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E-Week Kickoff EWEEK Banquet Speaker Luncheon Speaker WALLY AMOS “The face that launched a thousand chips,” Wally Amos is the father of Ted Peck Appointed State Energy the gourmet cookie industry. As inventor of “Famous Amos” cookies, his Administrator story is the quintessential American success story. Theodore ‘Ted’ Peck, a former naval engineer, The “Famous Amos” cookie tale began when the talent agent began consultant, and energy management specialist, using his bite-sized cookies as calling cards. At the urging of his friends was named energy administrator for the and clients, he launched the Famous Amos Cookie Company in 1975 with Strategic Industries Division at the Department of a Sunset Boulevard storefront in Hollywood. The business grew and in Business, Economic Development & Tourism 1985, Famous Amos cookies was a $10 million business. Great products (DBEDT) this past October. are not built on great taste alone, and Famous Amos’ success is as much “We are pleased to have Ted Peck leading our due to Wally’s infectious enthusiasm and tireless promoting as it is to the energy team in Hawai‘i,” said DBEDT Director cookies’ delicious taste. Theodore E. Liu. “Ted has the experience and the While he left the brand after it changed hands several times between vision to advance the Lingle-Aiona administra- 1985 and 1998, he never lost his entrepreneurial zeal or passion for bak- tion’s goal of reducing our dependence on for- ing and promoting. His most recent venture is a Long Island-based Uncle eign oil and developing the state’s abundant Wally’s Company, which produces a full line of muffins. renewable energy resources.” Before his cookie foray, Wally spent a stint in the Air Force where he earned his GED, and at Sak’s in Peck has been with the State’s energy office New York. He then joined the William Morris Talent Agency and worked his way up to become the firm’s for the last year, and has had a leadership role in first black agent. While at William Morris, Wally represented The Supremes and Marvin Gaye, and he is numerous initiatives including energy planning, credited for signing a then-unknown duo named Simon & Garfunkel. the shaping of the state’s approach to renewable energy permitting and facilitation, the state Wally has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows, appeared in various network sitcoms hydrogen program, the Hawai‘i Clean Energy and acted as spokesman for Hush Puppies, United Airlines and the California Egg Board. He is host Initiative partnership between the state and U.S. and teacher of 50 adult basic learning programs on PBS, and has authored five books, his most recent Department of Energy, the greenhouse gas emis- being “The Cookie Never Crumbles, Inspirational Recipes for Everyday Living.” sion reduction task force, and a number of other In addition to his business, Wally devotes a great deal of time and passion for literacy causes, serv- strategic initiatives. ing as national spokesman for the Literacy Volunteers of America and acting as a board member for the “My initial focus is on our team working with all National Center for Family Literacy and Communities in Schools. branches of our state government to form a Wally Amos, 71, has been married for 31 years to his wife Christine. They reside in Hawaii. sound policy strategy for Hawai‘i’s future,” Peck said. “We’ve spent the last ten months working with our partner the Department of Energy and the Hawai‘i energy community to build a solid ACECH Awards Outstanding Engineering Projects foundation for moving forward in achieving our mutual goals of energy independence and ACECH held its Engineering Excellence rockfalls, landslides and flash flood hazards to renewable energy development.” Awards Banquet on November 16, 2008 at the perform an emergency earthquake damage Peck has an extensive background in strategic Ko’olau Golf Club. The annual event featured the assessment. The accurate determination of the planning. Prior to working for the State, he was a seven finalists in this year’s competition. causes of the irrigation tunnel blockage allowed principal with Booz Allen Hamilton and led the Earning the top honor – the Grand Conceptor speedy prioritization of repair efforts to save Honolulu office for its first five years. Within the Award - was the Emergency Water Tunnel Intake farms and livestock whose survival depend on firm, he led the development of an understanding Repair Project entered by Yogi Kwong Engineers, the availability of irrigation water. With limited time of the positioning of Hawai‘i as a prime location LLC working for its client, the State of Hawaii and money, extensive stabilization of the canyon for energy technology, innovation, investment, Department of Agriculture. After the October 16, walls at the damaged Alakahi Intake was not and transformation. Under his leadership, the 2006 earthquake, the staff of Yogi Kwong possible. However, using geologic engineering firm grew from a small presence to over 200 con- Engineers, LLC and Water Resources, Inc. risked (continued on page 11) sultants supporting clients across the Pacific. He also has significant technical credentials, having graduated Cum Laude from the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s of science degree in physics; graduated in the top 5 percent from the Naval Nuclear Power School; and received recognition as the top graduate from the S1C Nuclear Power Training Unit. He qualified as a Naval Nuclear Engineer with the second high- est rating possible. In 2004, he was selected as one of Pacific Business News “40 under Forty” and in 2006 was a Pacific Century Fellow. (Courtesy of DBEDT Release News 08-31) Yogi Kwong Engineers accept their Grand Emergency water tunnel intake repair project Conceptor Award. Page 2

2009 Engineers Week Banquet Saturday, February 21, 2009 Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter Golf Course (Admission to Fort Shafter will be arranged for registered attendees) Published monthly by: HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES 5:30 p.m. Cocktails SERVICE PRINTERS, INC. 6:30 p.m. Dinner 1829 Dillingham Boulevard • Honolulu, HI 96819 7:15 p.m. Program: Telephone: (808) 841-7644 • Fax: (808) 847-1487 • Presentation of Engineers Week Exhibit Awards. ADDRESS ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION TO: • Presentation of Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, HCES WARREN YAMAMOTO Lifetime Achievement and Student Engineer of the Year Awards. 1526-C Pukele Avenue • Honolulu, HI 96816 • Guest Speaker – Mr. Wally Amos, Motivational Speaker, father of the gourmet cookie industry, author of “The Cookie Never Crumbles, Inspirational Recipes Telephone: 768-3725 for Everyday Living,” host and teacher of 50 adult basic learning programs on PBS, and former talent agent for The Supremes and Marvin Gaye. • Installation of 2009 HCES officers. WILIKI MAILING LIST Additions and/or corrections to the Wiliki mailing list should indicate the prop- Contact Person/Organization ______er society, institution or association. Address ______Corrections to email addresses should be submitted to your society coordinator. Telephone______e-mail______Laverne Higa Department of Design and Construction Special guests have been invited to attend the banquet. These guests may include the 650 S. King Street, 11th Floor Governor, mayors of each county and key engineers in their cabinets. Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Would you like to sponsor an invited guest to sit at your table? Please circle one: Y N Work: 808-768-8442 If yes, we will contact you to link you with available invited guests. Fax: 523-4567 Email: [email protected] Tables seat 10 people. Rates are $40.00 for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 10, 2009, $50 for registration(s) postmarked after February 10 and $30.00 for students. Please type or print the name and company/organization affiliation of each attendee. Keep two seats open if HAWAII COUNCIL you have elected to sponsor an invited guest. of ENGINEERING SOCIETIES Name Company or Organization P.O. Box 2873 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96802 1. ______HOME PAGE: http://hces.us 2. ______2008-2009 OFFICERS Chair: Walter Billingsley 846-3232 3. ______Vice Chair: Dr. Song Choi Secretary: Grant Torigoe 4. ______Treasurer: Samuel Dannaway SOC Representative Alternate 5. ______AACE M. Uyehara T. Taam ASHRAE J. Ting 6. ______ASCE R. Iwamoto L. Fong ASME D. Kam J. Ahern 7. ______CFSEI W. Wong EAH M. McMorrow G. Yamamoto 8. ______FALEA S. Agraan HLSA E. Hee D. Hirota 9. ______HSPE IEEE G. Torigoe O. Libed 10. ______ITE SAME T. Barnes SEAOH D. Doi Number of people attending (except students): ______x $40.00 or $50.00 = ______SFPE S. Dannaway UH(assoc) S. Choi Number of students attending: ______x $30.00 = ______Sponsored Guest (2 x $40.00 = $80.00) = ______The Society of TOTAL AMOUNT REMITTED ______FIRE Make checks payable to “HCES” and mail with completed reservation form to: PROTECTION 2009 Engineers Week Banquet ENGINEERS c/o Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. HCES Treasurer S.S. Dannaway Associates, Inc. www.sfpehawaii.org 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 412 OFFICERS Honolulu, HI 96817-5316 President Melvin K. Harano, P.E. 848-6966 Telephone: 808-526-9019 [email protected] Vice-Pres Robert T. Bigtas, P.E. 526-9019 If you have any questions, please contact HCES Chair Walter Billingsley at wbillingsley@belt- [email protected] Secretary Derick Kam 848-6966 collins.com, telephone 846-3232 or HCES Vice Chair Dr. Song Choi at [email protected], [email protected] telephone 956-8408 / 7727. Treasurer Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. 526-9019 [email protected] Page 3

individuals may contact Kevin Kea, Hawaii Trig- Star Coordinator, at 521-3990 or acelandsur- [email protected]. Sponsorship fee is only engineers and $295.00 per school which covers testing materi- architects of als, awards for the student and teacher, and par- ticipation pins. Also please see our website for hawaii more information, www.HLSA-Hawaii.org. founded 1902 Schools thus far who have signed up are as fol- lows: po box 4353,honolulu,hawaii 96813 http://www.HLSA-hawaii.org Oahu Schools- Assets School, Castle High School, Halau Ku Mana, Iolani School, La Pietra An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and Architects Officers for 2008 WEB Address http:community.hei.com/eah President: Dan Hirota Hawaii School for Girls, Leilehua High School, Vice Pres: Arthur Sevigny Maryknoll School, Punahou School, and Sacred NEW EAH WEB Site: Secretary: Gavin Hirano Hearts Academy; http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home Treasurer: Ron Wagner Big Island Schools- Hilo High School; Director: Ryan Suzuki 2008 – 2009 Officers Director: Chris Guerin Kamehameha School-Hawaii, Ke Kula ‘o President Michael Albright 848-0751 NSPS Gov: Kevin Kea Ehunuikaimalino, Pahoa High & Intermediate, and 1st VP Tina Sprague 531-3017 Saint Joseph School; 2nd VP C. S. Papacostas 959-6538 The Hawaii Land Surveyors Association Molokai Schools- Moloka’i High School; Treasurer Tit Mun Chun (HLSA) is pleased to announce that we are now Maui Schools- Maui Preparatory Academy; Hana Secretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777 accepting registrations for the 2009 Annual High School; and St. Anthony High School. Director Andy Keane 531-3017 Surveying Conference. The conference will Director Aaron Erickson 591-2728 include topics on: “ALTA/ACSM LAND TITLE Director Andy Keith 543-4523 Director Howard Wiig 587-3811 SURVEY” with Gary Kent; a discussion of ALTA / Past Pres Ardalan Nikou 523-8874 ACSM Surveys from a legal and land title point of view; High Accuracy Reference Network-HARN January Meetings Hawaii Updates; Risk Management Issues And Programs and Speakers are also announced Opportunities For The Surveyor In The World Of on EAH WEB site http://eahawaii.googlepages. Machine Control; FEMA’s Elevation Certificate com/home and via weekly email notices. If you Form Preparation; Shoreline Surveys and Current want to receive a weekly email meeting Issues; Basic Survey Math; Survey Research; announcement or want program details, contact Regulated Industries Complaint Office; Na Ala Sam Gillie at [email protected] or 543- Hele Trails; Hawaiian Land Matters; GIS/Photogrammetry with more topics to come. HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS FOR 2008 4739. Come and see Vendors showing their latest President: Don Hamada Vice Pres.: Steven Yoshida products and services. Treasurer: Robert Nehmad When: January 29 & 30, 2009 Secretary: Honglong Li Wiliki Advertisers Where: Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel 2500 Kuhio Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii Summary of the November Meeting Wanted For more information and registration forms, The Hawaii Section November Meeting was please visit our website at: www.hlsa-hawaii.org held at the University of Hawaii, Holmes Hall. Mr. or fax your request for information to: (808)235- Steven Yoshida, 3650, attn: HLSA Conference. Consultant Traffic Design Project Manager with the CERTIFIED SURVEY TECHNICIAN EXAM Department of CST testing will be offered at the 2009 HLSA Transportation, made a Annual Conference. The CST exam opportunity presentation on Roadside will be on Friday, January 30. The paper exams Design and Crash Testing. for Levels 1, II or 111 can be taken at the confer- Along with Mr. Yoshida’s ence. By participating in this group testing spon- presentation, Mr. John sored by HLSA, members and non-members will Tolle, of the FHWA www.FBIjobs.gov be able to register at a combined discounted Resource Center, present- total test and registration fee of $150.00. ed a short presentation on Application forms, CST information and sample the capabilities of Become an FBI Special Agent. questions are available for download from the Dynasmart-P. We are currently seeking Special Agent National Society for Professional Surveyors web- The presentation by Mr. candidates in the following critical skill areas: site www.nspsmo.org and clicking on the CST Yoshida summarized the Intelligence experience • Computer Science or IT • Engineering logo. Application and fees must be turned in to evolution of roadside • Physical Science • Accounting/Finance • Law • Law HLSA by Friday, December 19, 2009. Mail design on a national basis Enforcement or other Investigative experience • Military Forms and Fees to HLSA-PO Box 2981, and discussed Hawaii experience • or Foreign Language (Arabic, Chinese – all dialects, Honolulu, HI 96802 Attn: CST Exam For DOT’s policies and prac- Korean, Urdu, Farsi, Dari, Russian, Albanian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Questions concerning the exam contact Joanne tices for designing road- Swahili, Spanish, Punjabi, Tamil, Pashto, Hindi, and Turkish) sides. He also introduced Williamson at 543-7811 or email at • and many other disciplines. [email protected]. various crash tested hard- To kick off our 2009 conference will be the ware used within the state To qualify for the position of FBI Special Agent, you must possess “Surveyors Challenge” which will be held on of Hawaii. Several crash a four-year college degree plus three years of professional work Wednesday, January 28 2009, at Kakaako testing videos, courtesy of experience; be available for assignment anywhere in the FBI’s Waterfront Park at 2:30pm. The HLSA Annual FHWA, was shown to rein- jurisdiction; be between the ages of 23 and 36; and be in Banquet will be held on Thursday, January 29 force crash testing meth- excellent physical condition with the ability to pass a rigorous 2009 at the Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel in ods and how each system physical fitness test.rigorous physical fitness test. the Prince David Room. Come and join us for out performs under testing. 2009 event. Mr. Tolle’s presented the Professional Staff opportunities exist in capabilities of Dynasmart- the following areas: TRIG-STAR PROGRAM P, which is a state of the • Management • Human Resources • Technical • Trade & The Trig-Star Program is once again gearing art dynamic network traffic Maintenance • Administrative • Budget/Finance • Police up for its second year. This math competition for operational planning tool Officers/Security • Facilities high school students challenges all participating that supports transporta- • Investigative Specialties schools and students to step up and show the tion network planning and entire state who has the brightest minds in traffic operations deci- • and many more. Trigonometry. Who will be the 2009 Hawaii Trig- sions. It includes the eval- To apply, visit: www.FBIjobs.gov Star? Schools are currently signing up for the uation of ITS deployment competition and will continue through the end of options through simulation The FBI is an equal the year. We are looking for any interested spon- and dynamic traffic assign- opportunity employer. sors for the schools competing, companies or ment. Page 4

being more proactive, listening to members, set- “World’s smallest Brush”), certificated by the ting priorities, and effectively using resources and Guinness Book of World Record in 2007. Ph.D. Hawaii Section making decisions. The conference will provide (1992), University of Delaware. The American separate first-time and experienced leader’s (continued on page 6) Society of tracks. Each will address the Society’s organiza- tion, activities and resources, with methods to Mechanical Engineers help in the successful leadership of an ASME unit and/or unit activity. There will be a number of Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii opportunities to network with other leaders and ASME-HI 2008-2009 Officers ASME Staff. There will also be an Idea Mart ASHRAE Exposition featuring information and representa- Chairperson Edmund Chang 543-4227 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning [email protected] tives of various ASME resources (i.e., marketing, Engineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter Vice-Chair Derick Kam 848-6966 member services, technical publishing and P.O. BOX 1236 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96807 [email protected] ASME.org). Secretary Ronald Flegal 455-0265 The 2009 LTC workshops and networking [email protected] 2008-09 OFFICERS Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 scenarios are planned to balance instruction with [email protected] interaction to help delegates better lead their President Joseph K. Ting, P.E. Dir 2 yr Chester Kaitoku 768-8243 units. Delegates will learn the value of business Pres.-Elect Albert Hahn, P.E. Vice Pres. Dicson Aggabao [email protected] planning through activities based on real unit Dir 1 yr James Grogan 254-2947 Secretary Tyson Toyama, P.E. [email protected] challenges. The opportunities available at LTC Treasurer Michael Chang Past-Chair Raymond Liu 497-1395 will be of value both within ASME and in the del- [email protected] egate’s workplace. INSYNCHRONIZATION OF MEP ENGINEER- HCES Rep Derick Kam ING IN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION NEWEST ASME FELLOW OF THE HAWAII Alternate John Ahern On 12/11/08, HECO Vice President David SECTION NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERAL Waller, P.E., orchestrated a panel of four speak- Professor Mehrdad N. ers from the MEP community: Paul Fukunaga, MEETING Ghasemi-Nejhad of the Date: January 13, 2008 P.E. (Senior Vice President, Thermal Engineering Department of Mechanical Corporation); Ross Okuda, P.E. (President, Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Engineering of the University Place: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue Cafeteria Mechanical Enterprises Inc.); Rick Moss, P.E. of Hawaii at Manoa was (President, Moss Engineering, Inc.); and Gene Agenda: XRF Alloy Analyzer Demonstration recently conferred the dis- Albano, P.E. (Vice President, Lincolne Scott). by Ed Chang tinction of ASME Fellow Their crossfire discussions on the subject matter The presentation/demonstration will show how grade of membership. He were informative and educational. Controversial the x-ray tube-based analyzer performs instant became the fourth ASME-HI member to be con- or not, the 110+ attendees including the mem- metal alloy and lead paint analyses. The presen- ferred this distinction of Fellow grade in recogni- bers, friends, spouses and keikis were well enter- tation explains how the x-ray fluorescence ener- tion of outstanding engineering achievements. tained. Our Christmas Party followed thereafter gy given off by the elements of the material is Dr. Ghasemi-Nejhad is the founding director of thus ending another great year for ASHRAE. used to determine the alloy or detect lead in a the Advanced Materials Manufacturing Lab paint sample. Safety requirements will be (AMML), Intelligent and Composite Materials Lab AGENDA for January 8, 2009 Meeting reviewed. There will be lots of pizza and soft (ICML), and Hawaii Nanotechnology Lab (HNL). 5:30 - 6:00 PM – Registration drinks. Please contact Ed Chang for directions He is an invited speaker in the fields of compos- 6:00 - 7:00 PM – DO & DON’T of Specifying Fire and for more information, such as parking. ites, smart structures, and nanotechnology, a & Life Safety Devices contributor and reviewer of articles in profession- 6:30 - 7:30 PM – Happy Hour (Open Bar – 2 HAWAII SECTION CHRISTMAS PARTY drinks per person) Our annual Christmas party was held on al journals, and the associate editor of the Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 7:00 – 7:30 PM – Dinner & Committee Reports Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the Maple Garden 7:30 - 8:30 PM – Main Program Restaurant on 909 Isenberg Street. Enjoying the Besides an ASME Fellow, he is a member of Chinese buffet lunch were 19 members and SPIE, ASC (American Society for Composites), MAIN PROGRAM: Compliance with guests. Each participant brought a wrapped and SAMPE (Advancement of Material and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and LEED Christmas gift worth about $10. We had a private Process Engineering). He is a technical commit- This session will feature our BOG member, room with a capacity of 27 people. The food and tee member of Adaptive Structures and Material Barry Jim On, P.E., who will provide a roadmap service were great, and the price was very rea- Systems (ASMS) of ASME/Aerospace, chair of to the Compliance with ASHRAE Standard 90.1 sonable. Maple Garden is a good place to have a ASMS Symposium in 2006 ASME/IMECE, chair and LEED. With the LEED implementation in meeting for a small group. Parking may be a con- of the First ASME International Conference on both public and private projects, ASHRAE cern, so check with the restaurant if valet parking Multifunctional Nanocomposite in 2006, and Co- Standard 90.1 has gained its utmost importance is available. chair of Active and Passive Structures and to the design architects and engineers. This par- Integrated Systems of the 2008 and 2009 SPIE ticular standard has played a key role in LEED PARTITION IN SCHOOL CAREER ACTIVITIES Conference. certification for new construction and renovation Through out the year, ASME-HI participates in Dr. Ghasemi-Nejhad is a faculty advisor for the projects. The said topic should kick off a good as many school career activities as possible to student sections of the ASME and SAMPE, as start for the fiscal year 2009. It should continue to promote and publicize mechanical engineering. well as the ASME Human Powered Vehicle senior educate our own members as well as our asso- The career fairs are usually poster displays with design project. He is also the Graduate Chair and ciated design colleagues including architects and handouts in the school gym for a couple of the ABET Chair of the Department of Mechanical electrical engineers thus helping them to better hours, with the displayers answering questions Engineering. He has over 140 publications in understand how to apply in their respective about the career they are promoting. composites, smart structures, and nanotechnol- designs in order to meet the LEED certification’s On November 19, Ed Chang, James Grogan, ogy, including publications in Nature Materials requirements for any future projects. and Derick Kam participated in the Kailua High and Science. School annual Career Fair. LOOKING AHEAD: 2009 Technical Seminar Dr. Ghasemi-Nejhad received the Block & Product Show – February 27, 2009 On January 29, 2009, ASME-HI will participate Fellowship from the University of Delaware, the in the Kaimuki High School Career Fair. DuPont Fellowship from E.I. DuPont de COSTS: On February 6, 2009, Ed Chang is scheduled Nemours, the Scholars Award from the Center RSVP (Pre-registration): Email Kevin Saito to conduct a mechanical engineering career for Composite Materials of the University of [email protected] and remit payment via shadow session at HECO’s Waiau Power Plant Delaware, the University of Hawaii Presidential PayPal at www.hawaii.ashraechapters.org for 10-15 students from Kawananakoa Middle Citation for Meritorious Teaching, the A.D. ASHRAE Members: $40 per person School. Welliver Faculty Fellow from Boeing, the ASME Members from any Hawaii Council of ASME LEADERSHIP TRAINING Region IX Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, Engineering Societies: $40 per person CONFERENCE (LTC) and the Best Paper Award in Mechanics of Non-Member of the above organizations: $45 Delegates from ASME Sections will meet Materials of ASME/Aerospace ASMS. With his per person March 5-8, 2009 at the Westin Hotel near LAX students, he won the Human Powered Vehicle No RSVP (Registration on-site): Airport in Los Angeles, CA. The 2009 LTC theme National Championship in 1995 and 1997. Regardless of Members or Non-Members: $50 is “Advancing Skills for Leadership Challenges” - He is one of the inventors of the nanobrush, (the per person Page 5

with CRSI Achievement award. STRUCTURAL • Final 2006 IBC State Building Code – Hawaii The slate of nominations for the 2009 SEAOH State Amendments briefing by Gary Chock Board of Directors was presented at the ENGINEERS The next SEAOH Board of Directors and December 2, 2008 General Membership meet- ASSOCIATION Officers meeting will be held on Wednesday, ing. At that time, the floor was opened for nom- OF HAWAII January 7, 2009, venue to be determined. inations. There were no nominations from the Contact SEAOH President Ian Robertson (956- floor. Ballots were sent to Members mid- 6536, [email protected]) for more information. December. The new board members will be PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801 announced in the February Wiliki. Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org 2009 China Educational Trip: In addition to hosting its annual convention at New Member Applications: 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS & a local venue in 2009, SEAOH is considering Renee Ishisaka’s (SSFM) application for DIRECTORS offering an educational China trip May 9-20, SEAOH Allied membership was approved. Position Officer Phone 2009. An itinerary for the trip has been set and Ming Ge’s (University of Hawaii) application for President Ian Robertson 956-6536 [email protected] includes visiting the cities of Beijing, Yichang, SEAOH Student membership was approved. Vice Pres. Myles Shimokawa 593-0933 Xian, Guilin and Shanghai. Please contact Gary New member application for Allied member- [email protected] Chock at [email protected] if interested ship for Jinghai Yang (GMP International) was Secretary Albert Fobel 521-6958 or if you need additional information. received and is open for comments from the [email protected] membership. Jinghai Yang’s application will be Treasurer Lee Takushi 531-1308 NCSEA: [email protected] The NCSEA is looking for volunteers to partic- voted on at the February 2009 board meeting. Director Kylie Yamatsuka 534-1300 ipate in any of their committees. Please go to the Please notify any SEAOH Officer prior to the [email protected] NCSEA website (www.ncsea.com) and click on February 2009 board meeting if you wish to com- Director Brian Awakuni 841-6444 ment on this prospective member. [email protected] “Committees” in the left column to see if there are Director Phil Gerwien 531-4627 any of interest. For more information, contact [email protected] Myles Shimokawa. Director Tim Waite 479-1216 The NCSEA is compiling a list of SEAOH engi- [email protected] neers who sit on Standards Committees (ACI, Past Pres Gary Chock 521-4513 [email protected] ASTM, etc.) Contact Myles Shimokawa for more information. HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING Disaster Response Committee: December 3, 2008 The final draft of SEAOH’s internal guidelines Committee Reports: for response to disasters has been completed. General Membership Meetings/Technical Upon review of the final draft by the board, the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute Seminars/Events: draft will be uploaded to the SEAOH website and the membership will be asked to review and HAWAII CHAPTER – A SEAOH General Membership meeting was 98-029 Hekaha St. Unit 23, Aiea, Hawaii 96701 held December 2, 2008 in conjunction with a comment on the draft. Phone: (808) 485-1400 Fax: (808) 485-1500 workshop presented by Simpson Strong-Tie Building Code Committee: Web Page: www.cfsei.org Company entitled “2006 IBC Wind & Seismic The State Building Code is in the process of OFFICERS Phone FAX Design”. being adopted as administrative rules. This President Marvin Mestanza 221-1534 no fax – The 2009 SEAOH Installation Banquet will be [email protected] process includes review by the Attorney General, Vice Pres Jeoffrey Cudiamat 488-5000 488-5099 held at the Pacific Club on January 16, 2009 at Small Business Association, the Governor’s office [email protected] the Pacific Club. SEAOH will be celebrating its and a public hearing. The State Building Code Secretary Alison Agapay 536-2626 536-3926 40th Anniversary. Additional information will be council has begun to draft the plumbing and [email protected] forthcoming. electrical codes. The International Residential Treasurer Jason Emoto 942-9100 942-1899 – A PCI workshop/seminar sponsored by Grace Code (IRC) will most likely be adopted by the [email protected] Director Albert Fobel 521-6958 533-6701 Pacific Rocky Mountain Prestress is tentatively State as well and will require amendments to [email protected] scheduled for February 9, 2009. address local issues. Director Akira Usami 683-5747 682-2928 The following seminars are anticipated to be Other Business: [email protected] presented in early 2009: Director Paul Silen 735-3211 735-3280 SEAOH has provided nominations to HCES for [email protected] • ASCE 24 Flood Hazard Design the 2009 Young Engineer and Engineer of the Past Pres Brian Enomoto 486-5202 486-5206 • A seminar presented by CCPI in conjunction Year awards as well as for the Lifetime [email protected] 020303EVMA 020303EVMA • General Engineering • Soil Nails / Shoring • New Construction • Micro & Pin Piles Call 845-2474 • Relevel Foundations • Rock / Soil Anchors IN HAWAII FORFOR 2321 YEARS • Compaction Grounding • Clay Stabilization www.ssihawaii.com Lic. AC-13555 Page 6

Rim. Visit the confer- HONOLULU POST ence website at SOCIETY OF AMERICAN http://samehonolulu. MILITARY ENGINEERS org/COP/COP1.html Established 1920 -- to register for the Dedicated to the conference, and sign National Defense up for booths and sponsorships. P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817 Web page: http://posts.same.org/honolulu/ The brief for the January 13, 2009 Honolulu 2007 Post Officers President Todd Barnes SAME monthly 1st VP (Programs) Bryan Zachmeier meeting will be 1991 2nd VP Iraq Invasion of (Sustaining Members) Will Boudra Kuwait – 3rd VP (Membership) Jerry Matsuda Environmental Secretary MAJ Jon Hendersen Impact. The 11:30 Treasurer LTC Robert Kroning, USA lunch meeting will be December Meeting Highlights held at the Hale Dr. Dave Rezachek, a consultant to Honolulu Ikena, Ft. Shafter. Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC, gave the feature To RSVP, please presentation, “Deep Water Well Cooling Plans for contact Amy.I. Downtown Honolulu service area. Honolulu Downtown District,” at SAME Tashiro@usace. Honolulu’s December 9 meeting. army.mil. The Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning ASME, from page 4 (HSWAC) project involves installing a 63-inch MECHANICAL ENGINEER WANTED-U.S. high-density polyethylene pipe offshore of ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Honolulu to a depth of 1,600 feet, a distance HONOLULU DISTRICT approximately four miles. Cold seawater (~45º F) Vacancy Announcement Number: WTEW08720653D at the rate of 44,000 gallons per minute will be Serves as mechanical design engineer with the pumped through a heat exchanger and returned responsibility for developing the designs, plans, to the ocean through a second pipe. The cold and specifications for plumbing, ventilating, air seawater will receive the heat from a freshwater conditioning, fire sprinkler, medical gas and other distribution network beneath the streets of systems for use in government facilities, including Downtown Honolulu, which will be used to cool multi-story buildings, steam plants, hospitals, approximately 65 buildings. barracks and similar structures. PE preferred. The following project descriptions summarize Applicants must access the announcements the HSWAC project. through USAJOBS (www.usajobs.opm.gov) • 63-inch HDPE intake pipeline / 55-inch HDPE HSWAC concept. Contact – Reynold Chun at (808) 438-7054 discharge • Intake to be approximately 19,000 to 21,000 feet offshore at a depth of 1,600 feet to 1,770 Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post feet and • Seawater intake will be at a temperature of Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies approx. 44 to 45° F invite you to participate in the • Heat exchanger and chiller plant to utilize cor- 2009 ENGINEER’S WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEON rosion resistant materials • Will include chillers to maintain a consistent Presentation: Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Speaker: Theodore A. Peck chilled water temperature of 44°F Administrator, Strategic Industries Division, DBED&T • Fresh water distribution system will consist of 16,000 to 19,000 feet of pipeline in a closed- Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom loop system Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM PowerPoint presentation given at the Luncheon Cost: $27.50* December 9 meeting has been posted at *$13.75 for Students http://www.samehonolulu.org/pg1a.htm. RSVP by: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Note the February 2009 Century of the Pacific military engineering conference to be held in Send this form and payment to: Honolulu from February 24-26, 2009. This will be Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post a premier Pacific military engineering conference, c/o William Greenough with speakers and attendees from the Pacific Booz Allen Hamilton 733 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, HI 96813 (Make checks payable to Society of American Military Engineers) Name: ______Organization*: ______Address: ______Phone: ______Email: ______Number in Party: ______x $27.50 (or $13.75 for students) = Total $ ______Receipt required: No ______Yes ______LUNCH: Warrior Buffet Dr. Rezachek and Honolulu Post President *Students please indicate school and program Todd Barnes. Page 7 Page 8

Members, Associate Members and Affiliate Members must have: 1) reached the age of 65, 2) paid dues in any membership grade except stu- dent member for 30 years, and 3) had 10 years continuous membership immediately preceding Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum the attainment of Life Member. Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html What is so great about attaining Life Member status? Well, when you reach your Life year, you 2008-2009 YMF Officers become exempt from paying membership dues; 2008-2009 OFFICERS Phone Office Name Phone something to look forward to! Congratulations to President: Aaron Erickson 591-2728 President Michael Hunnemann 791-3980 these newest Hawaii Section Life Members who email: [email protected] will be honored with a certificate at the January [email protected] Pres-Elect Jeff Kalani 596-2928 22, 2009 dinner meeting. Vice-President: Eric Arakawa 258-5770 email: [email protected] [email protected] Vice-President Roger Babcock 956-7298 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Secretary: Karen Chongue 779-4106 email: [email protected] Last held: December 9, 2008 [email protected] Secretary Dawn Barsana 943-1133 Next Meeting: January 6, 2009 Treasurer: Troy Ching 440-4548 email: [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer Ian Arakaki 596-7790 CONTINUING EDUCATION Past President: Lisa Takushi 531-4252 email: [email protected] ASCE National holds more than 275 seminars Past President Ron Iwamoto 486-5202 and computer workshops each year on a wide [email protected] ext14 email: [email protected] variety of technical, management, and regulatory Next YMF General Meeting Region 8 Chair Westley Chun 943-1133 topics. These seminars are held in more than 45 The next two YMF general meetings are email: [email protected] cities across the U.S. In addition, ASCE offers scheduled for Wednesday, January 7th, 6:00p.m. JANUARY DINNER MEETING customized on-site training and many distance at Kochi Restaurant & Lounge by Gulick Program: Construction Committee Presentation learning programs, including live interactive Deli,941-2835, and Wednesday, February 4th, and Recognition of New ASCE Hawaii Section web/teleconference seminars, online courses 6:00p.m. at Sam Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch, Crab Life Members and courses on CD, videotape, and audiotape. & Big Aloha Brewery, 545-7979. If you are inter- Presentation entitled: “Pervious concrete – A Please visit www.asce.org/conted/ for complete ested in attending to find out what the YMF is all concrete solution to storm water runoff” by details. about, please contact Aaron Erickson at 591- 2728 or [email protected]. Wayne Kawano, President of Cement and ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOL- Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii. Pervious ARSHIPS 2009 NATIONAL YOUNGER MEMBER concrete is a no-fines concrete mix of coarse Please help us increase our scholarship AWARDS aggregates, Portland cement, and is intended for endowment so that we can recognize those By Florence Ching, Awards Committee Chair use as an open-graded drainage material. This deserving students. We continue to accept The ASCE Hawaii Section YMF is requesting presentation help attendees understand the envi- tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas- nominations for the National Younger Member ronmental benefits and applications of pervious ing the annual scholarships. Make your check Awards. Nominations are strongly encouraged concrete pavements and will include a video on payable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to to recognize young engineers who have con- the installation process of pervious concrete in a ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917, tributed to the enhancement of the general soci- parking lot. Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any questions, ety and the engineering profession. Each year, Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009 please contact Ron Iwamoto at 486-5202, or ASCE recognizes outstanding achievements by NOTE: This is the 4th Thursday in [email protected]. its Younger Members through several awards. January ASCE JOB LISTINGS The Committee on Younger Members adminis- Location: Treetops at Paradise Park, The following employers have openings they ters these awards. The Hawaii Section YMF is Manoa Valley would like to fill: seeking nominations for the following National Time: 5:30 p.m. - Social Time Younger Member Awards: • Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (Civil 6:30 p.m. - Dinner 1. Collingwood Prize – Technical paper describ- 7:15 p.m. - Program Engineer - Honolulu and Wailuku, Land Surveyor - Honolulu) ing engineering work written exclusively by a 8:45 p.m. - Adjourn younger member or younger members; one Menu: Multi-entree buffet • Bills Engineering Inc. (Civil Engineer, winner selected and paper will be published in Cost: $22.00 for Hawaii Section members Engineering Assistant & CADD Technician) an ASCE official publication. $25.00 for non-section members and • Bow Engineering & Development Inc. (Project 2. Daniel W. Mead Prize – Ethics paper; national guests Manager & Project Engineer) winner presents paper at Annual Conference; $11.00 for UH Student Chapter • CH2MHILL (Transportation/Traffic Engineer – Certificates of Commendation may also be members Honolulu Office) awarded. Please make checks payable to ASCE-Hawaii • Fewell Geotechnical Engineering (Geotechnical 3. Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Section and mail to Ian Arakaki, ASCE Treasurer, Engineer - Honolulu) Professional Achievement – Recognizes overall The Limtiaco Consulting Group, 650 Iwilei Road, • Fukunaga & Associates (Civil and professional achievement; up to five awards Suite 208, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 postmarked Environmental/Sanitary Engineers - Honolulu) may be given each year. by Friday, January 16, 2009. Reservations for • Moffatt & Nichol, Hawaii (Civil Engineers – 4. Young Government Civil Engineer Award – the dinner meeting to Ian Arakaki by Monday, Honolulu) Recognizes overall achievement in the govern- January 19, 2008, by phone at 596-7790, fax at • Warren S. Unemori Engineering (Project ment sector; minimum of five years of govern- 596-7361 or email at [email protected]. Engineer, Civil Engineer - Wailuku) ment service required; Certificates of NEW LIFE MEMBERS For more information on these job listings, Commendation may also be awarded. This year the Hawaii Section has 8 members please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website at If you are interested in submitting a nomination, who have achieved Life Member status: http://jobs.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobs.html. please contact YMF Awards Committee Chair Florence Ching at [email protected] or at Douglas Kamiya, P.E., M.ASCE ASCE HAWAII SECTION’S WEBMAIL LIST – 472-1342. Nominations are due to Florence no Rodney Kawamura, P.E., M.ASCE SIGN-UP AND/OR UPDATE later than January 16, 2009. For more informa- Hiro Mizue, P.E., M.ASCE If you would like to receive e-mail notices of tion on award criterion and award nomination Edwin Nomura, P.E., M.ASCE upcoming meetings or activities, please sign-up forms, visit the CYM website at Carl Racuya, P.E., M.ASCE for the ASCE Hawaii Section’s webmail list at http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/cym_ Robert Tom, P.E., M.ASCE http://www.ascehawaii.org/emailform.html. You awrds.cfm or contact Florence. Robert Watari, P.E., M.ASCE may also update your email address on that Sheldon Yamasato, P.E., M.ASCE same webpage. Please consider helping the 2009 Winter ASCE YMF PE Refresher Life member status is an honor awarded to Hawaii Section reduce operating costs by receiv- Course members who have made a lifetime commitment ing your monthly issue of Wiliki via email. If you By Timothy Lum Yee, PE Refresher Course Chair to ASCE and the Civil Engineering profession by have any questions, please contact Webmaster The ASCE YMF will be offering a refresher remaining a member of ASCE for the full length of Joanna Seto at 586-4329 or jseto@asce- course for anyone taking the PE in Civil their career. To obtain Life Member status, ASCE hawaii.org. (continued on page 9) Page 9

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORY Alfred Noble of New York City, then Past ASCEYMF, from page 8 President of the American Society of Civil by C.S. Papacostas Engineering. The course will be held on Engineers (ASCE). EIGHT DRYDOCK PLANS Saturday’s beginning in January 2008 and will Despite the presence of all the assembled last into April 2008. The course will focus on In my conclusion to last month’s article (Dec. expertise, final resolution was not reached until 2008), I stated that, following a Feb. 17, 1913 preparing you for the breadth portion of the exam 1915. Ironically, as we shall see, the “world which includes Water Resources Engineering, catastrophic collapse, the first legitimate propos- famous authorities” entered into a bit of profes- Environmental Engineering, Transportation al for the completion of Drydock No. 1 at Pearl sional discord themselves! Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Harbor was submitted by E. R. Gayler, the civil Regarding the history to date, H. R. Stanford, Structural Engineering, and Construction engineer in charge of the Navy’s works in the M. Am. Soc. C. E., the Chief of Yards and Docks Engineering. The cost of the course will be $475 Territory. himself, authored a notable paper (which I men- for ASCE members and $550 for non-ASCE The Star-Bulletin (SB) of Feb. 27 and 28, 1913 tioned in Feb. 2008) that he presented on Sept. members. If you have any questions or would described Gayler’s method as “entirely new and 1, 1915, and which appeared in print as Paper like to register for the course, please contact untried in drydock construction” but similar to Timothy Lum Yee at (808)440-4545 or one that had been proposed by civil engineer (continued on page 10) [email protected]. Leonard M. Cox in 1911 but rejected as techno- logically too risky. The newspaper said that the engineer proposed to place by a soon-to-be- available floating crane precast 120-ton, 9- Engineers Week 2009 square by 20 feet concrete blocks on top of the Sponsorship Opportunities driven anchor piles and then to tremie concrete in February 15-21, 2009 the 1-foot spaces between the blocks “welding the whole into a solid bottom 20 feet in thick- The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES) will once again be organizing events dur- ness.” He had estimated that, being two-fifths ing Engineers Week 2009 that include a luncheon, exhibit, and banquet. As in previous years, the heavier than before, the new bottom would resist Engineers Week Exhibit will be held at Kahala Mall from February 15-21, 2009. Static displays the upward pressures that caused the collapse. created by local companies/organizations will be on exhibit throughout the week. His design provided for tapering sides from 21 HCES is seeking sponsors to support Engineers Week 2009 events. Your contribution will feet at the bottom to 5 feet at the top of the dock. ensure that we are able to achieve our goal of bringing public attention to the work and contribu- “There should be no delay and the dock should tions of engineers, as well as, cultivating interest in engineering, science, and math among our youth. be completed by June 1915,” Gayler was quot- Sponsorship of Engineers Week 2009 events will provide your company or organization with ed to have said. excellent exposure! Your company/organization’s logo will be displayed prominently at Kahala Mall At that time, the proposal was still to be for the duration of the Exhibit. In addition, your company/organization will be recognized in the reviewed by the engineer of the San Francisco Wiliki, as well as, during the Engineers Week luncheon and banquet. Bridge Co, Francis B. Smith also known as Sponsorship Levels “Drydock” that he earned on a previous project at Gold $500 Mare Island. In response to the emergency, the Silver $250 company’s president, S. H. Hindes chose to pay To explore other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Maelyn Uyehara at (808) 521-2641 or a $200 fine for sailing on a foreign vessel, the [email protected]. ‘Nippon Maru’, out of San Francisco to contact U.S. Government business. The local comman- dant, Admiral W. C. Cowles, was expected to ENGINEERS WEEK 2009 give his approval as well before sending the pro- SPONSORSHIP PLEDGE FORM posal to Washington in care of the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks Admiral H. R. Stanford who, as we saw in the Sept. 2008 Sponsoring Company: installment, had visited the site for an inspection in July 1912. Company Name From various sources, I concluded that a spe- cial board, sometimes referred to as the Gayler Contact Name Board, was convened to investigate the founda- tion conditions at the site. The Secretary of the Street Address Navy Josephus Daniels toward the end of March sent Stanford and USN civil engineer Frederick R. Harris to Honolulu. Stanford stayed for only two City, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code weeks and Harris remained for another nine and was the second member of the Board. Someone Phone Fax by the name of Mr. Gordon reportedly completed the three-person Board. E-mail In a later local press story, Harris was given credit for having succeeded earlier in “solving the Sponsorship LEVEL: complicated Brooklyn problem,” where Drydock Gold ($500) $ ______No. 4 (called the ‘hoodoo drydock’) “cost the lives of twenty men, the serious injuring of four Silver ($250) $ ______hundred others and brought two big contracting Total Sponsorship $ ______companies to ruin [SB, 3/9/1914].” Authorized Signature: ______Date: ______Because of continuing contract disputes hing- ing on technical issues between the Navy and the NOTE: To be included in printed promotional materials, completed sponsorship forms and pay- contractors, including W. F. Dillingham of the ment must be received no later than January 16, 2009. Hawaiian Dredging Co., in the summer of 1913, Complete this form and return with check or money order payable to “HCES” to: Secretary Daniels retained yet another “world Maelyn Uyehara famous authority on foundations to Honolulu, to c/o Rider Levett Bucknall report on the possibilities, and it was said at the 1001 Bishop Street, Suite 1340 time that both sides had agreed to abide by his Honolulu, HI 96826 verdict [Pacific Commercial Advertiser, PCA, Fax (808) 946-2253 9/9/1913].” This expert was none other than Page 10

several private home fundraiser gigs it will be On a different note, the Big Island chapter doing during the Holidays to help spread the spir- recently joined forces with the Big Island AIA it of Christmas around, and earn a few bucks to chapter to meet with Big Island Mayor-elect, Billy replenish our scholarship fund treasury at the Kenoi. The Mayor-elect was reaching out to the same time. According to Suzie Agraan, our engineering and architecture community for Chirstmas Caroling coordinator, we are now advice and information. One topic of discussion almost booked for the season, but still can enter- were the candidates for the Director of Public tain a few more requests. Works and Director of Planning positions in the Santa Joey Resurreccion stole the show espe- new Administration. Warren H.W. Lee, P.E., was P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812 cially for the children as he distributed the gifts. selected as the Director of Public Works. Website: http://www.falea.org He was assisted by Angie Legaspi who was 2008-2010 Officers and BoDirectors sporting a special bright red hat to liven up the President: John C. Ramos activities as she coordinated the usual grab bag Vice Pres/Pres Elect: Elvi B. Pineda ASCE HISTORY, from page 9 Secretary: Zosima S. Agraan gift exchange among the evening’s attendees. Treasurer: Marisol Tacon The door prizes from the Board of Directors No. 1354 of the Transactions of ASCE. Entitled Asst. Treasurer: Nicolo A. Orense were also given out throughout the evening to the “Pearl Harbor Dry Dock,” it states as its objective Auditor: William A. Rapisura delight of everyone. Business Manager: Angelie L. Legaspi “to inform those interested in engineering matters Public Relations Officer: Joey G. Resurreccion NEW BUSINESS: Since it’s now 2009, the regarding the peculiar difficulties and problems” Past President: Napoleon Q. Agraan Year of the Ox is upon us. This year according to of the drydock. According to the synopsis, it cov- Board of Directors: Ramon B. Bonoan Jr. those who know the signs, is the year of the fam- ered “a topographical and geological description Eugene N. Calara ily, or so we are told. FALEA has lots in store for Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat of the location which was chosen for the dock, a Vergel G. Del Rosario the year, at least for the first six Months of 2009: review of the Congressional authorizations and Marcelino C. Labasan January to June – BoD Meetings (first Friday of appropriations for the work, a brief description of Jojo Lopez the Month), January to April (8 Saturday 4— the plans and methods of construction originally hour FE Refresher Course), February 14 – adopted, an outline of the changes which were OLD BUSINESS: They say that time flies Valentine’s Day Dinner at Ala Moana Hotel, made in dimensions and details as the work pro- when you’re having fun! It did really fly – March 27 – 2nd Annual Scholarship Golf Chirstmas and the New Year came and seeming- Tournament, April to June - Career Shadowing, ceeded, and a description of field troubles which ly in the blink of an eye, 2008, the Year of the Rat, May 9 – Filipino Fiesta & Parade, May 30 – were experienced and of the experiments and is now gone! We did have lots of fun this past Family Day, June 27 – Educational Field Trip. tests conducted to determine the best means for year – sort of a “hectic” type of fun for members, Seems like another “hectic” year, but then, the their correction. The paper concludes with a friends and supporters alike. We had all kinds of Ox is a beast of burden... so LET’S DO IT! description of the plans and methods which were activities throughout the year including our more Enjoy the New Year!! finally adopted and under which the work is now recent installation and awards banquet in proceeding.” The monumental 71-page paper October. was supplemented with 37 pages of eleven dis- But what comes foremost to mind was cussion pieces, followed by Stanford’s lengthy FALEA’s traditional(family style)Christmas Party response! at St. Philomena’s in Salt Lake on December 6, Hawaii Society of Admittedly “premature, in as much as little 2008. The Christmas Committee did a great job Professional Engineers progress has been made toward actual comple- in the planning and coordination of this event. It tion [ASCE, p. 224],” the document is a treasure was a potluck affair, and members as well as A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers trove of information about the evolving fields of guests also were asked to bring canned goods P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812 geotechnical and marine engineering, concrete and other non-perishable items for donation to technology, physical and chemical testing, con- the Hawaii Food Bank. Response was tremen- WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe dous which more than made up for Elvi Pineda’s struction methods, and contract management. 2008-2009 HSPE State Officers Although it does not dwell on the human or task of getting the approximately 60 pounds of President Manny Lanuevo, P.E. donations to the Food Bank a few days later. [email protected] societal and military aspects that we touched After a delicious dinner that included local and President Elect Majella Stevenson, P.E. upon, it is replete with detailed technical discus- other home-cooked ethnic foods as well as [email protected] sions, drawings and data that shed light on the background Christmas music from our DJ, Vice President Florence Ching, P.E. dock’s eventual collapse. That said, I must admit [email protected] that I did find a comment by a British discussant Eugene Calara kept everyone active and roaring Secretary Kurt Kunimune, P.E. with laughter with well-planned games designed [email protected] of the paper, J. R. Baterden, to be very instruc- for young as well as older participants alike. Treasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E. tive: “In Great Britain we are apt to be afraid to Other activities that complemented the fun and [email protected] put forth records of a work which has not been frivolity of the evening included line-dancing led Past President Barry Nakamoto, P.E. wholly successful, but, as the writer has pointed by Janet Simpliciano and other dance afficiona- [email protected] out more than once, the record of a failure teach- dos. Of course, no FALEA party is complete with- Honolulu Chapter Enrique Che, P.E. Director enrique.che”@heco.com es us more than many successes.” out the FALEA Singers doing its repertoire of Maui Chapter Darren Okimoto, P.E. In addition to Gayler’s post-collapse proposal Christmas Carols to the accompaniment of Director [email protected] that the SB explained reasonably well for a daily Ramon Bonoan’s guitar. Incidentally, the group Big Island Galen Kuba, P.E. newspaper, Stanford described seven more: Two has been practicing lately in preparation for the Chapter Director [email protected] Kona-Kohala Marc Botticelli, P.E. by Leonard M. Cox, two by Frederick R. Harris, Chapter Director [email protected] two by Alfred Noble, and the final amalgam of all that he claimed to be his own contribution. HSPE is anticipating the upcoming As we shall see next, Harris disputed Mathcounts competition. The Big Island, Maui Stanford’s assignment of credit and he cited a and Oahu will have their respective competitions U.S. patent granted to him to prove his point. on February 7, 2009. Kauai is planning to have its competition on February 28, 2009. Others disagreed with Stanford about the feasi- bility or field readiness of alternate methods of The respective winners on each island will then meet for the State Mathcounts championship on construction. Oahu on March 7, 2009. The State champion will Do you know of a civil engineering accom- represent Hawaii in Orlando, Florida for the plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem- National Mathcount competition scheduled for bers might find interesting? Please send a brief May 8, 2009. description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014, HSPE will be looking for volunteers to help with email [email protected]). Previous arti- grading and proctoring. Please contact your local cles in the series may be found at the Section’s Santa Joey Ressureccion distributing pre- HSPE chapters should you have any questions web site. Just point your browser to sents to the kids. or would like to volunteer. http://www.ascehawaii.org. Page 11

Outstanding Engineering Projects Honored at ACECH Award Banquet continued from page 1 expertise of the deep canyon sites, and state-of- The Emergency Slope Repair on Round Top Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific the-art rockfall simulation and finite element Drive entered by Earth Tech AECOM, working for also earned an Honor Award. Guam presents a analyses, Yogi Kwong developed an innovative State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural design environment that challenges engineers intake repair and protection design concept that Resources, Engineering Division also took an and contractors to account for large magnitude utilized the rock fall debris to form grouted riprap Honor Award. During March 2006, large quanti- earthquakes, and extreme velocity typhoon shaped to deflect future rock falls and reduce the ties of loose cinder sand debris were washed winds. During large earthquakes, a condition impact of large rocks (some as big as a full-size down from mountainous slopes onto the road- called “liquefaction” occurs, which makes the soil truck). This emergency repair project restored the way at 2500 Round Top Drive & the homes very unstable. The adjacent harbor would also be damaged irrigation system within months and its below along Maunalaha Road. Subsequently, dredged to a depth of 40 feet, adding to the innovative design and construction saved the Round Top Drive was closed for 21 months. instability factors of the bulkhead walls. The State $9 million. Since the road serves as the only route for many Wilson Okamoto engineers designed a double Earning the Excellence Award was the Palau local residents’ daily commute, it was critical to king pile sheet pile bulkhead with tie rods and pile Compact Road Project entered by Belt Collins restore Round Top Drive as soon as possible. supported “A-frame” structure to ensure the Hawaii Ltd in conjunction with Earth Tech The emergency slope repair performed by Earth bulkhead walls would withstand these condi- AECOM, Parsons Brinckerhoff. And R.M. Towill Tech AECOM for its client is not completely tions, and provide a long service life to the Navy. Corporation working for the client the U.S. Army unique but it was definitely important in enabling ACECH congratulates all of the firms who Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division and the reopening of Round Top Drive and assisting entered this year’s competition! Several have the owner the Republic of Palau, Ministry of the local community to return to normal life. indicated an interest in entering the upcoming Resource and Development. The $150 million Another project of Earth Tech AECOM earned national ACEC competition where they are sure Palau Compact Road is an example of a suc- an Honor Award. The Kailua Road Rockfall and to represent us well! cessful engineering accomplishment due to its Landslide Mitigation, entered by the firm working scale, the innovative design solutions that were for its client, the State of Hawaii Department of developed, and the complexity of the project. Transportation, Highways Division, was unique in Heavy rainfall, rugged tropical terrain and dan- its particular combination of, on the one hand, gerous WWII ordnance were just some of the sustained, excellent cooperation and communi- challenges that were overcome. Some of the cation among stakeholders, and on the other design solutions included developing new stan- hand, the successful integration of multiple engi- dards for drainage, using specially-woven fabric neering techniques and state-of-the-art materials to reduce embankment construction costs, and used to mitigate rockfalls and landslides. designing oversized cross-drains that reduced Everyone—client, consultants, community, and maintenance requirements for the completed constructors—worked together to quickly P.O. Box 88840 roadway. The completed road links the ten resolve the traffic congestion at rush hours and to Honolulu, HI 96830 Website: www.acechawaii.org Palauan states on the island and is helping to expeditiously design and construct a safer, per- foster Palau’s future economic growth. manent, and cost-effective solution that address- Officers For 2008 – 2009 es community concerns about cultural points of President Norman Kawachika Earning one of the five Honor Awards present- Pres.-Elect John Katahira ed during the evening was the Design Build interest, the natural environment, and aesthetics. Treasurer Sheryl Nojima Barges and Vehicle Ramps Project entered by Also earning an Honor Award was the NPDES Secretary Douglas Lee The Glosten Associates and KPFF Consulting Municipal Storm Water Project entered by M&E Director Terrance Arashiro Engineers, working for their client Healy Tibbitts Pacific working for its client, the City & County of Director Beverly Ishii-Nakayama Director Joel Yuen Builders and the owner – The State of Hawaii Honolulu. The firm was contracted to help the Past Pres. Jon Nishimura Dept. of Transportation, Harbors Division. This City comply with its permit from the State Nat. Dir. Janice Marsters project provided a turnkey design-build solution Department of Health. This permit imposes PAC Champion David Bills in support of the new Hawaii Superferry inter- requirements on the City to operate its storm island service. Newly constructed waterfront water system of street inlets, pipes and outlets to facilities typically take much longer than two streams and the ocean in conformance with years for the shoreline permitting process and State and Federal Clean Water laws. The permit construction. The acquisition strategy stream- addresses a broad front of storm water manage- lined the schedule by combining the use of exist- ment issues and concerns which resulted in our ing commercial pier facilities with the use of new scope of work to be very wide ranging. To meet equipment: such as, purpose-built floating the City’s needs, M&E Pacific set up several sep- barges for support of the vehicle access equip- arate teams dedicated to different tasks; these ment. Because these new floating facilities teams then worked simultaneously to meet simi- would be registered and documented as com- larly occurring permit compliance dates. mercial vessels, tying them to the existing piers Additionally the P-431 Alpha and Bravo Wharf would not constitute a change in use. The Improvements Project entered by Wilson design-build procurement strategy further expe- Okamoto Corporation working for the client dited the schedule. Black Construction Company and the owner Palau Compact road project Professional Directory

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