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VOL. 57 NO. 3 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS MAY 2021 2021 ACECH ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS The 2021 American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawai'i (ACECH) Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) was held virtually this year. The awards program culminated in a virtual event held on April 15, 2021. This year a total of 6 entries were received, all worthy and fine examples of engineering at its best. The purpose of the EEA is to showcase and honor the most outstanding work in the engineering community, projects that exemplify the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. For over 40 years, ACECH has sent top winners of the local competition to the ACEC National Competition, which is considered to be one of the most prestigious design competitions in the world. The project receiving the top honors this year, the highly coveted Grand Conceptor Award, was Punahou School’s Path to Net Zero submitted by RHA Energy Partners LLC and Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates Inc. The Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility Stage 1A Improvments project submitted by Jacobs Engineering Group as well as Belt Collins’ Keauhou Beach Hotel and Site Demolition project were each awarded Grand Conceptor Award: Exterior of Old School Hall Excellence Awards. Grand Conceptor Award Winner: Punahou throughout the United States as how it can allows operators to remove tanks from service School’s Path to Net Zero. significantly impact and improve sustainable to conduct maintenance without impacting Entering Firm: RHA Energy Partners LLC and and energy initiatives. wastewater treatment. These and other Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates Inc. Excellence Award Winner: Lahaina Waste improvements allow the County to improve Client/Owner: Punahou School Water Reclamation Facility State 1A nitrogen removal from the wastewater. Other Consultants & Contractors Involved: Improvements Project Entering Firm: Excellence Award Winner: Keauhou Okahara & Associates, GD Design, Preferred Jacobs Engineering Group. Beach Hotel and Site Demolition Mechanical, Alakai Mechanical, Kontec, LLC. Client/Owner: County of Maui Entering Firm: Belt Collins Hawaii LLC. Punahou School’s Path to Net Zero is the The Lahaina Waste Water Reclamation Client/Owner: Kamehameha Schools first large-scale, whole-campus educational Facility Stage 1A Improvements Project The demolition of the Keauhou Beach Hotel, project of its kind in Hawaii that incorporated offered a positive step forward in addressing a 7-story, 309-room structure built in tide pools a turnkey approach towards achieving a potential environmental sustainability and on a parcel with 4 ancient heiau, is a major 100% NZE goal through a top-down challenges in the County of Maui, including engineering achievement. The hotel commitment to transformative occupant those due to drought, climate change, demolition was accomplished with a high- behavior and energy efficient facility population growth, agricultural demand, reach excavator for landslide demolition and operations. RHA Energy Partners served as dependency on source water supply, and remote-controlled demolition robots for the overall program manager and design- nutrient load caps. The County partnered with overwater work. The work, including footing build contractor, completing the project eight Jacobs Engineering Group to plan and design removal from the tide pools, was completed in months ahead of schedule and within budget. plant improvements using aging infrastructure compliance with all permits and with minimal Punahou School has achieved energy- supplemented with new construction into a impact on the physical environment. Over 90 efficiency savings estimated at over 20% and state-of-the-art facility with improved percent of all construction material generated has received over $100,000 in lighting biological unit process redundancy. IN from the building and site demolition work was incentives and $30,000 in A/C incentives from addition, a Supervisory Control and Data recycled or salvaged and reused. the Hawaii Energy Program for qualifying Acquisition (SCADA) system was provided With the completion of the hotel demolition, energy efficient equipment installations. allowing continuous online dissolved oxygen the shoreline parcel will be redeveloped into Having started with a 13% NZE footprint in (DO) and ammonia control. This SCADA an educational center that will focus on Native 2017 to an estimated 60% NZE footprint in system improved control of bioreactor Hawaiian ‘aina-based science, technology, 2021, the NZE Program serves as a role model blowers, the plant’s biggest energy demand. for other educational institutions, Furthermore, parallel bioreactor tank design continued on Page 4 organizations, and businesses in Hawaii and Wiliki_May2021_Wiliki Sept06 4/23/21 7:20 AM Page 2 Wiliki_May2021_Wiliki Sept06 4/23/21 7:20 AM Page 3
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Please continue to stay safe, watch out for each scholarships. Make your check payable to 38th ANNUAL HAWAII STATE MATHCOUNTS COMPETITION RESULTS ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and include the note The Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers may only be used during the Target Round other, especially our kupuna, and continue to ‘Walter Lum Scholarship Fund’ and mail to: (HSPE) Educational Foundation is proud to questions.) Proctoring remotely makes some of be vigilant about best health practices. ASCE Hawaii Section, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu, announce the 2021 Hawaii National this more difficult, but it is possible to address ASCE’s COVID-19 RESOURCES PAGE HI 96808-0917. If you have any questions, MATHCOUNTS Team (all from Honolulu each of these concerns. Proctors are reminded https://collaborate.asce.org/covid-19/home please contact Eric Tomishima at Chapter): that while their role as a proctor is critical and Reminder that ASCE has launched a COVID- [email protected]. Published monthly by: Keisuke Kwong, Washington Middle School should be taken seriously, students are likely to 19 resources page with online tools and tips in HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES Ashley J. Hong, Punahou School be nervous competing at this level of one convenient place. The page includes links ASCE JOB LISTINGS competition. As you fulfill the duties outlined, 2020-2021 ASCE Hawaii Section Officers to free programs, training, and resources, the The following job listings are currently posted SERVICE PRINTERS, INC. Ryan Eto, Iolani School President: Dayna Nemoto-Shima, P.E. please try to be mindful of not adding any results of COVID-19 industry impact surveys, on the ASCE Hawaii Section website: 1829 Dillingham Boulevard • Honolulu, HI 96819 Nicholas Biega, Iolani School email: [email protected] unnecessary stress to the student’s testing and relevant online discussions with fellow • (Civil Engineers II) Telephone: (808) 841-7644 • Fax: (808) 847-1487 Pres.-Elect: Clifford Lum, P.E. AECOM Our coaches include Sung Park from environment. A list of rules and proctoring members. The page also offers several ways to ADDRESS ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION TO: email: [email protected] • City and County of Honolulu (Civil Engineer Washington Middle School, Yun Choe from conditions specific to the State Competition work more effectively while at home and WARREN YAMAMOTO Vice Pres.: Reyn Hashiro, P.E. III, IV, V, Civil Engineer V (Geotechnical), & Punahou School, and Joseph Guillou from Iolani were provided. At the beginning of the test, email: [email protected] activities to take advantage of in the down time 1526-C Pukele Avenue • Honolulu, HI 96816 Electrical Engineer V) School. students will be required to check off that they Treasurer: Eric Tomishima, P.E. you may have – even fun things to do with the Telephone: 732-5216 • Gray Hong Nojima & Associates, Inc. CONGRATULATIONS to all of our agree to these rules and conditions. email: [email protected] keiki! And don’t forget that all members have 10 (Junior Civil Engineer) competitors, and to those advancing to Secretary: Sheila Uyeoka, P.E. Hawaii MATHCOUNTS is organized by HSPE free PDHs! Now may be a good time to catch • (Civil Designer, Civil Engineer, Civil represent Hawaii! The competition was held on email: [email protected] G70 WILIKI MAILING LIST with competition assistance from Hawaii up on some of those technical on-demand Project Manager, Construction Manager) the AoPS platform on Thursday, March 25, Past Pres.: Jason Kage, P.E. Additions and/or corrections to the educators and engineers, and with financial email: [email protected] webinars. 2021. The Hawaii National MATHCOUNTS team • HDR (Senior Civil Engineer, Project Manager, Wiliki mailing list should indicate the support from Hawaiian Electric Company. YMF Pres.: Carly Kaneko, P.E. COMMITTEE POSITIONS Senior Engineering Project Manager, proper society, institution or association. will be competing in the 2021 Raytheon email: [email protected] Technologies MATHCOUNTS National ASCE Hawaii is looking for volunteers for Water/Wastewater Engineer) Corrections to email addresses should be various committee positions. If you are • Hawaii Housing Finance and Development submitted to your society coordinator. Competition, to be held online May 8-10, 2021. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Other competitors making the top 10 (all from Hawaii Society of Last held: April 15, 2021 interested or have questions on any of these Corporation (Section Chief) positions, please contact President Dayna Honolulu Chapter): Professional Engineers Next meeting: May 12, 2021 • Kennedy/Jenks Consultants (Project Nemoto-Shima, [email protected]. Manager, Honolulu Staff Engineer, Hawaii Staff Ian Jun, Punahou School A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers HAWAII COUNCIL ASCE HAWAII SECTION DINNER Engineer) Hong Jin L. Kwak, Washington Middle School P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812 MEMBERSHIP of MEETINGS If you haven’t already done so, please renew • Nagamine Okawa Engineers Inc. (Structural Danwoo Kim, Iolani School The continued health and safety of our ENGINEERING SOCIETIES your ASCE membership, which includes 10 free Engineer) Katsutoshi V. Yamamoto, Washington Middle membership is our top priority and we will http://www.hawaiispe.org/ PDHs. You can renew your membership at • R.M Towill Corporation (Assistant Engineer P.O. Box 2873 School continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. www.asce.org. I, Assistant Engineer II, Civil Design Engineer, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96802 HSPE Officers for 2020-2021 Future in-person ASCE Hawaii Section events, Benjamin Kim, Iolani School Acting Pres: Sara Doi Design Visualizer 3D Modeler) Nathan L. Yu, Punahou School including our section dinner meetings, are still ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT [email protected] • Stantec (Account Manager/Engineer-Water) Pres. Elect: Irina Constantinescu temporarily on hold. Zoom meetings will be SCHOLARSHIPS HOME PAGE: hceshawaii.org With students taking the competition online, [email protected] scheduled in lieu of in-person meetings, date Please help us increase our scholarship • SSFM (Civil Engineer V, Structural Engineer EMAIL: [email protected] individual proctoring situations are necessary. Vice Pres: vacant and time TBD. We will keep you informed via e- endowment so that we can recognize deserving IV) Tighter proctoring conditions were put into 2021-2022 OFFICERS Past Pres: Sara Doi blasts and/or notices posted on our website at students. We continue to accept tax-deductible For further information, please visit effect for the State Competition. Proctors work Chair: Roger Babcock [email protected] ascehawaii.org when they will be scheduled. donations with the goal of increasing the annual http://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html. Vice-Chair: Jay Stone to ensure the competitor is following Secretary: Majella Stevenson Secretary: Open competition rules and not gaining any unfair MujTravel@aol.com Treasurer: Kristen Yoshida advantage, including but not limited to, (1) Treasurer: Kurt Kunimune SOC Representative Alternate looking online for assistance, (2) [email protected] S T R U C T U R A L AACE J. Uno communicating with someone electronically or HOD '19-'21: Mike Silva ACECH M. Adolpho [email protected] E N G I N E E R S in-person, (3) utilizing outside resources such APWA R. Char Big Island Dir., NICET Chair '19-'20: A S S O C I AT I O N ASCE E. Arakawa as “cheat sheets” or books and (4) using a Curtis Beck ASHRAE D. Kishi Samantha Nakamura calculator when it is not permitted. (A calculator [email protected] O F H AWA I I ASME F. Garma EAH S. Gillie mechanical engineering. FALEA M. Stevenson PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801 HSPE M. Kamaka K. Kunimine • ABET on-site review will take place this fall. Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org HWEA R. Babcock The American Dr. Qu will be assisting with the review. Industry IEEE G. Torigoe Advisory Board assistance is usually needed for 2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ITE W. Yamamoto Society of the review process. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SAME L. Wong President John Uno Mechanical Engineers • Most courses have been on-line the past [email protected] SEAOH K. Hashimoto three semesters and in-person courses slowly Vice President Craig Meierhoffer SFPE S. Dannaway [email protected] SWE K. Yoshida returning. Fall semester courses to be in-person www.asme-hi.com for 30% of classes. Labs are in-person. Secretary Clifford Lau UHM CoE S.K. Choi [email protected] ASME-HI 2021-2022 Officers ASME Privacy Policy Update by D. Sato: Treasurer James Aoki Chairperson Derek Sato Section officers are no longer allowed to direct [email protected] [email protected] email members. All communication to Director (Yr 2) Rod Haraga Vice-Chair vacant membership must be routed through the ASME [email protected] Director (Yr 2) Lauren Tolentino Secretary Raymond Liu GMEC system for approval and distribution. The Treasurer Kevin Dang [email protected] GMEC service can be used to promote ASME, [email protected] Director (Yr 1) Justin Matoi joint-ASME events, or an event that benefits [email protected] NEXT ASME-HAWAII GENERAL ASME members. We have requested more Director (Yr 1) Will Wong MEMBERSHIP MEETING guidance on using the GMEC system for [email protected] Date: Friday, April 30, 2021 communicating volunteer activities for non- ACEC Hawaii Upcoming Events Website: www.acechawaii.org As usual, all members, students and guests are ASME events (i.e. HCES Engineers Week For all events see seaoh.org or email flyers. invited and encouraged to attend our meetings. activities, MATHCOUNTS, UHM DME activities, 2020-2021 Board of Directors etc.) Distribution of the Wiliki through the GMEC SEAOH Annual Golf Tournament President: Garret Masuda GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING system is discouraged because it promotes Annual golf tournament is scheduled for Our first Zoom Conference Call meeting was Insynergy Engineering, Inc. other professional organizations. Future October 22nd. held March 26, 2021 with seven participating. Pres. – Elect: Derek Mukai distribution is pending with further ASME Community Planning and Meeting was conducted by Chairperson Derek Membership Applications considerations. Engineering, Inc. Sato. Application was received from Treasurer: Michele Adolpho Several Francis Rhodes Montgomery Design Jose Mandawe, Member. ECS, Inc. Student Section Report by D. Suyat: Current plans call for two graduating students taking the FE exam and are Competition: Please contact any SEAOH Board Member by Secretary: Nimr Tamimi competitions a year, one for the ME-481 in Engineering Partners, Inc. interested in FE study sessions and materials. May 4, 2021, to file comments regarding the National Dir. Sean Sugai December and one for ME-482 in May. applicant. UHM DME Report by Dr. Shin: Chairperson Derek Sato will coordinate judges Ronald N. S. Ho & Associates, Inc. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. For Past Pres.: Ken Kawahara • DME is close to establishing aerospace and ASME Hawaii support with Dr. A. 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Please continue to stay safe, watch out for each scholarships. Make your check payable to other, especially our kupuna, and continue to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and include the note be vigilant about best health practices. ‘Walter Lum Scholarship Fund’ and mail to: ASCE Hawaii Section, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu, ASCE’s COVID-19 RESOURCES PAGE HI 96808-0917. If you have any questions, https://collaborate.asce.org/covid-19/home please contact Eric Tomishima at Reminder that ASCE has launched a COVID- [email protected]. 19 resources page with online tools and tips in one convenient place. The page includes links ASCE JOB LISTINGS 2020-2021 ASCE Hawaii Section Officers to free programs, training, and resources, the The following job listings are currently posted President: Dayna Nemoto-Shima, P.E. on the ASCE Hawaii Section website: email: [email protected] results of COVID-19 industry impact surveys, Pres.-Elect: Clifford Lum, P.E. and relevant online discussions with fellow • AECOM (Civil Engineers II) email: [email protected] members. The page also offers several ways to • City and County of Honolulu (Civil Engineer Vice Pres.: Reyn Hashiro, P.E. work more effectively while at home and III, IV, V, Civil Engineer V (Geotechnical), & email: [email protected] activities to take advantage of in the down time Electrical Engineer V) Treasurer: Eric Tomishima, P.E. you may have – even fun things to do with the • Gray Hong Nojima & Associates, Inc. email: [email protected] keiki! And don’t forget that all members have 10 (Junior Civil Engineer) Secretary: Sheila Uyeoka, P.E. free PDHs! Now may be a good time to catch email: [email protected] • G70 (Civil Designer, Civil Engineer, Civil Past Pres.: Jason Kage, P.E. up on some of those technical on-demand Project Manager, Construction Manager) webinars. email: [email protected] • HDR (Senior Civil Engineer, Project Manager, YMF Pres.: Carly Kaneko, P.E. COMMITTEE POSITIONS Senior Engineering Project Manager, email: [email protected] ASCE Hawaii is looking for volunteers for Water/Wastewater Engineer) various committee positions. If you are EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING • Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Last held: April 15, 2021 interested or have questions on any of these Corporation (Section Chief) positions, please contact President Dayna Next meeting: May 12, 2021 • Kennedy/Jenks Consultants (Project Nemoto-Shima, [email protected]. Manager, Honolulu Staff Engineer, Hawaii Staff ASCE HAWAII SECTION DINNER MEMBERSHIP Engineer) MEETINGS If you haven’t already done so, please renew • Nagamine Okawa Engineers Inc. (Structural The continued health and safety of our your ASCE membership, which includes 10 free Engineer) membership is our top priority and we will PDHs. You can renew your membership at • (Assistant Engineer continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. R.M Towill Corporation www.asce.org. I, Assistant Engineer II, Civil Design Engineer, Future in-person ASCE Hawaii Section events, Design Visualizer 3D Modeler) including our section dinner meetings, are still ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT • (Account Manager/Engineer-Water) temporarily on hold. Zoom meetings will be SCHOLARSHIPS Stantec scheduled in lieu of in-person meetings, date Please help us increase our scholarship • SSFM (Civil Engineer V, Structural Engineer and time TBD. We will keep you informed via e- endowment so that we can recognize deserving IV) blasts and/or notices posted on our website at students. We continue to accept tax-deductible For further information, please visit ascehawaii.org when they will be scheduled. donations with the goal of increasing the annual http://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.
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Upcoming Events For all events see seaoh.org or email flyers. SEAOH Annual Golf Tournament Annual golf tournament is scheduled for October 22nd. Membership Applications Application was received from Jose Mandawe, Member. Please contact any SEAOH Board Member by May 4, 2021, to file comments regarding the applicant. Next Meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. For information, contact SEAOH President John Uno at [email protected]. Wiliki_May2021_Wiliki Sept06 4/23/21 7:20 AM Page 6 Wiliki_May2021_Wiliki Sept06 4/23/21 7:20 AM Page 7
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Honor Award Winner: Ke’anae Road Honor Award Winner: Koa’e Makana yoga mats. We ended our meeting with some 2021 ACECH ENGINEERING social time as we enjoyed each other’s company. EXCELLENCE AWARDS, from Page 1 Safety Improvements Workforce Housing Project Association Hart Crowser, a division of Bow Engineering & Thank you to all the participants for attending! for the engineering, and mathematics programs Entering Firm: Entering Firm: Haley & Aldrich Development, Inc. Advancement of and arts education for keiki and kupuna. Virtual Networking Event Client/Owner: County of Maui, Department Client/Owner: Mark Development Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum On April 7th, ASCE YMF held a virtual Cost Engineering Honor Award Winner: Opaekaa Bridge Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html networking event with civil engineering students of Public Works As of January 2021, the median price for a HAWAII SECTION Rehabilitation The mile-long Ke’anae Road originates as single-family home on the island of Kauai was at UH Manoa, YMF members, and Hawaii Section Entering Firm: KAI Hawaii, Inc. Hana Highway and provides the only access $1.03 million where the average income is just members. The 30 participants at this event did a County of Kauai, Department 2020-2021 YMF Officers series of one-on-one "breakout sessions" with 3 Hawaii Section 2019-2020 OFFICERS Client/Owner: to historic Ke’anae Peninsula. This road over $60k. For low income families, affordable Carly Kaneko, President to 5 other participants. Student attendees were www.aacehawaii.com of Public Works supports resident and tourist traffic important housing is a scarce necessity that needs to be [email protected] What do you do with a 130-year old, 73 ft paired with either YMF or Hawaii Section President Christopher Kanae to the community’s financial well-being. A 100- more abundant. Thanks to Koa’e Makana, Claire Fukuoka, Vice President members to learn more about each engineer's long, steel truss bridge that is in extremely Vice Pres. Will Sparks, PSP foot high slope along an 800 foot portion of the Kauai now has its largest affordable housing [email protected] company, job responsibilities, and to have the poor condition and is no longer capable of Brandon Uejo, Treasurer Secretary Yashaira Fletcher road had a history of rockfalls, endangering property and has begun to address its opportunity to ask questions. Some YMF and safely supporting vehicles? And what do you [email protected] Treasurer Jeanette Roberts residents and tourists. The County of Maui inequality in the housing market. With roughly Hawaii Section members choose to be paired do when the local residents and historic Lance Lam, Secretary Dir. Soc. Med. Yong Shi, CCP sought to mitigate the rockfall hazards, even 40” of rainfall a year, careful consideration of with other industry professionals if they were community insist that this State and Nationally considering whether the roadway should be the drainage and layout led Bow Engineering [email protected] Cont. on the Board Kapiolani Street, Past President interested in general networking or if they wanted registered historic 1890’s bridge be repaired relocated. After gathering site information by to redefine the flood plain to account for of Directors Maelyn Uyehara (Past Pres.) [email protected] to learn what type of work they did. Thank you to and not replaced? engineering geologists rappelling down the excess storm water runoff generated from a everyone who participated in this event and we As a member of the Board of the Council of The ultimate solution was to design a hope that it was beneficial to everyone! We hope cliff face, Hart Crowser assessed the rockfall 100-year storm event. Solar panels were also YMF General Meeting Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards The next virtual YMF general meeting will be on to do another networking event later this year! retrofitted bridge that incorporated the original risk and worked with the County to select a installed on the units to aid in creating an even (CESB), AACE International offers a range of Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 6pm via Zoom. Please steel trusses giving the Opaekaa Bridge its mitigation strategy that included a more affordable living situation that is certification levels from technician to professional send your RSVP to ymf.hawaii@ iconic 19th century aesthetic appearance combination of rock scaling, netting, rock environmentally friendly. This development to expertise level including CCT, CCP, CEP, EVP gmail.com, link will be distributed to those who while maintaining its historic integrity. fencing, and concrete barriers. Roadway project is a pioneer for all future affordable and PSP Certification Programs. Retrofitting/repairing old steel trusses for improvements, including regrading, housing projects. RSVP prior to the meeting. Please be sure to check out our website and social media channels The local section, AACE Hawaii, was originally reuse is sustainable, however it’s unique and pavement widening, and installing guardrails, Congratulations to all of this year’s award established in 1973. It achieved both the Platinum has rarely, if ever, been accomplished for a were incorporated into the project to further for the most updated information and for details recipients, all projects were outstanding on virtual events. If you are interested in attending and Gold Award for seven consecutive years bridge in Hawaii as old and severely damaged improve roadway safety. Significant examples of how engineering can provide 2014-2020. Our local area continues to achieve as this one. This is because the design and and learning more about the various professional, community outreach and coordination extensive benefits to the community while social and service opportunities available CCP, CEP, CST and PSP certifications. For more construction was costly, complex and benefitted the project and community as utilizing innovative approaches that provide through YMF, please contact YMF at 2020-2021 Officers: information, please visit and our local challenging due to a thorough assessment of construction required road closures with major the best engineering solutions. Mahalo to this [email protected]. President: Kelly Akasaki http://web.aacei.org/certification each original truss member, creating impact to residents and tourism-related year’s sponsors, the event would not be [email protected] website www.aacehawaii.com. innovating ways to strengthen damaged truss business. possible without their continued support and Yoga Social Vice Pres.: Jasmine Teramae-Kaehuaea On March 18th, seven ASCE members joined members, and duplicating the 19th century generosity. [email protected] construction method. together on zoom for a yoga session. All of the engineers and members found their center as they worked Sec/Treas: Keoni Wasano through each pose. Unlike a traditional yoga [email protected] architects of class, there were some workout moves The ITE Hawaii Section held a virtual speaker hawaii incorporated; however, everyone seemed to meeting on April 21st, 2021. We heard from Jon founded 1902 stillpower through the poses. The yoga session Nouchi who is the Deputy Director for the City and was concluded with the Savasana (also known as County of Honolulu Department of Transportation the corpse pose) as everyone melted into their Services. Jon's presentation focused on the City’s PO. Box 1901, Honolulu, HI 96805-1901 response to Oʻahu residentsʻ needs during the An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and Coronavirus pandemic and a past, current, and Architects www.eahawaii.org future look at mobility on our island. WEB address: The ITE Hawaii section will be hosting a virtual EAH 2020 Officers President Phil Blackman 282-7948 Technical Solutions Event on Wednesday, May 1st V. P. Rob Kinslow Excellence Award: Lahaina Waste Water Reclamation Facility 19th, in collaboration with transportation industry Treasurer Aaron Erickson 591-2728 Aerial View partners including Carmanah, Econolite, Iteris, Secretary Sam Gillie McCain, PedSafety, and Q-Free. The goal of these sessions would be to provide attendees EAH is currently only having Zoom Meetings with innovative solutions for transportation issues until further notice. and shared lessons learned from these projects. Regular meetings are held 2 times per month For this inaugural year, registration is free for ITE on Fridays. Meetings start at NOON and have members and public agency members with a ended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for over 110 years. nominal fee for everyone else. Members, guests, and the Public are welcome If you would like to be added to the ITE mailing to join EAH meetings. Email list, please email Keoni Wasano at [email protected] to get the Zoom meeting [email protected]. links.
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yoga mats. We ended our meeting with some social time as we enjoyed each other’s company. Association Thank you to all the participants for attending! for the Virtual Networking Event Advancement of Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum On April 7th, ASCE YMF held a virtual Cost Engineering Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html networking event with civil engineering students at UH Manoa, YMF members, and Hawaii Section HAWAII SECTION members. The 30 participants at this event did a 2020-2021 YMF Officers series of one-on-one "breakout sessions" with 3 Hawaii Section 2019-2020 OFFICERS Carly Kaneko, President to 5 other participants. Student attendees were www.aacehawaii.com [email protected] paired with either YMF or Hawaii Section President Christopher Kanae Claire Fukuoka, Vice President members to learn more about each engineer's Vice Pres. Will Sparks, PSP [email protected] company, job responsibilities, and to have the Brandon Uejo, Treasurer Secretary Yashaira Fletcher opportunity to ask questions. Some YMF and [email protected] Treasurer Jeanette Roberts Hawaii Section members choose to be paired Lance Lam, Secretary Dir. Soc. Med. Yong Shi, CCP with other industry professionals if they were [email protected] interested in general networking or if they wanted Cont. on the Board Kapiolani Street, Past President of Directors Maelyn Uyehara (Past Pres.) [email protected] to learn what type of work they did. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event and we As a member of the Board of the Council of hope that it was beneficial to everyone! We hope YMF General Meeting Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards The next virtual YMF general meeting will be on to do another networking event later this year! (CESB), AACE International offers a range of Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 6pm via Zoom. Please certification levels from technician to professional send your RSVP to ymf.hawaii@ to expertise level including CCT, CCP, CEP, EVP gmail.com, link will be distributed to those who and PSP Certification Programs. RSVP prior to the meeting. Please be sure to check out our website and social media channels The local section, AACE Hawaii, was originally for the most updated information and for details established in 1973. It achieved both the Platinum on virtual events. If you are interested in attending and Gold Award for seven consecutive years and learning more about the various professional, 2014-2020. Our local area continues to achieve social and service opportunities available CCP, CEP, CST and PSP certifications. For more through YMF, please contact YMF at 2020-2021 Officers: information, please visit and our local [email protected]. President: Kelly Akasaki http://web.aacei.org/certification [email protected] website www.aacehawaii.com. Yoga Social Vice Pres.: Jasmine Teramae-Kaehuaea On March 18th, seven ASCE members joined
together on zoom for a yoga session. All of the [email protected] engineers and members found their center as they worked Sec/Treas: Keoni Wasano through each pose. Unlike a traditional yoga [email protected] architects of class, there were some workout moves The ITE Hawaii Section held a virtual speaker hawaii incorporated; however, everyone seemed to meeting on April 21st, 2021. We heard from Jon founded 1902 stillpower through the poses. The yoga session Nouchi who is the Deputy Director for the City and was concluded with the Savasana (also known as County of Honolulu Department of Transportation the corpse pose) as everyone melted into their Services. Jon's presentation focused on the City’s PO. Box 1901, Honolulu, HI 96805-1901 response to Oʻahu residentsʻ needs during the An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and Coronavirus pandemic and a past, current, and Architects www.eahawaii.org future look at mobility on our island. WEB address: The ITE Hawaii section will be hosting a virtual EAH 2020 Officers President Phil Blackman 282-7948 Technical Solutions Event on Wednesday, May 1st V. P. Rob Kinslow 19th, in collaboration with transportation industry Treasurer Aaron Erickson 591-2728 partners including Carmanah, Econolite, Iteris, Secretary Sam Gillie McCain, PedSafety, and Q-Free. The goal of these sessions would be to provide attendees EAH is currently only having Zoom Meetings with innovative solutions for transportation issues until further notice. and shared lessons learned from these projects. Regular meetings are held 2 times per month For this inaugural year, registration is free for ITE on Fridays. Meetings start at NOON and have members and public agency members with a ended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for over 110 years. nominal fee for everyone else. Members, guests, and the Public are welcome If you would like to be added to the ITE mailing to join EAH meetings. Email list, please email Keoni Wasano at [email protected] to get the Zoom meeting [email protected]. links. Professional Directory
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