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VOL. 44 NO. 12 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS FEBRUARY, 2009
2009 HCES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2009 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER Dr. Dennis I. Hirota, P.E., L.P.L.S. The Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers is Dr. Alfred A. Yee proud to recognize Dr. Dennis I. Hirota, P.E., L.P.L.S., In 1997, the Hawaii Council Of Engineering as the recipient of the 2009 Engineer of the Year. Dr. Societies instituted the “HCES Lifetime Achievement Hirota was nominated by the Hawaii Land Surveyors Award” which is designed to recognize the lifetime Association and Robert Akinaka, P.E., Chairman of achievements of a deserving engineer. This annual Akinaka & Associates, Ltd. recognition is given to an individual who has con- Dr. Hirota is one of the most experienced civil engi- tributed significantly to the development of engineer- neers in the application of automation technology for ing in the State of Hawaii and who has made a note- the improvement of the design engineering profes- worthy impact on the local engineering community. sion. Dr. Hirota is currently President of Sam O. The award is presented annually during the Hawaii Hirota, Inc. and has designed many of the built landmarks of Hawaii, while Engineers’ Week Banquet to be held this year on February 21, 2009. trying to research and improve the design process. It is a great honor to announce the winner of this year’s 2009 Hawaii A graduate of Punahou School, Dr. Hirota obtained his BSCE, MSE, and Council of Engineering Societies Lifetime Achievement Award - Dr. Alfred A. PhD degrees in civil and sanitary engineering from the University of Michigan Yee. and is a member of Chi Epsilon. After attending the University of Michigan, Dr. Yee has been a Hawaii-registered structural engineer since 1955. He Dr. Hirota served in the United States Air Force and achieved the rank of cap- is also a registered professional engineer in California, Guam, Texas, and tain while serving as a research environmental engineer at Air Force Singapore. Dr. Yee served as the Structural Engineers Association of Weapons Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico as well as an Hawaii’s first president in 1970. He is the holder of numerous patents, engi- adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico teaching graduate level neering awards and recognitions. civil engineering. A number of Honolulu’s most recognizable structures have been designed In 1971, Dr. Hirota returned to Hawaii and joined Sam O. Hirota, Inc., a by Alfred A. Yee and Associates. These include: The Arizona Memorial, third-generation family operated civil engineering and surveying consulting Kahala Hilton, Ilikai Hotel, Ala Moana Hotel, IBM Building, Honolulu Municipal company founded by his father 45 years ago that currently includes a staff Office Building and the Amfac Towers. Many of these projects have been of 23 employees including professional engineers and land surveyors. The recognized for his pioneering and innovative use of precast/prestressed con- firm specializes in design/build military projects, resort residential projects, crete. (continued on page 10 (continued on page 10) 2009 YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 2009 STUDENT ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, P.E. Reece Iwami On behalf of the Hawaii Council of Engineering Reece Iwami was one of only 20 students Societies, the Filipino American League of Engineers statewide to receive a UH Regents Scholarship as a and Architects is proud to announce Mr. Jeoffrey S. graduating high school senior. Upon enrolling in the Cudiamat as the recipient of the 2009 Young Department of Electrical Engineering at the Engineer of the Year Award. Mr. Cudiamat was University of Hawaii, Reece joined the UH CubeSat nominated by the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Program in his freshman year, and he has been an Institute (CFSEI) and the Filipino-American League of integral part of the team ever since. Reece has not Engineers and Architects (FALEA) for his outstanding only been a motivated and productive team member, achievements and contributions to his profession but has taken on a leadership role. and community. Since his junior year, he has led a team of 10 stu- Throughout his educational and professional careers, Mr. Jeoffrey dents ranging from freshmen through graduate students. The team is Cudiamat has been a high achiever. After graduating as valedictorian at focused on developing a standardized bus – something that CubeSat pro- Pearl City High School, he attended the University of Southern California grams nationwide have seen striving toward. Reece’s team’s bus ideas have (USC) under a Dean’s Scholarship. Cudiamat graduated with high honors been used in recent proposals to the Air Force of Scientific Research and the obtaining a Bachelors of Science degree in civil engineering under the archi- National Science Foundation. Reece assisted in writing an Air Force Office of tectural-engineering program. Actively involved in numerous student organi- Scientific Research proposal, and should it get funded, he will serve as the zations, he continuously contributed his talents to American Society of Civil student lead for the project. His work on the CubeSat program has also led Engineers (ASCE), JEP mentoring program, Hawaii Club, Troy Philippines, to three co-authored publications, with one more in preparation. USC Lacrosse team and various other groups. He was bestowed member- Reece was awarded a NASA Space Grant Traineeship and Fellowship, ship into Chi Epsilon National Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi National Honor which helped fund his work on mobile ground station development and pla- Society, and Golden Key National Honor Society. His legacy as a USC nar antennas. His video on the mobile ground station was viewed by NASA Trojan is remembered as being one of the founding fathers for Zeta Phi Rho Space Grant Consortium Directors across the nation, and received favorable fraternity, whose philanthropy is Habit for Humanity. Jeoffrey Cudiamat reviews, including an invitation from the AIAA to write a book chapter on it. attended University of Hawaii at Manoa for a Masters Degree in structural Reece is a co-author on that chapter now undergoing review. engineering; and his research involves testing of carbon fiber pins to increase In addition to his work on small satellites, Reece was also recognized with the shear capacity when retrofitting existing flat slab concrete construction. a national $10,000 scholarship this academic year. He was one of only ~20 Early in his career, the majority of Jeoffrey Cudiamat’s structural and civil undergraduates to be recognized as a National Consortium for MASINT (continued on page 11) (continued on page 5) Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 2
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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] Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 3
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“Creating Slide Shows & Presentations” at his vaca- tion house in Ewa Beach. It is free to members of FALEA and a nominal charge for others. Juny is also HCES’ Website Administrator - and he does this with a passion www.FBIjobs.gov P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812 that is reflected in his own Website: http://www.falea.org website, the Hawaiian- Become an FBI Special Agent. Webmaster. Check it out. 2008-2010 Officers and BoDirectors We are currently seeking Special Agent President: John C. Ramos Thanks to Joey for his Vice Pres/Pres Elect: Elvi B. Pineda candidates in the following critical skill areas: Secretary: Zosima S. Agraan ongoing updates of our Intelligence experience • Computer Science or IT • Engineering Treasurer: Marisol Tacon Website. Check it for info • Physical Science • Accounting/Finance • Law • Law Asst. Treasurer: Nicolo A. Orense about upcoming activities Enforcement or other Investigative experience • Military Auditor: William A. Rapisura including our FE Review experience • or Foreign Language (Arabic, Chinese – all dialects, Business Manager: Angelie L. Legaspi schedule which should be Public Relations Officer: Joey G. Resurreccion Korean, Urdu, Farsi, Dari, Russian, Albanian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Past President: Napoleon Q. Agraan starting later this Month. Swahili, Spanish, Punjabi, Tamil, Pashto, Hindi, and Turkish) We need everyone’s coop- • and many other disciplines. HIGHLIGHTS - BOARD MEETING JANUARY eration. Individuals are 2, 2009 assigned certain “hosting” To qualify for the position of FBI Special Agent, you must possess Elvi Pineda has been busy with the upcoming duties on various dates. a four-year college degree plus three years of professional work FALEA Foundation Golf Tournament The location will be at experience; be available for assignment anywhere in the FBI’s Scholarship Fundraiser. The Committee has Jeoffrey’s office in jurisdiction; be between the ages of 23 and 36; and be in been meeting at the Kapolei Golf Course. The Aiea. Thanks. excellent physical condition with the ability to pass a rigorous work is just starting and we need all the help we physical fitness test.rigorous physical fitness test. can get. If you have any inputs or suggestions, Folks, the Year of the Carabao has just begun, Professional Staff opportunities exist in please contact Elvi. Continue your solicitations. the following areas: We need more sponsors and/or participants. and more activities are in Again the date is March 27th at Kapolei Golf the offing. For one, the • Management • Human Resources • Technical • Trade & Course. Filipino Fiesta Parade is Maintenance • Administrative • Budget/Finance • Police just around the corner Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, as you already know is Officers/Security • Facilities (May 9th) and if we can going to be the HCES’ Young Engineer of the • Investigative Specialties generate an overwhelming Year for 2009. The HCES Banquet is February • and many more. interest, it would be a good 21st at Hale Ikena (Fort Shafter). Mark your cal- To apply, visit: activity to be involved in to www.FBIjobs.gov endars - it’s a dinner event. Besides the Young revitalize FALEA’s participa- The FBI is an equal Engineer’s Award there will also be the Engineer tion in this event. HAPPY opportunity employer. of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards NEW YEAR TO ALL! presented at that time. Also as mentioned in a separate e-mail, Jeoffrey is the new appointee in Mayor Mufi’s cabinet as the Chief Engineer and Director of Facilities Maintenance for the C&C of Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post Honolulu. Another appointee is Manny S. and Lanuevo as Deputy Director for Environmental Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies Services. Elvi has already started distributing FALEA’s invite you to participate in the formal invitation to our Valentine’s 2009 ENGINEER’S WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEON Dinner/Banquet at the Ala Moana Hotel on Presentation: Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative February 14. All BoD Members are expected to Speaker: Theodore A. Peck help out in soliciting and passing the word out for Administrator, Strategic Industries Division, DBED&T attendance commitments. The maximum capac- ity of the room is only 130 people – so seating is Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom on a first come, first serve basis. So, reserve Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM ASAP. FALEA dancers, heads up and get your Luncheon Cost: $27.50* dancing shoes ready as we’ll be a part of the *$13.75 for Students evening’s line dance entertainment. More on this later. Any other talents that you may want to RSVP by: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 share on this occasion, let Elvi know. Juny Laputt is also continuing his regular Mini- Send this form and payment to: Seminars on “Creating a Website,” as well as Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post c/o William Greenough Booz Allen Hamilton HONOLULU POST 733 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, HI 96813 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS (Make checks payable to Society of American Military Engineers) Established 1920 -- Name: ______Dedicated to the National Defense Organization*: ______
P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817 Address: ______Web page: http://posts.same.org/honolulu/ Phone: ______Email: ______Honolulu 2008 Post Officers President Todd Barnes Number in Party: ______x $27.50 (or $13.75 for students) = Total $ ______1st VP (Programs) Bryan Zachmeier 2nd VP Receipt required: No ______Yes ______(Sustaining Members) Will Boudra LUNCH: Warrior Buffet 3rd VP (Membership) Jerry Matsuda *Students please indicate school and program Secretary MAJ Jon Hendersen Treasurer LTC Robert Kroning, USA Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 4
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practices were compared and ideas were exchanged. Hawaii Section engineers and FREE ASME E-LIBRARY TUTORIAL WEBINARS The American In tough economic times like these, companies architects of Society of are often tempted to cut employee training and hawaii professional development programs. But a closer Mechanical Engineers look at its value reveals that professional develop- founded 1902 ment might be more worthwhile than they think. Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii The obvious argument for continuing to invest po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 ASME-HI 2008-2009 Officers in professional development is that well-trained, An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and Architects Chairperson Edmund Chang 543-4227 skilled employees are important to an organiza- WEB address: http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home [email protected] tion’s long-term success. This is because profes- Vice-Chair Derick Kam 848-6966 sional development results in more productive, 2008 – 2009 Officers [email protected] quality focused, and committed employees who President Michael Albright 848-0751 Secretary Ronald Flegal 455-0265 will remain with the company once the economy 1st VP Tina Sprague 531-3017 [email protected] 2nd VP C. S. Papacostas 956-6538 rebounds and the competition starts recruiting Treasurer Tit Mun Chun Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 again. [email protected] Secretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777 Dir 2 yr Chester Kaitoku 768-8243 ASME’s e-Library powered by Knovel can help Director Andy Keane 531-3017 [email protected] you develop these skills. ASME members are Director Aaron Erickson 591-2728 Dir 1 yr James Grogan 254-2947 invited to join the online demonstration of ASME’s Director Andy Keith 543-4523 [email protected] content and unique technology. All you need is a Director Howard Wiig 587-3811 Past-Chair Raymond Liu 497-1395 telephone and an Internet connection and you Past Pres Ardalan Nikou 523-8874 [email protected] are on your way! February 09 Meetings HCES Rep Derick Kam Alternate John Ahern The ASME e-Library Webinar session takes Programs and Speakers are also announced approximately 30 minutes although there will be on EAH WEB site http://eahawaii.google- NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERAL someone on longer to answer any questions. pages.com/home and via weekly email notices. MEETING During the session, you will learn how to use the If you want to receive a weekly email meeting Date: March 24, 2008 features that transform ASME’s e-Library from a announcement or want program details Contact Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm simple E-book service to a workflow and produc- Sam Gillie ([email protected] 543-4739) Place: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue tivity tool that can save you a great deal of time Cafeteria and effort in your research. The bottom line: EAH Special Announcement Agenda: Visit our website for the program. ASME helps scientists and engineers do their After 65 years of meeting at the Richard Street The March meeting was changed to the fourth jobs cheaper and faster while improving the qual- YWCA, the Engineers and Architects of Hawaii Tuesday due to several Executive Committee ity and quantity of the work they produce. will be changing the location of the weekly EAH members not available the regular second To register and activate your FREE access to Friday Meetings. For the last number of years Tuesday. There will be lots of pizza and soft the 75 books just go to ASME E-Library Powered the room rent has been increasing and EAH has drinks as usual. Please contact Ed Chang for by Knovel at the ASME website. Once registered, been subsidizing the members cost for the meet- directions and for more information, such as please click the links below to register for an ings. With the start of 2009 and the reopening parking. upcoming ASME e-Library demonstration: of the restaurant, the YWCA rent was – Monday, February 16, 2009 – 2PM EST JANUARY 13, 2009 MEETING SUMMARY increased beyond what EAH can afford. • Our Section is sponsoring 5 ASME student – Friday, March 20, 2009 – 11AM EST Ralph Dobson found a downtown location in members for the Engineers Week banquet and CALL FOR MENTORS! EMENTORING the AMFAC Center (Ewa corner of Bishop and will have at least one table. OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER Nimitz), which will provide a meeting room and • Anna Tomalik, Student Section Chair, present- ENGINEERS. validated parking included in the cost of the ed an overview of her group. A joint Student- Mentors are a great way to gain knowledge lunch. The EAH Board has approved this loca- Senior Section tour is being planned. and learn from the experiences of experts in tion and the next EAH Friday meeting (January • Dr. Mehrdad Ghasemi-Nejhad, ASME Fellow, your field. ASME offers an e-mentoring service 23rd) will be held there. reported that the Department of Mechanical right at your fingers! To learn more and sign up The new location is at the Fort Street Grill in the Engineering (DME) has four new faculties. The for mentors, or to register to become a mentor, Tapa Tower in the AMFAC Center (this is the Ewa DME ABET review is scheduled for November. log onto http://www.asme.org/jobs/mentoring/ tower on Fort Street). $2 validated parking will be Ementoring_Early_Career.cfm or contact Noel An Industry Advisory Board meeting is planned available in the AMFAC parking (enter from Netel at [email protected]. for late February or early March. The Francis R. Nimitz). The Fort Street Grill has been providing Montgomery Design Competition is scheduled the lunch at EAH for the last 9 months. for May 9. The WEB site will be updated to provide direc- • ASME-HI is participating in the January 29 tions and a Map. If you have questions please Kaimuki HS Career Fair and a February 6 Kawananakoa Middle School Career Shadow. ASHRAE call Sam Gillie (543-4739). • Volunteers are needed for the MATHCOUNTS February 2009 meeting dates as follows: March 7 State Competition. The Student will American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning February 6, Speaker: Galen Coffman Esq., try to get 5 volunteers. Engineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter Docent, HIMB Coconut Island. Title: The History • The 2009 Ballot & Survey will be sent out P.O. BOX 1236 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96807 of Coconut Island. Description: An interesting shortly. The 2009 nominees are Chairman: Ed and humorous account of the many characters Chang, Vice-Chair: Derick Kam, Treasurer: 2008-09 OFFICERS that lived, visited or worked on the island. Kevin Dang, Secretary: Derek Sato, Director 2- President Joseph K. Ting, P.E. February 13 – No Meeting – Holiday – yrs: James Grogan. Members will respond by Pres.-Elect Albert Hahn, P.E. President’s Day SurveyMonkey.com or by paper via USPS or Vice Pres. Dicson Aggabao February 20, Speaker: Bill Leary P. E . U S email. Secretary Tyson Toyama, P.E. Navy Consultant for Drydocks. Title: Changes • The 2009 Leadership Training Conference in Treasurer Michael Chang in Modern Shipbuilding and Launching Los Angeles 3/5-3/8/09: No Hawaii Section 2009 TECHNICAL SEMINAR & PRODUCT Technology. Description: Alan Lloyd’s son-in- member attending. law, Bill will discuss the changes in shipbuilding • Future meeting programs: Dr. Nejhad is plan- SHOW February 27, 2009 from Rosie the Riveter up through and including ning a presentation on Nanotechnology on July East West Center the 1st decade of this millennium. 14. Derek Sato will give a general overview of Hawaii Imin International HECO’s fuel infrastructure system, but the date February 27, Speaker: David Cox University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus has not been set yet. PCSU/RCUH Senior Cultural Resources 1777 East West Road Specialist US Army Garrison, Hawaii. RECEPTION FOR NORTH PUGET SOUND Honolulu, HI 96822 Title: Schofield Barracks, Yesterday and SECTION CHAIRPERSON Hosted by: Today. Description: A historical discussion of On December 21, 2008, our Section hosted ASHRAE HAWAII CHAPTER Schofield. Marcia Smith and her husband Andy at the Research Promotion Committee Seafood Village Restaurant for lunch. Smith is the PO Box 3916 Meeting notes: October 3rd, 2008 current chairperson of the North Puget Sound Honolulu, HI 96822-3916 A Motion was made by Sam Gillie and Section, which is also part of Division D. Current www.hawaii.ashraechapters.org (continued on page 8) Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 5
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– The following seminars are anticipated to be New Member Applications: STRUCTURAL presented in early 2009: New member application for Membership for – ASCE 24 Flood Hazard Design George Gutierrez, Jr. (Nagamine Okawa ENGINEERS – Final 2006 IBC State Building Code – Hawaii Engineers, Inc.) was received and is open for ASSOCIATION State Amendments briefing by Gary Chock comments from the membership. His application OF HAWAII – The next SEAOH Board of Directors and will be voted on at the March 2009 board meet- Officers meeting will be held on Wednesday, ing. Please notify any SEAOH Officer prior to the February 18, 2009, at the University of Hawaii, March 2009 board meeting if you wish to com- PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801 Holmes Hall. Contact SEAOH President-elect ment on this prospective member. Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org Myles Shimokawa (593-0933, 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS & [email protected]) for more information. DIRECTORS 2009 China Educational Trip: Student Engineer of the Year, Position Officer Phone from page 1 President Myles Shimokawa 593-0933 In addition to hosting its annual convention at [email protected] a local venue in 2009, SEAOH is offering an edu- Research (NCMR) Scholar. As part of his schol- Vice Pres. Ron Iwamoto 486-5202 cational China trip May 9-18, 2009. An itinerary arship, he is developing advanced antenna solu- [email protected] for the “Chinese Architecture – Old and New” trip tions for the intelligence community. The Chief Secretary Jeffrey Hanyu 536-2108 Scientist of the Defense Intelligence Agency him- [email protected] includes visiting the cities of Beijing, Yichang, Treasurer Jason Emoto 942-9100 Xian and Shanghai with a 3-day extension option self visited UH two months ago to monitor [email protected] which includes the city of Guilin. The trip progress on this project, and wrote UH President Director Phil Gerwien 531-4627 brochure is available for download at seaoh.org. McClain a letter explaining the prestige of [email protected] The initial registration and deposit deadline is Reece’s award. Director Tim Waite 479-1216 February 1, 2009. Please contact Gary Chock at Many UH students are members of the UH [email protected] [email protected] if interested or if you Student Branch of IEEE, but Reece is also one of Director John Cheung 848-2032 the founding student members of Hawaii Chapter [email protected] need additional information. Director Stephanie Doan 531-7094 of the Microwave Theory and Techniques [email protected] 2009 Board of Directors: Society. Reece has also provided service to IEEE Past Pres Ian Robertson 956-6536 Congratulations and good luck to the mem- at the international level. He was a Steering [email protected] bers of the 2009 SEAOH Board of Directors list- Committee member of the 2007 IEEE ed above. Many thanks to the Outgoing officers International Microwave Symposium, Hawaii’s HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING including Past President Gary Chock, Secretary largest conference last year that attracted 7000 January 7, 2009 Albert Fobel, Treasurer Lee Takushi and Directors attendees and brought over $33 million to the Committee Reports: Kylie Yamatsuka and Brian Awakuni. The hand- State. Reece was only a junior, but was entrust- General Membership Meetings/Technical over of duties and responsibilities were dis- ed with an $8000 budget to create various multi- Seminars/Events: cussed at the January Board meeting. media collateral and interface with the vendors. – The 2009 SEAOH Installation Banquet was As one of the top students in his junior class held at the Pacific Club on January 16, 2009. Disaster Response Committee: last year, Reece was invited to pledge for the SEAOH celebrated its 40th Anniversary with The final draft of SEAOH’s internal guidelines electrical engineering honor society HKN. At the keynote speaker Lt. Governor Duke Aiona. for response to disasters has been completed end of the last academic year, he was elected by – CCPI and SEAOH will be sponsoring a rebar and will be made available on the SEAOH web- his peers to serve as the AY2008-09 HKN seminar by CRSI on February 26, 2009 at the site for review and comment by the membership. President. He has been a proactive President in the first three months of his term, most notably Pagoda hotel. SEAOH will also be conducting Other Business: recruiting a record 18 pledges. He has organized its first General Membership Meeting for the SEAOH is proud to have two of its own win- year in conjunction with the workshop. fundraising, service, and social activities and has ning the prestigious 2009 HCES Lifetime very effectively included pledges in the team- – A PCI workshop/seminar sponsored by Grace Achievement award and the Young Engineer of building process. Upon graduating with his BS in Pacific Rocky Mountain Prestress is tentatively the Year award. Dr. Al Yee, who is a long time Spring 2009, Reece plans to pursue his MS scheduled for February 2009. Additional infor- member and the first President of SEAOH, was degree. He had already decided on this route in mation will be forthcoming. recently announced as the recipient of the his junior year, so he has already demonstrated – The Engineer’s Week luncheon is scheduled Lifetime Achievement award. Also, member that he’s the type of person who has a clear for February 17, 2009 and the banquet will be Jeoffrey Cudiamat was named the 2009 HCES vision of the path he will take. Vision, dedication, held on February 21, 2009 at Fort Shafter’s Young Engineer of the Year. Congratulations to and leadership are just a few of the outstanding Hale Ikena. both for this fine achievement. traits shown by Reece over the past four years. 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 Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 6
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The January 2009 Wiliki featured an article on the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet. Space limitations did not permit including pictures of the award win- ning projects. Which are shown at this time.
Yogi, Kwong Engineers, LLC, earned the Grand Conceptor Award Belt Collins Hawaii, in conjunction with Earth Tech AECOM, for the Emergency Water Tunnel Intake Repair Project, working for Parsons Brinckerhoff, and R.M. Towill Corporation, earned the the State of Hawaii, Dept. of Agriculture. Excellence Award for the Palau Compact Road Project. Client was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division and the owner the Republic of Palau, Ministry of Resource and Development.
Wilson Okamoto and Associates earned an Honor Award for the P-431 Alpha and Bravo Wharf Improvements working for the client Black Construction Company and owner Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific.
The Glosten Associates and KPFF Consulting Engineers, earned an honor award for the Design Build Barges and Vehicle Ramps Project. The client was Healy Tibbitts Builders and owner the State of Hawaii, Dept. of Transportation, Harbors Division. Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 7
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Earth Tech AECOM earned an honor award for the Kailua Road Rockfall and Landslide Mitigation, working for their client State of Hawaii, Dept. of Transportation, Highways Division.
Earth Tech AECOM earned an honor award for the Emergency Slope Repair on Round Top Drive working for the State of Hawaii, Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, Engineering Division.
P.O. Box 88840 Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute Honolulu, HI 96830 Website: www.acechawaii.org HAWAII CHAPTER 98-029 Hekaha St. Unit 23, Aiea, Hawaii 96701 Officers For 2008 – 2009 Phone: (808) 485-1400 Fax: (808) 485-1500 President Norman Kawachika Web Page: www.cfsei.org Pres.-Elect John Katahira Treasurer Sheryl Nojima OFFICERS Phone FAX Secretary Douglas Lee President Marvin Mestanza 221-1534 no fax Director Terrance Arashiro [email protected] Director Beverly Ishii-Nakayama Vice Pres Jeoffrey Cudiamat 488-5000 488-5099 Director Joel Yuen [email protected] Past Pres. Jon Nishimura Secretary Alison Agapay 536-2626 536-3926 Nat. Dir. Janice Marsters [email protected] M&E Pacific/AECOM earned an honor PAC Champion David Bills Treasurer Jason Emoto 942-9100 942-1899 [email protected] award for their NPDES Municipal Storm Director Albert Fobel 521-6958 533-6701 Water Project with the City & County of [email protected] Honolulu. Director Akira Usami 683-5747 682-2928 [email protected] Director Paul Silen 735-3211 735-3280 [email protected] Past Pres Brian Enomoto 486-5202 486-5206 [email protected]
http://www.HLSA-hawaii.org Officers for 2008 Next Deadline for President: Dan Hirota Vice Pres: Arthur Sevigny HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS FOR 2008 Secretary: Gavin Hirano Wiliki President: Don Hamada Treasurer: Ron Wagner Vice Pres.: Steven Yoshida Director: Ryan Suzuki is February 15th Director: Chris Guerin Treasurer: Robert Nehmad NSPS Gov: Kevin Kea Secretary: Honglong Li Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 8
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deserving students. We continue to accept EAH, from page 4 tax-deductible donations with the goal of increasing the annual scholarships. Make your Seconded by Ralph Dobson, that EAH should check payable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and support a Yes vote on Honolulu City & Shall the mail to ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box County Charter Amendment #4: powers, duties and functions of the city, through 917, Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any ques- its director of transportation services, include tions, please contact Ron Iwamoto at 486-5202, establishment of a steel wheel on steel rail transit or [email protected]. system? The vote was 12 in favor, 4 opposed 2008-2009 OFFICERS ASCE JOB LISTINGS and 1 abstention. The Motion passed. Office Name Phone The following employers have openings they Speaker: Kim Kido - An Earthwatch President Michael Hunnemann 791-3980 email: [email protected] would like to fill: Volunteer Pres-Elect Jeff Kalani 596-2928 • Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (positions Subject: “Traveling to Kenya for email: [email protected] available: Civil Engineer - Honolulu and Mangrove Forest Restoration” Vice-President Roger Babcock 956-7298 Wailuku, Land Surveyor - Honolulu) Ms. Kido gave a very interesting presentation email: [email protected] • Bills Engineering Inc. (Civil Engineer, on her trip to Kenya, where she helped local Secretary Dawn Barsana 943-1133 researchers survey the existing conditions of the email: [email protected] Engineering Assistant, & CADD Technician) Treasurer Ian Arakaki 596-7790 • Bow Engineering & Development Inc. (Project Mangrove forests. She wouldn’t have gone if she hadn’t seen an add in a Sierra Club magazine by email: [email protected] Manager & Project Engineer) Past President Ron Iwamoto 486-5202 Travelocity, which has a program where they will email: [email protected] • CH2MHILL (Transportation/Traffic Engineer – give $5,000 for travel for selected volunteer orga- Region 8 Chair Westley Chun 943-1133 Honolulu Office) nizations. One of the organizations was email: [email protected] • Fewell Geotechnical Engineering (Geotechnical Earthwatch, who focus on Research, Education Engineer - Honolulu) and Conservation. She chose the project in FEBRUARY DINNER MEETING • Fukunaga & Associates (Civil & Kenya because they would be living in a local vil- There will be no dinner meeting in February. Environmental/Sanitary Engineers - Honolulu) lage, the project was about the environment Please attend the Engineers Week Kickoff • Moffatt & Nichol, Hawaii (Civil Engineers – where things grow in very saline environments, Luncheon on Tuesday February 17th at 11:30 the project had economic, social and environ- AM at the Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Honolulu) • Warren S. Unemori Engineering (Project mental goals and it was in Africa. She flew into Showroom and the Engineers Week Banquet on Nairobi and on to Mombasa on the Coast. She Engineer & Civil Engineer - Wailuku) Saturday February 21st at 6:30 PM at Hale Ikena, talked about her adventures and the sights as Fort Shafter Golf Course (see January Wiliki for For more information on these job listings, she traveled by local transport to Giza village. complete registration information; deadline for please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website at When they arrived they first took a long walk Kickoff Luncheon is February 11th, and deadline http://jobs.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobs.html. around the mangrove forest, which meant walk- for Banquet is February 10th). ASCE HAWAII SECTION’S WEBMAIL LIST – ing through knee deep black mud. She explained the mud is black because oxygen deficiency and PALAU COMPACT ROAD SELECTED AS SIGN-UP AND/OR UPDATE it had real strange smell. Some mangrove ASCE REGION 8 OUTSTANDING MAJOR If you would like to receive e-mail notices of upcoming meetings or activities, please sign-up species have developed roots that actually grow PROJECT OF THE YEAR out of the soil and absorb oxygen from the air. Dr. Congratulations to the Army Corps of for the ASCE Hawaii Section’s webmail list at http://www.ascehawaii.org/emailform.html. You James Kiaro is one of the local project leaders. Engineers, Honolulu District (Owner) and Belt The mangrove tree is important in the construc- may also update your email address on that Collins Hawaii (Designer) for being chosen for tion of homes for the local people, for burning for same webpage. Please consider helping the such a prestigious award! heating and to support the ecosystem. She Hawaii Section reduce operating costs by receiv- HDR-HONOLULU OFFICE AND WISS JAN- talked about the density plots they planted and ing your monthly issue of Wiliki via email. If you the soil samples they took to research for carbon NEY ELSTNER ASSOCIATES RECEIVE2008 have any questions, please contact Webmaster EMPLOYER RECOGNITION AWARDS sequestration. When Kim left, she elected to take Joanna Seto at 586-4317 or jseto@asce- the train from Mombasa to Nairobi and talked The Employer Recognition Program is a result hawaii.org. of the ASCE Strategic Plan which called for the about the 17 hour trip, which included a delay because someone had stolen some of the rail- establishment of a program to recognize and way tracks. Kim’s most interesting talk is avail- acknowledge employers who support Younger able on the EAH WEB page. Member participation in ASCE activities. Based on information supplied through nomination Meeting notes: December 5th, 2008 forms completed by Troy Ching and Aaron Congratulations to EAH’s Director Aaron Erickson, the CYM felt that HDR-Honolulu office Erickson for receiving the Younger Member Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum Forum Award from ASCE, read more about this and Wiss Janney Elstner Associates were Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html deserving of recognition for its encouragement in this month’s Wiliki now at the EAH WEB site. Speaker: Professor Kwok Fai Cheung, and exemplary support of Younger Member 2008-2009 YMF Officers involvement in ASCE activities. Dept of Ocean and Resources Engineering UHM Phone Subject: “Tsunami Hazards in Hawaii - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING President: Aaron Erickson 591-2728 From Computer Modeling to Mitigation” Last held: January 6, 2009 [email protected] Professor Cheung gave an excellent pro- Next Meeting: February 9, 2009 Vice-President: Eric Arakawa 258-5770 gram on how they did computer modeling for CONTINUING EDUCATION [email protected] future Tsunami’s that could impact Hawaii. Using Secretary: Karen Chongue 779-4106 ASCE National holds more than 275 seminars historical records of past Tsunami’s that have hit [email protected] and computer workshops each year on a wide Hawaii combined with maps generated by aerial Treasurer: Troy Ching 440-4548 photos and surveys, they predicted impacts for variety of technical, management, and regulatory [email protected] topics. These seminars are held in more than 45 future Tsunami’s originating from other location Past President: Lisa Takushi 531-4252 from the Rim of Fire around the Pacific. He cities across the U.S. In addition, ASCE offers [email protected] ext14 showed computer generated videos how customized on-site training and many distance Tsunami’s impact and move from island to island Next YMF General Meeting learning programs, including live interactive and round an island. He explained the reason web/teleconference seminars, online courses The next two YMF general meetings are Tsunami warning maps in the telephone books and courses on CD, videotape, and audiotape. scheduled for Wednesday, February 4th, 5:30 seem to end or stop on streets, is because peo- Please visit www.asce.org/conted/ for complete p.m. at Sam Choy’s, 545-7979 and Wednesday, ple need landmarks they can easily find or identi- details. March 4th, 5:30 p.m. at Hukilau, 523-3460. If fy. Tsunami waves are not like the ocean waves ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT you are interested in attending to find out what that impact Hawaii beaches. Tsunami waves SCHOLARSHIPS the YMF is all about, please contact Aaron have large amplitudes that essentially can be Please help us increase our scholarship Erickson at (808)591-2728 or aerickson@asce- from the ocean bottom to the surface, but that endowment so that we can recognize those hawaii.org. (continued on page 11) Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 9
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KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORY emphasized that he had, in fact, secured a bers might find interesting? Please send a brief by C.S. Papacostas patent for this method, saying “the writer trusts description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014, that he may be pardoned for reference in this dis- email [email protected]). Previous arti- CONSTRUCTION AGAIN HALTED cussion to the patent granted to him. It was not cles in the series may be found at the Section’s In the summer of 1913, Navy Secretary taken out with any mercenary motive, nor with a web site. Just point your browser to Josephus Daniel engaged Alfred Noble, past view of any monetary return.” He went on record http://www.ascehawaii.org. ASCE President, to investigate the available to state that the Government was to be granted options associated with completing the con- free use of the method. struction of Drydock No. 1 at Pearl Harbor, fol- Curiously, Harris attributed to Leonard M. Cox, lowing a disastrous collapse on February 17 of another consulting engineer he had collaborated that year. with on the project, a similar idea that Cox had Hawaii Society of In the confusion that followed some residents reportedly conceived in 1911 and had offered to Professional Engineers feared that an “inferior” floating drydock would be “Drydock” Smith. In his own discussion of A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers substituted for the graving design, and an “auc- Stanford’s paper, Cox dismissed his siring of the P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812 tioneer and real estate man” by the name of O. A. method “as it never progressed beyond the Steven circulated the rumor that the Navy sketch stage either in design or in method of planned to transfer its station from Pearl Harbor construction [ASCE, 1915],” but a proposal WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe to Hilo. Several accounts of conciliatory cere- made by engineer Gayler immediately after the 2008-2009 HSPE State Officers monies to appease the shark-god, the `aumakua collapse could also be traced to Cox! Who’s to President Manny Lanuevo, P.E. whose domain the structure desecrated, were judge? [email protected] also afoot. It was not until April 1914 when, under the President Elect Majella Stevenson, P.E. Apparently, contract disputes persisted [email protected] headline PEARL HARBOR CONSTRUCTION Vice President Florence Ching, P.E. despite the engagement of several experts, the AGAIN HALTED, the SB reported, “Secretary [email protected] active involvement of H. R. Stanford, Chief of the Daniels does not propose now to allow the origi- Secretary Kurt Kunimune, P.E. Bureau of Yards and Docks, and the convening nal contract to be carried out, [although] a short [email protected] of a special investigative board headed by the time ago an order was issued directing the con- Treasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E. chief engineer at the naval station E. R. Gayler [email protected] tractors to proceed with the work along the orig- Past President Barry Nakamoto, P.E. (alternatively spelled “Gaylor” in several docu- inal plans.” Instead, “negotiations are under way [email protected] ments). for the completion of the drydock upon one of six Honolulu Chapter Enrique Che, P.E. A full six months after the collapse, Noble new sets of plans and specifications, one of Director enrique.che”@heco.com spent 10 days in Honolulu. After he returned to which sets was prepared by Alfred Noble [SB, Maui Chapter Darren Okimoto, P.E. Washington, the Navy Department issued a Director [email protected] 4/18/1914].” Big Island Galen Kuba, P.E. statement that said in part, “Mr. Noble has Why the insistence by the Navy on the original Chapter Director [email protected] advised the secretary of the navy that in his opin- plans, you may ask. Stanford’s ASCE paper and Kona-Kohala Marc Botticelli, P.E. ion the construction of a graving dock upon the its discussants provide some clues. He says that Chapter Director [email protected] present site is feasible... Noble proceeded at a Supplemental Agreement entered into on Jan. On behalf of Warren S. Unemori Engineering, once to New York, where he took up the formu- 2, 1913, contained a special provision “to place Inc. and the Unemori family, HSPE is sad to note lation of a detailed written report.” full responsibility more definitely on the contractor the passing of Warren S. Unemori. Locally, the Pacific Commercial Advertiser said for the completion of the dock, and also because that Noble concluded, “the construction of the Warren S. Unemori was one of the pioneers of of the relation which this condition created professional engineering in the State of Hawaii. Pearl Harbor drydock on the present site is feasi- between the contractor and the Government’s ble and practicable, and that it can be built During his nearly 50-year engineering career, he engineer in charge [viz. Gayler] at the time of the played an integral role in numerous projects that according to the original plans and specifications collapse of the work on February 17th, 1913 and [PCA, 9/9/1913].” The Star Bulletin (SB), howev- have benefited the community, and contributed further because of its bearing on the negotiations significantly to the advancement of the profes- er, clarified that although “Noble finds nothing preliminary to resuming work on radically amiss with the original specifications” he, never- sion on Maui. changed plans subsequent to the collapse He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean theless, “will recommend a modification of the [ASCE, 1915].” original plan and this view is taken also by the War, and trained fellow soldiers at Schofield In essence, Stanford claimed that “in order to contractor.” The recurring concern about using Barracks. He subsequently enrolled at the avoid interference with the operations of the con- the original plans arose because “whether the University of Hawaii at Manoa on the G. I. Bill and tractors,” the Navy gave them, subject to only dock is built as originally planned, or whether the graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1959. approval, the greatest possible latitude in execut- specifications are materially altered, will make an He served for 10 years in the Maui District ing the work to expedite the job on time and enormous difference to the contractors as to the Office of the Hawaii Department of within the allocated budget. final adjustment of the financial loss incurred by Transportation, Highways Division, and earned the disaster of last spring [SB, 9/8/1913].” The reason why the government hesitated to his licenses as a Professional Civil Engineer, Land According to the subsequent ASCE paper on initiate significant change orders was to protect Surveyor and Structural Engineer. One of his the subject by Stanford that I mentioned last the agreed upon risk assignment. Thus, the responsibilities during his tenure at the HDOT month (JAN 2009), Noble submitted his report on Government claimed that the collapse was the was to help design Haleakala Highway. October 20, 1913. He presented his preferred contractors’ responsibility, whereas the contrac- In 1969, he founded his own firm. Over the and a similar alternate option, both involving “the tor countered that “it was the plans which were next 40 years, his company grew into the largest sectional floating caisson” or the “sectional boat” at fault, and the Government was responsible for engineering firm on the island, and worked on a method of transferring precast reinforced con- the plans [ASCE, 1915].” In January 1914, the wide range of planning, design and construction crete blocks to their final positions within the dry- U.S. Attorney General, upon reviewing the con- projects including many of Maui’s roadways, dock structure [ASCE, 1915]. tract, said in part “of many building contracts, I water systems, and commercial and residential have never seen one so persistently declared for In reporting the event, the PCA described subdivisions. Some of his more notable projects full responsibility on the contractor.” Noble’s proposal as being similar to one made by and contributions to the community include the Francis “Drydock” Smith, the contractor’s engi- On the other hand, in his discussion of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center, the Maui neer on the project [PCA, 10/24/1913]. On top of ASCE paper, the contractors’ legal advisor, Research & Technology Park, and the Maui Arts this, in his discussion of Stanford’s paper, Walter Francis Frear (who had served as territor- & Cultural Center. Frederick R. Harris, a consulting engineer on the ial Governor from 1907 to 1913) added that “a He served as a board member, and subse- job, presented evidence that the basic method reading of the entire opinion, and not merely the quently as President, of the Board of Registration was his own invention, that Noble had access to quoted extract from it, would show that the for Professional Engineers, Architects and Land his earlier reports to the Navy, and that “Mr. Attorney General held that the contractor was Surveyors, and helped train and mentor a num- Noble never claimed that his recommendation, bound to complete the structure according to the ber of Maui’s professional engineers, including that the sectional floating caisson plan of con- plans and specifications, but not bound to pro- many young college graduates who started their struction be used at Pearl Harbor, was other than duce a stable and satisfactory drydock.” careers at Unemori Engineering and continued an elaboration and development of the recom- A new agreement was signed on November on to become prominent professionals them- mendation of the writer [viz. Harris].” He also 19, 1914. selves in the Maui community. gave his account of the idea’s genesis in earlier Do you know of a civil engineering accom- His firm continues to be involved in various bridge pier construction practices by others and plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem- projects for the community. Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:54 PM Page 10
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AL YEE, from page 1 form supporting a mobile phosphate processing Engineer of the Year, from page 1 facility. Dr. Yee is one of the few Hawaii engineers Due to the inherent strength of the concrete land surveying and 3D laser scanning, and spher- elected to the prestigious National Academy of honeycomb, this system was incorporated into ical photographic imaging. Engineering. This honor, bestowed in 1976, high- the first mobile concrete island drilling system The first five years on returning to Hawaii, Dr. lights the major contribution that Dr. Yee had (SUPER CIDS) used for offshore oil exploration Hirota promoted the use of the overlay process made to structural engineering and construction on the North slope of Alaska. This mobile plat- that was used at the Weapons Laboratory for the in the US. His pre-eminence in the field of struc- form facility has proven itself by continuous ser- production of design documents and the elec- tural engineering has only grown in the decades vice for nearly two decades without any sign of tronic automation in civil engineering, land sur- since, as he continued to apply his innovative damage, wear or deterioration and has devel- veying and architecture. The firm’s staff was and creative concepts to all aspects of structural oped a reputation of being the most economical trained and they worked with other design firms design and construction. method of oil exploration in Arctic offshore envi- and the reproduction profession to improve the Based on his lifetime of dedication and service ronment. understanding of the information layering to the structural engineering community, we Dr. Yee has invented unique systems for splic- process, which is used today in computer aided believe that Dr. Yee is an outstanding candidate ing and joining precast components which are design and drafting. Sam O. Hirota, Inc. was the for this honor. widely utilized throughout the world on many first firm in Hawaii to acquire a high speed digital Dr. Yee completed work for his Master’s of high-rise and civil engineering structures. In addi- electronic plotting and computational capability Engineering degree in Structural Engineering tion, he has developed numerous original con- for in-house use. under the guidance of Professor Hardy Cross at cepts in mechanical equipment design to trans- Hawaii’s economy in the 1980’s attracted Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. The port and erect heavy long span prestressed con- many large Japanese contractors, who were pri- year before he had just received his Bachelor of crete beams in the construction of high-rise marily design builders. Dr. Hirota was fortunate to Science degree in Civil Engineering from the buildings. work with almost all of them in building many of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre the projects completed during this period. The Over the years, he has served on technical Haute, Indiana. In recognition for his work in con- lessons learned by those experiences have been committees of various national engineering soci- crete technology and proven concepts for both transferred not only internally to the staff at Sam eties such as the American Concrete Institute, land and sea structures, particularly in the field of O. Hirota, Inc. but to other firms that have part- Prestressed Concrete Institute, American Society precast and prestressed concrete construction, nered with them. This has led to Dr. Hirota form- of Civil Engineers, and the American Bureau of Dr. Yee was awarded an Honorary Doctor of ing affiliated teams including architects, engi- Shipping. In recognition of his technical contribu- Engineering degree from Rose-Hulman Institute neers and contractors to pursue design/build tions towards the advancement of engineering, of Technology in May 1976. projects in Hawaii. he was awarded honorary memberships in the In 1976, Dr. Yee was also elected to the pres- American Concrete Institute and the American Dr. Hirota served as a member of the American tigious National Academy of Engineering (USA), a Society of Civil Engineers, the highest recognition Consulting Engineers Council Management branch of the National Academy of Science accorded to any member of these societies. Practices Committee for five years in the 1990’s, which was originally founded by President which provided practice guidelines in the areas of For seven consecutive three-year terms, he Abraham Lincoln in 1863 for the purpose of computer automation hardware and software by has served as honorary structural consultant to assembling a group of scientific advisors to the conducting seminars for the 5,000 member the Singapore Housing Development Board President and the Congress of the United States firms. (HDB) to assist in the initiation and direction of a of America. Being elected to the NAE is among Recently, Dr. Hirota has used his affiliations the highest professional distinctions accorded to major program for industrializing high-rise build- ing methods. This program involved introduction with companies based in Europe to research and an engineer. Academy membership honors those use 3D laser scanning and spherical imaging in who have made important contributions to engi- of construction systems utilizing mass-produced prefabricated concrete components to acceler- the design and construction industry. He is neering theory and practice and who have known throughout the industry for his practical demonstrated unusual accomplishment in the ate housing construction in Singapore. Dr. Yee assisted in the development of design and con- and innovative approach to everything he pioneering of new and developing fields of tech- accomplishes. He has attracted international nology. struction criteria and in the training of structural engineers and technicians for this program. The interest by participating in the planning of docu- Dr. Yee participated in introducing the first pre- training program also involved methods of menting the world’s 500 most significant cultural cast, prestressed concrete mass production design, construction, quality control, materials sites by CyArk. CyArk is a non-profit entity whose facility in the Hawaiian Islands in 1955. Dr. Yee research, precast concrete plant production and mission is to digitally preserve cultural heritage personally designed the prestressing beds, con- field erection. To date, the HDB has built thou- sites through collecting, archiving and providing crete forms, and developed innovative structural sands of high-rise housing blocks utilizing pre- open access to data created by laser scanning, concepts and construction techniques utilizing cast concrete technology. digital modeling, and other state-of-the-art tech- prestressed, precast concrete units for the con- nologies. The Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute struction of both low- and high-rise buildings. In While earning the respect of colleagues locally, awarded Dr. Yee the Medal of Honor in 1997 for the field of marine concrete vessels, Dr. Yee nationally, and internationally throughout the his extraordinary contribution to the industry. In designed and supervised the construction of the years, Dr. Hirota has also been actively involved 2004, Dr. Yee was named a Titan of the world’s first pretensioned, prestressed concrete in civic and community service. Since 1980, he Precast/Prestressed Concrete Industry in recog- oceangoing barges in 1964. A total of 19 barges has served as a director of Central Pacific Bank nition of his outstanding contributions to the were constructed in this program and used suc- and the bank’s parent company, Central Pacific Industry; for prominence in industry innovation cessfully to transport ammunition, food, fuel and Financial, one of only a handful of Hawaii compa- and change; for positive leadership in industry- other supplies between the Philippines and nies registered on the New York Stock altering development and expansion; and for Vietnam during the war. The last of these barges Exchange. As a Trustee at Le Jardin Academy advancing and accelerating the growth of the were decommissioned after 33 years of continu- for 25 years, during the period of the new cam- North American Precast and Prestressed con- ous service. pus acquisition, expansion, design and develop- crete industry. Dr. Yee also developed and patented a novel ment, he has had a strong interest in education. structural concept for marine structures. This In 2007, Dr. Yee was appointed to the He has been a Lecturer in Computer Applications system utilizes reinforced concrete in the form of International Panel of Experts by the Building and at the University of Hawaii, School of an integrated cylindrical cell honeycomb core in Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore to Architecture. He is on the UH College of composite action with prestressed top and bot- assist in the effort to review and strengthen its Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council and the tom slabs and side walls which can produce a regulatory framework. Department of Civil Engineering/private sector structure with maximum strength and rigidity with Presently, Dr. Alfred A. Yee is the President of liaison committee. He currently is a University of the least amount of construction material. The Applied Technology Corporation in Honolulu, Hawaii Regent, serving as Chair of the Public/pri- prestressed honeycomb system was utilized Hawaii, and Director of Precast Design vate partnership Task Group and a member of commercially for the first time on the award win- Consultants Pte. Ltd., in Singapore, both spe- the Budget, Long Range Planning, Finance and ning ROFOMEX I, a floating platform designed to cializing in precast prestressed concrete design Facilities Committee. As a Regent, Dr. Hirota has support a large phosphate processing plant. with projects in the United States, Singapore, focused on the changes to the language for ROFOMEX I, which measures 260 feet long x India, and the Middle East. indemnification on University of Hawaii contracts 110 feet wide x 24 feet deep, was constructed in Dr. Alfred A. Yee certainly serves as a role for A/E consultants in order that their projects are Singapore, launched and towed 10,000 miles model to all engineers. Congratulations to Dr. covered by Errors and Omissions insurance. across the Pacific Ocean to Baja, California Alfred A. Yee, the HCES 2009 Lifetime Dr. Hirota has recognized that educational where it was outfitted for use as a floating plat- Achievement Award winner. (continued on page 11) Wiliki_Feb09REV:Wiliki Sept06 1/21/09 3:55 PM Page 11
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Engineer of the Year, from page 10 (CDES), which is internationally based overseas Earlier this year, Mr. Cudiamat was appointed in the Philippines. This outsourcing company by Mayor Mufi Hannemann to serve in his cabinet opportunities are important in shaping the com- provides architectural design, drafting, structural as Chief Engineer and Director of Facilities & munity as a whole and has helped the engineer- engineering, and civil engineering services glob- Maintenance for the City & County of Honolulu. ing community develop Hawaii’s next generation ally. With an aggressive and innovative approach Mr. Cudiamat demonstrates versatility in his of local engineers by establishing several funding to problem solving, his businesses has shown engineering skills and compassion for the com- sources for local Hawaii students, which includes continuous annual growth both in number of munity. We are indeed fortunate to have Mr. establishing the Sam & Yukino Hirota Scholarship employees and projects; and SHI has completed Cudiamat representing us in the engineering in Civil Engineering at the University of Hawaii, over 1500 projects in the past few years. community. funding as an event title sponsor for the 2009 In his 14 years of professional engineering Congratulations to Mr. Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, University of Hawaii Student Chapter Pacific experience, Mr. Cudiamat had been bestowed P.E., as the Young Engineer of the Year for 2009. Southwest Regional Conference to be held in various recognitions. In his brief 2-year tenure at Honolulu, and funding as a corporate sponsor PWC, Mr. Cudiamat was commended twice for the Punahou School Robotics Teams in 2008, Superior Achievement. He had been nominated EAH, from page 8 2009, and 2010. for Pacific Business News’ Top 40 under 40. means the ocean level only rise or lowers by Professional affiliations include the American Recently, Jeoffrey Cudiamat was named “2008 Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii inches as the waves travel across the ocean at Young Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Filipino about 600 mph. As the wave approaches land (ACECH) and the Hawaii Land Surveyors Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii (FCCH) and Association. Dr. Hirota has served as past the wave has a uniform velocity or direction. That was honored as the “2008 Engineer of the Year” is the full height of the wave is moving in one national director and president of ACECH and is by FALEA. Jeoffrey Cudiamat has been a con- currently the corporate representative to Hawaii direction without the circular motions of the typi- tributing member to the community through vol- cal ocean waves. Prof Cheung’s complete talk Leeward Planning Conference. unteerism as a member of Pearl City Lions, past- Dr. Hirota is an accomplished engineer, who is can be heard at the EAH WEB site. president and board member of the Jaycees, Meeting notes: December 12th, 2008 well recognized and respected for his profession- board of directors at Leeward YMCA, and con- al, civic, and community contributions. It is an Guest: Larry Young – Planning a possible PV tributor to several non-profit organizations. In venture. honor and privilege to have Dr. Hirota represent the past, he volunteered for several years as a the engineering community. Congratulations to Speaker: Frank Vargo, Operations coach in youth sports for volleyball, basketball, Engineer, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc Dr. Dennis Hirota, P.E., L.P.L.S, as the Engineer of and softball. Last year, because of the sudden the Year for 2009. Subject: “Hawaiian Electric’s New closure of St. Timothy preschool that enrolled Dispatch Center” over 100 students and employed 19 faculties, Frank Vargo started by showing pictures of Cudiamat and his wife opened Keiki Care Center HECO’s old dispatch center, where the system of Hawaii preschool to aid the displaced students status board was manually interactive, that is the Young Engineer of the Year, and faculty who lost their job. from page 1 status of equipment and switches were updated In his engineering profession, Mr. Cudiamat will directly by the operators. The new dispatch is engineering experience was gained as a project serve as the president for CFSEI and as a Board computer driven and the status board is now a engineer at PAMCO Contracting, SSFM of Director for FALEA in 2009. He has been on wall of 52” wide flat HD TV screens that operate International, Inc., and Navy Public Works Center the board for the Structural Engineers as one giant computer screen with individual (PWC). Some of his early major projects include Association of Hawaii (SEAOH) and he is also a Window for the various equipment and system the $150 million Whole Barracks Renewal project member of ASCE (National and Hawaii). He displays. Typically each 52” screen is one win- at Schofield Barracks, the 85km road for Palau holds membership in Chamber of Commerce of dow, but operators have the option to increase Compact Roads in the Republic of Palau, and Hawaii, Aiea-Pearl City Business Association, the size of any window to highlight parts of the the industrial facility Pearl City Bus Facility in Pearl FCCH, Hawaii Steel Framing Alliance, Chi Epsilon system needing attentions. Since 911, one City. His background in structural and civil engi- Alumni Association, and BBB. As a certified screen has been tuned to CNN. Also, the weath- neer design has been diverse- engineering inspector for safety of a building after a natural er channels are monitored via the internet to get bridges, various types of buildings, roads, utili- disaster, he volunteered to inspect buildings and the lasted weather information. Everything on ties, and subdivisions. As a duly licensed profes- homes after the Kiholo Bay Earthquake on the the status board is now real time and updated sional engineer practicing both civil and structur- Big Island in 2006. Jeoffrey Cudiamat continues automatically via the system computers. The al engineering in the State of Hawaii, Jeoffrey to promote a career in the engineering profession trouble desk has a separate HD TV status Cudiamat started a design and engineering com- by speaking to high school students at career screen. He also explained the dispatch opera- pany, Structural Hawaii, Inc. (SHI), an architectur- days and career shadowing events. He has vol- tors typically are people who started with the al-engineering firm that specializes in residential, unteered as a grader for Math Counts. company as apprentices and worked their way industrial, and light commercial projects. As a Furthermore, he spearheads the program for up to being dispatch operators. This meant that full-service professional design firm, SHI offers Fundamentals of Engineer exam review classes person, trained on the equipment, then repaired architectural design, both civil and structural for FALEA. the equipment, then installed the equipment, engineering, in-house permit-processing, con- As an active member of the Filipino communi- then planned installation of equipment and then struction administration, inspections, forensic ty, Jeoffrey Cudiamat has been featured in vari- operated the equipment, so the dispatch opera- engineering, and construction financing options. ous newspaper articles and was one of three key tors had spent many years learning the system In 2006, Mr. Cudiamat also started another com- people to speak at the kickoff event to the top to bottom. Frank’s complete talk can be pany, Cudiamat Design and Engineering Services Centennial Celebration of Filipinos in Hawaii. heard at the EAH WEB site. Professional Directory
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