Kuhio Highway Emergency Slope Repairs Vicinity of Lumahai, Island

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VOL. 49 NO. 1 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS MARCH, 2013 Kuhio Highway Emergency Slope Repairs Vicinity of Lumahai, Island of Kauai, Hawaii Receives 2013 ACECH Grand Conceptor Award At its annual awards banquet, held on growth and eliminated an unpleasant concrete January 20, 2013 the American Council of surface. Engineering Companies of Hawaii presented The soil nail anchored wire mesh system the 2013 ACECH Grand Conceptor Award to allowed planting of vegetation on the slope to the Kuhio Highway Emergency Slope Repairs retain the natural lush environment and to be project, which was designed and nominated installed without the need of large heavy equip- by Geolabs, Inc. for the State of Hawaii ment. Top-down slope construction sequence Department of Transportation. was employed to maintain one lane open to Kuhio Highway is the sole vehicular access traffic during work hours and both lanes open to the north shore of Kauai. From Princeville to during non-work hours. The construction was Wainiha the narrow, winding two-lane road fol- completed ahead of schedule and under bud- lows the ridges and valleys along the coast, get, while preserving this historic highway providing spectacular views for the thousands alignment. of residents and visitors who travel the road The construction was completed ahead of daily. Five small, one-lane bridges along the schedule and under budget. Respecting the highway limit the size and weight of vehicles natural environment and involving the local allowed in the area. When several heavy rain community resulted in a project that was well storms initiated slope instability and threatened received and appreciated by all. road closure, quick action was needed to maintain this vital link to the northern Kauai communities. The challenge for this project was to stabilize the existing highway due to 2013 ACECH Engineering Excellence failure of the hillside slope, and to provide a Award Results safe route for the residents and tourists while Each year the American Council of maintaining the natural beauty of this designat- Engineering Companies of Hawaii (ACECH) ed National Historic Route. Because it is the recognizes the outstanding achievements of its only vehicular access to northern Kauai com- member firms with Engineering Excellence munities, it was critical to maintain one lane of Awards. An esteemed panel of judges evalu- the two-lane highway open at all times during ated the entries based on the judging criteria construction. The narrow winding highway also of uniqueness and originality; technical value posed constraints on the construction equip- to the engineering profession; social and eco- ment available due to the existing 8-ton weight nomic considerations; complexity; and meet- limit of the bridges to the site. Construction of a ing or exceeding owner/client needs. The bypass road would have required substantial judges assign projects to one of 3 levels with earthwork and retaining walls by cutting the top project earning the Grand Conceptor through the mountain range. The bypass road Award, followed by Engineering Excellence would have been costly and deprive the public Awards and Honor Awards. A 4th award cate- from the historical scenic route. gory is the People’s Choice Award, which is The solution was to shift the highway about determined by banquet attendees who cast 25 feet mauka by constructing a 0.75H:1V their votes after reviewing the project poster boards before the awards program begins. slope supported by a soil nail anchored wire P.O. Box 88840 mesh slope stabilization system. The hillside This year’s awards banquet was held on Honolulu, HI 96830 instability was remediated by removing the January 20, 2013 at the Ko’olau Golf Club. The Website: www.acechawaii.org landslide mass. To limit the excavation quanti- awardees are listed below: Officers for 2012-2013 ties and disturbance to the hillside, a steep cut Grand Conceptor Award (see cover article) President: Terrance Arashiro,PE 533-3646 slope reinforced with soil nails was used to • Kuhio Highway Emergency Slope Repairs Pres. Elect: Beverly Ishii-Nakayama,PE 942-9100 strengthen the wet natural soils. By using top- Vicinity of Lumahai, Island of Kauai, Hawaii Treasurer: William Bow,PE 941-8853 down construction, the grading work was (Nominated by Geolabs, Inc.; Owner/Rep: Secretary: Robin Lim,PE 841-5064 Past Pres.: Douglas Lee,PE 523-8499 accomplished while maintaining one lane of State of Hawaii Department of traffic during work hours. During non-work Nat. Dir.: John Katahira,PE 596-7790 Transportation) Directors: Joel Yuen,PE 521-3773 hours, two lanes of traffic were restored. The Jeff Kalani,PE 942-0001 shotcrete facing normally used to cover the soil Excellence Award • Honolulu zoo – Asian Tropical Forest Corey Matsuoka,PE 531-1308 nail reinforced slope face was replaced with an Exec. Dir.: Ginny Wright 741-4772 anchored wire mesh system to allow vegetation continued on page 7 Email [email protected] Wiliki_March13_Wiliki Sept06 2/26/13 9:36 AM Page 2

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ENGINEERSʼ WEEKEND AT tary, middle and high-school students from Oahu competed in this invitational as part of PEARLRIDGE CENTER the 2013 Engineers Week in Hawaii celebra- As part of National Engineers’ Week in tion. Registered teams included Campbell, Hawaii, a formal coalition of several societies, Farrington, Kaahumanu Elementary, Kaimuki consulting engineering firms and manufactur- Middle, Kalaheo, Kalakaua Middle, Kamaile Published monthly by: ing companies, student groups from the Academy, Maryknoll High, McKinley, Mid- HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), and Pacific Institute, Moanalua Middle, Nanakuli robotics clubs from local high schools gath- High, Niu Valley Middle, Stevenson Middle, SERVICE PRINTERS, INC. ered at Pearlridge Center to display engineer- Wahiawa Middle, Waianae High, Waianae 1829 Dillingham Boulevard • Honolulu, HI 96819 ing projects in progress. Intermediate and West Oahu Robotics. The Telephone: (808) 841-7644 • Fax: (808) 847-1487 Team Excellence Award recipient, West Oahu ADDRESS ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION TO: Static engineering exhibits were displayed at WARREN YAMAMOTO Pearlridge Uptown from Saturday, February 16 Robotics, qualified to compete in the 2013 VEX 1526-C Pukele Avenue • Honolulu, HI 96816 through Monday, February 18, 2013. A total of Robotics World Championship, which will be Telephone: 768-3725 fourteen companies and societies participated held in California this April. including ECC, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, In addition to watching the matches, mem- Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Pearl bers of the public were invited to create and Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate race their own toothbrush robots at a BrushBot WILIKI MAILING LIST Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF), Baldridge workshop table hosted by the award-winning Additions and/or corrections to the & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. Kalani High School Robotics team. Wiliki mailing list should indicate the (BASE), Coffman Engineers, Belt Collins proper society, institution or association. Hawaii LLC, American Society of Heating, Corrections to email addresses should Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers be submitted to your society coordinator. (ASHRAE), InSynergy Engineering, Inc., Oceanit, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). HAWAII COUNCIL HCES would like to congratulate the static of display event award winners in the following ENGINEERING SOCIETIES categories: Presentation: Oceanit; Technical P.O. Box 2873 Merit: Baldridge & Associates Structural CMAA Hawaii Chapter HONOLULU, HAWAII 96802 Engineering, Inc.; and Promotion of http://hawchapter.cmaanet.org Engineering: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Officers HOME PAGE: http://hces.us President Mike Young 836-7787 [email protected] 2012-2013 OFFICERS Vice Pres Tim Bramsen 592-1116 Chair: Bryan Zachmeier [email protected] Chair-elect: Dawn Szewczyk Treasurer Wesley Wong 440-0217 Secretary: Dean Borges [email protected] Treasurer: Les Kempers Secretary Neil Kaneshiro 562-308-8734 SOC Representative Alternate [email protected] AACE T. Taam ACECH K. Hayashida CMAA will have a booth at Pearlridge Mall APWA J. Lau the weekend of Feb 15-17 as part of Engineers ASCE D. Barsana R. Babcock Week. ASHRAE P. Scott ASME D. Kam J. Ahern CMAA Hawaii Chapter organized two site CMAA C. Lum tours in January 2013 to the Wahiawa EAH G. Paterson Wastewater Treatment Plant and to Iolani EWBH W. Wong N. Waters School. Students from UH and HCC attended FALEA S. Agraan G. Albano The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was one the events. HSPE J. Dubois K. Kunimine of many static displays shown during the IEEE G. Torigoe CMAA held a Chapter meeting on Jan 16 ITE W. Yamamoto weekend. SAME B. Zachmeier featuring Chris Takashige, Director Designate SEAOH A. Agapay On February 17, Pearlridge Uptown Center of the City Department of Design & SFPE S. Dannaway Court came alive with a VEX competition, pro- Construction. Chris mixed thoughtful anec- SWE L. Thompson duced by the award-winning McKinley High dotes of his stint in Japan with his perspective UH(assoc) S.K. Choi School Robotics Team and sponsored by on transit oriented development, as well as HCES and Pearlridge Center. This event com- engaging the audience in a lively “icebreaker” bined robotics competitions between top high exercise. EAH’s new meeting location is at the Mango school robotics teams with interactive science As a result of the success of the 1st Annual Grill in the Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort demonstrations. Eighteen teams of elemen- Street ) in the Topa Financial Center (Old CMAA Golf Tournament, CMAA will be award- AMFAC Bldg). Parking is available (enter ing 2 scholarships to Construction from Nimitz). The WEB site has been updated Management students at HCC this year. Save to provide directions and a Map. If you have the date for the 2nd Annual tournament sched- questions please call Sam Gillie (543-4739). uled for October 4, 2013. Meetings are held every Friday (except A community service event is being planned Holidays). for March to help the Kaneohe YWCA. Meetings start at NOON and have ended Back in December, CMAA hosted a Happy PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years. Hour at Bar 35. The next quarterly Happy Hour Program schedule may be adjusted, call will return to Bar 35’s outdoor patio on April 11. Sam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739 Fax 203-1335. Please also take note of the upcoming Owners Leadership Forum, scheduled for May $10.00 Members, $12.00 Guest (All Welcome), Students Free, Bring Your Own 5-7, 2013 in New Orleans. Lunches Welcome, Drink Refreshments are Please visit the CMAA Hawaii website for compliamentary. A $2.00 donation is very Students prepare for the VEX robotics additional information about upcoming events gratefully appreciated!! competition. and how you can get involved with CMAA. Wiliki_March13_Wiliki Sept06 2/26/13 9:36 AM Page 3

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WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL DOMINATES AGAIN AT THE 2013 HAWAII MATHCOUNTS® OAHU CHAPTER COMPETITION Washington Middle competitions are run by a steering committee School dominated all with volunteers from the Department of other teams at the 30th Education and the engineering profession. MATHCOUNTS® Oahu The Oahu Chapter Competition began at Chapter Competition 8:30 a.m. with 236 students from 28 schools on February 9, 2013. racking their brains first in the Sprint Round, Iolani School managed followed by the Target, Team, and Countdown second place, while Rounds. The Sprint Round has individual math- the Punahou School letes answering 30 difficult problems in 40 min- team came in third. utes. The Target Round has 8 problems in pairs Amazingly, of the top of two with 6 minutes per pair to complete. The ten individual scorers Team Round has 10 problems where the teams of the written Sprint and Iolani Team: L-R: Coach Li Ann Wada, Nathan Lee, Christopher of four mathletes have 20 minutes to answer, Target Rounds Lindsay, Joshua Sunada, Kalani Takata, and Coach Larry Teske. and finally, the Countdown Round, a head-to- Washington mathletes head ladder-style competition with the 12 high- took nine of the spots est individual scorers from the Sprint and taking the first seven Target Rounds. Countdown Round spectators places, the 9th and are usually amazed on quickly the questions 10th places. Punahou are answered. student Tyler Niiyama sneaked into 8th place. HSPE and the Hawaii MATHCOUNTS® In first place was Neo Steering Committee would like to thank all the Ko, followed by team- mathletes, their coaches, and all the volunteer mates Thomas Yang, proctors and scorers for participating. The vol- Alvin Yang, Branden unteer proctors and scorers came primarily Tsuji-Jones, Vincent from Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), Tran, Edward the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ASCE YMF, Requilman, and Frank ASME, and SSFM International. Without their Pang. In 9th and 10th Washington Team, L-R: Coach Sung Park, Jason Cho, Branden help there would not be any competition. places, respectively, Tsuji-Jones, Alvin Yang, Thomas Yang, Coach Charlen Taniguchi, HECO is a major sponsor of Hawaii MATH- were Jay Park and and Coach Candy Ewell. COUNTS. Jason Cho. These individuals also competed in the Countdown Round where the finalists were Branden Tsuji- Jones in first and Alvin Yang second. The six Campus. top teams as a result of the Team Round will The Big Island Mathcounts competition was participate in the State Competition on March Hawaii Society of held on February 2, 2013. The winners were: 9, 2013, at Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Professional Engineers Winning Team, Waiakea Intermediate campus. These six include first place A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers School: Felix Peng - 8th grade, Bradon Miyake Washington Middle School, second place P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812 - 8th grade, Benjamin Poppas - 8th grade, Iolani, third place Punahou, fourth place Mililani Jacqueline Millard - 8th grade. Coaches are Middle, fifth place Highlands Intermediate, and Arlene Cabalce and Rory Inouye. finally Kawananakoa Middle School in sixth http://www.hawaiispe.org/ 1st place student - Felix Peng, Waiakea place. 2012-2013 Officers and Directors Intermediate School. President: Manny Lanuevo, P.E. This Hawaii MATHCOUNTS® event returned [email protected] The Maui Mathcounts competition was held to the Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Middle Pres. Elect: Joelle Dubois, P.E. on February 16, 2013. The winners were: School campus after being away for the 2011 [email protected] Winning Team, Seabury Hall: Jesse Doan - and 2012 chapter competitions while the cam- Vice Pres.: Darren Okimoto, P.E. 8th grade, Shelby Ferrier - 7th grade, Melia pus was being renovated. During renovations [email protected] Fong- 7th grade, Nikita Roque - 7th grade Secretary: Soo Choi, P.E. the Oahu Chapter Competitions were very for- Individuals: tunate to have been held at Punahou School [email protected] (Case Middle School) and the State Treasurer: Nathan Yuen, P.E. David Shiraki- 6th grade, Seabury Hall, Erik [email protected] Svetin - Molokai Middle School Competitions at Iolani School. For this year’s Past Pres.: Kurt Kunimune, P.E. competition, the Filipino community, through [email protected] The HSPE Education Foundation golf tourna- Manny Lanuevo, had offered the use of the ment fundraiser for Mathcounts, is scheduled Filipino Community Center in Waipahu. Most The 2013 Mathcounts State competition will for June 28, 2013 at the Waikele Golf Course. Leeward and Central Oahu MATHCOUNTS® be held on March 9, at the Kamehameha Please be on the lookout for more details in the volunteers were looking forward to the shorter Schools Kalama Dining Hall, Kapalama Wiliki and at the HSPE websites. Mahalo. drive to the event. MATHCOUNTS® is a national math enrich- ment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school (6th, 7th and 8th grade) mathematics achievement in every U.S. state and territory, and is one of the most successful education partnership involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors and students in America. The subject matter includes geometry, combinatorics, and algebra. It is an annual event locally sponsored and organized by the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers (HSPE) in corporation with Hawaii educators and with financial assistance from Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Hawaiian Airlines. The HSPE Education Foundation golf tournament fundraiser for MATHCOUNTS is tentatively scheduled for June 28, 2013. The Waiakea Intermediate School Team. Wiliki_March13_Wiliki Sept06 2/26/13 9:37 AM Page 4

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Honolulu award. This award is presented to a young • Project Engineer – Hawaii Public Housing engineer nominee who frequently takes part in Authority ASCE events, participates in civic and human- • Building Engineer IV – Hawaii Public itarian activities, has achieved numerous engi- Housing Authority neering accomplishments, and most impor- For further information on these job listings or tantly donates countless hours to community to find out how you can post job openings in service. ASCE Hawaii Section YMF is proud your company on this website, please visit to announce our very own Past-President, Lara http://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs.htm. Karamatsu, P.E., as the recipient of the 2013 2011-2012 OFFICERS Outstanding Younger Member in Community Office Name Phone Activities Award. Lara was selected over many President Ian Arakaki 596-7790 email: [email protected] applicants from the ten states in the ASCE’s Pres Elect Brian Enomoto 388-5559 western region. In addition to this award, email: [email protected] Lara has won and will be receiving the 2013 Vice President Glenn Miyasato 488-7579 HCES Young Engineer of the Year award. Her email: [email protected] dedication, determination, and aggressive Secretary Benjamin Rasa 497-6209 Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum search for community service activities has email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html also helped the Hawaii Section YMF to earn Treasurer Tim Goshi 533-2210 multiple awards including the Younger Member [email protected] 2012-2013 YMF Officers Group Award Certificate of Commendation Past President Dawn Barsana-Szewczyk 943-1133 President -Kurt Nagamine email: [email protected] (Small Group) for 2010, 2011, and 2012; City [email protected] and County of Honolulu Good Neighbor Award Vice President- Jason Sugibayashi MARCH DINNER MEETING [email protected] for 2010, 2011, and 2012; 2012 ASCE Public Topic: Design and Construction of Kahoma Secretary- Puna Kaneakua Service Award; and the 2012 Paul A. Parisi Stream Bridge: [email protected] National Public Service Award. Honoapiilani Highway realignment traverses Treasurer -Amanda Tanaka Congratulations Lara! [email protected] Kahoma Stream with a curved, 60-foot wide, Heʻeia Fishpond 360-foot single span, low-profile, inverted tied Past President- Lara Karamatsu [email protected] By David Lin & Tiffany Hamada, Community arch bridge. This structure consists of an inno- Service Chairs vative and unique combination of precast, YMF General Meeting On Saturday, January 26, 2013, 19 volun- post-tensioned and cast-in-place concrete. The next YMF general meeting is scheduled teers from the Hawaii Section YMF gladly took Due to the need to protect 30 acres of culturally for Wednesday, March 6, 6:00 p.m. at Ryan’s on the task of restoring the He‘eia Fishpond. significant agricultural terraces discovered dur- Grill. If you are interested in attending to find After Paepae o He‘eia gave an introduction ing the project’s design phase, a roadway out what the YMF is all about, contact YMF at about the He‘eia fishpond, volunteers split up realignment was implemented that significantly [email protected]. into three different groups and did various magnified the complexity of this structure tasks leading up to the wall restoration. Some 2013 Outstanding Younger Member in which now required: elimination of intermediate got into the water to help the material barge Community Activities Award supports, high strength reinforcing / pre-stress- while others moved coral. After the hard work By Kurt Nagamine, President ing strands and high-performance concrete was done, lunch was provided by Paepae o mixes. On January 26, 2013, the Western Regional He‘eia. In all, it was a fun event and thank you Speaker: Eric Matsumoto, S.E., KSF Inc. Younger Member Council (WRYMC) to all the volunteers for coming out to help with Date: Thursday, March 21st, 2013 announced the winner of the 2013 Outstanding this event and to Paepae o He‘eia for coordi- Location: Treetops at Paradise Park, Younger Member in Community Activities nating this event with the YMF. Manoa Valley MATHCOUNTS Oahu Chapter Competition Time: 5:30 p.m. - Social Time By David Lin & Tiffany Hamada, Community 6:30 p.m. - Dinner Service Chairs 7:00 p.m. - Program 8:45 p.m. - Adjourn On Saturday, February 9, 2013, 11 volun- Menu: Multi-entree buffet teers from the Hawaii Section YMF volunteered at the MATHCOUNTS Oahu Chapter competi- Cost: $25.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section tion at Kamehameha School. This competition members involved 6 – 8 grade students from schools all $28.00 for Non-ASCE Hawaii Section over Oahu. The math skills of these students members and Guests were put to the test as they were challenged to $11.00 for UH Manoa Student solve a series of math problems within a given Chapter members time limit. YMF members helped by tallying the Please make checks payable to ASCE- results for three different rounds: Sprint, Target, Hawaii Section and mail to Tim Goshi, ASCE & Team. Congratulations to Washington Middle Hawaii Section Treasurer, KAI Hawaii, Inc., 31 School for placing first. Thank you to all the vol- N. Pauahi Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii Lara Karamatsu receiving the WRYMC unteers for coming out to help with this event 96817. Please send reservations for the dinner Outstanding Younger Member in and Ed Chang for coordinating this event with meeting to Tim Goshi by Monday, March 18, Community Activities award from Randall the YMF. 2013, by phone at 533-2210 or email at S. Over, P.E., ASCE President-Elect. continued on page 6 [email protected]. No shows will be billed. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Last held: February 12, 2013 Next meeting: March 13, 2013 ASCE JOB LISTINGS The following job listings are currently post- ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website: • Civil Engineer VI – City and County of Honolulu • Structural Engineer II – City and County of Honolulu • Civil Engineer IV – City and County of Honolulu • Civil Engineer V – City and County of Honolulu • Mechanical Engineer IV – City and County of Heʻeia fishpond Wiliki_March13_Wiliki Sept06 2/26/13 9:37 AM Page 5

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neering or architecture at a university with an STRUCTURAL HONOLULU POST accredited program or a current Hawaii under- SOCIETY OF AMERICAN graduate or graduate student enrolled at a uni- ENGINEERS MILITARY ENGINEERS versity with an accredited engineering or archi- ASSOCIATION Established 1920 -- tecture program OF HAWAII Dedicated to the U.S. citizen National Defense Minimum 3.0 GPA (the latest official tran- script is required) P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817 Military affiliation or experience (i.e., SAME PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801 Web page: www.samehonolulu.org Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org member or dependent, military dependent, 2012-2013 OFFICERS Junior ROTC or ROTC) not required, but given 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS & President COL Gregory J. Gunter, USA preference DIRECTORS VP/Programs Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret) VP/Sustain. Requirements: latest “official transcripts” Position Officer Phone Members Will Boudra, PE, F.SAME, USN and when applicable, “acceptance letters” as President Brian Kung 488-7579 (Ret) described below, and the following documents [email protected] VP/Membership Jerry M. Matsuda, PE, Col, (items 3 to 5) typewritten and double-spaced. Vice President Ethan Okuna 945-0198 USAF (Ret) For high school seniors who will pursue [email protected] Secretary 1LT Andrew K. Hill, USA Treasurer LT Aaron T. Allison, USN undergraduate degrees in engineering or Secretary Annette Wong 543-5603 Regional VP, architecture – a copy of the university accep- [email protected] Pacific Region Bill Grip, F.SAME tance letter. Treasurer Renee Ishisaka 531-1308 Dir at Lge/Army LTC Doug Guttormsen, USA For college seniors who will pursue graduate [email protected] Dir at Lge/Navy TBD Dir at Lge /Air Force Col Karl Bosworth, USAF degrees in engineering or architecture – a HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING Dir at Lge /Coast copy of the graduate program acceptance let- March 13, 2013 Guard LCDR Andrew Wright, PE, ter. USCG Resume of work experience, academic and Committee Reports: Dir at Lge /Civilian Todd Barnes, PE, F.SAME, extra-curricular activities (one page maximum). General Membership Meetings/Technical USA (Ret) Seminars/Events: Essay on “What is the greatest engineering or architecture project in Hawaii accomplished – Cold-Formed Steel seminar on Progressive Society of American Military during WWII and why?” (one page maximum) Collapse with speaker Nabil Rahman is Engineers (SAME) One reference letter sent directly by a faculty scheduled for March 14, 2013 Honolulu Post Scholarship (2013) (non-family) member describing the applicant’s – Joint ASCE Hawaii and SEAOH March Announcement desire to pursue a career in the eligible pro- Dinner Meeting Award: A $2,500 scholarship with a one- grams (one page maximum). – Thursday, March 21st, 2013 at Treetops at year SAME “Student” membership. Up to six Deadline: Postmark by April 15, 2013. Paradise Park, Manoa Valley (6) scholarships may be awarded. Winners will be announced in mid-June 2013. – Program: Design and Construction of Eligibility: For more information and application, visit Kahoma Stream Bridge A Hawaii high school senior planning to pur- the SAME Honolulu Website at www.same- By: Eric Matsumoto, S.E., KSF Inc. sue a full-time undergraduate degree in engi- honolulu.org. Honoapiilani Highway realignment traverses Kahoma Stream with a curved, 60-foot wide, 360-foot single span, low-profile, inverted tied arch bridge. This structure consists of an innovative and unique combination of precast, post-tensioned and cast-in-place concrete. Due to the need to protect 30 State-of-the-ArtState-of-the-Art ManufacturingManufacturing acres of culturally significant agricultural terraces discovered during the project’s design phase, a roadway realignment was implemented that significantly magnified the complexity of this structure which now required: elimination of intermediate supports, high strength reinforcing / pre-stressing strands and high-performance concrete mixes. – Joint CCPI and SEAOH Annual Convention 2013 will be at Hawaii Prince Hapuna Beach Resort on the island of Hawaii on October 3,4 and 5 2013. New Member: Ting-Cheng Wen of Sato and Associates has been accepted for the grade of Allied Member. New Member Applications: Membership applications from Ryan Nakamoto of SSFM, Andrew Pang and Joshua Tyau of Nagamine Okawa Engineers Inc., for the grade of Allied Member were received and are open for comments from the membership. A membership application from Michael Matsumoto of SSFM for member was also received and is open for comments from the membership Missing Members: Please contact Membership Chairperson, Jiabao Chen (Ph: 791-3945 or email [email protected]), or any of the SEAOH Officers if you have a new O mailing and/or email address. ur new state-of-the-art plant maintains Tileco’s position The next SEAOH Board of Directors and as the State’s leading concrete block manufacturer. Officers meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Contact 2013 SEAOH President www.tilecoinc.com ph. 682-5737 Brian Kung (488-7579, [email protected]) for TILECO INC. more information. Wiliki_March13_Wiliki Sept06 2/26/13 9:37 AM Page 6

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KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORY ings located along them. Ululani, Anadelia or Andelia, and by C.S. Papacostas At one point, he begins describing Richards Kapukalakala, she was the oldest daughter of Street moving mauka and reaches the old Chinese merchant John Ena and LIWAI HAÀLELEA Palace grounds (earlier the site of a heiau and Kaikilanialiìwahineopuna. As I pointed out last month (February 2013), also known as Haliìmaile), where he recalls From April 26, 1852 to July 18, 1855, Haàle- between 1904 and 1906, the Engineering “on the Palace side of the street was a series of lea served on the King’s Privy Council (Àha Association held its regular monthly meetings low one-story buildings occupied at different Kuka Malu) and from 1853 to 1862 in the at “Haalelea Lawn,” very likely in a building that times by the Princess Victoria and her brother, House of Nobles (Hale Àhaòlelo Aliì). At least was occupied at the time by the Hawaiì Prince Lot... Next mauka were the old premises one of his feathered capes (àhu ùla) is pre- Symphony Society. My search into the matter of the Sumner family... Still mauka crossing a served in the Bishop Museum. pinpointed the “lawn” to an area on the Waikiki narrow lane, afterward designated as Palace Property disputes related to his vast estate side of Richards Street between Beretania Walk, came a large open ground in which was persisted for decades, including an accusation Street and the Palace Walk (Helealiì), and to a the residence of Haalelea. And mauka of this that he forged the will of Keliìahonui. Another “Hulumanu” chief under Kamehameha III, Levi coming up to Beretania street, was the resi- major case was Haalelea v. Montgomery (or Liwai) Haàlelea. dence of Kaeo, and Lahilahi, the parents of the (1858) where the Hawaii Supreme Court The earliest documented occurrence of the late Prince Albert recently [viz. 1862] defined appurtenant fishing rights and redefin- term “Haalelea Lawn” that I found so far, was in deceased. The Central Union Church now [viz. ition of land “tenancy” in connection with a sale the 1892 Polk “Directory and Handbook of the 1904] covers the ground formerly occupied by by Kekauònohi of portion of the Honouliuli Kingdom of Hawaii” in which several people these houses. Adjoining on Beretania street, Ahupuaà, later sold to James Campbell for are listed as residents in “Haalelea’s Lawn.” was the residence of the French Consul, Jules $95,000 (Sacramento Daily Record-Union, Among them were Mrs. Anna A. Haalelea Dudoit, in whose family were also Mrs. and Sept. 24, 1877). (Levi’s Chinese/Hawaiian second wife, known Miss Coney, his wife’s mother and sister...” In the 1850s, he allowed the first contingent by several other names as well), Henry of Mormon “Saints” to use his Palawai Galagher (Royal School teacher), and Chas. Farther on, he also explains that “on the Ahupuaà on Lanai, and conveyed this land to Rose (carpenter with C. B. Ripley). Of these mauka borders of the palace property was the Walter M. Gibson on Feb. 23, 1863. During the people, only Mrs. Haalelea is included in the school building of the Young Chiefs’ School, same period, he befriended famous malacolo- earlier 1890 issue of the Polk Directory that lists cared for and watched over by Mr. and Mrs. A. gist William Harper Pease, allowing him to her as residing on “Richard nr. Palace,” without S. Cooke, formerly connected with the mis- keep his library and shell collection in his explicit reference to any “Lawn.” This time- sion.” house. frame is about 30 years after Levi’s death. Fortuitously, in my collection of maps from Levi’s obituary had appeared in the October various sources was one showing Honolulu in He was buried at Kawaiahaò Cemetery. 8, 1864 issue of the Hawaiian language news- 1843 that appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser Do you know of a civil engineering accom- paper “Ka Nupepa Kuokoa.” In part, it said “ua centennial issue (July, 1956), the original of plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem- make oia i ka la 3 o keia malama, ma kona wahi which was found among the papers of British bers might find interesting? Please send a noho ma ‘Holani’ ma Honolulu nei...” or “he Consul General (from 1825 to 1843) and insti- brief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax died on the 3rd day of this month, at his place gator of the “Paulet Affair” (in 1843) Richard 956-5014, email [email protected]). of residence ‘Holani’ in Honolulu...” Among the Carlton; the map was kept in the British Previous articles in the series may be found at items he bequeathed his second wife in his will Consulate in Honolulu. the Section’s web site. Just point your browser was a “pahale [house lot] in Honolulu called The map section covering the area I to http://www.ascehawaii.org. Holani and bounded by Richards St., Palace described above is reproduced below; an Walk, and next to the pahale of H.K. accompanying index identifies special map Kapakuhaili and J. Kaeo.” locations, including the Sumner residence on Chief Levi had come to possess this and the Palace grounds (item 36), Haalelea’s resi- many other lands on several islands through dence (item 57), and Kaeo’s and Lahilahi’s res- his first wife Kekauònohi, a granddaughter of idence (item 56). Item 58 across Beretania Kamehameha I, whom he married around street is described as “Captain Dominis resi- 1849. According to a story by Royal and later dence, now Washington Place.” The French Territorial Surveyor-General W. D. Alexander in Consul’s house and the British Consulate are the 1906 Annual Report of the Hawaiian explicitly noted and only a stub of Palace Walk Historical Society, Levi had served as “private is shown as improved, leading to the Young secretary and land agent” to Kekauònohi and Chiefs’ School. This structure was later her previous husband Kealiìahonui of Kauaì. replaced with Halekoa (or Ìolani Barracks) that Kekauònohi died on June 2, 1851 at age 46. was eventually relocated to today’s Palace These events were contemporaneous with grounds where the Sumner residence used to the transition of land ownership (the Great be to make room for the State Capitol. Today’s Mahele, or Land Division) that eventually larger and centered Ìolani Palace was com- necessitated for the first time accurate land pleted in 1882. measurements (by “metes and bounds”); At the risk of once again being sidetracked hence, precise locational references prior to and keeping in mind that historical accounts of ASCEYMF, continued from page 4 this practice are often uncertain. the following events vary in their detail, I feel To summarize, sometime after Levi’s passing that a few words about Liwai are in order before Makapuʼu/Lighthouse Hike and Tide Pools in 1864 and likely around the issuance of Polk’s completing the story of “Haalelea Lawn.” By Austin Wong & Emily Dong, Social Chairs 1892 Directory, the land area known at the time Haàlelea was born in Lahaina in 1822. In On Saturday, January 19, 2013, YMF Hawaii of his death as “Holani” or “Holani-Pa” came to 1835, an article in “Ke Kumu Hawaii” lists the hosted the Second Annual Hike at be part of a major gathering place in the heart 13-year old among the students of Papa 3 (3rd Makapu’u/Lighthouse. About 25 YMF members, friends and family met at an early 8 AM to of Honolulu, “Haalelea Lawn.” Class) “o ke Kulanui of Hawaii nei, ma hike up to the top of the trail. Water, fruit Lahailanuna i Maui.” As I noted above, he To verify my sleuthing conclusions, I turned snacks, and granola bars were provided. The to a valuable reference by Gorman D. Gilman served as secretary and land agent to trail is a paved path with panoramic views of that appeared in the Hawaiian Annual of 1904 Keliìahonui and his wife Kekauònohi whom he the south eastern neighbor islands. At the sum- titled “Streets of Honolulu in the Early Forties.” married upon her previous husband’s death. mit, views of Kailua and Waimanalo on the Gilman had arrived in Honolulu in 1941, saw His only child, Julia Kamalalehea, died of con- eastern shore could be seen crystal clear as the growth of the city first-hand, and put down gestion of the brain on Feb. 8, 1856 (The well as Sandy beach on the south shore. After his reminiscences (with possible lapses of Friend, Aug. 19, 1856). The Feb. 3, 1858 issue the hike a few energetic members decided to memory, of course). In his article, he methodi- of Ka Hae Hawaii announced his second mar- continue hiking at Koko Head Crater Trail. cally describes the major thoroughfares of the riage “Ian. 21, 1858, Hilo, Hawaii, mare [mar- Scenic views of Hawaii Kai and Diamond Head city in the 1840s and the most notable build- ried] o L. Haalelea me Amoe.” Also known as could be seen. Thanks for all who came out! 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