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The Spring 2021 ASME Hawaii FrancisRhodes Montgomery Design Competition(FRMDC) was held on Friday, May 7, 2021, viaZoom video conference. This is the 34th year ofthe competition since it began in 1987 and the2nd year that the competition was held virtuallydue to the ongoing global pandemic. Theannual event is cosponsored by the Universityof Hawaii at Manoa, Department of MechanicalEngineering, and the ASME Hawaii Francis R.Montgomery Foundation.
Thanks to the efforts of Professors Dr.Mehrdad Nejhad and Dr. Trevor Sorensen, thestudent project coordination and competitionwere completed with great success. Dr. Nejhadand Dr. Sorensen have been the instructors forthe Senior Design ME 481/482 courses for Fall2020 and Spring 2021.
This year, the design competition consistedof 8 project teams from the ME 482 designcourse. The virtual format consisted of theteams performing a timed presentation in whichthe students presented their project goals,challenges, application of engineeringprinciples, and design results, followed byjudge’s questions. The teams then held timedposter presentations where after a short andfinal speech to present the successes andaccomplishments of their project, the judgeswere able to ask their final and more detailedquestions about each project. Unfortunately,the students were still not able to perform livedemonstrations of their projects due to thechallenges that social distancing posed forfabrication and testing. This was especiallydifficult for the larger projects that typicallyrequire large amounts of on-campus fabricationtime. This portion of the competition was nottaken into consideration for scoring due to thesereasons.
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, thestudents adapted very well and all did afantastic job planning, designing, problemsolving and converting their design conceptsinto reality. Following the ASME/FRMDCscoring rubric and guidelines, the judgesranked the first, second, and third place teamsas follows: First place and $500 went to TeamUHPS: Autonomous Electric Vehicle System; insecond place and receiving $300 wasAerospace Technologies Team Hokulele; andthird place and $200 was awarded to TeamUHABS-7. All 8 of the mechanical engineeringstudent teams demonstrated the application oftheir cumulative engineering knowledge verywell making final scores extremely competitive.The projects were so competitive that there wasa 3-way tie for 4th place.Team Project Descriptions:
First Place Team: Team UHPS: AutonomousElectric Vehicle System (AEVS)
The Team UHPS goal was to design the nextiteration of the AEVS that will accept and deliverparcels around the University of Hawaii, Manoaupper campus with the purpose of testing andencouraging the use of electric power. Designimprovements made to the AEVS were a self-correcting differential steering powertrain,usage of camera object detection along withultrasonic & bumper sensors, improvements tothe interior cargo hold and parcel security, andthe addition of GPS-mapping.Second Place Team: Team Hokulele: Two-Stage High Powered Rocket
Team Hokulele’s goal was to design and builda two-stage high powered rocket capable ofcarrying a rover and camera payload. Therocket is designed to reach an altitude of 30,000feet and be recovered safely. This projectsupports the University’s developing aerospaceprogram by promoting interest in the aerospaceindustry both within the school and thecommunity. Team Hokulele will be traveling tothe Friends of amateur Rocketry (FAR) 1030rocket competition in June 2021.Third Place Team: University of HawaiiAdvanced Balloon Satellite 7
The University of Hawaii Advanced BalloonSatellite 7 team is focused on developing amarine vessel that will autonomously return aballoon satellite payload designed for an oceanlanding. This recovery vehicle will aid futureballoon satellite launches to prevent the loss ofinstrumentation and data. The recovery systemis designed to perform autonomous navigationand guidance in ocean conditions, that can becontrolled and monitored by a ground control
station via telemetry. The vehicle will propel andsteer itself through the ocean and successfullyreturn to a designated recover location off thecoast of Oahu.Fixed Wing Autonomous Drone
The Fixed-Wing Autonomous Drone VIP(FWAD) team has designed and developed afully autonomous electric and Unmanned AerialVehicle (UAV) to survey and monitor a 4,000-acre macadamia nut farm on the Big Island ofHawaii. The UAV will take footage with an HDcamera under the fuselage providing groundcrew with an HD bird’s-eye view of the areabelow, so that the operator can determine if thecrops are ready to harvest, or have been fullyharvested.Pearl Harbor (PH)-Pipe Array CleaningRobot
The PH-Pipe team completed two projects:the autonomous pipe array cleaning robot andthe pipe inspection attachment. The team laidout the base for the control architecture of theautonomous pipe array cleaning robot using theArduino coding language to ease futuremodifications of the existing source code. Theteam also successfully created an attachmentto an existing borescope model used in thePearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to aid in turningand navigating 90° bends of small diameterpipes.Pearl Harbor (PH)-Metal 3D PrintingCertification
PH-M3D developed a certification process formetal 3D printed parts to certify that thecomponents can be safely used in the same
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The virtual event is free and open to thepublic, and runs from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm HST,with an agenda packed full of guest speakers,video presentations, and panel discussedhighlighting the history of the technology, itsimpact on academia, and its impact on industry.
Speakers include Hawai‘i Governor DavidIge, Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf,IEEE President Kathy Land, FCC CTO MonishaGhosh, and many more. The event is supportedby The Bass Trust (Presenting Sponsor), and
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ALOHAnet was developed under theleadership of the late founder Dr. NormanAbramson, who passed away in December of2020, as well as Dr. Franklin Kuo and a team offaculty and students. All wirelesscommunications today – including mobile,satellite, cellular, and WiFi – utilize the ALOHAprotocol to establish an initial link. In October of2020, ALOHAnet was inducted as the third IEEEMilestone in the state of Hawai‘i.
The public may register to attend thesymposium at https://www.eng.hawaii.edu/event/alohanet50/.
Learn more about ALOHAnet at https://www.eng.hawaii.edu/about/history/alohanet/.
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www.asme-hi.comASME-HI 2021-2022 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato [email protected] vacantSecretary Raymond Liu Treasurer Kevin Dang [email protected]
NEXT ASME-HAWAII GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: Friday, May 28, 2021
As usual, all members, students and guestsare invited and encouraged to attend our ZoonConference Call meetings. Please contactDerek Sato for the link.GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Our second Zoom Conference Call meetingwas held April 30, 2021 starting 4:00 PM (HST).Meeting was conducted by Chairperson DerekSato with the following discussed (some eventstook place after the meeting): ASME GLDC 2021:
The ASME Group Leadership DevelopmentConference (GLDC) was planned for and heldvirtually on April 30 and May 1, 2021.Registration fee was just $20 per attendee. Bothdays ran from 4:00 AM (HST) to about 8:30 AM(HST). The conference provided theopportunity to network with peers and gathervirtually to learn about working within ourgroups and developing successful programs ina virtual environment, the nuts and bolts ofrunning thriving volunteer teams, and ASMEand their role in helping us achieve ourvolunteer leadership goals.
The GLDC was attended by Chair DerekSato, and Member Abel Siu Ho. They will sharelessons learned and information gathered fromtheir GLDC participation.
2021 FRANCIS RHODES MONTGOMERYDESIGN COMPETITION (FRMDC):
The 2021 34th FRMDC was planned for andheld May 7, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM viaprivate Zoom meeting. Judges from HawaiianElectric Company, Inc. were provided withproject brochures and scoring guidelines asthey judged the projects. Please see theFRMDC report in this Wiliki.GIVEAWAY FOR ASME-HI VOLUNTEERSAND PARTICIPANTS:
We are looking into products such aspadfolios, polo shirts, and drink flasks withASME logo to give to members and guestsattending ASME-HI activities to encourageparticipation and of course for publicity.POSSIBLE FUTURE TOURS:
Discussed were the University of HawaiiLinear Accelerator and Metal X 3D printer.Details will be provided as the tours arearranged.
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http://www.hawaiispe.org/HSPE Officers for 2020-2021Acting Pres: Sara Doi [email protected]. Elect: Irina Constantinescu [email protected] Pres: vacantPast Pres: Sara Doi [email protected]: Majella Stevenson [email protected]: Kurt Kunimune [email protected] '19-'21: Mike Silva [email protected] Island Dir., NICET Chair '19-'20: Curtis Beck [email protected]
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Upcoming EventsFor all events see seaoh.org or email flyers.• Joint SEAOH-ASCE meeting on Tuesday,June 29 with HART presenting on rail transitdesign.SEAOH Annual Golf Tournament• Annual golf tournament is scheduled forOctober 22nd. Membership Applications
Applications from Kate Hannas for MEMBERand Patricia Paulino for Associate Member wereapproved.Application was received from:• Juan Gonzalez, Associate Member
Please contact any SEAOH Board Member byJuly 1, 2021 to file comments regarding theapplicant.Next Meeting on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Forinformation, contact SEAOH President JohnUno at [email protected]
P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817Web page: www.samehonolulu.orgSAME Honolulu Officers and DirectorsPresident COL James Hoyman, USINDOPACOMVP/Programs Leighton Wong, PEVP/Sustaining Members Will Boudra, USN (Ret)VP/Membership Wesley IshizuSecretary Jeff ClarkTreasurer/Investments Andre LeeRegional VP, Pacific Region Eric Warner, USAF (Ret)Advisor at Lge, Air Force John Lohr, Col, USAF (Ret)Advisor at Lge, Army LTC Josh Sturgill, USAAdvisor at Lge, Coast Guard LCDR Kyle Ensley, USCGAdvisor at Lge, Navy LCDR Jason Ray, USNDirector, Awards/Streamers Todd Barnes, PE, USA (Ret)Director, Communications Julie Chen
2021 SAME Honolulu Scholarship ProgramThe 2021 SAME Honolulu Post Scholarship
Program is now accepting applications.Application deadline is July 16, 2021.Applicants must be accepted into a College ofEngineering or School or Architecture at a 4-year university with an accredited Engineeringor Architecture program. 4-year scholarshipsworth $6,000 are available to current highschool seniors entering their freshman year ofcollege and 1-year scholarships worth $1,500are available to continuing college students.
For more information on the 2021 scholarshipprogram categories, eligibility, and scholarshipapplication submittal requirements, downloadthe 2021 SAME Honolulu ScholarshipApplication at www.samehonolulu.org. Forany questions or inquiries, contact JenniferKamo at [email protected].
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Hawaii Section 2020-2021 OFFICERSwww.aacehawaii.comPresident Christopher KanaeVice Pres. Will Sparks, PSPSecretary Yashaira FletcherTreasurer Jeanette RobertsDir. Soc. Med. Yong Shi, CCPCont. on the Board of Directors Maelyn Uyehara (Past Pres.)
On April 30, 2021 an expert panel comprisingthe most dynamic players of Rider LevettBucknall delivered the Q1 Hawaii MarketOutlook and Road Ahead virtual presentation toour local AACE chapter.
Using their independent cost research in thelocal market and recently published data inRLB’s Q1 2021 Quarterly Construction CostUpdate for North America, the leadership teamshared their insight on the state of Hawaii’sconstruction market and how current supplyand demand constraints may influence the costand timing of projects across the islands.
The presentation offered a comprehensivelook at economic indicators and activity cyclesin U.S. & Hawaii, Industry impacts & labortrends across the Hawaiian Islands, RLB’sconstruction cost analysis, and risk mitigationstrategies for consultants in a post-pandemicera. The presentation file can be accessedthrough AACE Hawaii Section Websitehttp://aacehawaii.com/.�
As a member of the Board of the Council ofEngineering and Scientific Specialty Boards(CESB), AACE International offers a range ofcertification levels from technician toprofessional to expertise level including CCT,CCP, CEP, EVP and PSP Certification Programs.
The local section, AACE Hawaii, wasoriginally established in 1973. It achieved boththe Platinum and Gold Award for sevenconsecutive years 2014-2020. Our local areacontinues to achieve CCP, CEP, CST and PSPcertifications. For more information, please visithttp://web.aacei.org/certification and our localwebsite www.aacehawaii.com.
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PO. Box 1901, Honolulu, HI 96805-1901An association for Hawaii’s Engineers andArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.orgEAH 2020 OfficersPresident Phil Blackman 282-79481st V. P. Rob Kinslow Treasurer Aaron Erickson 591-2728Secretary Sam Gillie
EAH is currently only having Zoom Meetingsuntil further notice.
Regular meetings are held 2 times per monthon Fridays. Meetings start at NOON and haveended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for over 110years.
Members, guests, and the Public arewelcome to join EAH meetings. [email protected] to get the Zoom meetinglinks.
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2019-2020 SWE Hawaiian Islands (SWE-HI)Section OfficersPresident: Dian Nguyen, [email protected] President: Andrea Mansfeld, [email protected]: Kristen Yoshida, [email protected]: Chi Jow, [email protected]
The mission of the Society of Women Engineers isto empower women to achieve full potential in careersas engineers and leaders, expand the image of theengineering and technology as a positive force inimproving the quality of life, and demonstrate thevalue of diversity and inclusion.
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Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
2020-2021 YMF OfficersCarly Kaneko, President [email protected] Fukuoka, Vice President [email protected] Uejo, Treasurer [email protected] Lam, Secretary [email protected] Street, Past President [email protected]
YMF General MeetingThe next virtual YMF general meeting will be
on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 6pm via eitherZoom or Gather.town. Please send your RSVPto [email protected], details will bedistributed to those who RSVP prior to themeeting. Please be sure to check out ourwebsite and social media channels for the mostupdated information and for details on virtualevents. If you are interested in attending andlearning more about the various professional,social and service opportunities availablethrough YMF, please contact YMF [email protected] Modeling Presentation
On Friday, April 16th, Morgan Stephenson,Ocean Engineer, Sea Engineering, Inc.,presented "Wave Modeling - Effects of SeaLevel Rise and Inundation." Twenty-five ASCEYMF members attended the virtual presentationon Zoom which included a live question andanswer session. Stephenson explained howSea Engineering uses buoy data and the"XBeach-NH+" modeling software to visualizesea level rise, and high-resolution wavemodeling of wave propagation and inundation
patterns. Sea Engineering has used wavemodeling for Kahalu`u Beach Park, Hawaiiisland, and currently is using it for the WaikikiBeach master plan.Macrame Social
On May 7th, 17 ASCE YMF members joinedtogether over Zoom for a macrame plant potholder making event. In preparation forMother’s Day, the participants learned the ropes(literally), creating hanging pot holders for minisucculents. The members conversed andpartook in good fellowship, reminding us theimportance of social interaction. All of themacrame pieces turned out beautifully. Thankyou to all the participants for attending!
2020-2021 ASCE Hawaii Section OfficersPresident: Dayna Nemoto-Shima, P.E. email: [email protected]: Clifford Lum, P.E. email: [email protected] Pres.: Reyn Hashiro, P.E. email: [email protected]: Eric Tomishima, P.E. email: [email protected]: Sheila Uyeoka, P.E. email: [email protected] Pres.: Jason Kage, P.E. email: [email protected] Pres.: Carly Kaneko, P.E. email: [email protected]
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: May 12, 2021Next meeting: June 9, 2021ASCE HAWAII SECTION DINNER MEETINGS
The continued health and safety of ourmembership is our top priority and we willcontinue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.Future in-person ASCE Hawaii Section events,including our section dinner meetings, are stilltemporarily on hold. Zoom meetings will bescheduled in lieu of in-person meetings, dateand time TBD. We will keep you informed via e-blasts and/or notices posted on our website atascehawaii.org when they will be scheduled.Please continue to stay safe, watch out for eachother, especially our kupuna, and continue to bevigilant about best health practices.JUNE MEETING – Joint meeting withSEI/SEAOHDate: Tuesday, June 29Location: via ZoomTime: 12:00pm – 1:00pmCost: None (RSVP via Eventbrite)ASCE’s COVID-19 RESOURCES PAGEhttps://collaborate.asce.org/covid-19/home
Reminder that ASCE has launched a COVID-19 resources page with online tools and tips inone convenient place. The page includes linksto free programs, training, and resources, theresults of COVID-19 industry impact surveys,and relevant online discussions with fellowmembers. The page also offers several ways towork more effectively while at home andactivities to take advantage of in the down timeyou may have – even fun things to do with thekeiki! And don’t forget that all members have 10free PDHs! Now may be a good time to catchup on some of those technical on-demandwebinars.COMMITTEE POSITIONS
ASCE Hawaii is looking for volunteers forvarious committee positions. If you areinterested or have questions on any of thesepositions, please contact President DaynaNemoto-Shima, [email protected]
If you haven’t already done so, please renewyour ASCE membership, which includes 10 freePDHs. You can renew your membership atwww.asce.org.ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS
Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserving
students. We continue to accept tax-deductibledonations with the goal of increasing the annualscholarships. Make your check payable to‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and include the note‘Walter Lum Scholarship Fund’ and mail to:ASCE Hawaii Section, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu,HI 96808-0917. If you have any questions,please contact Eric Tomishima [email protected] JOB LISTINGS
The following job listings are currently postedon the ASCE Hawaii Section website:• AECOM (Civil Engineers II)• City and County of Honolulu (Civil EngineerIII, IV, V, Civil Engineer V (Geotechnical), &Electrical Engineer V• Gray Hong Nojima & Associates, Inc.(Junior Civil Engineer)• G70 (Civil Designer, Civil Engineer, CivilProject Manager, Construction Manager)
• HDR (Senior Civil Engineer, Project Manager,Senior Engineering Project Manager,Water/Wastewater Engineer)• Hawaii Housing Finance and DevelopmentCorporation (Section Chief)• Kennedy/Jenks Consultants (ProjectManager, Honolulu Staff Engineer, Hawaii StaffEngineer)• Nagamine Okawa Engineers Inc. (StructuralEngineer)• R.M Towill Corporation (Assistant EngineerI, Assistant Engineer II, Civil Design Engineer,Design Visualizer 3D Modeler)• Stantec (Account Manager/Engineer-Water)• SSFM (Civil Engineer V, Structural EngineerIV)
For further information, please visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.
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2020-2021 OfficersPresident: Jason Nikaido [email protected] Pres.: Shelle Silva [email protected]: Jon Baker [email protected]: Alicia Nakano [email protected] Pres.: Scott McAdam [email protected] Rep.: Herman Ellis III [email protected]. Delegate: Kyle Yukumoto [email protected]
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operating conditions as commercial partswhile significantly reducing part acquisitiontime. The process shall also use CAD modelingand metal 3D printing to resolve the previouslyinfeasible challenge of creating an accuratecable mold with complex geometries.Kanaloa – Wireless Sensor Nodes forAutonomous Maritime Robotics
Team Kanaloa has developed a set of uniqueWireless Sensor Nodes (WSNs) for theRenewable Energy, Industrial Automation, andPrecision Engineering (RIP) Lab’s WaveAdaptive Modular Vehicle (WAM-V). The WSNsystem reduces the complexity involved insetup and eliminates the need to recalibratesensors on the WAM-V through theimplementation of repeatable mounting andwireless sensor communication.Rainbow Warrior Racing – Formula SAEElectric Vehicle Race Car
Rainbow Warrior Racing (RWR) at UH Manoahas been a part of the Formula Society ofAutomotive Engineers (SAE) collegiate designseries for many years and for much of that timethe vehicle was built around an internalcombustion engine. RWR has shifted to theelectric vehicle class and this is the currentfocus of the 2020-2021 team and will continueto remain the focus for future teams in years tocome.Acknowledgements:
ASME Hawaii would like to thank ProfessorsDr. Mehrdad Nejhad and Dr. Trevor Sorensenalong with the UHM DME for leading andconducting the 2021 Francis RhodesMontgomery Design Competition, and forhelping to perpetuate this mechanicalengineering annual event. Thanks to all theSenior Design Course participants who workedhard and professionally in presenting theirmechanical engineering projects. Finally,thanks to the judges Doug Dye, RichardLeclerc, and Nick Paslay who perseveredthrough the long hours of presentations,providing the professional Q&A, andprofessionally scoring the presentations. Alljudges are volunteers from the HawaiianElectric Company where Francis R.Montgomery retired as Vice President ofEngineering in 1979.
2020-2021 Officers:President: Kelly Akasaki [email protected] Pres.: Jasmine Teramae-Kaehuaea [email protected]/Treas: Keoni Wasano [email protected]
The ITE Hawaii Section hosted a virtualTechnical Solutions Event on Wednesday, May19th. The event featured transportation industrypartners including Carmanah, Econolite, Iteris,McCain, PedSafety, and Q-Free. Eachcompany hosted a breakout session focused onprojects outside of Hawaii but highlighted howthe solution could be applied locally. The goalof the event was to provide attendees withinnovative solutions for transportation issuesand share lessons learned. The section hopesto establish this as a yearly event and plans tobring new partners and new solutions in eachyear.
If you would like to be added to the ITE mailinglist, please email Keoni Wasano [email protected].
UHM College of EngineeringDeans and ChairsDean Brennon MoriokaInt. Assoc. Dean David T. MaAssistant Dean Song K. ChoiCEE Chair Ian RobertsonEE Chair Wayne ShiromaME Co-Chairs Lloyd Hihara and Weilin QuHAWTI Dir. Magdy Iskander
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Spring 2021 Career Day a hit withemployers and students
On February 26th, the College of Engineeringsuccessfully hosted its second EngineeringCareer Day in a fully virtual format. Over 80companies participated in the morning andafternoon sessions, with nearly 300 student and200 recruiter attendees per session.
Employers ranged from city, state, andfederal agencies to large mainland corporationsand boutique local engineering firms.Opportunities were available for civil, computer,construction, electrical, and mechanicalengineering students, as well as computerscience majors and those from relatedbackgrounds. Participating companiespromoted both full-time and internshipplacements, and alumni of the college were alsoinvited to attend.
The online career fair coincided withEngineers Week, offering a mid-week focalpoint for Hawaiʻi’s celebration of the nationwideweek highlighting the engineering profession.
Via the virtual platform, candidates andrecruiters were able to engage in 1:1 chats viatext, audio, and video connections, and over thecourse of the event, over 1,700 conversationswere held. Students worked hard to prepare forCareer Day by attending a variety of preparationevents organized by the College, includingresume review sessions, feedback sessionswith industry professionals, and a LinkedInworkshop.
Stay tuned for details on the College’s Fall2021 Career Day, to take place in lateSeptember 2021.
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808.486.0787www.hirata-hawaii.com
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864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813
Telephone: 537-9971
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1360 S. Beretania Street, Suite 400, Honolulu, HI 96814 Phone: (808) 941-0955 Fax: (808) 550-8167 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mceinternational.com
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Honolulu Maui
www.satoandassociates.com
The BLOCK Honolulu 707 Richards Street | Suite 528
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