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2012 HAWAII MATHCOUNTS® COMPETITION RESULTSWashington Middle School math team took

first place in the 2012 MATHCOUNTS® 29thHawaii State Competition on March 3, 2012held at Iolani School. A week earlierWashington also placed first at the MATH-COUNTS® Oahu Chapter Competition whenthey competed against 24 Oahu schools. Thismakes it two in a row for Washington, whichplaced first in 2011 State Competition, andsecond in 2010. As a result of its first place fin-ish, Washington Coach Sung Park will be theHawaii team’s coach at the NationalCompetition on May 11, 2012 at Walt DisneyWorld’s Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando,Florida.

Accompanying Park are team membersDavid Chang and Jion Kato of WashingtonMiddle, Mark Klein of Punahou, and JesseDoan of Seabury Hall. These Mathletes earnthe rights to represent Hawaii as a result of theirfirst to fourth place finish in the CountdownRound of the competition. This Round pits theeight highest scorers in the written Sprint andTarget Rounds in a head to head competition.Jion Kato took first in the written portion withDavid Chang second, Jesse Doan third, andMark Klein fourth.

Washington beat Waiakea Intermediate (sec-ond), Punahou (third), Iolani (fourth), KaimukiMiddle (fifth), Seabury Hall (sixth), Niu Valley(seventh), and Highlands Intermediate(eighth). The week before at the Oahu ChapterCompetition Washington beat Punahou (sec-ond), Iolani (third), Kaimuki (fourth), Highlands(fifth), and Niu Valley (sixth).

Award presenters taking time for this veryworthy event included Dr. Carey Inouye, Deanof Instruction, Iolani School; Dewey Gottlieb,Department of Education; Lynne Unemori,Vice-President of Corporate Relations forHawaiian Electric; Brian Bowers of Bowers andKubota; and Kurt Kunimune, President, HawaiiSociety of Professional Engineers (HSPE).

MATHCOUNTS® is a national math enrich-ment, coaching and competition program thatpromotes middle school mathematics achieve-ment in every U.S. state and territory, and isone of the most successful education partner-ship involving volunteers, educators, industrysponsors and students in America. The com-petition is opened to 6th, 7th and 8th graders,and the participants are known as Mathletes.

The competitions begin with the SprintRound, followed by the Target, Team, andCountdown Rounds. The Sprint Round hasindividual Mathletes answering 30 difficultproblems in 40 minutes. The Target Round has8 problems in pairs of two with 6 minutes perpair to complete. The Team Round has 10

problems where teams of four Mathletes have20 minutes to come up with the answers, andfinally, the Countdown Round in a round robinarrangement is conducted with the 8 - 12 high-est individual scorers from the Sprint andTarget Rounds. Countdown Round spectatorsare usually amazed by the brilliance of theseMathletes. The competitions require manydedicated volunteers including proctors andscorers.

MATHCOUNTS® is also an Engineeringevent. It is held around Engineers Week. HSPEsponsors it. Engineering organizations such asASME have members on the Hawaii MATH-COUNTS® Steering Committee and providesproctors and scorers for the competition with

the help of ASCE YMF, SAME, the US ArmyCorps of Engineers (USACE), and HawaiianElectric Co., Inc. (HECO) volunteers.Engineering firms such as SSFM Internationalalso help with the competition proctoring andscoring.

HSPE organizes Hawaii MATHCOUNTS®with assistance from a steering committeecomprised of engineers and educators. HSPECo-Chairmen for Hawaii MATHCOUNTS® areKurt Kunimune of Bowers and Kubota andBarry Nakamoto of HECO, and assisted byNathan Yuen of HECO. Hawaiian ElectricCompany has been a proud supporter of thecompetitions since 1984.

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Chapter Directors:Oahu: vacantMaui: Darren Okimoto, P.E. dokimoto@wsue.comBig Island: Galen Kuba, P.E. gmkuba@hawaii.rr.comKona-Kohala: Kevin Murar kmurar@murarengineering.com

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A general membership meeting was held onMarch 7, 2012 at Maple Garden Restaurant.The speaker was Jon M. Young, ExecutiveDirector of Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry

2012 Officers left to right – Jason Lau,Joanne Hiramatsu, Jeoffrey Cudiamat, KenKawahara, Tyler Sugihara, John Lamer.

On February 23, 2012 Curtis Beck, P.E.,long-time member of the Big Island chapter ofHSPE, put on an ethics webinar for theAmerican Industrial Hygiene Association(AIHA) and the American Society of SafetyEngineers (ASSE). Curt, who has served onNSPE’s Board of Ethical Review since 2008,was one of four speakers who presented at ajoint seminar by AIHA and ASSE on“Professional Ethics and Responsibility” at theHale Ikena Club House, Ft. Shafter. The otherswere Jennifer Shishido, Bob McEldowney, andCraig Shoji.

In his webinar, broadcast remotely from Hilo,Curt provided an overview of professionalethics as it relates to the practice of profession-al engineering. A key framework of profession-al engineering ethics is the NSPE Code ofEthics for Engineers, which holds as one of itsfundamental canons the following: “Engineers,in the fulfillment of their professional duties,shall conduct themselves honorably, responsi-bly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance thehonor, reputation, and usefulness of the profes-sion.”

The use of the Code of Ethics was illustratedthrough a discussion of hypothetical ethical sit-uations involving engineers in the practice oftheir profession. These cases represent a sam-ple of those deliberated annually by the Boardof Ethical Review, which renders their analysisand judgment of the cases based on the tenetsof the Code.

In one, an engineer who accepted anadvance payment for services that were neverperformed, was found to be unethical for refus-ing to return the payment because in the verbalagreement the engineer had with his client, theengineer failed to signal his intent that theadvance would not be refundable.

In another case, it was found that it would beunethical for an engineer in responsible chargeof a building renovation design to review andstamp a subcontractor’s plans for a roofingcurb to be installed in the renovation project.These and other cases can be found on theBoard of Ethical Review site on the NSPE web-site, www.nspe.org.

HSPE is still gearing up for its 2012 golf tour-nament. Our tournament is the primaryfundraising vehicle for the Hawaii Mathcountscompetition. This year, our tournament will beheld at the Hickam Mamala Bay Golf Course onJune 29 (Friday), 2012. Please keep the dateopen, and please be on the lookout for our e-mail and mailed notices, and updates in theWiliki. We are excited to have the tournament ata new venue and promise to have great andbetter prizes for this year’s tournament. If youshould have any questions, please contactKurt Kunimune at 479-0767. Mahalo!

(HAPI). Mr. Young’s presentation provided abrief background of HAPI and its members, anoverview of projects currently in progress, andthe services that HAPI provides to the commu-nity. The 2012 Officers were also installed.

The annual Education Fund Golf Tournamentwill be held Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Ala WaiGolf Course. Proceeds will sustain theChapter’s education fund which provides annu-al monetary awards at the Hawaii StateScience and Engineering Fair and annual par-tial scholarships for university tuition to eligiblehigh school students who intend to major in theengineering field.

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2012 BOD OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Wesley Segawa 935-4677 hilo@wrsa.bizVice President Brian Kung 488-7579 brian@mkellc.comSecretary John Uno 945-0198 juno@ consultingstructuralhawaii.comTreasurer Marvin Mestanza 946-2277 mmestanza@wilsonokamoto.comDirector Aaron Erickson 591-2728 aerickson@wje.comDirector Linda Moran 676-1963 lmoran@hawaii.rr.comDirector Alison Agapay 216-3195 aagapay@hdcc.comDirector Tim Goshi 791-3966 tgoshi@kaihawaii.comPast President Brian Ide 536-2108 brianide@allisonide.com

SWE - Hawaiian Islands SectionP.O. Box 61728 • Honolulu, HI 96839swe.hisection@gmail.com

Executive Committee:President: Pearl Yamaguchi of MedtronicVice Pres.: Carrie Leonard of BAE SystemsSecretary: Rena Chock of HECOTreasurer: Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith of CH2M HILLCharter Sec. Rep.: Amy Weintraub of Women in

Technology, isisHawaiiAlt. Charter Sec. Rep.: Cody Aihara of Nagamine

Ogawa Engineers Inc.

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OfficersPresident Natalie Waters Vice Pres Wesley Wong 440-0217 Wesley.wong@ch2m.comSecretary Alyssa Smith Treasurer Brannon Pang

2011-2012 OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident Dawn Barsana-Szewczyk 943-1133 email: dawn.b.szewczyk@gmail.comPres-Elect Ian Arakaki 596-7790 email: ian@tlcghawaii.comVice-President Brian Enomoto 388-5559 email: benomoto@ascehawaii.orgSecretary Glenn Miyasato 488-7579 email: glenn@mkellc.comTreasurer Benjamin Rasa 521-5361 email: brasa@beltcollins.comPast President Roger Babcock 956-7298 email: rbabcock@hawaii.edu

APRIL DINNER MEETINGProgram: University of Hawaii ASCE StudentChapter1. The ASCE Student Chapter will summarize

its accomplishments for 2011-2012 includ-ing highlights from this year’s ASCE PacificSouthwest Regional Conference.

2. Student Chapter Service Awards.Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012Location: Treetops at Paradise Park,

Manoa ValleyTime: 5:30 p.m. - Social Time

6:30 p.m. - Dinner7:00 p.m. - Program8:45 p.m. - Adjourn

Menu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $25.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section

members$28.00 for Non-ASCE HawaiiSection members and Guests$11.00 for UH Manoa StudentChapter members

Please make checks payable to ASCE-Hawaii Section and mail to Ben Rasa, ASCEHawaii Section Treasurer, Belt Collins HawaiiLtd., 2153 North King Street, Suite 200,Honolulu, Hawaii 96819, postmarked by Friday,April 13, 2012. Reservations for the dinnermeeting to Ben Rasa by Monday, April 16,2012, by phone at 521-5361 or email atbrasa@beltcollins.com.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: March 9, 2012Next meeting: April 11, 2012

DONATIONS BY THE SECTIONThe Hawaii Section recently made donations

in support of the University of Hawaii ASCEStudent Chapter.

ASCE SECTION SCHOLARSHIP APPLI-CANTS NEEDED

Applications are now being accepted for the

2011 Walter Lum Student Scholarship. TheSection anticipates distributing up to a total oftwo awards of $3,000 each. Applicants mustbe juniors or seniors at the University of Hawaiimajoring in Civil Engineering. If you qualify orknow someone that does, application formscan be obtained from the ASCE Hawaii Sectionwebsite at www.ascehawaii.org or from theUniversity of Hawaii Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering Department at Holmes Hall Room383. If you have any questions, please contactRoger Babcock at 956-7298, orrbabcock@hawaii.edu.

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 semi-

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

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserv-ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your check

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGMarch 7, 2012

Committee Reports:General Membership Meetings/Technical

Seminars/Events:– Simpson Strong-Tie 2012 Product Line

Workshop is scheduled for April 24 & 25,2012 at the BIA CTA Training Center.

– Joint ASCE-SEAOH meeting will be resched-uled for May 17 2012, location to be deter-mined.The following seminars are anticipated to be

presented in 2012:– ACI 318 Code Seminar– Masonry Code Seminar– AISC Handbook Seminar

2012 SEAOH Annual Convention Update:This year’s Annual Convention will be a Joint

SEAOH/CCPI event and is tentatively sched-uled for October 19 & 20, 2012 at Turtle BayResort. A full day technical seminar is sched-uled for October 19. A morning technical sem-inar, afternoon golf tournament & simultaneousnon-golfing event, and an evening banquet arescheduled for October 20. Topics for the semi-nars will focus on restoring our infrastructure.More information will be announced in theupcoming months.

Other Business:SEAOH provided testimony opposing both

House Bill 2358 HD1 Relating to the BuildingCode and House Bill 2434 Relating to the StateBuilding Code.

New Member Applications:– The Board voted and unanimously approved

Howard Kurio for the status of Life Member. – Membership applications from Gary

Iwamoto, Kathleen Jakubowski, and HenryRixey were unanimously approved.

– New member application from BrandonErickson at Erickson Structural ConsultingEngineers for the grade of Member wasreceived and is open for comments from themembership. The application will be votedon at the April 2012 board meeting. Pleasenotify any SEAOH officer prior to the April2012 board meeting if you wish to commenton this prospective member.

Missing Members:Please contact Membership Chairperson,

Jiabao Chen (Ph: 791-3945 or emailjchen@kaihawaii.com), or any of the SEAOHOfficers if you have a new mailing and/or emailaddress.

The next SEAOH Board of Directors andOfficers meeting will be held on Wednesday,April 4, 2012. Contact SEAOH President WesSegawa (965-4677, hilo@wrsa.biz) for moreinformation.

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KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

THE LAST STREETCARMentioned in last month’s article was the fact

that the YWCA sold its Fernhurst property atthe northwest corner of Alapai and King Streetsto the Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT) companyand then moved to the Makiki District in 1952.

Consistently with numerous citations on thesubject, Bernard W. Stern says “HRT, originallyknown as Honolulu Rapid Transit and LandCompany, officially came into being on July 6,1898, the same day on which Hawai’i wasannexed to the United States. On that day bothhouses of the Hawai’i legislature approved thecompany’s request for a franchise to operatean electric railway system in Honolulu. Finalapproval of the franchise was voted on June25, 1900, when the United States Congressenacted the Organic Act, which validated allfranchises granted after July 7, 1898. The firstelectric streetcar in the islands ran on August31, 1901 [see “Rutledge Unionism,” Universityof Hawaii Press, 1986].”

The electric streetcar company out-compet-ed the older Hawaiian Tramways, Ltd., thatoperated a steel-wheel-on-steel track, mule-drawn tram system since 1888.

Stern continues, “The original owners anddirectors of HRT were mainly ‘mission boys’(direct descendants of missionaries) and thoserelated to missionary families by marriage. Theoriginal directors included Lorrin A. Thurston,publisher of the Advertiser, and W. R. Castle, aprominent attorney, both of whom had beenactively engaged in the overthrow of themonarchy in 1893 and in the government of theHawaii Republic that ruled the islands untilannexation in 1898. Their heirs were part of theHRT Board until the late 1950’s when an out-sider, Harry Weinberg, took over control of thecompany.”

William Richard Castle was the son ofSamuel Northrup Castle who, with Amos StarrCooke, founded the Castle and CookeCompany in 1851. It so happens that the patri-arch of the Atherton family who had given thefirst Fernhurst property to the YWCA wasJoseph Ballard Atherton who had begun hiscareer as a clerk withCastle and Cooke aftercoming to Hawai`i in1858. He married Amos’daughter JulietteMontague Cooke androse to the presidency ofthe company, one of the“Big Five” firms that forall practical purposescontrolled or had amajor influence on theeconomy of Hawai`i.

So the Athertons hadboth kinship and profes-sional relationships withboth sides of the trans-action that placed theFernhurst propertyunder the ownership ofHRT.

The 1927 SanbornFire map shown belowillustrates that HRT

maintained its car barn and electric powerhouse in the lot bounded on three sides byBeretania, Alapai and South Hotel Streets,whereas the adjacent Fernhurst property(bounded by South Hotel, Alapai and SouthKing Streets) would be a natural extension.

By the way, shown on the map is the footprintof the Fernhurst homestead (number 2533) as Idescribed it last month (March 2012). The par-enthetical number (912) is the designation ofthe structure that occupied the same location(the Atherton residence) as shown in the earlier(1914) fire map. Interestingly, what isshown as “S. HOTEL” street on the 1927 mapis denoted as “YOUNG” street in the 1914 ver-sion. At that time, apparently, Hotel Street ter-minated at Alapai.

By the time of the sale in 1951, HRT hadabandoned the operation of electric streetcars,having added motor buses to its vehicle fleetsince 1925 (first gasoline and later dieselbuses). A 20-year period of also running elec-tric trolley buses lasted from 1937 until 1957,after which time no the longer needed powerhouse was dismantled and the facility wasreplaced wholly with diesel bus yard opera-tions.

Roy S. Melvin and Robert Ramsay, authors ofa 1960 monograph titled “Hawaiian Tramways,”describe the last electric streetcar run evoca-tively:

“At two o’clock on the afternoon of June 31,1941, car 47 left the HRT carhouse. Number47’s run that day was unusual. To begin with, itwas an old open car, one of those originallybuilt about 1908. In addition, the car sportedone of the largest leis ever made, which circledit completely. At the controller was George Bell,son of Jack Bell who ran HRT’s first car in 1901.The car ran over the remaining rail line all after-noon and evening … The end finally came at1:30 a.m. on July 1, 1941.”

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 (fax 956-5014, 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.

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WES THOMAS ASSOCIATESLand Surveyors

75-5749 Kalawa St., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740-1817Tel: 808 329-2353 Fax: 808-329-5334

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

2011-2012 YMF OfficersPresident – Lara Karamatsulkaramatsu@ascehawaiiymf.orgVice President – Kurt Nagamineknagamine@ascehawaiiymf.orgSecretary – Jason Sugibayashi jsugibayashi@ascehawaiiymf.orgTreasurer – Puna Kaneakua pkaneakua@ascehawaiiymf.orgPast President – Eric Arakawa earakawa@ascehawaiiymf.org

Hawaii Section 2010-2011 Officerswww.ite-hawaii.orgPresident: Honglong Li lih@pbworld.comVice President: Michael Packard mpackard@ssfm.comSecretary: Juanita Wolfgramm jwolfgramm@ssfm.comTreasurer: Sara Toyama stoyama1@honolulu.govDirector: Steven Yoshida steven.yoshida@hawaii.gov

www.sfpehawaii.org

OFFICERSPresident Melvin K. Harano, P.E. 848-6966 harano@thermaleng.comVice-Pres Robert T. Bigtas, P.E. 526-9019 Rbigtas-ssda@hawaii.rr.comSecretary Derick Kam 848-6966 kam@thermaleng.comTreasurer Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. 526-9019 Sdannaway-ssda@hawaii.rr.com

The Society of

FIREPROTECTIONENGINEERS

Associationfor theAdvancement ofCost EngineeringHAWAII SECTION

OFFICERS President – Kurt BendlerVice President – Paul BrussowDirector – Amarjit SinghDirector – Maelyn UyeharaPast President – Stephen JacobsonTreasurer – Guia LasqueteSecretary – Kevin Mitchell

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

Officers/BoDirectorsʼ for 2010-2012President: Elvi B. PinedaVP/Pres Elect: Jeoffrey S. CudiamatSecretary: Maritez MarquezTreasurer: Nicolo A. OrenseAss’t Treas: Jojo A. LopezAuditor: Eugene N. CalaraBus. Manager: Suzie S. AgraanPress Rel.Off: Joey G. ResurreccionPast President: John C. RamosHCES Rep: Suzie S. AgraanAlternate: Elvi B. PinedaDirectors: Napoleon Q. Agraan Ramon B. Bonoan, Jr. Frank Cruzata Vergel G. Del Rosario Marcelino C. Labasan Angelie L. Legaspi

HIGHLIGHTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS:MEETINGS – Thanks to Jeoffrey for making hiscompany’s meeting facility in Pearl City avail-able for FALEA’S Board & Special Meetings.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – TheFundamentals of Engineering (FE) Reviewclass is now on-going with 23 individualssigned up. The sessions end on Saturday, April7, and attendees should be ready to take theNational Exam scheduled the followingSaturday. MEMBERSHIP – So far we have atotal of 11 new member applications approvedby the Board for the FY 2011/2012. These are:William Agnir, Jr., Avelina E. Cabais, Manuel O.Cinco, Allan Clores, Wilmurf A. De Vera, Riza-Marie Gatdula, Krizelle J. Mabuti, LeonardoMarcial, Nicolo Olino, Sherri Valdez, and ArnieC. Valero. All welcome aboard!FALEA SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT –Registration deadline for our May 25th AnnualScholarship Fundraiser is May 11, 2012. Weneed more sponsors, and players. The GolfCommittee will be meeting weekly until the finalweek of the golf tournament. FILCOM’S FILIP-

Next YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Tuesday, April 3, 6:00 p.m. at Kaka‘akoKitchen, 596-7488; and Thursday, May 3, 6:00p.m. place to be determined. If you are inter-ested in attending to find out what the YMF isall about, contact the YMF atymf.hawaii@gmail.com.

MATHCOUNTS Oahu Chapter CompetitionBy David Lin and Tiffany HamadaCommunity Service Chairs

On Saturday, February 25, 2012, 12 ASCEYMF members volunteered at the MATH-COUNTS Oahu Chapter competition atPunahou School. This competition involved 6th– 8th grade students from schools all overOahu. The math skills of these students wereput to the test as they were challenged to solvea series of math problems within a given timelimit. YMF members helped by tallying theresults for three different rounds: Sprint, Target,& Team. Thank you to all the volunteers forcoming out to help with this event, Ed Changfor coordinating this event with the YMF, andEd Kellett for graciously donating giftcards toYMF.

INA FIESTA PARADE – We will again be partic-ipating with a marching unit and Float duringthis annual event. This will be covered and dis-cussed more at our next regular meeting.NEXT BOARD MEETING – Date TBA. Location:This will be at Jeoffrey’s, 5:30 PM.

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Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.

Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants94-417 Akoki Street

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

NEWCOMER - LEELAND SURVEYORS, INC.

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

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

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

Airport Industrial Park Building 3375 Koapaka Street | Suite F-227

Honolulu | Hawaii | 96819 P: 808.488.0477 | F: 808.488.3776

www.KennedyJenks.com

NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

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

ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL

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

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

Email: ige@igehawaii.com

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

SAM O. HIROTA, INC.Engineers & Surveyors

864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813

Telephone: 537-9971

INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720

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

Land Surveying

GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services

2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749

1132 Bishop Street • Suite 1003Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-2830

Phone: (808) 524-3771 • Fax: (808) 538-0445Website: www.hdrinc.com

Engineering Concepts, Inc. Civil /Environmental /Sanitary Engineers

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

Email: eci@ecihawaii.com

ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS

98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337 Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914 Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007

MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP

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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

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

Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

(808) 735-1634

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

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

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

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94-408 Akoki Street, Suite 201-A • Waipahu, Hawaii 96797Phone: 808.836.7787 • Telefax: 808.834.4833BILLS ENGINEERING INC.

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Tel: 808.792.2022Fax: 808.792.20331124 Fort Street MallSuite 200Honolulu, HI 96813info@BillsEngineering.com

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91-059 Hanua StreetKapolei, Hawaii 96707Office: (808) 673-2310Fax: (808) 673-3355

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

1320 NORTH SCHOOL STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96817

Phone: 591-8116

Waterproofing & RoofingBuilding Envelope & Solar Solutions

808.538.0115 www.abbae.com

Maui – Honolulu brownandcaldwell.com

Cost and Project Management Services(808) 947-4525

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851 Fort StreetSuite 300Honolulu, HI 96813808.687.8884

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Hirata & Associates, Inc.Geotechnical Engineering

808.486.0787www.hirata-hawaii.com