VOL. 40 NO. 6 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS NOVEMBER, 2004

ASCE HAWAII SECTION OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHEIVEMENT WINNERThere were two projects vying for this year’s

ASCE Hawaii Section Outstanding CivilEngineering Award. This year’s winner was theSewer Outfall Extension at Fort KamehamehaProject. The second project was theEmergency Repair for the Waipahu WastewaterPump Station. Both projects are described inthis issue.

Sewer Outfall Extensionat Fort Kamehameha Project

In order to meet National Pollutant DischargeElimination System (NPDES) requirements, itwas necessary to replace the aged and dam-aged outfall for the Wastewater Treatment Plantat Ft. Kamehameha that serviced the PearlHarbor Naval Facilities and the Hickam AirForce Base. This outfall, about 2,000 feet long,discharged at a depth of 46 feet into an area ofthe Pearl Harbor Entrance Channel locatedwithin the Pearl Harbor estuary.

SSFM International, Inc. (SSFM), the primeconsultant, assembled and led a team of sub-consultants who prepared the environmentaldocumentation and design for the project:• Project Management: SSFM International,

Inc.• Civil & Structural Design: SSFM International,

Inc.• Cost Estimation: FPS Engineering, Inc.• Environmental: Belt Collins Hawaii• Geotechnical/Micro-tunneling: URS Corp.• Ocean Engineering: Sea Engineering, Inc.• Surveying: ControlPoint Surveying, Inc.

The Ft. Kamehameha Outfall Project wasundertaken to install a new 48-inch (outside

diameter) High Density Polyethylene outfall.This project moved the primary outfall dis-charge point to a location where the dilutionand dispersion of the effluent would improveoverall water quality within the estuary as wellas the neighboring areas.

After evaluating four alternative routes, theselected route provided the least amount ofnegative environmental impacts to coral,endangered species and existing sea life andhad an estimated construction cost within theestablished $21.7 million budget.

This recently completed outfall is approxi-mately 2.4 miles long with four segments: (1)open trenching over the existing reef flats(5,080 feet); (2) jet-grouting/micro-tunnelingdown into the entrance channel (2,620 feet);(3) open trenching along the eastern edge ofthe channel (3,150 feet); and (4) pipe pilingsupported down a sandy slope ending at a dif-fuser depth of 150 feet (1,930 feet).

This project confirmed the practical use ofthe CEROS profiler, underwater coring, theMamala Bay outfall plume modeling for plan-ning and design, and the use of jet-groutingand micro-tunneling procedures in an offshoreocean area. The development of the “CharlieHorse” by the Contractor demonstrated thepossibility of accurate and safe installation ofdeep-water pile driving with minimal dive timerequired by the contractor’s personnel.

The services that were provided in this pro-ject demonstrate that, with careful planningand design, technical solutions for highlydemanding challenges are not only possible,but can also be environmentally friendly duringand after construction – even in a complex and

sensitive environment such as Hawaii’s nearshore area. The use of open trench, trench-less, and pile-supported methods for the outfallinstallation suggest that traditional and newtechnology can be combined for a successfulproject.

The project provides a very positive publicimage for the engineering profession. Turbidityplumes were kept to a minimum and Naval shipoperations continued throughout the construc-tion period. Further, due to the required part-nering, all aspects of construction were coordi-nated with the personnel at the adjacentHickam Air Force Base. As a result, there waslittle disruption to their activities.

The project was completed on December10, 2003, which includes a little more than amonth of Owner approved time extension fromthe original contract completion date ofOctober 23, 2003.

The reef area at Ft. Kamehameha is exten-sively used for a variety of shoreline activities,including fishing, diving, gathering, and walk-ing. By removing the effluent discharge fromthe reef area, the deep-ocean outfall enhancesthe water quality, recreational quality, andenjoyment of the reef area for such users.

Emergency Repair for WaipahuWastewater Pump Station

The primary goal of the original project wasto expand the capacity of Waipahu WastewaterPump Station to allow connection of additionaldevelopment. However, towards the end of thepump station expansion, it was discovered thatthe inlet pipe had separated from the pumpstation wet well. This implied a potential forgroundwater pollution. The City and County ofHonolulu immediately set out to fix this prob-lem. The innovative solution for fixing the bro-ken pipe without creating a sewage spill wasthe most interesting part of the project.

The pump station and main junction manholeshowed evidence of sinking, with the mainjunction manhole sinking more than the pumpstation. Soil borings indicated silty-clay depthsexceeding 200 feet. Since it was impossible tototally arrest the settling of the structures, theemergency repair project set out to substan-tially slow down the rate of settling and toreplace the broken pipe segment.

Arresting the settling of the main junctionmanhole consisted of underpinning the man-hole with jet grouted “piles”. Each jet grouted“pile” was three feet in diameter and 105 feetdeep, with a minimum strength of 500 psi. Toalleviate the fear of further groundwater pollu-tion, jet grout was also used to saturate the

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2005 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR ANDYOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

In conjunction with the activities of Engineers’ Week 2005, the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers (HSPE) is soliciting nominations for the Hawaii Engineer of the Year and the Hawaii YoungEngineer of the Year Awards. HSPE will evaluate candidates for both awards. The selected engi-neer(s) will be announced at the 2004 Engineers Week Banquet. Completed nomination forms andletters of support must be received no later than Friday, December 17, 2004 at the following address(electronic submittals only):

Hawaii Society of Professional Engineersc/o Manny Lanuevo

manny.lanuevo@hawaii.govPhone: (808) 838-8804

Each candidate shall be nominated on the following basis:Candidate for Engineer of the Year (Nomination Form not to Exceed 8 Pages)1. Shall be current practicing Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Hawaii;2. Shall be current State of Hawaii resident;3. Need not be a member of HSPE or any other society; and4. Shall not be a State Officer or Director for HSPE.

Candidate for Young Engineer of the Year (Nomination Form not to Exceed 6 Pages) 1. Shall be 35 years of age or less as of Jan. 1, 2005;2. Shall be a current practicing Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Hawaii;3. Shall be a current State of Hawaii resident;4. Need not be a member of HSPE or other society; and5. Shall not be a State Officer or Director of HSPE.

Electronic files of the respective nomination forms are available for your use –contact Manny Lanuevo at manny.lanuevo@hawaii.gov

Criteria for Selection of Young Engineer & Engineer of the Year Awards1. 30% Technical Accomplishment

(Technical Awards, Papers & Presentations, Major Projects, etc.)2. 35% Professional History & Contributions

(Positions Held, Professional Affiliations, Special Contributions to Profession & SpecialRecognition, etc.)

3. 20% Civic & Community Contributions(Affiliations, Position Held, Special Recognition, etc.)

4. 15% Recommendation(s)(Why the individual is nominated) No more than 3 letters of support per candidate with maximum 2 page limit per letter.

Nominations for HCES Lifetime Achievement AwardNominations are now open for the HCES Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes the

lifetime achievements of retired engineers. This annual recognition is given to an individualwho has contributed significantly to the development of engineering in the State of Hawaii andwho has made a noteworthy impact on the local engineering community.

The following criteria shall be applied when nominating a candidate who:• Must be affiliated with an HCES member society as an active member;• Must have lived and worked in Hawaii as an engineer/manager for at least 15 years;• Should be 55 years or older at time of nomination;• Must have taken retirement from public or private sector of employment; however, could be

continuing employment or consultancy or other work after effective retirement;• For entrepreneur who started his/her own company, the nominee should have actively hand-

ed over control of the company to a successor but could be in a position of involvement withthe company;

• Has been retired for not more than four years;• Posthumous awards may be made provided the nominee was an active of an HCES mem-

ber society at the time of his/her passing away and and fullfilled all the required criteriaabove.

The following criteria shall apply to the method of nomination:• Any person belonging to any HCES member organization may nominate a candidate;• Nomination must be accompanied by a citation that effectively highlights the engineers con-

tributions with special emphasis on contributions to Hawaii;• Include resume of candidate;• Nominations must be received no later than December 17, 2004.• Nomination package should be limited to 10 pages (letter size) and addressed to :

HCES Chairperson, Tony Lauc/o HCES Lifetime Achievement Award P.O. Box 2873 Honolulu, HI 96802Just to be nominated is already a worthy recognition. Please take the time and effort to nom-

inate that much appreciated individual. For any questions, please contact Wayne Kawano at848-7100 or email wkawano@ccpihawaii.org. Thank you & Mahalo!

The NSPE National Convention was held inHonolulu in July. Since 2001, NSPE has givenback to its convention host cities through aLegacy Project that makes financial contribu-tions to a charity in the host community.Society members from across the country aswell as from the host city contribute to eachyear’s selected Legacy recipient.

As a result, NSPE in association with thelocal chapters had donated more than $45,000to charities in Detroit, Orlando, and SanAntonio. This year’s recipient was Honolulu,site of the NSPE 2004 Convention.

Hawaii’s beneficiaryof the Legacy Projectwas Honolulu Habitatfor Humanity. The goalwas to raise at least$20,000 to finance ahouse for a needy fam-ily in Hawaii—a goalthat was surpassed bymore than $10,000.The donation will helppay for the construc-tion of a home for theKa‘aihue family, long-time residents ofNanakuli, Hawaii. InMay, a groundbreakingceremony was held forthe Ka‘aihue house,which should be com-pleted by December.

Funds were raisedthrough activities at theconvention, including a3K/5K walk/run and agolf tournament, aswell as from contribu-tions from NSPE, theHawaii Society ofP r o f e s s i o n a lEngineers, and Hawaiiengineering firms andaffiliated corporatedonors. In addition, aseries of online Internetauctions helped raisemoney for the project.The Hawaiian Electric

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2004-2005 HSPE BOARD President Riley SmithPresident Elect Manny LanuevoVice President Ken RappoltSecretary Neal HerbertTreasurer Marc BotticelliImmed. Past Pres. Peter Boucher(non voting)State DirectorsHonolulu Chapter Queenie KomoriMaui Chapter Eric YamashigeBig Island Chapter Galen KubaKona-Kohala Chapter Dan Lanterman

HSPE/NSPE Project Nets $33,400 for Honolulu Habitat for Humanity

HSPE State Vice President Ken Rappolt, P.E., (right) presents checks for $33,400 toHonolulu Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Anne Marie Beck. Also present wereRiley Smith, P.E., HSPE State President, and Queenie Komori, P.E., Honolulu ChapterPresident.

Company supported the Legacy Project with a$15,000 contribution. Other local businessesand consultants participated through cashdonations. During the Convention, about 20convention attendees volunteered their time tohelp build a Habitat house in Kapolei.

Next Deadline forWiliki

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NSPE Objects to Architects’ Attempt toLimit Rights of Professional Engineers ALEXANDRIA, Va. (September 29, 2004) - TheNational Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE) has alerted its state societies aboutchanges to a guidance document publishedby the National Council of ArchitecturalRegistration Boards (NCARB) that attempts tocut engineers out of the building designprocess.

NSPE objects to NCARB’s revised version of“Architecture as it Differs from Engineering.”Over the years NCARB, the national organiza-tion for state architectural boards, and its mem-ber boards have promoted this document in aneffort to prohibit duly licensed and qualifiedprofessional engineers from performing build-ing and other facility design services or fromserving as the coordinating design profession-al on facilities design and construction pro-jects.

“We’ve been watching this issue for the pastseveral years and architects need to realizethat engineers are also competent to overseethe design of buildings and structures,” saidBobby Price, Ph.D., P.E., F.NSPE, current pres-ident of NSPE. “By working with our state soci-eties and our members, NSPE will continue tosafeguard an engineer’s right to design facili-ties and structures that keep the public’shealth, safety, and welfare in mind.”

Among the offensive statements in theNCARB document include the assertion that “aregistered architect should be involved in allbuildings intended for human occupancy andhabitation and that a registered architect is theonly design professional prepared to coordi-nate all of the other disciplines required for theproject.” (emphasis added). Over the years,scope or practice issues have been addressedon a case-by-case basis at the state level.However, during the mid-1980s and again inthe mid-1990s, NCARB and other groupsaggressively sought to limit the scope of engi-neering practice through the distribution of theNCARB publication, state legislation, and otherefforts. From all indications, it appears thatNCARB, and possibly other groups, are gear-ing up for another concerted effort to under-mine the professional practice rights oflicensed engineers.

NCARB’s assertions are contradicted by theuncontestable fact that the vast majority ofstate engineering licensure statutes and theModel Law of the National Council ofExaminers for Engineering and Surveyingspecifically incorporate the “design of build-

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Light Gauge Steel EngineersAssociation

HAWAII CHAPTERP.O. Box 508, Aiea, Hawaii 96701Phone: (808) 485-1400 Fax: (808) 485-1500Web Page:www.lgsea.com

OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPhone Fax

President Mike Kasamoto 955-6834 955-2483Vice Pres Jeff Hanyu 536-2108 521-3000Secretary Will Wong 945-0198 944-1177Treasurer Bennett Fung 531-1308 521-7348Director Rolando Agbunag 626-3621 626-3660Director Glenn Isidro 533-2210 533-2686In Dir Howard Lau 942-9100 942-1899Director Darin Okuda 689-5400 689-5406Director Brent Uechi 521-6958 533-6701Past Pres Akira Usami 682-5747 682-2928

2004 COMMITTEE CHAIRSProgram: Jeff HanyuTechnical: Brent UechiMembership: Darin OkudaSponsorship: Glenn IsidroDirected R&D: Jim WalfishSpecifications: Brent UechiWebsite:

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po box 4353,honolulu,hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsNew WEB Address http:community.hei.com/eah

2003-2004 OFFICERSPresident Bob Morrisey 485-27771st VP Gary Yamamoto 523-88742nd VP Ron Boyle 523-8874Treasurer Ralph Dobson 543-4754Secretary Sam Gillie 543-4739Director Mary Ellen Nordyke-Grace 543-7000Director August Ahlf 737-2831Director Travis Hylton 531-3017Director Eric Kashiwamura 543-4705Past Pres. Martin McMorrow 247-1794

General Membership UpdateSeveral members of the Hawaii chapter trav-

eled to MetalCon 2004 on October 20-22 at theLas Vegas Convention Center. In addition tothe 10th anniversary luncheon on October20th, committee meetings were held on thesame day. The LGSEA national committeesare: Fastener/Connector Committee, StructuralAssemblies Committee, Research andDevelopment Committee, Truss Task Group,and the Board of Directors meeting. We willhave committee updates in the next issue.

At the local chapter, the program committeeis exploring the possibility of a membershipmeeting before the busy holiday seasonbegins. Potential topics include the corrosion

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November ProgramNovember 5th – Alan Pallmer, Executive

Director and CEO Pacific Aviation Museum;“Creating an Aviation Museum on Ford Island”

November 12th – No Meeting Veterans Day November 19th - Howard Wiig, State Energy

Division; “A New Lighting Code for Honolulu?”November 26th – No meeting ThanksgivingMeetings held every Friday at YWCA room

205 on Richards Street downtown. Parking atAlii Place off Alakea Street for $1.00 per hour.Meetings start at NOON and end promptly at1:00 pm.

Members-$7.50 Guests-$8.50Program schedule may be adjusted. Call

Secretary to confirm speaker. Anyone wantinga weekly email meeting notice please sendyour email address to Sam Gillie atsgillie@hei.com.

Meeting Report for September 17thSPEAKER: George Mason - Founder, Pacific

Business News: SUBJECT: “Business inHawaii.” George Mason came to Hawaii in theearly 50’s for a $250 per month job as a radioannouncer. In 1955 the State created theEconomic Planning and Coordination Authorityand he was hired as the director. In 1959, theState created the Department of EconomicDevelopment and George served as the direc-tor until Governor George Quinn lost to John A.Burns in 1962. But he had an idea. He had allthis economic information and had an idea topublish. No one was interested so he foundedthe Pacific Business News.

George requested that if he could bedeclared “Hawaii’s Benevolent Dictator” for aday, he would make the following changes.First he would pass a rule in each House of theLegislature to limit the number of bills eachmember could introduce to 10 bills per ses-sion. This would limit bills to be considered to760. This type of rule has been very success-ful in Nebraska. The legislature is currentlyburdened with between 4,000 to 5,000 bills persession. Only 200 to 400 bills are presented tothe Governor for signature each session. Howmany trees must be cut down to just copythese bills for the representatives and staff?

Second, he would return to bi-annual legisla-ture sessions. As a former department head,he knows that department heads and staff areinvolved with preparing for the legislature ses-sions many months before it begins.Previously, with bi-annual sessions depart-ments had time to digest what the legislaturehad passed, develop programs and preparebudgets, instead of immediately turningaround and starting to prepare for the next leg-

islature session.Third, appoint an ombudsman to eliminate at

least 20% of all state rules and regulations anddo it within two years. Remaining rules and reg-ulations would be revised and simplified.George saw a brief three sentence law turnedinto 200 pages of regulations and this is notuncommon.

Fourth, call for a detailed review of all theaudit reports prepared by the LegislatureAuditor since 1965 when the Auditor’s officewas established. This office was created todetermine if the Executive Branch was carryingout the intent of the Legislature’s bills. Peoplewould be shocked at how few of the Auditorrecommendations have been accomplished orimplemented over the last 40 years.

Fifth, transfer all land use functions to thecounties. There is no other Convention CenterAuthority in the Nation that is operated by StateGovernment. The State has been running theKakaako Redevelopment since 1972. It is justnow starting to be redeveloped, but it will takeanother 20 to 30 year to finish. Also, if theCounties will be doing more, then they shouldget a bigger slice of the tax pie. But this willtake muscle away from the State and wouldtake a big change for it to happen. Hawaii isthe only State that has only two levels of gov-ernment.

Sixth, hire an accounting firm to determinethe true cost of every government active andservice. This is not the number in the StateBudget. When George was a departmenthead he could not find out how much hisdepartment was costing taxpayers. They paidno rent, no electric and had free use of attor-neys and vehicles. The cost for our schools ismuch much more thAn shown in the DOE bud-get, because the cost for buildings and infra-structures are tucked away in general obliga-tion bond issues and not the DOE budgets.There are some 300 special and revolvingfunds that hide from our view, at the very least,three billion dollars. This true cost accountingwould open the public’s eyes to how much thetaxpayers are being milked for very little inreturn.

Seventh, revamp our Tax structure, startingwith dumping the evils of the general excisetax. The majority of people believe it is a salestax. It is Not!! With the pyramiding structure itis really 11 to 12 percent on everything, not justfood and cloth, but every business activity. Asubscription to the Pacific Business News hasabout 16% taxes. If it were a sale tax on every-thing but food the rate would have to be 15% ormore. Other states do not tax hospital cost andrents as well as other items that are hit by theHawaii GET.

Eighth, change the legal driving age to 17year of age. This would be done for safety rea-sons not traffic reduction.

Ninth, many elections are won with votesfrom less than 30% of the citizens of votingage. Only about 65% of citizens actually regis-ter to vote and only about 50% of registeredvoters actually vote. Hawaii should emulateAustralia. If you are 18 and don’t register anddon’t vote you are fined a substantial amount.Turn out at the polLs down-under tops 99%.We have to find a way to get the youth of ourNation involved.

When George was a Government official hewas humiliated that vendors he had hired werenot paid after 120 or more days. After he leftgovernment, lobbied and had passed a lawthat the State pay 1% interest per month after60 days. Guess what? Venders wouldn’t use itbecause they had to bill the government for the

interest. The University of Hawaii ran some adsin the PBM and when they weren’t paid after 60days, he sent a bill to the UH for the interest, 94cents! A note came back a few days later andhe wondered why couldn’t they send checksthat fast? The note said, The State does not payinterest. It was a prefect opportunity. He fileda lawsuit for 94 cents. Within a week theUniversity sent a check for $25.94. The 25 dol-lars was to cover the court filing fee. PBN frontpaged the story. The State has since madepaying interest mandatory and the amount ofinterest paid now per year is $100,000 or less

Nothing happens overnight. George fearsthat we are all waiting for someone else tochange Government. It will not happen. Thereis no someone else; there is only you and me.If we can not develop the backbone to forcechange, start a revolution of spirit in the youth,to talk economic common sense with our fellowcitizens then we must be willing to give-in andgive-up and forget that we are here to do goodand not simply to do well. I am not sorry Isound like a scold. I refuse to bow and scrapebefore the entrenched rulers of a place I love,a people I care about, a business communitysuffering in silence and feeling abandoned. Ifyou want change, only you can make it hap-pen. Don’t wait for someone else, becausesomeone else is waiting for you.

port. In its place a third party review proceduresimilar to that proposed by the County ofHonolulu is being considered. Very soon wewill be posting on our website the official lan-guage to be adopted by the Counties to imple-ment third party reviews and background infor-mation giving some insight into the develop-ment of these provisions. By the time you readthis article the City and County of Honolulu willalready have a procedure for third party reviewin place.

2004 NCSEA Conference: Randy Chuattended the 2004 NCSEA Conference in NewOrleans, Louisiana on 23 -25 September 2004.Randy Chu reported the following discussionsat this year’s conference (see website for com-plete summary):1. The Code Advisory Committee (CAC) is

working toward convincing the IBC andNFPA codes to reference the ASCE-7 forthe structural loading provisions.

2. The CAC is working toward convincing theIBC to eliminate the load calculation equa-tions for wind, earthquake, and snow fromthe body of the code and refer to ASCE-7.

3. The CAC is working toward convincing theIBC to extend revision cycle to 5 years.

4. Note that ASCE-7 is currently on a 6 yearrevision cycle.

The Board voted to accept MarcelloSgambelluri and Kainoa Aki as new AlliedMembers.

Adoption of IBC 2003:The adoption of the 2003 IBC by the City and

County of Honolulu tentatively scheduled forthe latter part of this yearis temporarily delayed.Currently, no deadlinefor the adoption of theIBC’03 has been estab-lished.

Website Items:New postings on the

website: ISSUES /NCSEA / Summary ofNCSEA issues and posi-tions as discussed in the12th Annual Conference.

SEAOH will be creat-ing a “BULLETINBOARD” on the website.On the bulletin board wewill post resumes ofengineers, drafters, etcthat are looking for jobs,position openings forcompanies and miscel-laneous items that theBoard deems appropri-ate for our membership.Send requests for post-ings to any Board mem-ber.

New MemberApplications:

The following mem-bership application hasbeen received at the 06October 2004 Boardmeeting and is open forcomments from themembership:

Zi Hang Ou, EnglekirkPartners, Inc., appliedas an Allied member.

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OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPosition Officer Phone FaxPresident Randy Chu 373-7950 373-7950Vice Pres Beverly

Ishii-Nakayama 942-9100 942-1899Secretary Shawn Matsumoto 597-8555 597-8559Treasurer Jonathan Murai 533-2210 533-2686Director Ibbotson Kellet 540-1030 526-1989Director Les Nagata 951-5916 941-6489Director Wayne Kawano 848-7100 848-2626Director Dean Doi 955-4441 942-2027Past Pres Tom Tanimura 536-7692 537-9022

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study of fasteners that Dr. Ian Robertson at UH-Manoa has recently concluded, bringinganother mainland speaker such as Dr. RogerLaboube of University of Missouri at Rolla, or ajob site tour. The Board is also preparing aslate of candidates for the 2005 directors toreplace the outgoing 2004 directors. Memberswho are interested in becoming more involvedwith LGSEA, please contact any of the direc-tors to see how you can participate.

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BOD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS06 October 2004

Previous Business:Reference Library: Efforts to establish a

Structural Steel Reference Library is ongoing.After suggestions of reference material for thereference library has been collected and com-piled, Randy Chu and Ibbotson Kellett will meetwith Rupert Chun to discuss which items topurchase and include in the reference library.SEAOH welcomes suggestions for book titlesto purchase for the Structural Steel ReferenceLibrary.

New Business:City and County of Honolulu / County of

Hawaii – Third Party Plan Certification: SEAOHhas undertaken a review of “City and County ofHonolulu Chapter 2 – Permit Processing” andthe “County of Hawaii Sections 106 and 108Amendments” proposal to allow third partycode review (ordinarily done by the buildingdivision). The gist of this provision is to allowpre-qualified independent reviewer’s to con-duct the code compliance check of a project inlieu of a check by the County Building Division.The reviewer will report to the County BuildingDivision, who will have final say on all matters.It should be noted that this procedure is beingproposed only for code compliance review forarchitectural, structural, mechanical, electricaland other UBC / LUO criteria. Clearance fromDLU and Board of Health, etc is not included inthis review. The County will still maintain controlof permit issuance and will decide all issues ingray areas.

Gary Chock attended the BOD meeting tobriefly discuss the current status of these pro-visions. SEAOH Codes Committee (GaryChock) has been directly involved with helpingthe Counties draft the third party review provi-sions and has gone through several revisioncycles with the Counties. If SEAOH proposedrevisions to the draft documents are imple-mented by the Counties, the BOD consensus isto support the proposed third party review pro-cedures.

The proposed third party review provisions ofboth Counties establish qualifications andrequirements for certification of third partyreviewers and sets forth the proceduresrequired to proceed with a third party review forcode compliance. The “self certification”process that was originally proposed by theCounty of Hawaii has been dropped as itapparently had no industry/ professional sup-

This application will be voted on at theDecember Board Meeting. Please notify anySEAOH Officer prior to the December Boardmeeting if you wish to comment on thisprospective member.

2004 Calendar of Events:Next BOD meeting: 03 November 2004,

4:30 p.m., at Shigemura, Lau, Sakanashi,Higuchi office.

January 29, 2005: SEAOH Installation of2005 Officers and Directors at the HonoluluCountry Club.

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2004-2005 ASCE Hawaii Section ExecutiveCommitteeOffice Phone FAX President Keith Niiya 533-3646 526-1267

email: kniiya@atahawaii.comPresElect Walter Billingsley 846-3232 538-7819

email: wbillingsley@beltcollins.comVice Pres Lori Fong 531-7094 528-2368

email: lfong@ascehawaii.orgSecretary Phillip Ooi 956-8512 956-5014

email: ooi@wiliki.eng.hawaii.eduTreasurer Ron Iwamoto 454-2348 454-2997

email: ron@iwamotollc.comPast Pres Westley Chun 488-0477 488-3776

email: wkcchun@engrsol.com

2004-2005 YMF OfficersPresident Paulette ChangVice President Scott JenningsSecretary Florence ChingTreasurer Laura SmolinskiPast President Jamie Hikiji

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

The year was 1974, the month was August,and the Department of Planning and EconomicDevelopment (DPED) of the State of Hawai`i,now known as the Department of Business,Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT),launched a probe into the soaring prices thatthe two newly renamed portland cement plantson O`ahu were charging their new customers.

In public hearings, the State leveled accusa-tions of collusion and price-fixing againstCyprus Hawaiian Cement and Kaiser Cement& Gypsum. The two companies defendedthemselves by attributing the high prices toshortages driven by the increasing demands ofa construction boom, reduced supplies due toa temporary break-down of a kiln at Cyprus,and a steep rise in fuel oil costs.

If not then, then now, it is understood that the1973 Energy Crisis, precipitated by the oilexport embargo of the Organization ofPetroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), hashad a profound effect on global (and local)economic conditions. Kaiser also claimed thatother production costs, such as those ofimported silica, were on the rise as well, and itwas said that long-term contracts limited theprices that old customers could be charged,but dictated higher prices for new accounts.

This situation must have persisted into thenext year for, in April 1975, the HonoluluAdvertiser (HA) reported that both companiesturned to importing clinker from Japan in orderto meet the demand.

Some relief came in August when Cyprusinaugurated a significant expansion to its facil-ities. In what appears to me to be a conciliato-ry move, the keynote speaker at the dedicationceremony was Hideto Kono, director of DBED.Parenthetically, Kono’s recent passing onOctober 2, 2004 at age 82 was widely reportedlocally. As the HA put it, “one of Kono’s chieflegacies... was his leadership in the drive towean Hawai`i from its dependency on fossiloil.”

Energy concerns became more alarming asthe 1970s progressed, prompting Fred B.Smales, President of Cyprus Hawaiian Cement,to strike a cautionary note, in a July 1978speech to the Engineering Association ofHawaii, about the competitive advantage thatthe U.S. Mainland competitors enjoyed. But,according to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (S-B),for three years in a row, in an apparent reversalof the normal state of affairs, the local cementplants were actually exporting cement to theU.S. West Coast.

Interestingly, Cyprus’ shipments were “limit-ed only by the local plant’s capacity and thefour-ply Kraft paper bags in which cement isshipped.” This shortage of paper, by the way,resulted from labor strikes against paper millsin the Northwest sector of the United States.

As for prices, the S-B continued, “a bag ofcement that sells for $3.59 here will sell for$5.18 in California due to packing, shippingand handling costs.”

Ultimately, however, Smales’ fear proved tobe real, especially when the second energy cri-sis, which U. S. President Jimmy Carter char-acterized as “the moral equivalent of war,” hitthe globe in 1979 after the Shah of Iran wasdeposed. Again, as if in lockstep with eachother, the two competitors reacted in the sameway: First Kaiser Cement, in July, and thenCyprus Hawaiian, in December 1979,announced their intention to switch their opera-

NOVEMBER JOINT LUNCHEON MEETINGWITH HWEA AND AWWAProgram: ASSET MANAGEMENT: WHY, WHAT,AND WHERE?

Ray Matasci, Vice President and HawaiiOperations Manager for Brown and Caldwellwill present the perspective of asset manage-ment in the wastewater and water utility man-agement fields. His presentation will describethe why, what and where of actively managingassets to meet the multitude of objectives andneeds in these complex fields.Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2004

(NOTE: DATE & TIME CHANGE)Location: Treetops at Paradise Park,

Manoa ValleyTime: 11:30 a.m. – Lunch and Program

1:00 p.m. - AdjournMenu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $12.00

Please make your check payable toAmerican Water Works Association and mail it,postmarked by Friday, November 5, 2004, toAWWA, c/o Fukunaga & Associates, Inc., 1388Kapiolani Blvd., 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii,96814, Attention: Jon Muraoka. Reservationsfor the luncheon can be made by contactingJon Muraoka by Monday, November 8, 2004 byphone at 944-1821, fax at 946-9339, or e-mailat office@fainc.org.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGOctober 11, 20042004-2005 CALENDAR OF EVENTS (subject tochange)November 2004 - Joint luncheon meeting withHWEA and AWWA.

2004 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OCEAAWARD

There were two projects vying for this year’sASCE Hawaii Section Outstanding CivilEngineering Award. This year’s winner was theSewer Outfall Extension at Fort KamehamehaProject. Congratulations to all nominees andparticipants in this event.

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employers have openings they

would like to fill:

Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (Civil,Traffic/Transportation, Environmental andSurveying - Honolulu and Wailuku)

Board of Water Supply (Chief CapitalProjects Officer - Honolulu)

CH2MHILL (Water Engineer - Honolulu)Fewell Geotechnical Engineering

(Geotechnical Engineer - Honolulu)Fukunaga & Associates (Civil and

Civil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu)GeoEngineers, Inc. (Senior Engineer in

Geotechnical Engineering)Hawaii Pacific Engineers (Environmental

Engineers - Honolulu)Hida, Okamoto & Associates, Inc. (Civil

Engineer – Honolulu)Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (Director, Land &

Water Asset Management – Kahului)Warren S. Unemori Engineering (Project and

Civil Engineers - Wailuku)For more information on these job listings,

please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section websiteat www.ascehawaii.org.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION AWARDSPlease help us increase our scholarship

endowment so that we can recognize thosedeserving students. We continue to accepttax-deductible donations with the goal ofestablishing a second annual scholarship.Make your check payable to ASCE HawaiiSection and mail to ASCE ScholarshipCommittee, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu, HI 96808.If you have any questions, please contactWestley Chun at 488-0477, or atwkcchun@engrsol.com.

RENEW YOUR ASCE MEMBERSHIP EARLYAND WIN A PRIZE

If you renew your membership by December1, 2004, you could win an Apple iPod 30GBDigital Audio Player, or one of many attractivegifts, and be eligible to win additional prizes. Ifyou renew by December 13, 2004, you couldwin a Gateway 42” Plasma Television, withguaranteed delivery by the holidays, or otherattractive gifts. Please contact our membershipchair, Lori Nishida, at 533-3646 or lnishida@ata-hawaii.com for further information.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVEASCE counts on our members to help us

grow every year by actively participating in theMember-Get-A-Member Drive. The drive is nowyear-round and offers great new prizes, suchas cash rewards, gift certificates, digital cam-eras, personal digital assistants, LCD TVs andmore. For most prizes, all you have to do to beeligible to win is refer a colleague. This is agreat time to help out your colleagues whilealso helping ASCE find new members. Take aminute to think about the people in your pro-fessional life who could benefit from member-ship. Visit www.ASCEDrive.org to refer themand you could be a winner in the next drawing!Please contact our membership chair, LoriNishida, at 533-3646 or lnishida@atahawaii.comfor further information.

CONVERTING TO ELECTRONIC VERSIONOF WILIKI

If you would like to help the ASCE HawaiiSection reduce operating costs by receivingyour monthly issue of the Wiliki via e-mail,please contact Joanna Seto at 522-7426 ore-mail her at jseto@ascehawaii.org.

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2003-2004 OFFICERSOffice Name Phone FaxPresident Cathy Leong 946-2277 946-2253Vice Pres Susan Uejo 521-5361 538-7819Secretary Pierson Koike 527-6989 521-2501Treasurer Fred Smoot 841-7617 833-6125Past Pres Richelle Suzuki 541-2530 541-2700

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

2004-2005 YMF OFFICERSPhone

President Paulette Chang 781-1187Hawaiiymf@yahoo.com

Vice-Pres Scott Jennings 845-8440sjennings@rci-group.com

Secretary Florence Ching 472-1342fching@ascehawaii.org

Treasurer Laura Smolinski 382-7174Smolinskil001@hawaii.rr.com

Student Chapter Jesse Elliot 956-5808President Elliotj@hawaii.edu

ASCE History, (continued from page 6)

tions from oil to coal. Both were to receive thematerial at Honolulu Harbor, a little more thantwenty miles away. It is my recollection that,naturally, both were in favor of the then pro-posed and highly controversial nearby BarbersPoint Harbor at Kalaeloa.

Kaiser completed the conversion in Juneand Cyprus in October 1980. And then, onOctober 6, 1981, the HA ran the followingheadline: “Cyprus Hawaiian Cement up forsale.”

Stay tuned!Do you know of a civil engineering accom-

plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send abrief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax956-5014, email csp@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu).Previous articles in the series may be found atthe Section’s web site. Just point your browserto http://www.ascehawaii.org.

Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, 6:00 p.m.,at Tiki’s Grill & Bar at the Aston Waikiki BeachHotel, Second Level, 2570 Kalakaua Ave., 923-TIKI; and Tuesday, December 7, 6:00 p.m., atGordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant at AlohaTower, 599-4877. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all aboutand how much fun we have, please callPaulette Chang at 781-1187.

YMF August Field Trip – Hokua at 1288 AlaMoanaBy Florence Ching, Hawaii Section YMFSecretary

On Saturday, August 28, 2004, nine atten-dees were up early to meet at 7:30 AM for thechance to tour Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana - a40-story high-rise luxury condominium situatedupon almost four acres being constructed byAlbert C. Kobayashi, Inc. Hokua means the“majestic crest of powerful waves rising abovethe surrounding sea,” and is scheduled forcompletion in December 2005. With workersalready busy at work and more scheduled tobegin their shift, several members ofKobayashi’s staff led attendees throughout thesite describing construction methods such asthe utilization of post-tensioned reinforcing sys-tem and a flying form system to place the deck-ing for each floor. Attendees were also able tosee the sweeping views of Ala Moana BeachPark and the Pacific Ocean that future home-owners will be able to directly look at right out-side their windows.

YMF would like to thank the staff of Albert C.Kobayashi for the opportunity to tour the pro-ject site.

YMF September Community Service Project- ASCE Helps Raise Over $3,400 for MDABy Jeff Kalani, Hawaii Section YMF PastPresident

ASCE Hawaii Section volunteers from theYounger Member Forum (YMF) gave up part oftheir three-day Labor Day weekend to helpraise money for the Muscular DystrophyAssociation (MDA). This is the 4th straight yearthat ASCE has participated in the MDA HawaiiChapter’s “Catch-a-Cure” drive at the intersec-tion of Piikoi Street and Ala Moana Boulevard,and held in conjunction with the annual JerryLewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. The YMF vol-unteers were teamed up with other groups,who together raised over $3,400 in just fourhours by waving signs and encouragingmotorists to deposit donations into their fish-nets. Money raised during the Catch-a-Curedrives helps provide services for Hawaiipatients who suffer from muscular dystrophyand other neuromuscular diseases. The YMF

would like to thank all volunteers who partici-pated for helping to demonstrate yet anotherway in which civil engineers make a difference!

YMF September Social – Pearl Country GolfOutingBy Jeff Kalani, Hawaii Section YMF PastPresident

On Friday, September 17, 2004, 18 YMF’ersand friends spent a fun-filled afternoon at thePearl Country Club golf course at the HawaiiSection YMF’s first golf outing. Participants“hacked” away at the challenging 18-hole golfcourse, enjoying great company, the sweepingviews of Pearl Harbor and the great weatherwhile making new friends and contacts.Adding to the golfers motivation was competedwas $170 in prize money for the “closest to thepin” on four par 3 holes. Jeff Kalani was clos-est to the pin at one of the holes and FredErskine won closest to the pin for the other 3holes. Following the round of golf, everyoneenjoyed an evening of food, drink, and doorprize drawings at Pearl Country Club’s 19thhole.

ASCE Job ClassifiedLooking for work? Visit the ASCE’s job listing

page at http://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobsin-fo.html.

Hokua field trip attendees.

September Meeting HighlightsThe Hawaii Section Meeting was held on

September 21, 2004 at Parsons BrinckerhoffQuade and Douglas, Inc. President WayneYoshioka identified all Executive Board mem-bers and committee chairpersons. Waynenoted that a chairperson is needed for theEngineering Week display committee.

The Local Arrangement Committee (LAC) isworking on District 6 Annual Conference.Hawaii will be hosting this conference in June2006. Information about the conference canbe found on the ITE Hawaii website.

Wayne then introduced the featured speaker,Ms. Pat Noyes. Ms. Noyes is an InternationalDirector for ITE District 6. Her company, PatNoyes and Associates, specializes in incidentmanagement, traffic calming, and public par-ticipation. Ms. Noyes installed the 2004-2005officers. Then she spoke about emphasisareas for ITE in 2004. Ms. Noyes identifiedintersection safety, continuing education, pub-lic awareness and traffic signal design for sys-tem users as focus areas for the year. Ms.Noyes shared information about the workforcedevelopment program, and four professionaldevelopment modules available on compactdiscs. She explained initiatives for intersectionsafety and the new mentoring program. Sheasked section members to send in their 2004constitutional amendments, update their per-sonal ITE info, and participate in the traffic sig-nal self-assessment. Ms. Noyes closed byidentifying the upcoming District 6 annualmeeting locations. They are as follows: 2005Kalispell, 2006 Hawaii, 2007 Portland, 2008Anaheim, 2009 Denver.

November Meeting AnnouncementThe November Section meeting date, loca-

tion and speaker will be announced at a laterdate. A meeting notice will be issued.

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THE I NSTITUTE OF

E LECTRICAL AND

E LECTRONICS

E NGINEERS, INC.

IEEE Hawaii SectionP. O. Box 37607 Honolulu, Hawaii 96837Email: sec.hawaii@ieee.orgWeb Page: http://community.hei.com/ieee/

2003 HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS:Chairperson: Grant Torigoe 833-8889

(torigoe@ieee.org)Vice Chair: Mark Rognstad, 956-8712

(mark_rognstad@ieee.org)Sec/Treasr: Alison Lee 224-9723

(al.lee@care2.com)Past Chair: Oscar Libed 441-8567

(oscar.libed@ieee.org)Past Chair: Norm Kawachika 531-1308

(normk@ieee.org)Past Chair: Fred Kobashikawa 543-7753

(fkobashi@ieee.org)

Section Committee Chairpersons:HCES Rep: Fred Kobashikawa 543-7753

(fkobashi@ieee.org)Membership: Steven Sano 543-7981

(ssano@ieee.org)Webmaster: Steven Sano 543-7981

(ssano@ieee.org)Newsletter Editor: Alison Lee 224-9723

(al.lee@care2.com)Professional Act: Alison Lee 224-9723

(al.lee@care2.com)Student Act: Tep Dobry 956-9740

(tep@ieee.org)Oceanic Society: Mark Rognstad 956-8712

(mark_rognstad@ieee.org)

Hawaii SectionThe AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii

ASME-HI 2004-2005 OfficersChairperson Raymond Liu 521-3777Vice-Chair LCDR John Markowicz 484-9164Secretary Sam Gillie 543-4737Treasurer Rodney Krienke 373-2916Dir 1 yr Ron Flegal 455-0254Dir 2 yr Chester Kaitoku 527-6063HCES Rep James Grogan 254-2947

HAWAII SECTION GENERAL MEETINGDate: Tuesday, November 9, 2004 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Place: Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Ward Avenue CafeteriaProgram: The Hawaii Section ASME 125th

Anniversary Planning.All Hawaii Section members are invited to

attend this planning meeting with their ideasand suggestions on how to celebrate thisgrand event in ASME history. So far we plan toparticipate in the Engineers Week PosterExhibit. We will procure ASME AnniversaryBallpoint Pens, Earth Saver Slide Guides,Anniversary Buttons, and AnniversaryShopping Bags to give to the people visitingour exhibit. Your suggestions will be appreci-ated. An Anniversary Picnic with the StudentSection is another possible event. The Officersand Directors of ASME-HI look forward to see-ing new and familiar faces Lots of free pizzaand pop are always provided. Please contactRay Liu or Sam Gillie for directions and formore information.

ASME-HI STUDENT SECTIONPRESENTATIONS

David Katsuda and Blake Sato, StudentSection Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively,joined the senior section on October 12, 2004and made presentations on their ME 481/482Senior Design Course projects. Blake Satogave a PowerPoint presentation on his HumanPowered Vehicle (HPV) project while DavidKatsuda presented his Mini-Baja Vehicle pro-ject. Fundraising for both projects are at fullspeed with travel costs to compete being thelargest expense. Charitable donation can bemade through the University of HawaiiFoundation. For more information, please con-tact Ron Flegal. Both projects will be enteredin the Francis Rhodes Montgomery DesignCompetition in early May of next year.

KIUC KAPAIA POWER STATION TOURRay Liu, Chester Kaitoku and Ed Chang flew

to Kauai for the September 25 tour of the KauaiIsland Utility Cooperative (KIUC) Kapaia PowerStation tour and ASME-HI Section meeting withthe Kauai members. This tour was a HawaiiSection Power Technical Chapter event. Thehosts for this tour were Kauai members BradRockwell and Earl Smith. Brad Rockwell is theKapaia Power Station Manager, and he per-sonally gave the informative and detailed tourof his plant.

The Kapaia Power Station went into commer-cial operation on September 14, 2002 and isthe newest power plant in Hawaii. The facilityis a 27.5 MW Steam-Injected Gas Turbinepower plant. It produces clean, efficient powerfor KIUC, and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. The heart of the plant is a GeneralElectric LM2500 STIG Gas Turbine GeneratorPackage. Steam is produced using a hotexhaust gas via a Once-Through SteamGenerator (OTSG) manufactured by InnovativeSteam Technologies. Low emissions areachieved by a combination of steam injectedinto the gas turbine fuel nozzles and ammoniainjected into the exhaust via a catalyst similarto the one found in modern cars. Higher effi-ciencies are achieved by injecting the remain-ing steam into the combustor of the gas tur-bine, providing a 25% increase in MW outputwithout any additional fuel burned.

That evening after the tour a Hawaii Sectionmeeting was held at the Kintaro Restaurant inKapaa again hosted by Brad Rockwell and EarlSmith. After the section meeting the rest of theevening was enjoyable socializing with Kauaimembers and their spouses. This meeting andsocial event was capped off with photos withFox’s North Shore star Jason Momoa who gra-ciously posed with Ray Liu and Mrs. QuyenRockwell.

We thank Brad Rockwell and Earl Smith forbeing great hosts for the tour and eveningevent. We look forward to future tours andmeetings on Kauai.

ASME-HI SECTION CHRISTMAS PARTYThe holidays are fast approaching and plan-

ning for the ASME Hawaii Section Christmasparty is in the works for sometime in earlyDecember. This will be an opportunity for allthe section members and their families to cometogether to share in the holiday spirit and torecognize all the hard work of the section offi-cers and members during the past year.

The program planning for the event willinclude the recognition ceremony for thoseASME members who, during the 2003-2004membership year, have achieved 25 years, 50years of membership, or who have achievedthe Life Membership status. Award certificatesand lapel rocker pins will be presented at thattime. Also, our new Section Officers for 2004-2005 will be officially installed and recognized.

If you would like to help with the planning ofthe Christmas party and recognition ceremony,please contact Raymond Liu at ph. 521-3773ext. 124, or email at rliu192228@aol.com. Forupdates on the event, please our section web-site at www.sections.asme.org/hawaii.

ASME-HI SECTION WHALE WATCHINGTOUR

The ASME Hawaii section officers would liketo thank Mr. P. Michael Watson, President ofDream Cruises Hawaii and member of theASME Hawaii section, for offering to host awhale watching tour for the general member-ship. The whale watching season is from mid-January to mid-March with tours lasting forabout 11⁄2 hours.

In addition, members who are boat enthusi-ast will have an opportunity to tour the mainpropulsion system and other systems related tomechanical engineering.

The cost for the tour will be a nominal fee,depending on the amount of people attending.So spread the word to your fellow section mem-bers about this a fun filled family and educa-tional event!

If you would like to help with this event,please call Raymond Liu at ph. 521-3773 xt.124, or email at rliu192228@aol.com. For moreinformation about American Dream Cruises,please visit www.dream-cruises.com.

ASME’S 125th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESUPDATE

ASME Founders Day on February 16, 2005will coincide with the 2005 Engineers Week.The activities of ASME Founders Day/EWeek2005 are going to be the highlight of ASME’sanniversary celebration. To help the Sectionswith their celebrations, ASME will make avail-able items such as bronze commemorativecoins as an anniversary memento and anniver-sary pins at nominal costs. At no charge,ASME is planning to issue each Section a cus-tomized anniversary resource kit that willinclude a 10-minute 125th anniversary videoand a podium banner with ASME’s anniversarylogo.

To announce their 125th anniversary activi-ties to the world ASME has a website called“2005 Activities: Around the World” that eachSection can access to share where and whenthey will celebrate. Section entries can beupdated as their plans progress.

ASME ACTIVITIES REMINDERIn previous Wiliki issues we have reported on

the following ASME activities: “Continuity &Change” (August 2004 issue), “Communities ofPractice” (September 2004 issue), “New Facesof Engineering” (October 2004 issue), and“FasTrack E-zine” (October 2004 issue). Ifthese activities are of interest to you, pleaseremember to visit the ASME website(www.asme.org) to get additional information, ifyou have not done so already.

FUTURE ACTIVITIESSeveral tours and meeting speakers are

being planned. Ed Chang is planning a tour inKona for next year. Also visit the ASME-HIwebsite for more information.

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The new pipe section of HOBAS pipe mater-ial, was “borrowed” from the Kalaheo AvenueRelief Sewer project. A concrete cradle wascreated for the pipe segment, supported bythe valve vault constructed above the pipe. Inthe end, the junction manhole was supportedon three-foot diameter jet grouted “piles”, thevalve vault was supported on 16-1/2-inchoctagonal driven piles, and the existing wetwell/pump station was supported on 12-inchsquare driven piles. It is hoped that all of thestructures will now settle at a very similar rate.

The Project Owner is the City and County ofHonolulu and the Client was the Department ofDesign and Construction. The Project wascompleted and has been operational sinceMarch 2003, and Department of Health certifi-cation given within the following one-year timespan.

Emergency Repair,(continued from page 1)

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Marc M. Siah & Associates, Inc.810 Richards Street, Suite 888, Honolulu, HI 96813, Ph: 538-7180

KN CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.Civil Engineers1451 South King Street, Suite 412Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 941-8882Fax: (808) 941-8828Email: knconsb@pixi.com

Esaki Surveying and Mapping, Inc.Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

Ph. (808) 246-0625 • Fax (808) 246-0229esmap@hawaiian.net

ENGINEERS • SURVEYORSEstablished 1979

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ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS

99-1205 Halawa Valley Street, Suite 302Aiea, Hawaii 96701-3281Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007

Professional DirectoryAUSTIN, TSUTSUMI & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Civil Engineers • Surveyors501 Sumner Street, Suite 521

Honolulu, HI 96817Tel: 533-3646, Fax: 526-1267, Email: atahnl@atahawaii.com

Branch Office: Wailuku, MauiCIVIL • TRAFFIC • SANITARY

Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

(808) 735-1634

NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

1001 Bishop Street • Pauahi Tower, Suite 725Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

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

FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.1388 Kapiolani Blvd.Honolulu, HI 96814Phone: 944-1821Email: office@fainc.orgWebsite: www.fainc.org

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

900 HALEKAUWILA STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96814

Phone: 591-8116

SAM O. HIROTA, INC.Engineers & Surveyors

864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813

Telephone: 537-9971

ERNEST K. HIRATA &ASSOCIATES, INC.

Soils and Foundation Engineering99-1433 Koaha Place • Aiea, Hawaii 96701

Fax (808) 486-0870 • Phone (808) 486-0787

NAKAMURA, OYAMAand ASSOCIATES, INC.

CONSULTING ENGINEERSELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION

1314 South King St., Suite 401Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-1939

Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383

NEWCOMER - LEELAND SURVEYORS, INC.

1498 Lower Main Street, Suite “D”Wailuku, HI 96793-1937

Tel: (808) 244-8889Fax: (808) 244-8422

MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP

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INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720

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

Land Surveying

GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services

2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749

FewellGeotechnical

Engineering, ltd.OAHU: 96-1416 Waihona Place • Pearl City, Hawaii 96782-1973

(808) 455-6569 • FAX (808) 456-7062MAUI: (808) 873-0110 FAX (808) 873-0906

Okahara &Associates, Inc.

Engineering Consultants200 Kohola St., Hilo, HI 96720 / Ph. (808) 961-5527 Fax (808) 961-5529

677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 703, Honolulu, HI 96813Ph. (808) 524-1224 Fax (808) 521-3151

73-5574 Maiau St., Bay 6B, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740Ph. (808) 329-1221 Fax (808) 329-1006

Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.

Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants429-B Waiakamilo RoadHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808) 841-8024 FAX (808) 848-5102E-mail: pge@pacificgeotechnical.com

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Hawaii Pacific Engineers, Inc.1132 Bishop Street • Suite 1003

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-2830Phone: (808) 524-3771 • Fax: (808) 538-0445

E-mail: hpeinc@hawaiipacificengineers.com

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

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

SUITE 300, KAWAIAHAO PLAZA567 SOUTH KING STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96813TELEPHONE: (808) 531-1676

Engineers, Surveyors, Planners

HAWAII COUNCIL OFENGINEERING SOCIETIESP.O. Box 2873Honolulu, Hawaii 96802

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U.S. Postage PaidHonolulu, HawaiiPermit No. 1400

BROWN AND CALDWELLEnvironmental Engineering And Consulting • Analytical Services

119 Merchant St., Suite 200 • Honolulu, HI 96813(808) 523-8499 Fax (808) 533-0226

2145 Wells St., Suite 302 • Wailuku, HI 96793(808) 244-7005 Fax (808) 244-9026

94-025 Farrington Hwy.Waipahu, Hawaii 96797

808/676-0205FAX 808/676-0264

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Fire Protection EngineersBuilding Code Consultants

720 Iwilei Road, Suite 412, Honolulu, HI 96817Tel: (808) 526-9019/Fax: (808) 537-5385

ssda@hawaii.rr.com

Sato & Associates, Inc.HONOLULU MAUI2046 South King Street 2115 Wells StreetHonolulu, HI 96826 Wailuku, HI 96793Tel: (808) 955-4441 Tel: (808) 244-9265Fax: (808) 942-2027 Fax: (808) 244-5303

CONSULTING ENGINEERS • CIVIL & STRUCTURAL

KFC AIRPORT, INC.PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTSPLANNING • ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERINGDESIGN • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

3375 Koapaka Street, Suite F220-48Honolulu, HI 96819Phone: (808) 836-7787Fax: (808) 834-4833

GEOTECHNICAL GROUTING

ConsultantEdward D. Graf

182 Lumahai St. Tel: 808-396-9451Honolulu, HI 96825 Fax: 808-396-2075

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615 Piikoi Street, Suite 1605 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Tel (808) 596-7790 • Fax (808) 596-7361 • www.tlcghawaii.com

Engineering, Architectural andConstruction Management RecruitingLee F. Raade, Technical Consultant (808) 220-1682Email: lee@mpcandcompany.comWebsite: www.mpcandcompany.com

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SurveyingCivil Engineering & DesignEnvironmental EngineeringWater Treatment & SupplyConstruction ManagementWastewater Collection & Treatment

841 Bishop Street, Suite 1900Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

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