 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010
Email: [email protected]
FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.
1357 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1530
Honolulu, HI 96814
Ph: 944-1821 • Fax: 946-9339
[email protected]
www.fukunagaengineers.com
GEOLABS, INC.
Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services
2006 Kalihi Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
Phone: 841-5064
Fax: 847-1749
A|E|C
www.hdrinc.com
Civil - Mechanical Engineers
Hilo: (808) 961-5527 • [email protected]
Oahu: (808) 524-1224 • [email protected]
www.okahara.com
Small Business and Certified HUBZone
CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS
273 WAIANUENUE AVENUE
HILO, HAWAII 96720
ower Ma
in Street, Suite 102
Maui:
Maui: 1
1129
129 L
Lower
Main
Hawaii 9
Wailuku,
Wailuku, Hawaii
96793
Ph:(808)242-9641,
Ph:(808)242-964
Fax:(808)244-9220
Email:
Email: c
[email protected]
psmaui@ p
H AWA I I
Okahara and Associates, Inc.
ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
HIDA, OKAMOTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.
INABA ENGINEERING, INC.
Oahu:
Oahu: 1150
1150 South
South King
King Street, Suite 1200
Honolulu,
Honolulu, Ha
Hawaii
waii 96814
Ph:(808)591-2022,
Ph:(808)591-2022 Fax:(808)591-8333
Email:
Email: s
[email protected]
urveying@
2344 Pahounui Drive
Honolulu, HI 96819-2220
(808) 832-9245
Fax (808) 832-9470
[email protected]
Honolulu | 808.697.6200
Maui | 808.359.2518
•
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Architecture
Engineering
•
•
Water
Wastewater
Hirata & Associates, Inc.
SAM O. HIROTA, INC.
Geotechnical Engineering
808.486.0787
www.hirata-hawaii.com
Engineers & Surveyors
864 S. Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Telephone: 537-9971
ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING, INC.
Geotechnical Consultants
330 Ohukai Road, Suite 119
Kihei, Hawaii 96753
Phone: (808) 875-7355 Fax: (808) 875-7122
Email: [email protected]
Airport Industrial Park Building
3375 Koapaka Street | Suite F-227
Honolulu | Hawaii | 96819
P: 808.488.0477 | F: 808.488.3776
www.KennedyJenks.com
NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.
CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926
NAKAMURA, OYAMA
and ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
ELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION
1314 South King Street, Suite 401, Honolulu, HI 96814
Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383
www.noa-engineers.com