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ASCE HAWAII SECTION

2015 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award WinnersThe American Society of Civil Engineers

(ASCE) Hawaii Section is pleased to announcethe 2015 Outstanding Civil EngineeringAchievement (OCEA) Award winners. The pur-pose of this award program is to recognize pro-jects that demonstrate important outstandingcivil engineering accomplishments by Hawaii’sdesign and construction professionals. To beeligible, projects were required to have beendesigned or constructed in Hawaii and com-pleted within the last two years. Some of thekey judging criteria included: Resourcefulnessin identifying and solving design challenges;Contributions to the well-being of people andcommunities; Pioneering use of materials andconstruction methods; Inventive or new appli-cation of civil engineering technologies;Protection of and reducing impacts to naturalresources; Beneficial effects of the project,including aesthetic value.

The following projects and project teamswere honored and presented with awards atthe ASCE Hawaii Section OCEA AwardsBanquet, held at Treetops Restaurant onSaturday, September 26th, 2015.Congratulations to our winners!2015 Hawaii Section Outstanding CivilEngineering Achievement Award and BestMedium Project (Project to be nominated bythe ASCE Hawaii Section for the 2015 ASCERegion 8 OCEA award).Project Name: Stream Bank Bluff Stabilizationand Protection of the Riverside ApartmentsProject Owner: UHC 00382 Hilo, L.P.Submitted By: Yogi Kwong Engineers, LLC

Riverside Apartments is a 3- and 4-story 74unit affordable housing apartment complexthat was constructed in 1973 on a tall andsteep river bank fronting the Wailuku River inHilo, Hawaii. Riverside Apartments providescritically needed affordable housing to the Hilocommunity through the assistance of andrental subsidies provided by the United StatesDepartment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD). However, in 2010 duringa routine HUD compliance visit, the HUDinspector recognized portions of the RiversideApartments were dangerously close (within 10feet) to an inherently unstable steep section ofthe river bank that towers nearly 50 feet abovethe river that threatened to topple the buildinginto the river.

At risk of losing the critical HUD project-based rental subsidies necessary for the oper-ations of affordable housing, BIHF CommunityBased Non-Profit Corporation (BIHF), the for-mer owner of Riverside Apartments, contractedYogi Kwong Engineers, LLC (YKE) to conduct a

geotechnical slope stability investigation. YKEperformed a multi-faceted geotechnical inves-tigation utilizing conventional exploratorydrilling; geologic mapping; and state-of-the-artgeophysical surveying which confirmed theunstable condition of the river bank and veri-fied the likely potential for a slope failure whichwould undermine the apartment building’sshallow foundations and put many of the 300+residents in harm’s way.

YKE was subsequently contracted to devel-op construction bid documents and the neces-sary permits to stabilize the slope and protectthe building. At the onset of the designprocess, YKE was faced with the challenge ofassisting BIHF and UHC 00382 Hilo, L.P.(UHC), the new Riverside Apartment owner, inaddressing the concerns of the various finan-cial institutions involved in financing such aunique and high risk project. The design alsofaced a technical challenge to develop adesign which would protect the building andstabilize the steep and tall river bank with limit-ed access at the top of the bank and even lessaccess at the base of the slope which directlyborders the environmentally sensitive WailukuRiver. Moreover, access to the riverbank viathe Wailuku River was prohibited unless anArmy Corps Clean Water Act Section 404 per-mit was obtained, a lengthy process whichwould have taken two years or more causingthe Riverside Apartments to lose its HUD rentalsubsidies and also become disqualified for thehighly sought after federal tax credits whichwere critical to the project’s financing and eco-nomic viability.

YKE developed an innovative design con-

cept that avoided a CWA Section 404 permitand included integrated slope stabilizing soilnails and rock anchors; reinforced shotcreteslope protection; and micropile underpinningof select building footings to provide protectionof the building’s foundation under moreextreme seismic events. A cost savingapproach was developed by utilizing thedetailed field data gathered during the investi-gation phase which identified layers of bedrockrising up into the slope face towards theupstream and downstream ends of the projectarea. The soil nails which are typicallyinstalled perpendicular to the slope, wereinstead angled towards the peripheral underly-ing bedrock on both sides of the deep, soft,and unstable volcanic ash which supportedthe building. This allowed mobilization of high-er stabilizing forces for the design of shortercost-effective soil nails which are constructibleusing light weight equipment.

The numerous required permit applicationswere prepared and the bidding documentswere released to prospective bidders only 7months after YKE was contracted to com-mence with permit applications and design.YKE supported UHC in selecting the lowestprice qualified bidder and obtained approvalfor the required permits including CountyBuilding Permits, Special Management AreaPermit, Stream Channel Alteration Permit,Department of Army JurisdictionDetermination, and an EnvironmentalAssessment to allow the contractor to mobilizeand commence construction without delay.

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CCMAA Hawaii Chapterhttp://hawchapter.cmaa.org

2016 Hawaii Chapter OfficersPresident: Bill Thornton (Ledcor) President@cmaahawaii.orgVice Pres: Chandra Namumnart (HDR) Vicepresident@cmaahawaii.orgSecretary: Craig Williamson (Bowers+Kubota) Secretary@cmaahawaii.orgTreasurer: Julie Hero (SSFM) Treasurer@cmaahawaii.org Past President: Derek Mukai (Community Planning & Engineering) Hawaii.cmaa@gmail.com Directors: Tim Bramsen (Bowers+Kubota) Mike Young (Bowers+Kubota) Jeff Clark (Fluor)

CMAA HAWAII wins 3rd ConsecutiveNational Chapter of the Year Honors!

CMAA Hawaii Chapter News:CMAA Hawaii

scored a 3-peatNational Chapter ofthe Year award at thisyear’s NationalConference held inOrlando Florida.Accepting the awardon our behalf wasDerek Mukai- Our2015 ChapterPresident. Mahalo toall of you who havesupported ourChapter throughoutour brief history,whether through serv-ing as a Board mem-ber, Committee Chairor member, a sponsor, or a participant in ourevents- we thank you- These honors are areflection of all of us, our hard work and ourdedication to advancing the idea thatConstruction Management is an integral part ofthe design and Construction process.

In other Chapter NewsThe months of September and October are

busy for our Chapter. We elected our 2016Board (see above), awarded (2) $1000 schol-arships to deserving Hawaii ConstructionManagement Students (both from HonoluluCommunity College), held the most successfulGolf Tournament in our Chapter’s history, andHosted our End of the Year Paina at Dave &Buster’s to celebrate our Chapter’s successesthis year, welcome our new Board, the Board ofour HCC Student Chapter and share a bit ofdown time with our CMAA Ohana. In October,our Chapter hosted a site visit for HCCStudents of the under construction EggShaped Digester (ESD)at the Sand IslandWastewater Treatment plant- this tour was ledby Athan Adachi (Chief of the Division ofWastewater Treatment and Disposal), and inNovember we intend to hold our regular BiMonthly Luncheon meeting as well as a thirdcommunity Service event helping Hale Hilina’irehabilitate their facility for helping Oahu’syouth in need. 2016 promises to be another

2015 CMAA PresidentDerek Mukai,PE,CCM, with ourthird Chapter of theYear Award

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P.O. Box 2873HONOLULU, HAWAII 96802

HOME PAGE: http://hces.us

2014-2015 OFFICERSChair: Les Kempers Chair-elect: Stephanie DoanSecretary: Kristen YoshidaTreasurer: Joanne HiramatsuSOC Representative AlternateAACE J. UnoACECH K. KawaharaAPWA J. HiramatsuASCE G. Miyasato B. RasaASHRAE P. ScottASME D. Kam D. SatoCMAA T. BramsenEAH H. WiigEWBHFALEA F.T. CruzataHSPE M. Stevenson K. KunimineIEEE G. TorigoeITE W. YamamotoSAME B. ZachmeierSEAOH D. SakamotoSFPE S. DannawaySWE C. JowUHM CoE S.K. Choi

SAVE THE DATE!

It’s time for HOLMESCOMING, Hawai’i’spremier “friendraiser” event. We’re bring-ing our engineering community back toHolmes Hall at UH Manoa for a casualevening of great food, drinks, and enter-tainment. It’s a terrific stress-free opportuni-ty to catch up with old friends and makenew ones.

8th Annual HolmescomingFriday, November 20, 20155pm to 8:30pmHolmes Hall, UH Manoa CampusSponsorships: $1,500 ($739 tax

deductible. Comes with 10 tickets)Individual Tickets: $130 each ($55 tax

deductible)Make checks payable to UHF/COE andmail to:

2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 240Honolulu, HI 96822Attn: Jean ImadaFor information, 956-5112

UHM College of EngineeringDeans and ChairsDean Peter E. CrouchInterim Associate Deanfor Academic Affairs Bruce LiebertAssistant Dean Song K. ChoiCEE Chair Panos PrevedourosEE Chair Wayne ShiromaME Chair Mehrdad N. Ghasemi NejhadHCAC Director Magdy IskanderHSFL Director Wayne A. Shiroma

2540 Dole Street, Holmes HallHonolulu, Hawaii 96822

great year for CMAA Hawaii as we continue tobuild on our past successes- Our 2016Chapter Calendar will be out soon!

Be a part of our Ohana! Our chapter is hereas a resource for all Construction Engineeringand Management professionals, and the thingsthat we do benefit not only our CM communitybut 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 athawaii.cmaa@gmail.com, 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.

CMAA Hawaii’s 2015 Calendar of events– November 17, 2015 - CMAA Luncheon, Hale

Ikena Fort Shafter– December 4, 2015 CMAA End of Year

Happy Hour

THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE

FOR HAWAII BUILDINGSThe Hawaii State Energy Office offers a

Free Building Energy Code WorkshopLearn about the new International Energy

Conservation Code (2015 IECC) and how itimpacts Hawaii’s residential, commercialand government buildings.

Course intended for architects, engi-neers, community planners, governmentagencies, and energy equipment vendors.

Mondays, November 2 and/or 9, 20158:30 -11:30 am for government officials1:00 -4:00 pm for private sector Location to be announcedTo register contact Howard Wiig, 587-3811,or hwiig@dbedt.hawaii.gov

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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

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

2015 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Fernando Frontera 781-2802 ffrontera@baseengr.comVice President Jeffrey Hanyu jeffreyhanyu@allisonide.comSecretary Joshua Tyau 535-3012 joshuat@nagamineokawa.comTreasurer Jinghai Yang 791-3947 jyang@kaihawaii.comDirector (Yr 2) Paul Kane III 537-2811 alohamarketing@hawaii.rr.comDirector (Yr 2) Tim Waite 479-1216 twaite@strongtie.comDirector (Yr 1) Dennis Sakamoto 682-5737 dennis@tilecoinc.comDirector (Yr 1) Gaur Johnson 956-2377 gaur@hawaii.eduPast President Ethan Okuna 945-0198 x103 eokuna@cshengineers.com

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGOctober 7, 2015

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events

For all events see seaoh.org or look for emailflyer for registration. • November 18 – 4th Quarter General

Membership Meeting, 4pm to 7pm Dave andBuster’s rooftop. We’ll meet to provide com-mittee reports and enjoy pupus and cama-raderie.

• December 10 – AISC Structural Steel“Fundaments of Stability” Seminar by RonaldZiemian, 8am to 4pm at Pagoda.

New Member ApplicationsApplication for the following individuals has

been received and is open for comments fromthe membership: Amber Fulkerson at Kai asan Allied Member; Eric Mutuc at PowersFasteners Inc as an Affiliate Member; ReidNishimura at Englekirk Structural Engineers asa MEMBER.

New MemberBenji Batangan at Allison-Ide LLC has been

accepted as an Allied Member. Arthur Hung atTanimura and Associates Inc has been accept-ed as an Affiliate Member.

Next MeetingThe next SEAOH Board of Directors and

Officers meeting will be on November 4, 2015.For location, contact SEAOH PresidentFernando Frontera (781-2802 ffrontera@baseengr.com).

http://www.hawaiispe.org/

HSPE Officers, 2015 to 2016President: Curtis Beck, PE curt137inverse@yahoo.comPresident Elect: Mike Silva, PE, LS, LEED AP mike@femaui.comPast President: Darren Okimoto, PE dokimoto@wsue.comVice President: Mike Kamaka, PE mkamaka@bowersandkubota.comSecretary: Irina Constantinescu, PE, LEED AP Constantinescu@brwncald.comHouse ofDelegates Rep: Majella Stevenson, PE MujTravel@aol.comTreasurer: Kurt Kunimune, PE kkunimune@bowersandkubota.com

Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812

The NSPE Board of Directors and the mem-bers of the NSPE House of delegates are cur-rently considering revisions to NSPEProfessional Policy 168 (PP-168), “EngineeringEducation Requirements”.

Since 2002, it has been the policy of NSPEvia PP-168 to support additional educationrequirements, beyond a four year ABET/EACdegree, in order for an engineer to qualify forPE licensure. Such additional requirementscould be, for example, a master’s degree in anengineering discipline.

Proposed revisions to PP-168 back awaysomewhat from the master’s degree require-ment, making it just one option among manythat could include a “B.S. plus additionalcoursework” requirement or even appropriatejob-based professional development as alter-natives.

The NSPE House of Delegates (NSPE-HOD)is currently seeking NSPE Member input to theproposed revisions to PP-168. Active NSPEMembers wishing to comment can do so byaccessing the following page at NSPE and fol-lowing the instructions to submit written com-ments: http://www.nspe.org/resources/issues-and-advocacy/engineering-education-require-ments-wstrikethroughs

The window for submission of comments byMembers will close on November 13. After thatdate, Hawaii’s NSPE Members may still haveinput to the proposed revisions by workingthrough the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers (HSPE). Contact Curtis Beck, HSPEpresident, at curt137inverse@yahoo.com formore information. Following the close ofMember input on PP-168, and after due con-sideration of member comments by theDelegates, the NSPE HOD will deliberate onthe proposed revisions and vote on them dur-ing the week of December 11-16, 2015.

Similar revisions to two NSPE PolicyStatements (PS) are also under considerationat this time. These are: PS-1737 Licensure andQualifications to Practice, and PS-1739Engineering Education, wherein it is the policyof NSPE to support the implementation of con-tinuing professional development requirementsby state licensing boards.

Hawaii’s members of NSPE are urged to stayinformed and involved with the continuingdevelopment of the professional policies andpolicy statements maintained by NSPE. Visithttp://www.hawaiispe.org/state.html for moreinformation.

Nominations are being sought for Engineerof the Year and Young Engineer of the Year

candidates. Nomination forms will be availableon the HCES and HSPE websites. Theawardees will be presented at the 2016Engineer’s Week Banquet in February, 2016.Please contact HSPE’s Kurt Kunimune at kkunimune@bowersandkubota.com or MajellaStevenson at MujTravel@aol.com, if there areany questions or for nomination forms.Nominations will be due in December 31 of2015. Mahalo!

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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. CallSam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739; Fax203-1335.

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!!

engineers andarchitects ofhawaii

founded 1902

PO box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaiiʼs Engineers andArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.orgEAH 2014- 2015 OfficersPresident Bill Brizee, AIA 523-96361st VP Michael Albright, PE Treasurer Aaron Erickson, PE 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto, PE 485-2777Director Dave Martin, PE 543-4504Director Geoffry Paterson, AIADirector George Coates, AIADirector Howard Wiig, PE 587-3811Past Pres Joseph Feind, PE 543-4781

OCTOBER BOARD MTG HIGHLIGHTS:FUND RAISER FOR 2015 – More Zippy’s ChiliFundraiser tickets were distributed. FALEAPresident Frank Cruzata reminded everybodythat he has more tickets left and that we shouldstart selling what we have so far, and then helpsell more. We have only a couple of months togo.

FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTHCELEBRATION – FALEA was invited to attendthe ceremony through the Honolulu CityCouncil in partnership with the PhilippineConsulate of Honolulu, Filipino-AmericanHistorical Society of & other Hawaii-Filipinoorganizations in commemoration and recogni-tion of the special event during October. TheOffice of Councilmember Joey Manahan whichextended the invitation said that the ceremonywill be held at Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s bust at thePhilippine Consulate rather than at his statue in downtown ’s College Walk as originallyplanned because of possible inclement weather.

DECEMBER CHRISTMAS PARTY – Final

P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812Website: http://www.falea.org

2014-16 Officers/BoDirectorsPresident: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAVP/Pres-Elect: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED APSecretary: Maritez A. MarquezTreasurer: Riza Marie R. Gatdula, EITAss’t Treas: Belinda P.TeguiAuditor: Ramon B. Bonoan, Jr., LEED GABus. Manager: Ferdinand B. Guinto, PEPress Rel. Off: John C. Ramos, PE, CSPPast President: Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, PEHCES Rep: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAAlternate: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: November 18, 2015.Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria

Conference RoomAgenda: TBA

All members are invited and encouraged toattend our meetings. There are always lots offree pizza and soft drinks. Please contactChairman Derek Sato or Ed Chang for direc-tions and for more information, such as parkingwithin Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenue facili-ties.

HILITES OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 EXECU-TIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Meeting was held in the Hawaiian Electriccafeteria on Ward Avenue and was called toorder by Chairman Derek Sato. All membersare invited to our Executive CommitteeMeetings. The following were introduced anddiscussed.• UHM ASME Student Section Report present-

ed by Froilan Garma:– The Student Section has implemented stu-

dent participation rules to discourage stu-dents listing ASME on their resume if they donot meet the criteria. The new rules havedropped the student membership down to95 from 130.

– The energetic Student Section is busy withfundraising including selling “ID Cards” anda car wash on Saturday, October 3. Presaleticket was recommended to benefit from anyno-shows.

– Information Sessions by Pearl Harbor NavalShipyard and Makai Ocean Engineeringwere planned for October 2015.

– Students volunteered to be judges atKaimuki High School Science Fair.

– A tour of a HECO facility was requested withHECO ASME members making the arrange-ments.

• Department of Mechanical Engineering(DME) Report by Dr. Zac Trimble, Advisor toStudent Section:

– Students will be participating in an outside,partially State funded project to create awind powered device looking like a palmtree.

– DME enrollment grew another 60% with 388students enrolled. A reason for the increasemay be due to First Robotics.

– Lab courses are understaffed creating ashortage of student lab space.

– Two Ph.D. tenured positions are open one inThermal Fluids and one in Mechanics(Mechatronics).

– Graduating students: There were 70 gradu-ating this summer. All with 3.0 GPA receiveda job offer.

– The new 6-year ABET period will start onNovember 2, 2015.

– Classes will be re-structured to split classesbetween structured core and lab, similar toPhysics 274 and 274L. Thermodynamicsand Fluids will be the first to change.

• ASME-HI inquired if the DME could establishan account to issue the monetary awards tothe Francis R. Montgomery DesignCompetition student winners, and later bereimbursed by ASME-HI. This is a newrequirement by ASME National. Dr. Trimblewill investigate.

• Upcoming ASME-HI Section Activitiesinclude the Kailua High School Career Fairon November 6, 2015, and the F-22 Facilitiestour planned for November 10, 2015.

• Speaker for the Evening was member AlanLloyd, P.E., Retired HECO Executive StaffEngineer, on “Pacific Missile Range Facility

– History and Current Mission of MissileTesting.” Mr. Lloyd is currently the NationalDirector Emeritus, Navy League, and themost senior member of the Honolulu Councilof the Navy League. He has several otherpresentations including “Up-Date on GlobalWarning” and “Naval and Cruise Liner ShipPropulsion Systems.”

The AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

www.asme-hi.com

ASME-HI 2015-2016 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 Derek.sato@hawaiianelectric.comVice-Chair Derick Kam derickFPE@gmail.comSecretary Victor Russell dsaengr@aol.comTreasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 dangk001@hawaii.rr.comPast-Chair Kory Ikeda HCES Rep: Derick KamAlternate: Derek Sato

reminder: Our “grand finale” activity for 2015 isour Christmas Party on December 5! This willbe at the the Dole Cannery’s PomaikaiBallroom! Frank also has more tickets for thoseof you that need more.

HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE MONTH! See you at our next BOD meeting onNovember 6!

NOMINATIONS WANTEDNominations are requested to honor Hawaii’s

outstanding engineers to be recognized at theEngineers Week Banquet on February 27,2016.

HCES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDrecognizes the lifetime achievements of an out-standing retired engineer and is bestowedupon an individual who has contributed signifi-cantly to the development of engineering in theState of Hawaii. See the HCES website(http://www.hces.us) for details. Award nomi-nations must be received by December 18,2015.

ENGINEER AND YOUNG ENGINEER OFTHE YEAR. See the HSPE article on page 3for further details. Nominations forms must bereceived by December 31, 2015.

Deadline forWiliki

is November 15th

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NOVEMBER DINNER MEETINGProgram: Case Study: Wick Drains and Pilingfor Cai Mep Container Port, Vietnam, and thetrue cost of 5 cent per foot.Speaker: Dr. Bengt H. FelleniusDate: November 19, 2015Location: Dave and Busters, Paina Room

(2nd Floor)Time: 5:30 p.m. Social Time

6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Program

Menu: Multi-entrée buffetCost: $30.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section

Members $35.00 for Non-Members andGuests $20.00 for University of Hawaii atManoa ASCE Student ChapterMembers

Reservations: Please make checks payable to “ASCE

Hawaii Section” and mail to: Eric Arakawa,ASCE Hawaii Section Treasurer, The LimtiacoConsulting Group, 1622 Kanakanui Street,Honolulu, HI 96817, by Tuesday, November 10,2015. Phone/email RSVP by Wednesday,November 11, 2015, (808) 596-7790 or email ateric.a@tlcghawaii.com. No shows will be billed.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: Oct 7, 2015 Next meeting: Nov 4, 2015

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 semi-

nars and computer workshops each year on awide variety of technical, management, andregulatory topics. These seminars are held inmore than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition,ASCE offers customized on-site training andmany distance learning programs, includinglive interactive web/teleconference seminars,online courses and courses on CD, videotape,and audiotape. Please visit http://www.asce-hawaii.org/webinars.html for more 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 atgmiyasato@ascehawaii.org.

2015-2016 ASCE Hawaii Section OfficersPresident: Ben Rasa, P.E. email: brasa@ascehawaii.orgPres.-Elect: Tim Goshi, P.E. email: tgoshi@kaihawaii.comVice Pres.: Lara Karamatsu,P.E. email: lkaramatsu@ascehawaii.orgTreasurer: Eric Arakawa, P.E. email: earakawa@ascehawaii.orgSecretary: Jason Kage, P.E. email: jkage@ascehawaii.orgPast Pres.: Glenn Miyasato, P.E. email: gmiyasato@ascehawaii.orgYMF Pres.: Amanda Tanaka, P.E. email: atanaka@ascehawaiiymf.org

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-

ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:• Design Engineer - Bowers + Kubota

Consulting, Inc.• Facilities Construction Resident Engineer -

Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc.• Electrical Engineer - Bowers + Kubota

Consulting, Inc.• Facilities Maintenance Project Engineer -

Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc.• 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

For further information on these job listings orto find out how you can post job openings inyour company on this website, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.

Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html

2014-2015 YMF OfficersPuna Kaneakua, President pkaneakua@ascehawaiiymf.orgAmanda Tanaka, Vice President atanaka@ascehawaiiymf.orgNorman Leong, Secretary nleong@ascehawaiiymf.orgJordan Urabe, Treasurer jurabe@ascehawaiiymf.orgJason Sugibayashi, Past President jsugibayashi@ascehawaii.ymf.org

YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, November 4, 6:00 p.m. at TheSocial Eatery and Bar. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all about,contact YMF at ymf.hawaii@gmail.com.

Hawaii Section Officers 2015-2016President Donna KishiPres-Elect Dean Borges, PEVice Pres Kevin Luoma, PESecretary Mofazzal Mir, PETreasurer Willie DigucBd of GovernorsWilliam (Bill) Lee, PELori Arakawa, PERyan Chang, PEAndrew Crossland, PERudolph J. RitterMatthew Tio

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-ConditioningEngineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter

P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu, HI 96812-3916

LETTER FROM THE ACECH PRESIDENTWritten by Robin M. Lim, P.E.

The ACECH November general membershipmeeting will feature Mr. Paul Brussow (SeniorVice President of Rider Levett Bucknall), whowill speak on the market trend of Honolulu’sconstruction industry. The ACECH generalmembership meeting will be at the HonoluluCountry Club on November 5, 2015, with lunchstarting at 11:45. We look forward to seeing youthere, and please bring a younger staff mem-ber!

Reminder that our next webinar is scheduledfor Wednesday, November 18, at 4 PM, at theSSFM Conference Room, 501 Sumner Street,Suite 620. Our first session was attended byabout 20 engineers, and it helped bring togeth-er some younger staff members with veteransin the engineering industry. Let’s see if we canget a wider mix of engineers at the next webi-nar. Come network with colleagues andexpand the reach of your professional ser-vices.

Honolulu’s skyline is constantly changingand that is a reflection of the professional engi-neering and construction industry in action.The unprecedented Kakaako building boom isbringing jobs, housing, and new vitality toHonolulu’s core. Planners, architects and engi-neers have been dreaming of a transformedKakaako for some time, and it is now actuallyhappening. Our Honolulu skyline undergoes atransformation as each day passes. We aredeveloping a walkable community of high riseunits, stores, innovative businesses, parks, andspaces that support artists and residents in away that reflects Hawaii’s culture and creates avibrant, modern city.

Through collaboration across the variousengineering disciplines and professionsinvolved in the construction industry, a rippleeffect is created that affects many sectors ofour economy. The combined efforts of engi-neers along with other construction profession-als are making our island home an even betterplace to live. It is a great time to be an engi-neer!Robin M. Lim, P.E. ACECH President (FY 2015-2016)

P.O. Box 88840Honolulu, HI 96830Website: www.acechawaii.org

2015-2016 Board of DirectorsPresident - Robin Lim, GeolabsPresident-Elect - Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalTreasurer - Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersSecretary – Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & AssociatesNational Director - Sheryl Nojima, Gray Hong Nojima

& AssociatesPast President - William Bow, Bow Engineering &

DevelopmentDirector - Garret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc. Director - Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.Director - Liane Choy, Sato & Associates, Inc.

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CONSTRUCTIONCOST CONSULTANTS

1210 Ward Avenue, Suite 204Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 947-6855

info@j-uno-associates.com

R. M. TOWILL CORPORATIONSINCE 1930

Civil Engineering Wastewater Engineering Surveying & MappingPlanning Construction Management Project Management

Contact: 808.842.1133 rmtowill@rmtowill.com www.rmtowill.com

720 Iwilei Road

Suite 425

P.O. Box 3351

Honolulu, HI 96801

Phone: (808) 536-2705

Fax: (808) 599-4032www.ssfm.com

Sato & Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers

Honolulu Maui

www.satoandassociates.com

INTERNATIONAL(808) 486-6595

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Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.

Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants94-417 Akoki Street

Waipahu, Hawaii 96797(808) 678-8024 FAX (808) 678-8722E-mail: pge@pacificgeotechnical.com

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SUITE 1500, PACIFIC PARK PLAZA711 KAPIOLANI BOULEVARDHONOLULU, HAWAII 96813TELEPHONE: (808) 593-1676FAX: (808) 593-1607EMAIL: paren@pareninc.com

Engineers, Surveyors, Planners

SHIMABUKURO, ENDO & YOSHIZAKI, INC.Civil, Environmental & Structural Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, #309Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-3715Phone: (808) 737-1875Fax: (808) 734-5516Email: seyeng@seyeng.com

Tim Waite, P.E.Sales, EngineerMobile: 808-479-1216Email: twaite@strongtie.comSimpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.

Engineering transportation solutions in Airports, Harbors, Highways and Administration

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WALKER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Precast Concrete Products

Frederick K. Wong, PEP.O. Box 1568 Maui (808) 877-3430Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732 Fax (808) 871-7282

The unprecedented project includedremoval of dense vegetation and trees up to 80feet tall which had overgrown the steep slopeface, installation of 400 feet of micropile under-pinning, over 4,000 linear feet of stabilizing soilnails and rock anchors, and 150 cubic yards ofreinforced shotcrete. Custom fabricated light-weight “wagon-drills”, powerful enough to drillthrough the challenging subsoils yet mobileenough to rappel and drill on the vertical slopefaces, were used to install the stabilizing soilnails and rock anchors.

Construction commenced in January 2014and was completed on time and under budgetin August 2014. The timely completion ofdesign, permitting, and construction met thetight schedule necessary to allow the RiversideApartments to qualify for valuable sought-afterfederal and state tax credits awarded by theHawaii Housing Finance & DevelopmentCorporation (HHFDC), which were essential tothe project’s financial viability. Furthermore, thestabilization project not only prevented the U.S.Housing and Urban Development agency fromforeclosing on this much-needed affordablehousing project but it also preserved their con-tinued rental assistance subsidies. The finan-cial support from HHFDC and HUD, which wasreliant on the timely completion of the bank sta-bilization project, also made it possible forother much needed improvements and renova-tions that improved the overall aesthetics of theRiverside Apartments and greatly improved thequality of life of the residents who enjoyed com-pletely renovated apartment units.2015 Best Large ProjectProject Name: Waikamoi Flume ReplacementProject Owner: County of Maui DWSSubmitted By: KAI Hawaii

2015 Best Transportation ProjectProject Name: FY10 MCON P-204, ApraHarbor Wharf ImprovementsProject Owner: Naval Facilities EngineeringCommand MarianasSubmitted By: Geolabs, Inc.

2015 Best Small ProjectProject Name: Mana Drag Racing StripImprovements

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SWE – Hawaiian Island SectionP.O. box 61728Honolulu, HI 96839Swe.hisection@gmail.com

Executive Committee:President: Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith CH2M HILLVice Pres.: Chancy Hopper ArdentMCSecretary: Amy Weintraub Women in TechnologyTreasurer: Kristen Yoshida Belt CollinsCharter Sec. Rep.: Rena Chock HECO

General Membership Meeting - November Please join us in November at a General

Membership Meeting which will feature the Cityand County of Honolulu’s Complete Streetschecklist. The checklist will be used as a tool toimplement provisions of the Complete StreetsOrdinance. Additional information will be avail-able at hawaii.apwa.net.

Website: hawaii.apwa.netHawaii Chapter 2015 OfficersPresident Tyler Sugihara 768-3600 tsugihara@honolulu.govVice-Pres Victor Valdez 356-1281 vvaldez@ssfm.comTreasurer Ryan Char 523-5866 rchar@group70int.comSecretary Darin Izon 523-8499 dizon@BrwnCald.comPast Pres Ken Kawahara, 836-1900 kck@akinaka.com

2015-2016 ITE OfficersPresident: Juanita Wolfgramm jwolfgramm@ssfm.comVice Pres.: Sara Okuda sara.t.okuda@hawaii.govSecretary: Chad Kadokawa ckadokawa@wilsonokamoto.comTreasurer: Chance Morrill cmorrill@wilsonokamoto.comDirector: Pete Pascua ppascua@wilsonokamoto.com

Section MeetingOn September 30, 2015, President Nita

Wolfgramm announced that the UH Manoa ITEstudent chapter has been reestablished andnow has newly elected officers and members.Nita then announced that the ITE HawaiiSection will participate in the DOT Adopt-A-Highway program and has committed to cleanKahekili Highway between Ahuimanu Placeand Haiku Road for the next two years.

Vice President Sara Okuda then introducedJon Young, executive director for HAPI, whopresented on the Hawaii Asphalt PavingIndustry. Jon opened with a brief descriptionabout the asphalt industry and described thevarious uses of asphalt. He later described thedifferent methods used to repair asphalt whichincludes crack sealing, fog sealing, seal coat-ing, and the use of a slurry seal.

Upcoming Section MeetingsThe next section meeting and speaker are

scheduled for November 25 – Wayne Kawano,Cement and Concrete Products Industry ofHawaii.

Project Owner: Department of Land andNatural ResourcesSubmitted By: The Limtiaco ConsultingGroup, Inc.

MCE INTERNATIONAL, INC.MECHANICAL AND FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS

1360 S. Ber tania St., Ste. 400Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Ph: (808) 941-0955 Fax: (808) 550-8167 Email: mcehnl@mceinternational.com

NAKAMURA, OYAMAand ASSOCIATES, INC.

CONSULTING ENGINEERSELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION

1314 South King Street, Suite 401, Honolulu, HI 96814Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383

www.noa-engineers.com

NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926

ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL

ENGINEERING, INC. Geotechnical Consultants 330 Ohukai Road, Suite 119

Kihei, Hawaii 96753Phone: (808) 875-7355 Fax: (808) 875-7122

Email: ige@igehawaii.com

HIDA, OKAMOTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERSPACIFIC GUARDIAN TOWER 1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1120Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 942-0066Fax: (808) 947-7546

Honolulu 808.697.6200Maui 808.359.2518

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GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services

2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749

FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.1357 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1530Honolulu, HI 96814Ph: 944-1821 • Fax: 946-9339office@fukunagaengineers.comwww.fukunagaengineers.com

MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP

MFAENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)

1320 N SCHOOL ST., STE 1HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817

Phone: 591-8116

Engineering Concepts, Inc. Civil /Environmental /Sanitary Engineers

1150 South King Street, Suite 700 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010

Email: eci@ecihawaii.com

Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

(808) 735-1634

When it’s RUSTCall us (808) 676-1963

www.corrosioncops.com

ControlPoint Surveying, Inc.Oahu: 1150 South King Street, Suite 1200

Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Ph:(808)591-2022, Fax:(808)591-8333Email: surveying@cpshawaii.net

Maui: 1129 Lower Main Street, Suite 102Wailuku, Hawaii 96793Ph:(808)242-9641, Fax:(808)244-9220Email: cpsmaui@cpshawaii.net

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ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS

98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337 Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914 Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007 masa-fujioka-associates.com • mfujioka@masafujioka.com

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Okahara and Associates, Inc.ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS

Civil - Mechanical EngineersHilo: (808) 961-5527 • hilo@okahara.com

Oahu: (808) 524-1224 • oahu@okahara.comwww.okahara.com

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Hirata & Associates, Inc.Geotechnical Engineering

808.486.0787www.hirata-hawaii.com

SAM O. HIROTA, INC.Engineers & Surveyors

864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813

Telephone: 537-9971

INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720

Phone: (808) 961-3727 / Fax: (808) 935-8033Civil Engineering • Land Surveying

Email: inabaeng@hawaii.rr.com

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