VOL. 44 NO. 9
SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS
NOVEMBER, 2008
ASCE HAWAII SECTION 2008 OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winning Project: Kaumalapau Harbor Breakwater Repair, Lanai, Hawaiii The Kaumalapau Harbor Breakwater Repair project located on the Island of Lanai consists of rebuilding the existing damaged breakwater structure in order to provide improved berthing conditions at the wharf for cargo and fuel delivery to the island. Repair work included re-shaping the existing breakwater to provide a core for the new structure, the placement of new 2.5 to 4.5ton underlayer stone and an armor layer of 35ton Core-Loc ® armor units to specified GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinates. The 35-ton armor units were both the first and largest of this type placed within the United States. These Core-Loc ® units also have the distinction of being the largest placed in depths in excess of 40 feet. The final project design would use 819 of the fiber-reinforced, pre-cast concrete units patented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). The project was designed and constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District for the State of Hawaii. The existing breakwater at the Kaumalapau Harbor, Island of Lanai, was built in the 1920s. Kaumalapau Harbor is Lanai’s only commercial harbor, and it is the only harbor that is capable of accommodating tug and barge services. It is the critical lifeline for the island’s 2,500 residents, and provides the only means to supply food, fuel, and other necessities. The breakwater had been severely damaged by Hurricanes Iwa and Iniki in 1982 and 1992, respectively. The deteriorated condition of the breakwater allowed significant wave energy to reach the wharf, resulting in conditions which made cargo handling and fuel offloading difficult and hazardous. At times, wave conditions rendered the harbor unusable. This project restored the breakwater’s height and length providing much needed protection for the harbor. The project was designed by Sea Engineering, Inc., under contract with the Honolulu District. Baird and Associates was a sub-consultant (to both the design firm and the construction contractor) on layout design and placement of the Core-Loc ® armor units. The construction contract was awarded on July 9, 2004 to Traylor Brothers (Pacific), Inc., in the amount of $16 million with a performance time of 630 days. GPRM Prestress, LLC (Grace Pacific Corporation), was the pre-cast fabricator for the Core-Loc ® armor units. In November 2004, the Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recommended a change in the shape of the CoreLoc ® armor unit to incorporate lessons learned from a breakwater failure in the Azores. Although the recommended revised shape was untested by ERDC, the project team chose to incorporate the lessons learned from the Azores, demonstrating the Corps of Engineers’ commitment to continuous improvement in order to preclude the possibility of a similar failure at Kaumalapau. While the shape change was considered to be minor by ERDC, it increased the concrete mass at the centroid which would later surface as a major impact to fabrication and placement. In January 2005, due to concerns that it would be very difficult to protect or stabilize a partially constructed breakwater against winter swells and the real possibility of having to stop construction while waiting for additional project funding, the Honolulu District negotiated a Not-ToExceed cap amount of $3.4 million for a 1 year suspension in the start of construction (until January 2006). This delay would also allow time for additional congressional appropriations to secure full project funding. Due to the remoteness of the site, all stone and armor units were shipped to the project site by barge, resulting in significant costs for project mobilization. The Honolulu District worked with the State of Hawaii to resolve concerns that offloading operations could over-stress and damage the existing Kaumalapau dock, which provided the only means of offloading the weekly goods and essentials for the people of Lanai. Understanding the importance of the dock, the construction contract was modified to include a structural assessment of the existing dock. The analysis resulted in the solution of structurally bridging the existing dock to offload the crane, underlayer stone and armor units. This action mitigated the concern expressed by the State and the community regarding the structural stability and future use of the dock. Later in 2005, the concrete armor unit fabricator noted his inability to cast the armor units to meet the contract’s strict temperature requirements. Due to their size and the lack of steel reinforcement, the contract specified stringent restrictions on the maximum concrete temperature and differential temperature during casting to minimize thermal micro-cracking of the concrete. The new Core-Loc II ® design, while still 35 tons in weight, resulted in an increase in centroid mass of the unit. The increased mass led to higher internal concrete temperatures, which in turn required additional control measures to meet the specified maximum curing temperature of 165o F. The project team solicited the assistance of ERDC, who in-turn worked with the contractor to identify special techniques to control temperatures, (e.g., the use of 50% ice in the concrete mix, placement/fabrication at night, and curing boxes). These techniques ultimately led to the successful casting of the armor units and met all temperature requirements. 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In conjunction with the activities of Engineers’ Week 2009, the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers (HSPE) is soliciting nominations for the 2009 Hawaii Engineer of the Year Award. HSPE will evaluate candidates for this prestigious award. The selected engineer will be recognized at the 2009 Engineers Week Banquet. Completed nomination forms and letters of support must be received no later than Monday, December 15, 2008 at the following address (electronic submittals only): Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers c/o Florence Ching, P.E. florence.ching@navy.mil Phone: (808) 472-1342 Each candidate shall be nominated on the following basis: Candidate for Engineer of the Year (Nomination Form not to exceed 8 single-sided pages) 1. Shall be current practicing Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Hawaii in good standing; 2. Shall be current State of Hawaii resident; 3. Need not be a member of HSPE or any other society; and 4. Shall not be a State Officer or Director for HSPE. Electronic files of the respective nomination forms are available for your use – contact Florence Ching at florence.ching@navy.mil. Criteria for Selection of Engineer of the Year Award 1. 30% Technical Accomplishment (Technical Awards, Papers & Presentations, Major Projects, etc.) 2. 35% Professional History & Contributions (Positions Held, Professional Affiliations, Special Contributions to Profession & Special Recognition, 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.
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Chair: Vice Chair: Secretary: Treasurer: SOC AACE ASHRAE ASCE ASME CFSEI EAH FALEA HLSA HSPE IEEE ITE SAME SEAOH SFPE UH(assoc) Walter Billingsley Dr. Song Choi Grant Torigoe Samuel Dannaway Representative M. Uyehara J. Ting R. Iwamoto D. Kam W. Wong M. McMorrow S. Agraan E. Hee G. Torigoe T. Barnes D. Doi S. Dannaway S. Choi 846-3232
Alternate T. Taam L. Fong J. Ahern G. Yamamoto D. Hirota O. Libed
The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES) is responsible for selecting annually an individual who will receive the Young Engineer/Early Career Award. The candidate chosen must be a practicing professional engineer in the State of Hawaii and 35 years of age or younger, or within 5 years of graduation if an engineering degree was earned after the age of 35. The technical accomplishments of the candidate and his/her professional, civic, and community contributions are thoroughly evaluated by a committee as selected by HCES. The award is conferred at the HCES Engineers’ Week Banquet. This award has been given out since 1984. Eligibility The following criteria shall be applied for eligibility: ■ The nominee shall be 35 years of age or younger by January 1st of the year the award is to be made or if older than 35 years of age must be within 5 years of graduating with an engineering degree; ■ The nominee shall be a current practicing professional engineer in the State of Hawaii; ■ The nominee shall be a current resident of the State of Hawaii; and ■ The nominee need not be a member of any society affiliated with HCES. Selection The following point system shall be applied in the selection process: ■ Technical Accomplishments (Awards Received, Papers & Presentations, Major Projects Undertaken) – 30%; ■ Professional History and Contribution (Positions Held, Professional Affiliations, Special Contributions to Profession, and Special Recognition) – 30%; ■ Civic and Community Contributions (Affiliations, Positions Held, Special
Recognition Received) – 20%; and Recommendation (Why the candidate is being nominated) – 20%. Applications for the award may be sent to: FALEA P.O. Box 4135 Honolulu, Hawaii 96812
Order of the Engineer Ceremony
is the induction of candidates into the Order of Engineer, during which the engineer candidates formally accept the Obligation of an Engineer and receive a stainless steel ring to be worn as a symbol on the fifth finger of the working hand. Criteria is that candidate must have graduated from an ABET-accredited engineering program or hold a license as a Professional Engineer. The ceremony will be held in conjunction with the University of Hawai‘i at M noa, College of Engineering’s Convocation to be held on Friday, December 19, 2008, 5:30 p.m., East-West Center, Imin International Conference Center, 1777 East-West Road, Aloha Attire. If you choose to participate, please email the following information to orderoftheengineer@eng. hawaii.edu by Monday, December 1, 2008 (deadline is firm): First & Last Name Mailing Address Email Address Phone Number Ring Size (must be for pinky finger of working hand) Discipline (CE, EE, ME, etc.) Degree(s) Year of Graduation College Cost is $20.00. Please make check payable to the University of Hawai‘i Foundation and mail to: L. Yuu, College of Engineering, University of Hawai‘i at M noa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes 250, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering
HAWAII SECTION
OFFICERS
President: Vice Pres: Secretary: Directors: Maelyn Uyehara Thomas Taam Jian Zhou Alan Cadieux Cassie Yap
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accompanied by a citation that must effectively highlight, in narrative form, the engineering contributions of the candidate. Special emphasis shall be made on the nominee’s contributions to Hawaii. • The nomination shall include a detailed resume of the nominee. • The nomination package shall be submitted with a cover letter addressed to the HCES Chair. • Multiple nominators may nominate a single nominee. The nominations submitted may be a joint or separate nomination. To be considered valid, each nomination package shall be complete. • A single nominator may nominate multiple candidates. The nomination for each candidate shall be distinct and complete with all necessary documents. • If the nominee has not been selected in a previous nomination, he or she may be nominated in subsequent years. The HCES Selection Committee will select the recipient. Submission may be made electronically to: Todd.C.Barnes@usace.army.mil or five copies of the nomination may be mailed to: 2009 HCES Lifetime Achievement Award, P.O. Box 2873, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802. Award nominations must be emailed or postmarked on or before December 19, 2008.
2009 HCES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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Officers for 2008
President: Vice Pres: Secretary: Treasurer: Director: Director: NSPS Gov: Dan Hirota Arthur Sevigny Gavin Hirano Ron Wagner Ryan Suzuki Chris Guerin Kevin Kea
HLSA is providing an opportunity for people to take the CST Survey Technician exam. It will be offered at the 2009 HLSA annual Conference at the Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel, which will be held on Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30th. The CST exam opportunity will be on Friday, January 30th. Application and fees must be turned in to HLSA by Friday, January 2, 2009. For questions concerning the exam, contact Joanne Williamson at 543-7811 or email at joanne.williamson@heco.com. ANNUAL SURVEYING CONFERENCE Planning continues for the “Hawaii Land Surveyors Association Annual Conference”. The conference will be held on January 29-30, 2009. It will be at the Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel, the same place as last year. More information will be forthcoming as details and speakers get firmed up. Everyone is welcome to register for the conference. Flyer to be published soon.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS In 1997, the Hawaii Council Of Engineering Societies instituted the “HCES Lifetime Achievement Award” which is designed to recognize the lifetime achievements of retired engineers. This annual recognition is given to an individual who has contributed significantly to the development of engineering in the State of Hawaii and who has made a noteworthy impact on the local engineering community. The award is presented annually during the Hawaii Engineers’ Week Banquet. The first HCES Lifetime Achievement Award was made on February 27, 1998. Please note that some changes have been made to the eligibility criteria which permit individuals still involved in the practice of engineering to be recognized.
Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers
A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers
P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812
WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe 2008-2009 HSPE State Officers
President Manny Lanuevo, P.E. manny.lanuevo@hawaii.gov President Elect Majella Stevenson, P.E. majella.stevenson@navy.mil Vice President Florence Ching, P.E. florence.ching@navy.mil Secretary Kurt Kunimune, P.E. kkunimune@bowersandkubota.com Treasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E. nathan.yuen@heco.com Past President Barry Nakamoto, P.E. barry.nakamoto@heco.com Honolulu Chapter Enrique Che, P.E. Director enrique.che”@heco.com Maui Chapter Darren Okimoto, P.E. Director dokimoto@wsue.com Big Island Galen Kuba, P.E. Chapter Director gkuba@co.hawaii.hi.us Kona-Kohala Marc Botticelli, P.E. Chapter Director mbotticelli@wrsa.biz
Congratulations to Sheryl Nojima and Scott Seu for putting on a great fund raising golf tournament for the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers Education Foundation Mathcount. The tournament was held on October 3, 2008 at the Waikele Golf Course, with thirty-seven teams playing. All participants took home a prize, and all groups completed their rounds within 4-1/2 hours. Thank you Sheryl and Scott for organizing such a well run tournament. On the NSPE level, HSPE’s Curt Beck of Helco, has recently been elected to NSPE’s Board of Ethical Review for a three year term. The Board reviews real cases, does research, and provides rulings on professional engineering cases. If anyone has questions on the Code of Ethics, please let Curt know.
ELIGIBILITY The following criteria shall be applied when nominating a candidate for the award: • The nominee shall be affiliated with an HCES member society as an active member. • The nominee shall have lived and worked in Hawaii as an engineer or engineer-manager for at least 15 years. • The nominee shall be 62 years or older at the time of nomination. • The nominee shall have taken retirement from public or private sector employment. The nominee could, however, be continuing employment or consultancy or other work after effective retirement. • In the case of a nominee who was or is involved with a private company, the nominee shall have actively handed over www.FBIjobs.gov control of the company to a successor. The Become an FBI Special Agent. nominee may continue We are currently seeking Special Agent to be involved with the candidates in the following critical skill areas: company. Intelligence experience • Computer Science or IT • Engineering • Posthumous awards • Physical Science • Accounting/Finance • Law • Law may be made provided Enforcement or other Investigative experience • Military the nominee was an experience • or Foreign Language (Arabic, Chinese – all dialects, active member of an Korean, Urdu, Farsi, Dari, Russian, Albanian, Indonesian, Hebrew, HCES member society Swahili, Spanish, Punjabi, Tamil, Pashto, Hindi, and Turkish) at the time of his/her • and many other disciplines. passing away and fulTo qualify for the position of FBI Special Agent, you must possess filled all the required cria four-year college degree plus three years of professional work teria listed above. experience; be available for assignment anywhere in the FBI’s • A waiver of the age jurisdiction; be between the ages of 23 and 36; and be in requirements could be excellent physical condition with the ability to pass a rigorous requested and may be physical fitness test.rigorous physical fitness test. considered depending on the “lifetime” Professional Staff opportunities exist in achievements of the the following areas: individual. • Management • Human Resources • Technical • Trade & NOMINATION Maintenance • Administrative • Budget/Finance • Police The following criteria Officers/Security • Facilities shall apply to the method • Investigative Specialties for nomination: • and many more. • Any person belonging to To apply, visit: www.FBIjobs.gov any HCES member The FBI is an equal organization may nomiopportunity employer. nate a candidate. • The nomination shall be
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P.E. REFRESHER COURSE FOR THE OCTOBER 2008 EXAM Another P.E. Refresher Course is completed. This again has been a joint effort of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME), University of Hawaii at Manoa, and ASME-HI to assist mechanical engineering graduates fulfill their educational and professional goals of becoming a Registered Engineer. This beats the “study on your own” method of preparing for the exam. The course provides review by experienced instructors to help steer the candidate in a focused direction for a very, very nominal fee. It forces or encourages the candidate to study and be prepared. Our appreciations and thank you go to Dr. Charly M. Kinoshita (DME), Raymond Liu (ASME), and Dr. Stephen M. Masutani (DME) for volunteering their time to teach the refresher classes. Dr. Kinoshita conducted the Thermodynamics review, while Dr. Masutani conducted the review of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. Raymond Liu led the Materials, Machine Design, and Balance of Material sessions and also administers the mock exams. The classes were held in the Agricultural Science Engineering Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). Raymond Liu coordinates the course for DME and ASME-HI. He does this annually and some(continued on page 9)
Hawaii Section
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii
ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter
P.O. BOX 1236 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96807
ASME-HI 2008-2009 Officers
Chairperson Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Dir 2 yr Dir 1 yr Past-Chair HCES Rep Alternate Edmund Chang change025@hawaii.rr.com Derick Kam kam@thermaleng.com Ronald Flegal rflegal@hawaii.edu Kevin Dang dangk001@hawaii.rr.com Chester Kaitoku ckaitoku@honolulu.gov James Grogan jfgrogan@worldnet.att.net Raymond Liu liur020@hawaii.rr.com Derick Kam John Ahern 543-4227 848-6966 455-0265 737-1708 768-8243 254-2947 497-1395
2008-09 OFFICERS
President Pres.-Elect Vice Pres. Secretary Treasurer Member Member Member Member Member Joseph K. Ting, P.E. Albert Hahn, P.E. Dicson Aggabao Tyson Toyama, P.E. Michael Chang Samuel Gillie, P.E. Barry Jim On, P.E. Eric Nakagawa, P.E. Ken Richardson Rick Schnarr
2008-09 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERAL MEETING Date: November 11, 2008 Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Place: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue Cafeteria Agenda: SPEAKER: ALAN LLOYD-UP DATE ON GLOBAL WARNING ASME Hawaii Section member Alan Lloyd has given his presentation on global warming to many organizations. He spoke to us several years ago on this subject. It is time again to have Mr. Lloyd do his updated presentation to his fellow ASME members. His presentation is titled “Up-Date on Global Warming.” Section members, friends and families are invited to hear the colorful and interesting Mr. Lloyd. There will be lots of pizza and soft drinks. Please contact Ed Chang for directions and for more information, such as parking. HELCO SEEKS POWER PLANT ENGINEER In last month’s Wiliki, Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) advertised an opening for a plant engineer in Hilo. The position is not closed yet. Interested engineers who missed the ad or had doubts of living on the Big Island but are reconsidering should check out the October Wiliki and respond to the ad. ASME-HI JOBS WEBSITE Visit www.sections.asme.org/hawaii/jobs.html periodically for job openings in the mechanical engineering field. Besides the HELCO Plant Engineer position, we have a posting for a fulltime Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) at Fort Shafter through the Aiken Global Group. HECO KAHE POWER PLANT TOUR You are invited to a tour of the Kahe Power plant on November 8, 2008 starting at 10:00 a.m. The tour will be primarily on the Kahe Unit No. 5, which will be down for overhaul. Please contact Ed Chang if you are interested in attending. HAWAII SECTION CHRISTMAS PARTY Our annual Christmas lunch party is planned for Sunday, December 7, 2008, starting at 11:30 a.m. It will be at the Maple Garden/Yen King restaurant on 909 Isenberg Street, across from Stadium Park. The cost is $6.00 per person for a Chinese buffet lunch. Each participant is asked to bring a wrapped Christmas gift worth about $10. This is a social gathering with fellow ASME members and their family and friends. For more information or to make reservations, please contact Ed Chang. The deadline for reservations is November 21, 2008.
The Society of
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS
www.sfpehawaii.org
OFFICERS
President Vice-Pres Secretary Treasurer Melvin K. Harano, P.E. 848-6966 harano@thermaleng.com Robert T. Bigtas, P.E. 526-9019 Rbigtas-ssda@hawaii.rr.com Derick Kam 848-6966 kam@thermaleng.com Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. 526-9019 Sdannaway-ssda@hawaii.rr.com
ENERGY TOPICS DOMINATE ASHRAE HAWAII CHAPTER’S PROGRAMS On October 9th, the ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter was fortunate to have DAGS Comptroller & Director Russ K. Saito to speak as an authority from the State of Hawaii on the subject pertaining to energy savings performance contract (ESPC). It was well received by the engineers, architects, contractors and UHM students, who attended his presentation. His talk highlighted the ESPC enabling law & its financing mechanisms, which allow his Agencies to maximize their use of available alternative financing contracting mechanisms. Such mechanisms include the energy-savings contracts, the municipal lease and purchase financing, and, the utility energy efficiency service contracts. He walked through with the attendees the ESPC implementation strategy. For those who missed this session, come on and participate at our future meeting held on every second Thursday of the month at The Willows. We’ll sure entertain you at great length! AGENDA for November 13, 2008 Meeting 5:30 - 6:00 PM – Registration 6:00 - 6:30 PM – DO & DON’T Technical Session & Tabletop Displays 6:30 - 7:30 PM – Happy Hour (Open Bar – 2 drinks per person) 7:00 – 7:30 PM – Dinner / Committees’ Report 7:30 – 8:30 PM – Main Program TECHNICAL SESSION: The DO’s & DONT’s of Mechanical System Layout The speaker for this forum will be David Campbell, Design Services Manager for Anvil International (formerly known as Grinnell), manufacturer of Gruvlok & hangers with 2000+ employees in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His talk will cover the evolution of Anvil as a company. He will demonstrate some examples of economic analysis of the mechanical system layout with cost savings alternatives. MAIN PROGRAM: A New Energy Code for Hawaii The speaker for this session will be Howard C. Wiig, Energy Analyst, Strategic Industries Division, State Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT). He will highlight the 2007 State Law mandating Hawaii to adopt statewide the International Code Council (ICC) “suite of codes”. The said codes include the current issue of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The law was passed in response to concerns about Hawaii being one of the last “home rule” states with wide disparities between county building codes. The resulting Building Code Council is under the
SFPE members and friends are invited to this free seminar being sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu Storm Water Management Program, c/o Community Building and Communications Inc. FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TESTING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Date: Friday, November 21, 2008 Time: 10:30 am to 1 pm (10 am Sign-in) Place: HALE IKENA, FORT SHAFTER Building 711, Morton Drive Parking is Free RSVP: by Monday, November 3, 2008 Please call 587-8031 or email Carolyn Matsuda at cmatsuda@c-communications.biz. *Participants will receive Certificate of Completion and Storm Water Kit ATTEND the City’s workshop to hear about implementing storm water BMPs (Best Management Practices) for: AVOIDING FINES WITH POLLUTION PREVENTION MAINTAINING GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PREPARING THE SITE PERFORMING FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TESTING ACTIVITIES MANAGING FLUSHED WATER DISPOSING OF FLUSHED WATER
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Seismic Design” December 2, 2008 at the Pagoda Hotel. Register on-line at www.strongtie.com/training. – The 2009 SEAOH Installation Banquet is tentatively scheduled for January 16, 2009 at the Pacific Club. Additional information will be forthcoming. – The next SEAOH Board of Directors and Officers meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Contact SEAOH President Ian Robertson (956-6536, ianrob@hawaii.edu) for more information. Disaster Response Committee: The committee presented its first draft of an internal guideline regarding response to future disasters to the SEAOH Board of Directors. The Board will be providing comments to the Disaster Response Committee at the next Board meeting. The guideline is specifically geared towards response to Hawaii-only disasters and addresses reconnaissance by the SEAOH Disaster Response committee. The State Civil Defense earthquake/tsunami response exercise was expected to take place the first week of October. It was not known if the volunteer call-up exercise would take place in conjunction with the response exercise. Building Code Committee: The State Building Code Council has reportedly made progress towards adopting the 2006 IBC. The County Officials’ Sub-committee will be holding its final meeting October 7, 2008. Adoption of the 2006 IBC was currently anticipated to take place by the end of the year. Other Business: SEAOH Scholarship: SEAOH will be providing two $1,000 scholarships for Graduate study at the University of Hawaii Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering. The second scholarship award was due to the generosity of The Masonry Contractor’s Association which had made a matching contribution to the SEAOH scholarship fund. Awarding of the scholarships is anticipated to be announced soon. SEAOH will be providing nominations to HCES for the 2009 Young Engineer and Engineer of the Year awards as well as for the Lifetime Achievement award. In this endeavor, SEAOH is still soliciting the membership for nominations for any of the categories. Nominations may be sent to President Ian Robertson at ianrob@hawaii.edu. New Member Application: Linda Moran’s (Corrosion Cops) application for SEAOH Affiliate Membership was approved. The following new member applications were received and are open for comments from the membership: Renee Ishisaka’s (SSFM) application as an Allied member. Ming Ge (UH Manoa) as a Student member. Their applications will be voted on at the December 2008 Board Meeting. Please notify any SEAOH Officer prior to the December 2008 Board Meeting if you wish to comment on either of these prospective members.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS A S S O C I AT I O N O F H AWA I I
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2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
Position President Vice Pres. Secretary Treasurer Director Director Director Director Past Pres Officer Phone Ian Robertson 956-6536 ianrob@hawaii.edu Myles Shimokawa 593-0933 mshimo@ksfinc.us Albert Fobel 521-6958 epi@hawaii.rr.com Lee Takushi 531-1308 ltakushi@ssfm.com Kylie Yamatsuka 534-1300 kylie@baseengr.com Brian Awakuni 841-6444 brian@masonryhawaii.com Phil Gerwien 531-4627 phil@lhise.com Tim Waite 479-1216 twaite@strongtie.com Gary Chock 521-4513 structures@martinchock.com
HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING October 1, 2008 Committee Reports: General Membership Meetings/Technical Seminars/Events: – On October 23, 2008 AISC presented a seminar on welding. – The NCSEA Annual Meeting was held October 23 to 25, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio. Vice President Myles Shimokawa and pastPresident Gary Chock were in attendance as SEAOH delegates. – The CCPI annual convention took place October 30 to 31 at Turtle Bay Resort. – A PCI workshop/seminar sponsored by Grace Pacific Rocky Mountain Prestress is tentatively scheduled for November 13, 2008. A SEAOH General Membership meeting is planned to be held in conjunction with the workshop. More information will be provided later. – Simpson Strong-Tie Company will be presenting a workshop entitled “2006 IBC Wind &
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The APWA/ASCE conference included two technical tracks with seminars including talks that included the following subject matter: Integrating Sustainability Into Your Agency, Wind Turbines, Alternate Energy, Presentation of the South Nevada Water Authority New Water Intake at Lake Meade, and included a site visit to the Truckee River Relocation Project. Highlights of the reports presented by different committees include the following: • The role of Governors was discussed. Basically, the Governors were created as a conduit for information between ASCE Society (formally known as ASCE National), and the general membership. The Governors are expected to serve on Society committees and to visit all Sections within their respective region. • The 2009 Fall and Winter Meeting dates and locations were confirmed. The 2009 Fall Meeting will be held November 5-8, 2009 in Helena, Montana (the BOG/Assembly meetings will occur on November 7 & 8, 2009). The 2009 Winter Meeting will be held January 2122, 2009 in San Francisco. The annual conference is planned for Kansas City; ASCE Hawaii Section President-Elect Jeff Kalani is scheduled to attend. • The 2009 BOG budget was discussed. Michael Hunnemann is a part of the budget committee. • OCEA Awards. The Region 8 Project of the Year Award (Large Project Award) will be presented to the Palau Compact Road Project (Hawaii Section Nominee). CONTINUING EDUCATION ASCE National holds more than 275 seminars and computer workshops each year on a wide “Then, on February 17, 1913, the drydock floor imploded upwards from hydrostatic pressure, due to faulty piling and foundation design. An entire new section of the drydock, 200 feet long, blew up caissons, iron work, and concrete. Rubble flew 15 feet in the air. Timbers, scores of pumps, derricks and locomotives were all wrecked. The disaster was followed by 22 months of investigation, political recrimination and legal battles.” On the afternoon of the disaster, the Star Bulletin (SB) ran an extra edition saying, “Unable to stand the pressure from below, the bottom of the section of the gigantic dry dock at Pearl Harbor, which the construction engineers had pumped out, blew up this afternoon. The cribwork, placed in position to finish the work, was completely destroyed, but no one was injured, as the section was cleared in plenty of time... The first sign of the coming disaster was the sinking of the forward section of the dock, the section nearest the sea. This was followed in a few seconds by the upheaval of the concrete bottom of the pumped out section.” The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (PCA) of the next day published a photograph of the site under the title “Disaster Overwhelms Pearl Harbor Project — Three Sections of Drydock Collapse in mass of wreckage.” It speculated that “Uncle Sam May Drop Task,” but not until underwater investigations were completed, perhaps overstating “Divers, groping in the dim green light that filters through a mass of broken timbers, twisted iron and uprooted pilings of a ruined drydock today determining the fate of Pearl Harbor. These submarine explorers are trying to deduce from conditions below the surface the real reason for the chaos that appears above.” Attesting to the national gravity of the episode, the New York Times of Feb. 25 carried the special from Washington D.C. “$3,000,000 Sunk in Mud,” and also speculated that the project was in danger of being abandoned as “naval engineers say that the principal trouble with the dock is that it has been placed in a site where the mud is apparently unfathomable and, like the formations at the Culebra Cut, in Panama, will be continually shifting.” As I explained earlier, the Panama Canal and Pearl Harbor were two critical components of the U.S. Naval global strategy. Next month (Dec. 2008) we shall begin unraveling the rest of the story, particularly its technical and engineering aspects, but, for now, we attach for your contemplation a widely circulated picture of the devastation. It appears to me to be a cropped-off image of the original PCA image that was published on February 18, 1913. Do you know of a civil engineering accomplishment or event that your fellow ASCE members might find interesting? Please send a brief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014, email csp@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu). Previous articles in the series may be found at the Section’s web site. Just point your browser to http://www.ascehawaii.org.
2008-2009 OFFICERS
Office President Pres-Elect Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Past President Region 8 Chair Name Phone Michael Hunnemann 791-3980 email: mike@kaihawaii.com Jeff Kalani 596-2928 email: jeff@yogikwong.com Roger Babcock 956-7298 email: rbabcock@hawaii.edu Dawn Barsana 943-1133 email: dawn.barsana@ch2m.com Ian Arakaki 596-7790 email: ian@tlcghawaii.com Ron Iwamoto 486-5202 email: ron@iwamotollc.com Westley Chun 943-1133 email: westley.chun@ch2m.com
NOVEMBER JOINT ASCE/HWEA/AWWA LUNCHEON MEETING Program: Michael J. Antal, Jr., Ph.D., Coral Industries Distinguished Professor of Renewable Energy Resources at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii, will present an overview of research at UH on the use of treatment plant byproducts to manufacture biocarbons (i.e. charcoal), which have potential environmental applications and benefits for Hawaii in the areas of sanitary sewage, sustainable energy, and water treatment. Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008 [NOTE: FIRST THURSDAY] Location: Hale Ikena Restaurant at the Ft.Shafter Golf Course 711 Morton Drive, 438-6712) Time: 11:30 a.m. – Buffet Lunch 12:00 p.m. - Program 1:00 p.m. - Adjourn Menu: Multi-entree Hawaiian buffet Cost: $15.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section members $7.50 for UH Manoa Student Chapter members Please make checks payable to ASCE-Hawaii Section and mail to Ian Arakaki, ASCE Treasurer, The Limtiaco Consulting Group, 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 208, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 postmarked by Friday, October 31, 2008. Reservations for the lunch meeting to Ian Arakaki by Monday, November 3, 2008, by phone at 596-7790, fax at 596-7361 or email at ian@tlcghawaii.com. Upon entering the gate to Fort Shafter, attendees will need to present valid driver’s license and current motor vehicle registration, insurance, and safety check documents. For a map with directions to the Hale Ikena Restaurant, please visit the web at http://www.mwrarmyhawaii. com/dining/HaleIkenaMap.pdf. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Last held: October 6, 2008 Next Meeting: November 10, 2008 REGION 8 BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ASSEMBLY PLANNING MEETING LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA The Board of Governors (BOG) and Assembly Fall Planning Meeting this year was held in conjunction with the joint APWA/ASCE Fall Conference from October 1 through October 5, 2008; the Hawaii Section was represented by Westley Chun and Hawaii Section President, Michael Hunnemann. Other attendees included Governors from Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii. Section officers represented Hawaii, Wyoming, Utah, Alaska and Nevada.
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2008-2009 YMF Officers
President: Vice-President: Secretary: Treasurer: Past President: Phone Aaron Erickson 591-2728 aerickson@ascehawaii.org Eric Arakawa 258-5770 earakawa@ascehawaii.org Karen Chongue 779-4106 kchongue@gmail.com Troy Ching 440-4548 troy.ching@hdrinc.com Lisa Takushi 531-4252 ltakushi@ascehawaii.org ext14
Next YMF General Meeting The next two YMF general meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, November 5th, 6:00p.m. at Ryan’s Bar and Grill, (808 )591-9132, and Wednesday, December 3rd, 6:00p.m. at Thai Sweet Basil in the Manoa Marketplace, (808)988-8811. If you are interested in attending to find out what the YMF is all about, please contact Aaron Erickson at (808)591-2728 or aerickson@ascehawaii.org.
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by C.S. Papacostas MASS OF WRECKAGE A disastrous event occurred during the construction of Drydock No. 1 at Pearl Harbor and this is how this year’s Shipyard Centennial publication “Fit To Fight” described it:
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variety of technical, management, and regulatory topics. These seminars are held in more than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition, ASCE offers customized on-site training and many distance learning programs, including live interactive web/teleconference seminars, online courses and courses on CD, videotape, and audiotape. Please visit www.asce.org/conted/ for complete details. ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Please help us increase our scholarship endowment so that we can recognize those deserving students. We continue to accept taxdeductible donations with the goal of increasing the annual scholarships. Make your check payable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any questions, please contact Ron Iwamoto at 486-5202, or ron@iwamotollc.com. ASCE JOB LISTINGS The following employers have openings they would like to fill: Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (Civil Engineer - Honolulu and Wailuku, Land Surveyor Honolulu) • Bills Engineering Inc. (Civil Engineer, Engineering Assistant & CADD Technician) • Bow Engineering & Development Inc. (Project Manager & Project Engineer) • Brown and Caldwell, Inc. (Senior Drafter – Oahu) • CH2MHILL (Transportation/Traffic Engineer – Honolulu Office) • Fewell Geotechnical Engineering (Geotechnical Engineer - Honolulu) • Fukunaga & Associates (Civil and Environmental/Sanitary Engineers - Honolulu) • Moffatt & Nichol, Hawaii (Civil Engineers – Honolulu) • Warren S. Unemori Engineering (Project Engineer, Civil Engineer - Wailuku) • Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (Senior Associate – Honolulu) For more information on these job listings, please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website at http://jobs.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobs.html. ASCE HAWAII SECTION’S WEBMAIL LIST – SIGN-UP AND/OR UPDATE If you would like to receive e-mail notices of upcoming meetings or activities, please sign-up for the ASCE Hawaii Section’s webmail list at http://www.ascehawaii.org/emailform.html. You may also update your email address on that same webpage. Please consider helping the Hawaii Section reduce operating costs by receiving your monthly issue of Wiliki via email. If you have any questions, please contact Webmaster Joanna Seto at 586-4329 or jseto@ascehawaii.org.
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President: Vice Pres.: Treasurer: Secretary: Don Hamada Steven Yoshida Robert Nehmad Honglong Li
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Summary of the 6/26/2008 Meeting At the beginning of the meeting, Hawaii ITE secretary, Honglong Li, shared his experience about his recent trip to China. The guest speakers were Dr. Panos Prevedouros, a Professor with Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dr. Prevedouros presented his studies at several bottleneck intersections in Honolulu. The study explored the operational benefits by tunneling one-lane through movement. The microsimulation in VISSIM showed considerable improvement in terms of traffic operations during the peak hours. Dr. Prevedouros indicated that further civil engineering is needed to investigate the feasibility of the tunnels. During Q & A session, Dr. Prevedouros also demonstrated his simulation idea and work on the Pearl Harbor tunnel. Summary of the 7/24/2008 Meeting Mr. Darin Mar of DTS made a presentation regarding the current status of TheBoat and Mr. Roger Morton, President of OTS, made a presentation on the current trends of TheBus. Mr. Mar discussed current TheBoat scheduling issues and adjustments. Ridership and parameters to trigger continued efforts were discussed. Mr. Morton shared details regarding the state of TheBus on Oahu and how current travel times compare to TheBoat. The impact of rising gas prices and TheBus’ purchasing methodology were presented. In addition, ridership trends and limitations on travel times in the downtown corridor were discussed. Summary of the 9/25/2008 Meeting Ms. Kathleen Chu, Project Manager with CH2M Hill made a presentation on Flexibility in Transportation Design Standards, County of Hawai’i. The presentation summarized the project’s approach and experience while updating County of Hawai’i roadway/ transportation standards. This new standard emphasizes design flexibility that allows choices within a framework of design controls based on local context. Several design control such as design speed and design vehicle were used to specify the roadway geometry based on the guideline from the AASHTO Green Book. HONOLULU POST SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS
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Unconciousness; all of which she experienced as she was rushed to the hospital in the ambulance. If one reaches 10% dehydration, emergency measures are required. Sherry recovered in only a few hours but learned an important lesson that she has passed on to us. Sherry’s talk will be available on the EAH WEB site. Meeting notes: Septerber 19th, 2008 Newest EAH Member: George Coates EAH welcomes George Coates our newest member. George is an Architect, who has known of EAH for a number of years and came to a meeting, decided to join and was approved by the membership. Speaker: Marshall Dunbar - Lighting Designer Subject: “LED Lighting - Meeting Dark Skies and Energy Savings” Mr. Dunbar gave a very detailed and technical presentation on the development and use of LED Lighting now being used for outdoor lighting including street lights and parking lots. Because of the good light diffusion possible with LED’s less candlepower is needed to light large areas meaning less energy used. The improvement in lighting was dramatically shown with before and after pictures of streets, parking lots and public parks. The improved light helps increase security. Because less light is used less light is reflected back into the sky allowing for Dark Skies for observatories. Also, since LED’s use less energy to produce the light there is a double savings in energy costs. Meeting notes: September 26th, 2008 Bill Bonnet announced that he is officially retiring from Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. where he is Vice President of Government & Community Affairs. He plans to live part time at his home on Maui. Bill is a Past President of EAH (1977) and Past Hawaii Engineer of the Year. Speaker: Debby Shin PE - HECO Electrical & Telecommunication Engineer Subject: “High Tech Communications at the Electric Utility” Debby Shin told us almost everything we wanted to know about Utility communication systems. She told us that the next time we see a bunch of communication stuff on poles and buildings don’t just assume they are the phone company’s. She explained that the utility requires very reliable communication systems in order to operate and maintain all the various utility systems, such as power plants, substation, reclosers etc. That means that the utility has installed fiber communication and licensed radio systems to monitor those systems. This has given her the opportunity to ride to the tops of mountain peaks in helicopters. Since 9-11 the utility has upgrade its security systems and install remote video camera at all its facilities. She explained how important communication is with the renewable power systems now being installed like Wind and Photovoltaic. The power for these systems varies on a second by second basis. As the power delivered from these renewable systems increases or decreases the power delivered to the overall grid from the power plants must be adjusted instantaneously, which mean automatic controls. Debby talked about the Future Smart Homes, which actually are not so far in-the-future. In the future customers and the utility will jointly control the electrical energy use in homes. Currently the utility has one program that pays customers to allow the utility to turn off water heaters when needed during heavy peaks.
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President Pres.-Elect Treasurer Secretary Director Director Director Past Pres. Nat. Dir. PAC Champion Norman Kawachika John Katahira Sheryl Nojima Douglas Lee Terrance Arashiro Beverly Ishii-Nakayama Joel Yuen Jon Nishimura Janice Marsters David Bills
NEW EAH WEB Site: http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home 2008 – 2009 Officers
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ACECH General Membership Meeting Thursday, November 6, 2008 Ala Moana Hotel 11:45 (registration check-in) 12:00 Lunch & Meeting Mr. Duane Kashiwai, Public Works Administrator Department of Education’sDesign and Construction Outlook 2009 • Budget and Funding Outlook • Upcoming Projects and Initiatives • Design-Build’s Role in Our Future • Challenges Going Forward Bonus Presentation Ms. Kashmira Reid (Lyon Associates) will describe the development of a new and exciting ACECH training program, which would be funded through a Hawaii State Department of Labor macro grant application for associations that can establish the need for specialized training in order to remain competitive in their industry. ACECH member costs will be severely discounted through the State’s Employee Training Fund Program. Best of all, the program will be tailored to the specific needs of our engineering community. To register for this event go to http://acechawaii.org, register by Monday, November 3, 2008. Summary of October 2nd ACECH general membership meeting “Increasing the Value of Engineering Services” was discussed. This open-dialogue format sparked new ideas to increase compensation for the engineering profession to allow firms to be more competitive and retain their productive workforce. The meeting concluded with a detailed action plan for the ACECH Board and Committees.
November Meetings Programs and Speakers are also announced on EAH WEB site http://eahawaii.googlepages. com/home and via weekly email notices. If you want to receive a weekly email meeting announcement or want program details, contact Sam Gillie at sam.gillie@heco.com or 5434739. Friday, Nov 7th - Speaker: Klaus Keil: Chair; Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Friday, Nov 14th – TBA Friday, Nov 21st – Speaker: C. Alan Titchenal, PhD, CNS, Associate Professor Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa Friday, Nov 28th – No Meeting Thanksgiving Holiday Gary Yamamoto 2008-2009 EAH 2nd Secretary: Our Secretary has retired once as a Civil Engineer and is now working for the State of Hawaii He is a Past President. He has severed as an EAH director for a number of Years. Tit Mun Chun 2008-2009 EAH Treasurer: Tit Mun Chun is serving his second term as Treasurer. Tit Mun Chun retired from the DOT and was the President of M&E Pacific. He is currently serving on as Board of Director Vice Chairman Hawaii State Federal Credit Union. Meeting notes: September 12th, 2008 Speaker: Sherry Ann Stowell – Advanced Toastmaster Subject: “Before You Drink that Water on a Daily Basis is a Necessary Evil!” Sherry told us about her personal almost fatal experiences with dehydration after participating in the Aloha Fun Run. Sherry was aware of the need to prepare one’s body by hydrating your body before a marathon and had done that in the past. However, last year she didn’t adequately keep her body properly hydrated and was dangerously dehydrated. If your body is more than 10% dehydrated it can be fatal. She listed the first signs of 5% dehydration as Thirst, Loss of Appetite, Dry Skin, Skin Flushing, Dark Colored Urine, Dry Mouth, Fatigue or Weakness, Chills, Head Rushes. She also listed the symptoms when the body reaches 10% fluid loss as: Muscle spasms, Vomiting, Racing pulse, Shriveled skin, Dim vision, Painful urination, Confusion, Difficulty breathing, Seizures, Chest and Abdominal pain,
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amount of $3.0 million for the impacts due to the Core-Loc II ® shape change and concrete temperature issue. Through a concerted partnering at all levels, this REA was settled in the amount of $1 million preventing a potential work stoppage due to lack of funds. Another obstacle overcome by the Project Team was a revision in the armor unit packing density. Subsequent to the revision in shape, model studies indicated a need to increase the packing density of the armor unit placement to 0.62 from the original of 0.57. The increase in packing density required an additional 59 armor units (for a total of 819 units). The placement of both the underlayer stone and the armor units to GPS determined coordinates, under water at depths up to 44 feet presented additional challenges. The contractor’s placement method for each armor unit involved using double-slings, quick-release hooks, lifting frame, and tugged cables. Additionally, the contractor developed an innovative camera system that allows his crane operator to view the armor unit while it was being placed. The project was executed on time, with no accidents or major construction deficiencies throughout the construction period. There were no reportable/recordable accidents or property damage during the contract which involved more than 31,000 man-hours. This was a remarkable achievement given the nature of work that was performed; handling and placing large and heavy underlayer stone and concrete units underwater to depths of 40 feet or more while dealing with wave surge conditions. The project was accepted on June 11, 2007 at a final construction cost of $21,228,774.00. Award of Merit: Palau Compact Road, Babeldaob, Republic of Palau INTRODUCTION An island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines, Palau is one of the world’s youngest and smallest nations. In 1994, Palau and the United States signed a Compact of Free Association, which established the island nation’s sovereignty while maintaining ties with the U.S. for the next 50 years. One provision of the Compact was for the U.S. to build a 53-mile-long road on Babeldaob, the republic’s largest island. THE PROJECT The U.S. Department of the Interior (administrator of trust territories), engaged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the design and construction agent to oversee the project. Four Honolulubased engineering firms—Belt Collins, Earth Tech, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and R.M. Towill Corporation—collaborated on the design between 1994 and 1998, and the construction contract was awarded to Daewoo Engineering and Construction in 1999. The project was completed in October 2007 at a cost of $150 million. The new road, which provides access to Palau’s relocated capitol at Melekeok and links Palau’s air and seaports, is 24-feet wide with asphaltconcrete surface and shoulders. In addition to meeting U.S. Department of Transportation standards, the road also includes two causeways, seven bridges, 372 culverts, and 20 box culverts. RESULTS The completed road links the ten Palauan states on the island and lays the groundwork for Palau to become one of Micronesia’s premier vacation spots. It will also help foster Palau’s economic development by providing greater accessibility between the island of Babeldaob and Koror, Palau’s most prominent state.
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times includes an informal spring review session. WHAT MEMBERS HAVE SAID ABOUT WHY THEY JOINED ASME In a recent ASME survey the following question was asked; “What is the main reason you became a member of ASME?” Following are the results: 1) Networking, 2) To be a part of the premier professional society for Mechanical Engineers and participate in the activities of such a professional society, 3) ASME provides grounds for excellent professional development and upto-date information on Mechanical engineering, 4) ASME is the biggest technical forum for Mechanical Engineers, 5) As a student I joined ASME to learn about opportunities for the future, 6) As a professor of Mechanical Engineering it is a must to be a member, 7) To support the profession, 8) ME Magazine is my source of jobs information, 9) Career advancement, and 10) Mechanical Engineering has been good to me and I am pleased to be able to pay back just a little. ME MAGAZINE HAS A DIFFERENT LOOK? Have you noticed a change in the ME Magazine? For me, it appears that more articles are being written by the practicing engineer, or the expert his or herself, instead of by professional writers who research other’s work or through interviews. The October 2008 issue is thinner, but more interesting to read. What do you think?
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FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.
1388 Kapiolani Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96814 Phone: 944-1821 Email: office@fainc.org Website: www.fainc.org CIVIL ENGINEERING AND PLANNING WASTEWATER AND WATER TREATMENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
GEOLABS, INC.
Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services
2006 Kalihi Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749
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ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS
98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337 Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914 Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007
YOUR AD COULD APPEAR HERE FOR $235 A YEAR
HIDA, OKAMOTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS
PACIFIC GUARDIAN TOWER 1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1120 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 Phone: (808) 942-0066 Fax: (808) 947-7546
Hawaii Pacific Engineers, Inc.
1132 Bishop Street • Suite 1003 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-2830 Phone: (808) 524-3771 • Fax: (808) 538-0445 E-mail: hpeinc@hawaiipacificengineers.com
ERNEST K. HIRATA & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Soils and Foundation Engineering
99-1433 Koaha Place • Aiea, Hawaii 96701 Fax (808) 486-0870 • Phone (808) 486-0787
Surveying Civil Engineering & Design Environmental Engineering Water Treatment & Supply Construction Management Wastewater Collection & Treatment 841 Bishop Street, Suite 1900 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
SAM O. HIROTA, INC.
Engineers & Surveyors
864 S. Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Telephone: 537-9971
INABA ENGINEERING, INC.
273 WAIANUENUE AVENUE HILO, HAWAII 96720
Phone: (808) 961-3727 / Fax: (808) 935-8033 Civil Engineering • Structural Engineering Land Surveying
NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.
7CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926
NAKAMURA, OYAMA and ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS ELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION 1314 South King St., Suite 401 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-1939 Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383
SUITE 1500, PACIFIC PARK PLAZA 711 KAPIOLANI BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 TELEPHONE: (808) 593-1676 FAX: (808) 593-1607 EMAIL: paren@pareninc.com
NEWCOMER - LEE LAND SURVEYORS, INC.
1498 Lower Main Street, Suite “D” Wailuku, HI 96793-1937 Tel: (808) 244-8889 Fax: (808) 244-8422
Pacific Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.
Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants
94-417 Akoki Street Waipahu, Hawaii 96797 (808) 678-8024 FAX (808) 678-8722 E-mail: pge@pacificgeotechnical.com
Sato & Associates, Inc.
HONOLULU 2046 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826 Tel: (808) 955-4441 Fax: (808) 942-2027 MAUI 2115 Wells Street Wailuku, HI 96793 Tel: (808) 244-9265 Fax: (808) 244-5303
• Environmental & Infrastructure • Design & Engineering Services • Construction & Maintenance • Homeland Security
590 Paiea Street, Suite B, Honolulu, HI 96819-1835 Tel: (808) 840-2000 FAX: (808) 839-0339
Engineers, Surveyors, Planners
CONSULTING ENGINEERS • CIVIL & STRUCTURAL
YOUR AD COULD APPEAR HERE FOR $235 A YEAR
HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES P.O. Box 2873 Honolulu, Hawaii 96802
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