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VOL. 50 NO. 11 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS JANUARY, 2015
2015 ENGINEERS WEEK BANQUETSaturday, February 28, 2015Grand Ballroom at Koolau Ballrooms & Conference Center
Joseph Boivin, Jr.Hawaii Gas Senior Vice PresidentBusiness Development & Corporate Affairs
Joseph Boivin, Jr. oversees new market devel-opment and corporate and government rela-tions. Joe is primarily responsible for leadingHawaii Gas’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) initia-tive, a key component of its strategy to furtherdiversify its fuel supply and provide Hawaii withclean, cost-effective and reliable gas energy. He
is also developing opportunities and markets for renewable natural gas(RNG), as well as managing legislative and government affairs.
His leadership background encompasses technical expertise andstrategic planning and execution, and his work has been instrumental inaligning the Company with public policy to expand its use of clean andrenewable gas energy in Hawaii. Previously, Joe was a senior associatein the Honolulu office of Booz Allen Hamilton. Joe serves on the boardsof the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and the Hawaii Renewable EnergyAlliance.
Please reserve your space at the Engineers Week Banquet by sendingin the reservation form found on page 3 or visiting the HCES websitewww.hces.us.
2015 ENGINEERS WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEONTuesday, February 24, 2015, 11:30 amHale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom
Mark B. Glick Administrator, Hawaii State Energy OfficeHawaii Department of Business, EconomicDevelopment & Tourism“Hawaii’s Clean Energy Transformation”
Mark Glick is Administrator of the Hawaii StateEnergy Office, a post he has held since Octoberof 2011. As Administrator, Glick leads Hawaii’sinternationally regarded clean energy programand economic transformation efforts. Somehighlights of his tenure include achieving earlycompliance of Hawaii’s 2015 renewable portfolio
and energy efficiency portfolio benchmarks, establishing a regulatoryframework for interisland electrical transmission, adopting a unique low-interest bond/on-bill energy finance program, and assisting the U.S.Department of Energy on the preparation of a draft programmatic envi-ronmental impact statement for Hawaii’s statewide energy program.
Glick has been a leader in alternative fuel transportation in the UnitedStates and abroad dating back to his serving as senior advisor to theTexas Land Commissioner from 1987 to 1991. For the next decade, Glickwas a successful small business owner focused on reducing urban airpollution in the U.S. and abroad. Glick currently serves on the Board ofDirectors of the Washington Place Foundation and the Friends ofHonouliuli.
Please reserve your space at the Engineers Week Kick-off Luncheon bysending in the reservation form found on page 4.
CCMAA Hawaii Chapterhttp://hawchapter.cmaa.org
OfficersPresident Derek Mukai 531.4252 [email protected] Pres. Jeff Clark 225.6799 [email protected] Secretary Bill Thornton 651.4541 [email protected] Treasurer Chandra Namumnart 561.7393 [email protected] Past President Tim Bramsen 256.5952 [email protected] Dustin Timm 256.2020 Mike Young 836.7787
CMAA News:2014 CMAA Hawaii year end Highlights
2014 was another Banner year for our HawaiiCMAA Chapter. For the 2nd consecutive Year
our chapter took home the National Chapter ofthe Year award. In addition to this, our pastpresident, Tim Bramsen received the inauguralChapter Leader of the Year award. We areextremely proud of these awards, they are thedirect result of the hard work and dedicationthat our board, Steering committees, andactive membership. Other chapter achieve-ments in 2014 include
Funding of and awarding 3 scholarships toour up and coming CMs attending localConstruction Management programs
Assisting Engineers without Borders in acommunity Service project constructing a sec-tion of the BWS Xeriscape Garden.
Working with the Hawaii Judiciary on a com-munity service project to transform TheHonolulu boys home into Hale Hilina’i- a placeof hope and safety for Oahu’s at risk youth.
We held our 3rd Annual CMAA ScholarshipGolf Tournament to raise funds for our CMScholarship awards and funds to support ourChapter and Community Service Activities.
Held our first Stormwater conference as wellas our 3rd annual educational Mini conference.
Continued our bimonthly Luncheon and
Quarterly CMAA Happy Hour networking pro-grams
…and doubled the number of CCM’s inHawaii!
2015 promises to be another great year forour chapter:
Our 2015 Calendar is in the process of beingfinalized, please look for it in the January edi-tion of Wiliki or if you are on our mailing list, inyour in box soon!
Just a reminder that our chapter is here as aresource for all Construction Engineering andManagement professionals.
If you have any questions regarding any ofour upcoming events, would like to becomemore involved with the CMAA Hawaii Chapteror would simply like to be added to our emaillist, please contact one of our board membersor email us at [email protected]
Looking for a CCM? The current listing for all Hawaii CCMs can be found here:https://cmaanet.org/certified-construction-managers-registry?title=&field_ccm_state_value=HI
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Wiliki mailing list should indicate the proper society, institution or association.Corrections to email addresses shouldbe submitted to your society coordinator.
UHM College of EngineeringDeans and ChairsDean Peter E. CrouchInterim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Bruce LiebertAssistant Dean Song K. ChoiCEE Chair C.S. PapacostasEE Chair Wayne ShiromaME Chair Mehrdad N. Ghasemi NejhadHCAC Director Magdy IskanderHSFL Director Wayne A. Shiroma
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Associationfor theAdvancement ofCost EngineeringHAWAII SECTION
Hawaii Section 2014-2015 OFFICERSwww.aacehawaii.orgPresident Kristy Kastner, PSPVice President Greg TreeseSecretary Maelyn UyeharaTreasurer Cristo RojasDirector of Certification Stephen Jacobson, CCPDirector of Communications Joseph Uno, LEED AP BD+CDirector of Membership/Webmaster David Ladines
William (Bill) Lee, PE PresidentDonna Kishi President-ElectDean Borges, PE Vice PresidentKevin Luoma, PE SecretaryMofazzal Mir, PE Treasurer
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-ConditioningEngineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter
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SWE – Hawaiian Island SectionP.O. box 61728Honolulu, HI [email protected]
Executive Committee:President: Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith CH2M HILLVice Pres.: Chancy Hopper ArdentMCSecretary: Amy Weintraub Women in TechnologyTreasurer: Kristen Au Belt CollinsCharter Sec. Rep.: Rena Chock HECO
HAWAII CHAPTER OFFICERSPresident: Robert Bigtas S.S. Dannaway Associates [email protected] Vice President: Derick Kam Thermal Engineering CorporationSecretary: Ferdi Guinto Lohaus and AssociatesTreasurer: Sam Dannaway S.S. Dannaway AssociatesDirector: Mel Harano Thermal Engineering CorporationDirector: Bob Lohaus Lohaus and Associates
The Society of
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P.O. Box 2873HONOLULU, HAWAII 96802
HOME PAGE: http://hces.us2014-2015 OFFICERSChair: Dean Borges Chair-elect: Les KempersSecretary: Joanne HiramatsuTreasurer: Stephanie DoanSOC Representative AlternateAACE J. UnoACECH K. HayashidaAPWA J. Lau ASCE D. Barsana R. BabcockASHRAE P. ScottASME D. Kam D. SatoCMAA C. LumEAH G. PatersonEWBH W. Wong N. WatersFALEA F.T. Cruzata G. AlbanoHSPE J. Dubois K. KunimineIEEE G. Torigoe ITE W. YamamotoSAME B. ZachmeierSEAOH A. AgapaySFPE S. DannawaySWE C. JowUHM CoE S.K. Choi
A Lunch & Learn Workshop was held onDecember 12th discussing the requiredTechnical Paper for the “Certified CostProfessional” accreditation by AACE. Ms. GuiaLasquete, LEED G.A., was gracious enough toshare her professional experience in writing asuccessful Technical Paper. Leading a groupof (8) eight candidates she provided pointerson topic selection, methodical format, profes-sional outlines, and development of criticalarguments and elements. Her “hand’s on”workshop approach was especially helpful inproviding assistance to critique and refine can-didates’ proposed topic selections.
The November Section meeting was held inthe offices of J. Uno & Associates, Inc. onWednesday, November 19th. Several membersand guests attended the online webinar“Successful Use of Project Controls Practices”,presented by AACE.
Preparation classes for the “Planning &Scheduling Professional” and “Certified CostProfessional” accreditation exams have beenscheduled for February 5, 6 & 7, 2015. The PSPcourse will be held on the 5th and the CCPcourse on the 6th & 7th. Please contact us [email protected] if you are inter-ested, or call David Ladines @ 808-947-6855for further details.
Chapter reviews of the “Skills & Knowledgeof Cost Engineering” are being held everyTuesday morning at 7 am in the offices of J.Uno & Associates, Inc. Please call Joseph Uno@ 808-947-6855 for more information.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM AACEINTERNATIONAL! Please follow this link formore information, http://www.aacei.org/awards/scholarships/.
For more information, please visit our web-site www.aacehawaii.org.
Join us at the 15th Annual College ofEngineering Dinner!Thursday, April 23, 20155:00 p.m. - Student/Faculty Exhibits andCocktails6:30 p.m. - Dinner and ProgramHawai‘i Convention Center, Kalakaua Ballroom
Please join us for the 15th Annual College ofEngineering Dinner honoring the college’s longtradition of engineering excellence. Visit withfaculty, students, fellow alumni and friends anddiscover the latest news about the college.$250 per person or table sponsorship:
Platinum $10,000Gold $5,000Silver $3,500Bronze $2,500With your permission, we would like to seat a
faculty or student at your table. (Tables seat 10)Mail checks made payable to:
UHF/COECollege of Engineering2540 Dole StreetHolmes Hall 240Honolulu, HI 96822ATTN: Jean Imada
RSVP by April 1, 2015 to Jean Imada at (808)956-5112 or [email protected].
All proceeds will be used to benefit currentand prospective College of Engineering stu-dent programs. Last year, more than $100,000was raised in support of the College ofEngineering. Mahalo!
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http://www.hawaiispe.org/
HSPE Officers, 2014 to 2015Darren Okimoto [email protected] Beck [email protected] Kunimune [email protected] Dubois Past President/[email protected] Stevenson NSPE HOD [email protected] Nakamoto Educational [email protected] Botticelli Kona-Kohala [email protected] Mandy Saito Maui Chapter Director [email protected]
Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers
A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers
P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812
po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.org
EAH 2013- 2014 OfficersPresident Joseph Feind 543-47811st VP Bill Brizee 523-9636Treasurer Aaron Erickson 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777Past Pres Howard Wiig 587-3811Director Dave Martin 543-4504Director Michael Albright Director Andy Keane 531-3017
engineers andarchitects ofhawaii
founded 1902
EAH’s new meeting location is above theMango Grill in the Topa Tower (Ewa tower onFort Street ) of the Topa Financial Center (OldAMFAC Bldg). Take the elevator to the 3rdfloor conference room. Parking is available(enter from Nimitz). The WEB site has beenupdated to provide directions and a Map. Ifyou have questions please call Sam Gillie (543-4739).
Meetings are held every Friday (exceptHolidays). Meetings start at NOON and haveended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.
Program schedule may be adjusted, callSam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739 Fax203-1335.
$10.00 Members, $12.00 Guest (AllWelcome), Students Free. Bring Your OwnLunches Welcome, Drink Refreshments arecomplimentary. A $2.00 donation is very grate-fully appreciated!!
2015 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 28, 2015Grand Ballroom at the Koolau Ballrooms & Conference Center
5:30 p.m. Cocktails6:30 p.m. Dinner7:15 p.m. Program:
• Presentation of Engineers Week Exhibit Awards.• Presentation of Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer/Early Career, HCES
Lifetime Achievement, and Student Engineer of the Year Awards.• Guest Speaker – Joe Boivin, Jr., Senior Vice President of Business
Development and Corporate Affairs for Hawaii Gas will provide a presen-tation “The Impact of LNG on the State of Hawaii.”
• Installation of 2015 HCES officers.
Contact Person and Organization _______________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________
Telephone __________________________ E-mail __________________________________
Rates are $60.00 per person for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 13,2015, $70.00 per person for registration(s) postmarked after February 33, 2014, and$40.00 for students. Tables will seat 8 people. Registration deadline is February 20,2015.
HCES has invited special guests to attend the banquet. These guests may include theGovernor, Mayors, State Legislators, Governmental Department Directors, and/or theirrepresentatives.
If you would like to sponsor an invited special guest and their spouse/companion to sitat your table, please fill in “HCES Special Guest” for two seats in the list below and HCESwill assign a special guest and their spouse/companion to your table. Alternatively, ifyou would like to arrange for your own special guest(s), please include their name(s) inthe list below.
Please type or print the name and company/organization affiliation for each attendee, asthey would like it to appear on their name tag.
Name Company or Organization
1. ________________________________ ______________________________________
2. ________________________________ ______________________________________
3. ________________________________ ______________________________________
4. ________________________________ ______________________________________
5. ________________________________ ______________________________________
6. ________________________________ ______________________________________
7. ________________________________ ______________________________________
8. ________________________________ ______________________________________
Number of people attending: ______ x $60.00 (registration on or before Feb 13) = ________
Number of people attending: ______ x $70.00 (registration after Feb 13) = ________
Number of students attending: ______ x $40.00 = ________
Sponsored Guests (2 x $60.00 = $120.00) = ________
TOTAL AMOUNT REMITTED ......................................................................... ________
To pay by credit card, please visit the HCES website at www.hces.us. Pleasenote that an additional fee will be applied to process the credit card transaction.
To pay by check, Please make checks payable to “HCES” and mail with completedregistration form to:
2015 Engineers Week Banquetc/o Derick KamThermal Engineering Corporation512 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819
Banquet attire will be aloha wear. There is no charge for parking. For further informationregarding cancellations and refunds, or if you have any questions, please contactRegistration Committee Chair Derick Kam at [email protected], telephone 356-2461.
This year, the National Society ofProfessional Engineer’s (NSPE) Annual meet-ing will be combined with NSPE’s Western &Pacific Region (WP&R) meeting in Seattle,Washington from Tuesday, July 14 to Sunday,July 19, 2015.
Selections have been made for Engineer ofthe Year and Young Engineer of the Year.Awardees will be presented at the 2015Engineer’s Week Banquet on February 28,2015.
Mahalo!
HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIESServing Hawaii’s Engineers and Land Surveyors
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P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812Website: http://www.falea.org
2014-16 Officers/BoDirectorsPresident: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAVP/Pres-Elect: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED APSecretary: Maritez A. MarquezTreasurer: Riza Marie R. Gatdula, EITAss’t Treas: Belinda P.TeguiAuditor: Ramon B. Bonoan, Jr., LEED GABus. Manager: Ferdinand B. Guinto, PEPress Rel. Off: John C. Ramos, PE, CSPPast President: Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, PEHCES Rep: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAAlternate: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP
HONOLULU POSTSOCIETY OF AMERICANMILITARY ENGINEERSEstablished 1920 --Dedicated to the National Defense
P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817Web page: www.samehonolulu.org
Officers/Directors/Advisors for 2014-15President CAPT Ed Sewester, USNVP/Programs Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret)VP/Sustaining Members Will Boudra, PE, USN (Ret)VP/Membership Jerry Matsuda, PE, USAF (Ret)Secretary Tim Dengler, USNTreasurer David Brotchie, PE
The AmericanSociety of
Mechanical Engineers
www.asme-hi.com
ASME-HI 2014-2015 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 [email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966 [email protected] Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 [email protected] Kory Ikeda 628-1231HCES Rep: Derick KamAlternate: Derek Sato
NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: To be determinedTime: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria
Conference RoomAgenda To be determined
All members are invited and encouraged toattend our meetings. There are always lots offree pizza and soft drinks. Please contactChairman Derek Sato or Ed Chang for direc-
YEAR-END 2014 HIGHLIGHTS: In keepingwith our FALEA tradition, the organization hasnever been idle during the Holidaze. This eMailmessage came in very recently: “You are cordially invited to attend our Christmas Partyto be held at “a (Private) Ballpark” on Saturday,20 December 2014, from 10am to 4pm. Theevent is a potluck, so please bring your favoritedish to share with the group. FALEA will provide rice, drinks, and ‘lechon’!” Yup, I’mgoing to this one…how can one not go whend’main entrée is roast pig, aka lechon. By theway, this will be this weekend, and by the timeyou read this, it will be another event that willbe remembered whenever we have anotherfunction down the road. Of course FALEA’sChristmas Caroling, another year-end favoriteis still on-going, and will go on until Xmas Day,or we run out of “customers,” whichever comesfirst. An eMail from one of our recent clientssays: “Thank you all for the Christmas cheer!”Our Christmas Carolers have an extensive listof popular Christmas songs, in several lan-guages to suit a particular audience. HAPPYNEW YEAR TO ALL!!
The Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post
&
The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies
Cordially invites you to join us for the
2015 ENGINEER’S WEEK ‘KICK-OFF’ LUNCHEON
Guest Speaker:Mark B. Glick, Administrator,
Hawaii State Energy Office, DBEDT
Presentation:“Hawaii’s Clean Energy Transformation”
Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree ShowroomTuesday, February 24, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Warrior Buffet Luncheon Cost: $38.00
PLEASE RSVP NLT: Wednesday 18 FEBRUARY 2015
PAYMENT METHOD:Please go the SAME Honolulu Post website to register with a creditcard or PayPal: www.samehonolulu.org.
OTHER:Please feel free to contact Kendra McDonough with questionsor concerns: [email protected], 808.474.5426 (o),808.265.0672 (m)
tions and for more information, such as parkingwithin Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenue facili-ties.
2015 HAWAII MATHCOUNTS COMPETITIONS
A reminder to all past volunteers who proc-tored and scored the MATHCOUNTS competi-tions that Ed Chang of ASME will be calling toask for your help again. Chang is responsiblefor recruiting the proctors and scorers for theOahu Chapter Competition on February 7,2015, and the Hawaii State Competition onMarch 7, 2014. These Saturday events willagain be held at Kamehameha Middle SchoolKalama Dining Hall. The February 7 competi-tion is the big one with up to 30 middle schoolsincluding 225 plus students competing. Thisrequires about 90 proctors and scorers toensure the competition is completed soon afterlunch. For many years the volunteers havecome from Hawaiian Electric Company, U.S.Army Corp of Engineers, ASCE YMF, ASME,and SSFM.
Thanks to the Hawaii Society of Professional
Engineers (HSPE) for organizing and sponsor-ing Hawaii MATHCOUNTS, which they havedone so since the beginning, for 32 years. TheHawaii MATHCOUNTS/HSPE Coordinators areBarry Nakamoto and Nathan Yuen.
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P.O. Box 88840Honolulu, HI 96830Website: www.acechawaii.org
2014-2015 Board of DirectorsPresident
William Bow, Bow Engineering & DevelopmentPresident-Elect
Robin Lim, GeolabsTreasurer
Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalSecretary
Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersNational Director
Sheryl Nojima, Gray Hong Nojima & AssociatesPast President
Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, Shigemura LauSakanashi Higuchi & Associates
DirectorsGarret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc. Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates
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HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGDecember 10, 2014
Committee ReportsGeneral Membership Meetings/Technical
Seminars/Events• January 17: SEAOH Installation Banquet at
Hoakalei Country Club. Please look out forthe invitation in your email.
SEAOH Building Code CommitteeSEAOH is looking for our best and brightest
members to serve on the SEAOH BuildingCode Committee. Our committee plays a keyrole in the State Building Code Council’s cur-rent efforts to adopt the 2012 IBC. Please con-sider volunteering for this or other SEAOH com-mittees. Contact Fernando Frontera if interest-ed.
2015 SEAOH ConventionLookout for an email inviting you to partici-
pate in an online poll helping decide the loca-tion for next year’s SEAOH Convention. Sitesbeing considered are Kauai (joint with CCPI),Aulani, Turtle Bay and Hilton Hawaiian Village.Let Ethan Okuna know if you have other sug-gestions.
SEAOH ScholarshipCongratulations to Chase Suehiro for winning
the first ever $1,000 SEAOH Scholarship!Chase is enrolled in the College of Engineeringat the University of Portland, where she intendsto study structural engineering. Chase is thedaughter of long-time SEAOH memberMarshall Suehiro.
S T R U C T U R A LE N G I N E E R S
A S S O C I AT I O NO F H AWA I I
PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org
2015 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Fernando Frontera 781-2802 [email protected] President Jeffrey Hanyu [email protected] Joshua Tyau 535-3012 [email protected] Jinghai Yang 791-3947 [email protected] (Yr 2) Paul Kane III 537-2811 [email protected] (Yr 2) Tim Waite 479-1216 [email protected] (Yr 1) Dennis Sakamoto 682-5737 [email protected] (Yr 1) Gaur Johnson 956-2377 [email protected] President Ethan Okuna 945-0198 x103 [email protected]
Check Out the New SEAOH WebsiteIf you haven’t done so yet, please go to
SEAOH.org to check our re-vamped website –it’s loaded with lots of fantastic information. Ifyou have any website suggestions, pleasecontact Fernando Frontera.
Mahalo to Outgoing Board MembersThank you to outgoing Past-President Brian
Kung for three years of outstanding leadershipon the SEAOH Board. Thanks also to outgoingDirectors Mike Kasamoto and Rod Haraga,outgoing Treasurer Jimmy Lam, and outgoingSecretary Evan Mizue.
New MemberNathan Powelson of Wiss Janney Elstner, has
been accepted as an Allied Member.
New Member ApplicationsApplication for Ryan Lawton, Kawika’s
Painting, for Affiliate Membership, has beenreceived and is open for comments from themembership.
Missing MembersPlease contact Membership Chairperson,
Jiabao Chen (Ph: 791-3945 or email [email protected]), or any of the SEAOH Officers ifyou have a new mailing and/or email address.
Next MeetingThe next SEAOH Board of Directors and
Officers meeting will be on January 7, 2015.For location and date, contact SEAOHPresident Fernando Frontera (781-2802 [email protected]).
LETTER FROM THE ACECH PRESIDENTWritten by William H.Q. Bow, P.E.
We hope you all had a Merry Christmas anda Happy New Year! And, hope that 2015 willbe a great year for you all. You are invited toattend the ACECH Annual EngineeringExcellence Award (EEA) Banquet at the KoolauBallroom on January 18, 2015 (Sunday) at 5:30pm. Come and celebrate the New Year withyour fellow engineers and see who wins thisyear’s top awards. If you are interested, pleasecontact me at [email protected].
50th anniversary Trivia Question of theMonth
Answer to the previous question: In 1999,ACECH (then known as CECH) celebrated its35th Anniversary by electing the first female tothe office of President. Name this female engi-neer.
Answer - June Nakamura
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2014-2015 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident: Glenn Miyasato, P.E. 488-7579 email: [email protected]: Benjamin Rasa, P.E. 531-1308 email: [email protected] President: Timothy Goshi, P.E. 791-3966 email: [email protected]: Lara Karamatsu, P.E. 566-2227 email: [email protected]: Eric Arakawa, P.E. 596-7790 email: [email protected] Pres: Brian Enomoto, P.E. 388-5559 email: [email protected] President: Puna Kaneakua, P.E. 593-1116 email: [email protected]
Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
2014-2015 YMF OfficersPuna Kaneakua, [email protected] Tanaka, Vice [email protected] Leong, [email protected] Urabe, [email protected] Sugibayashi, Past [email protected]
KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas
Honolulu Armory: Was it Needed?In the previous two installments, I traced the
history of some government-owned or subsi-dized military armories in Hawai`i, including theHonolulu Fort (1816-1857), the second story ofthe Government Market House on the wharf-side of Queen Street that was used as thearmory of the “Honolulu Rifles” voluntary militiabetween 1859 and 1886, and the Central ParkSkating Rink on the makai side of BeretaniaStreet just beyond its intersection withPunchbowl Street that housed the Rifles from1886 to 1890. The castle-like `Iolani Barracks(known as Halekoa) had been constructed onthe site of the present Capitol in 1870-71,whereas a corrugated-iron Drill Shed andArmory was put up on the ewa side of the orig-inal Halekoa location in 1886.
Following the overthrow of the monarchy in1893, the Provisional Government effected areorganization and its military forces were con-solidated into the “National Guard of Hawaii”(N.G.H.) by Section 3 of Act 7 [HawaiianGazette, HG, 3/7/1893]. The Republic ofHawai`i was proclaimed in 1894 and againreorganized its militia. After annexation in 1898,the existing militia became part of the U.S. mil-itary complex, particularly following the MilitiaAct of 1903 by the U.S. Congress. Two N.G.H.companies had been added in Wailuku (Co. I)and Hilo (Co. D) as well that also needed theirown armories [Maui News 1/5/1901; HonoluluRepublican 3/31/1901], but in what follows weare concerned with the armory in Honolulu.
The Barracks and Drill Shed were taken overby the U.S. Government via a proclamation byPresident McKinley in December 1899.Halekoa was remodeled for use by the United
YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, January 7, 6:00 p.m. atKakaako Kitchen. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all about,contact YMF at [email protected].
Malama Loko Ea La Hana – Haleiwa FishPond Community WorkdayBy Lori Higashi & David Miyasaki,Community Service Chairs
On Saturday, November 15, 2014, thirteenYMF members participated in the HaleiwaFishpond’s Community Workday. The non-profitorganization Malama Loko Ea, dedicated torestoration and preservation of the ancient
Volunteers at Haleiwa Fish Pond (L toR):(back) Puna, Emily, Kapi, Sidney, David,Julie, Matt, Frank, (front) Lori, Dawn, Davi,Andrea, and Lara.
JANUARY DINNER MEETINGDetails for the January Dinner Meeting are
being worked on and will be emailed out to themembership when finalized.
REGION 8 AWARD WINNERSThe ASCE Hawaii Section is very proud to
announce two awards received during theRegion 8 Fall Assembly in August and was thenpresented to the winners at the October DinnerMeeting. Region 8 consists of section andbranches from Alaska, Washington, Oregon,Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada andHawaii.
The first award is the 2013 ASCE Region 8Project of the Year. This award recognizesnoteworthy projects that have the potential toimprove the quality of life of the people impact-ed by the project, contributes to the economi-cal development of the area and is environ-mentally very responsible incorporating princi-ples of sustainable development. The projectchosen was the 2013 Hawaii SectionOutstanding Civil Engineering AchievementGrand Award winner, Honoapiilani HighwayRealignment Phase 1A Project on Maui, withWilson Okamoto Corporation as lead designconsultant. This project was the first phase ofthe Lahaina Bypass Highway. Some of the pro-ject highlights include: an inverted arch bridgespanning the stream on a curve, a thin arch sin-gle span girder bridge over the new bypasshighway, reusing excavated materials, dispers-ing traffic volume and protecting historical fea-tures.
The second award was presented to JonYoung, for the 2013 ASCE Region 8 Engineer ofthe Year. Jon Young is a dedicated engineerwith a broad knowledge of his profession. Heis also very actively engaged with ASCE and isdedicated to making his community a betterplace by his numerous outreach activities withaspiring engineering students such asPopsicle Bridge Contest, High School IndustryChallenge and high school Civil EngineeringClubs. His devotion, dedication, and spirit is apriceless benefit to engineering and the engi-neering community.
Congratulations to both of our award win-ners!
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: December 2, 2014Next meeting: January 6, 2015
CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 semi-
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Hawaiian fishpond, explained the history of thefishpond and shared their vision and progressthus far. The winter waves have clogged theopening between the ocean and fishpond,restricting circulation and suffocating the fish-pond. The workday was focused on re-openingthe clogged passageway. After the hard workwas done, lunch was provided by Malama LokoEa. In all, it was a fun event and thank you to allthe volunteers for coming out to help with thisevent and to Malama Loko Ea for coordinatingthis event with YMF.
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ASCE History, from page 6
States army [HG 5/14/1901] and, along withother military properties of the late Republic ofHawai`i, the adjacent Drill Shed and Armorywere loaned to the Territory for use by theN.G.H.[Honolulu Republican, HR, 3/19/1901].During the Great Chinatown Fire of 1900, bythe way, the Drill Shed was used as a camp fordisplaced persons, reported at one point toinclude 1233 people [Hawaiian Star, HS,1/24/1900].
In April of 1900, a newspaper item said,“there is talk of a hui to build a four-story build-ing to contain an opera house, city hall, militaryarmory and several stores, on the lot lately cov-ered by the Pantheon saloon and stables [HS4/19/1900]” at the mauka-ewa corner of Hoteland Fort Streets. The possibility of private fund-ing of an armory was driven partly by the factthat it would be used by the volunteer militiarather than the regular U. S. Army, and previouspractice was to use the local armory facility asa community meeting, exhibition and entertain-ment hall as well. According to the HawaiianStar of Feb. 4, 1903, in his report to GovernorDole, Colonel John W. Jones, the N.G.H. adju-tant-general, “recommended appropriation of$30,000 for an armory in Honolulu.” TheGovernor included this amount in his request tothe Legislature.
The subsequent decisions relating to a newarmory in Honolulu evolved into a controversy,a classic case of public project decision-mak-ing involving questions of whether the facilitywas needed, its preferred location, its properconfiguration, and its sources of funding.Moreover, a dispute about the causes andresponsibilities associated with a steel worker’sdeath brought to light certain contractual prac-tices worthy of note. To complicate matters,during the 14 years from 1900 when an armorywas first proposed to 1914 when the buildingopened, the ball was handled by four differentTerritorial Governors, three U. S. Presidents,eight Territorial Superintendents of PublicWorks, and many other participants.
Rather than presenting the time line of thecomplex and convoluted events in theirchronological order, I will take up some of theseparallel issues in turn.
First was the question of whether the N.G.H.
itself and a new armory were needed. A livelypublic debate commenced and was sustainedfor years to come. Its main arguments were asfollows.
A case in favor of maintaining the N.G.H.was made in the Evening Bulletin [EB2/5/1903]: “Under the present policy of theFederal Government of having but a smallstanding army, the safety of our countrydepends in a large measure upon the efficien-cy and state of preparation of our militia to takethe lead to augment and assist the regulararmy.” To house the militia, a new government-supported armory was needed [HawaiianGazette, HG, 2/6/1903]” Later in the debate,the point was made that there was a need toprotect against possible disturbances from “apreponderating alien population [EB8/14/1909],” referring, of course, to Chineseimmigrants and Japanese plantation workers.Also, a well appointed armory, it was claimed,would attract to the ranks “young white men[HG 1/17/1908],” rather than “native laborers[HG 76/23/1909]” who were disparaginglydescribed, it was said, by the editor of theAdvertiser as “a bunch of d__ kanakas, notworth H__ room [EB 8/14/1909].” Moreover,early on the EB [7/15/1903] added “this newand large armory could be used for purposesother than military. State entertainments couldbe given there and the floor used for dancing.”
The Independent [Ind. 2/7/1903], on theother hand, had retorted with “we think there isno need of a Territory militia while there is aFederal guard here.” This argument gainedstrength as the Federal Government accelerat-ed the construction of military fortificationsthroughout O`ahu, including Pearl Harbor,Kahauiki Military Post (Fort Shafter) andLeilehua (Schofield) Barracks and others.Much later, following significant delays, theHawaiian Star [HS 12/21/1911] continued itsopposition, saying “it is not clear why a militiais needed in a garrison town any more than abucket brigade would be in a place wherethere is an effective fire departmment,” butconceded, tongue in cheek (I believe), that“the armory will be ornamental when it comesand useful for fairs, chicken shows, kirmessesand political meetings.” Another persistentargument against public expenditures towardan armory was clearly enunciated by Territorial
Treasurer A. N. Kapoiki who preferred the con-struction of roads, schools and other publicfacilities instead, with which The Independent[2/10/1904] readily agreed. Other suggestedalternative uses of funds included land surveysfor homesteading and mosquito infestationcontrol, about which, ironically, there was prob-ably no apparent consensus! Even after thedecision was made to proceed with the project,the HG called it “another wasteful project [HG2/24/1905]” and the debate continued as lateas 1912: “Arguments have been made that thearmory and the guard, with the rapidly increas-ing army establishment here, are not as neces-sary as in former years.”
Next, the drawn-out controversy about whereto put it.
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 [email protected]).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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