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December 2007 Meeting Schedule December 7: Speaker: TBADecember 14: Speaker: TBADecember 21:No Meeting ChristmasDecember 28:No Meeting New Years

Meetings held every Friday (except Holidays) atYWCA room 205 on Richards Street downtown.Meetings start at NOON and end promptly at1:00 pm. Parking at Alii Place off Alakea Streetfor $1.50 per hour.

Buffet Lunch: Members-$10.00, Guests-$12.00, BYO lunches welcome. If not having theBuffet Lunch a donation is requested: Members$2, Guests $3; to help cover room rental costs.

Program schedule may be adjusted. CallSecretary Sam Gillie at 543-4739 (543-4804FAX) to confirm speaker. Anyone wanting aweekly email meeting notice please send youremail address to Sam Gillie at [email protected].

Past Meeting ReportsMeeting Notes for July 13th. Speaker:

Jeff Mikulina, Director, Sierra Club, HawaiiChapter. Subject: “Hawaii’s Global WarmingSolutions Act and What It Means.” ACalifornia Law (AB34) is the first enforceablestate-wide program in the U.S. to cap all green-house gas emissions from major industries. InHawaii, Act 234 states that “by January 1, 2020,the State of Hawaii shall reduce statewide green-house gas emissions to levels at or below thebest estimations and updates of the inventory ofgreenhouse gas emissions estimates for 1990.”What do these laws mean for the U.S., the world,and the citizens, policy-makers, engineers, andarchitects of Hawaii? Jeff presented various way

for everyone to reduce their carbon foot print. Inorder for Hawaii to reach 1990 levels everyonecarbon foot print should be reduced to about 10tons per year. This is not counting the contribu-tion for transportation energy costs to Hawaii.Transportation and utility energy carbon impactsare the areas that principally need to be reduced.Take the Bus or get a fuel efficient vehicle.

Meeting Notes for July 20th. Speaker:Shanah Trevenna, University of Hawaii,Sustainability Council. Subject:“Sustainable Saunders.” Shanah is coordinat-ing a program at the UH called “SustainableSaunders.” In her engineering and studying shehas asked herself if the solutions exist to solveour local and global energy and environmentalproblems. Her conclusion is that the solutionsabsolutely exist, but the challenge is getting themimplemented. She came to Hawaii because shesees that Hawaii can be a beacon for the rest ofthe World. Many of these global issues impactHawaii first. Shanah compares Hawaii to theCanary in the Coal Mine. So perhaps Hawaii canfind some of the solutions and share them withthe World.

So why aren’t we producing more energy thanwe consume? Shanah believes it all comes downto risks. Even if everyone had PV panels andwindmills, they would not provide enough energy.But ocean waves have more then sufficient ener-gy for all our energy needs, however we have notdeveloped the means to harness that energy.Saunders is to be the model for UH, Hawaii andthe World. Their goal is to make Saunders assustainable as possible and to be a bridge to oth-ers, who are seeking solutions. SaundersLighting is 46% vs. the usual 30% and AC isabout 40% vs. the usual 30%; plug loads are12% and there is not hot water load. They hadwanted a green (grass) roof, but insurance liabili-ty is a challenge. A 1 kilowatt wind turbine hasbeen donated. It will work in 5 mph winds onnoise. Her team is looking for partners anddonors to provide sustainable solutions forSaunders.

Meeting notes for August 3rd. Speaker:Greg McCartney – NASA / JPL Ambassador.Subject: “NASA / JPL Solar System.” Gregexplained that the NASA / JPL Solar SystemAmbassador program was developed to provideCommunity Ambassadors from NASA / JPL totalk story with people about their many programsand developments. This is prime time for NASA/ JPL for the number of satellites and probes outin our Solar system. This provides a means forthe public to get information about what NASA /JPL is doing with our tax dollars. NASA’s missionstatement is “To understand and protect our

home planet, explore the universe and search forlife and inspire the next generation of explorers.It is a purely volunteer program with no payinvolved, but Ambassador’s get first hand infor-mation on the current workings of NASA. Gregstarted with our common concept of the solarsystem and how planets had been defined in thepast. He explained how Pluto has lost its statusas a planet with the new definition of a planet,which is “Any object that orbits around the Sun,has sufficient mass for its gravity to overcomerigid bodies, create a hydrostatic equilibrium thatresults in a spheroidal shape, and it would havecleared out its orbit. Greg went on to tell aboutthe many multi-year projects NASA currently hasongoing and plans for the future. From our roomin YWCA, Greg took us on an exploration of oursolar system and then the vast universe.

Meeting notes for August 10th. Speaker:Dr. Farideh Farhi – Prof. Political Science,UH Manoa. Subject: “Women in the IslamicWorld.” Dr Farhi believes there are many mis-perceptions of women in the Islamic world. Theissues for Islamic women have become part ofthe popular images of the Islamic world. Twoimages come to mind with the Islamic world, ter-rorists and women in veils. Connected to theseimages are patriarchy, male dominance andwomen’s oppression. But in reality there is nosuch thing as one way in the Islamic world. Justas there are many realities for women in theWest, it is the similar for women in the Islam.One out of every 5 people in the world is aMuslim. It is not the fastest growing religion inthe world, Christianity is. 51 countries in theworld have a majority of Muslims. There 60 dif-ferent languages in those countries. The wholeidea of trying to put all these people into one cul-tural context is extremely problematic. Thelargest Muslim countries are not in the MiddleEast. There are more Muslims in China then inAfghanistan and Iraq. The focus on women inveils in the Middle East is a very very small per-centage of Muslim women. The largest Muslimcountries in the world have already had womenPresidents and Prime Ministers. The majority ofMuslim women have the right to vote. However,why has Islam had difficulty to adjust to the ques-tion of women’s rights in today’s context? Part ofthe answer is the interaction between the Islamicworld and the West. As the West expanded itsinfluence in the 18 century, it questioned Islamand found Islam to be most venerable to changein Islam’s treatment of women. Islamic women’slibration became part of the West’s colonialism.Dr. Farhi pointed out that at time the British weretrying to unveil Muslim women Egypt, in Hawaii,they were trying to get women dancing the hulato cover up.

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2008 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 23, 2008Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter Golf Course(Admission to Fort Shafter will be arranged for registered attendees)

5:30 p.m. Cocktails

6:30 p.m. Dinner

7:15 p.m. Program:Presentation of Engineers Week Exhibit Awards.Presentation of Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year,

HCES Lifetime Achievement and Student Engineer of the Year Awards.Guest Speaker – TBDInstallation of 2008 HCES officers.

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Hawaii SectionThe AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii

ASME-HI 2007-2008 OfficersChairperson Raymond Liu 521-3773

[email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966Secretary Ron Flegal 455-0265Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708Dir 1 yr Chester Kaitoku 527-6063

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OFFICERSPresident Melvin K. Harano, P.E. 848-6966

[email protected] Robert T. Bigtas, P.E. 526-9019

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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION MEETINGDate: January 8, 2008Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmAgenda: General Membership MeetingPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue

CafeteriaPlease contact Ray Liu or Ron Flegal for direc-

tions and for more information.

KAILUA HIGH SCHOOL 2007 CAREER FAIRASME Student Section Members Stuart Akagi,

Sara Fong, Garrett Hashiro, and Justin Vierrarepresented ASME at the November 7, 2007Kailua High School Career Fair. They transportedand showed off their Department of MechanicalEngineering, UHM, ME481/482 Senior Designcourse projects, the Baja and Formula One vehi-cles. The racing cars were the hit of the fair draw-ing the attentions of especially the male students.

Sara Fong, an alumna of Kailua HS, coordinat-ed this ASME exhibit. They worked hard trans-

ASME Student Section at Kailua HS CareerFair, L-R: Stuart Akagi, Garrett Hashiro,Sara Fong, and Justin Vierra.

porting the cars, setting up and manning theexhibit, giving up the whole morning so theycould show students that mechanical engineer-ing may be in their futures. See student photo.

NOVEMBER 13 GENERAL MEMBERSHIPMEETING

Chad B. Adams, CRPC(r), Branch Manager,Registered Principal from Ameriprise FinancialServices, Inc. spoke on personal finances andthe importance of finance and investments. Thepresentation included 1) Importance of goal set-ting/having a plan, 2) Investment explanation -basic (quick overview of diversification, allocation,etc.), 3) Investment explanation - advanced(super quick overview of ‘what the big guys do’),4) Tie money back into goal setting/having a plan,and 5) Open for questions. His audience includ-ed both senior and student section members.

A Certificate of Completion was awarded toRyan Kurasaki, a Fall P.E. Refresher Course par-ticipant. Rodney Hollowell talked about taking theexam on the mainland after completing therefresher course last spring.

The meeting was held in the HECO cafeteriaon Ward Avenue and was attended by PeteCastillo, Hollowell, Kory Ikeda (student member),Kurasaki, and David Rivas, besides ExecutiveCommittee members Ron Flegal, James Grogan,Chester Kaitoku, and Raymond Liu.

1. The SFPE has awarded the Hawaii Chapterthe Chapter Excellence Award at the BronzeLevel for 2007. Qualification of the award isbased upon an evaluation chapter activities thattake place during the year which meet key objec-tives established by SFPE Headquarters (seeattached).2. Upcoming Seminar, March 17-19. ForensicFire Scene Reconstruction, taught by Dr. JohnDehaan and Dr. David Icove, based on the text-book by the same name and authored by Drs.Dehaan Icove.


2008 HCES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTAWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONSIn 1997, the Hawaii Council Of Engineering

Societies instituted the “HCES Lifetime AchievementAward” which is designed to recognize the lifetimeachievements of retired engineers. This annualrecognition is given to an individual who has con-tributed significantly to the development of engineer-ing in the State of Hawaii and who has made a note-worthy impact on the local engineering community.The award is presented annually during the HawaiiEngineers’ Week Banquet. The first HCES LifetimeAchievement Award was made on February 27,1998.

ELIGIBILITYThe following criteria shall be applied when nomi-

nating a candidate for the award:• The nominee shall be affiliated with an HCES

member society as an active member.• The nominee shall have lived and worked in

Hawaii as an engineer or engineer-manager for atleast 15 years.

• The nominee shall be 62 years or older at the timeof nomination.

• The nominee shall have taken retirement frompublic or private sector employment. The nomi-nee could, however, be continuing employment orconsultancy or other work after effective retire-ment.

• In the case of a nominee who was an entrepre-neur who started his/her own company, the nom-inee shall have actively handed over control of thecompany to a successor. The nominee may con-tinue to be involved with the company.

• Posthumous awards may be made provided thenominee was an active member of an HCESmember society at the time of his/her passingaway and fulfilled all the required criteria listedabove.

NOMINATIONThe following criteria shall apply to the method for

nomination:• Any person belonging to any HCES member

organization may nominate a candidate.• The nomination shall be accompanied by a cita-

tion that must effectively highlight, in narrativeform, the engineering contributions of the candi-date. Special emphasis shall be made on thenominee’s contributions to Hawaii.

• The nomination shall include a detailed resume ofthe nominee.

The nomination package shall be submitted with acover letter addressed to the HCES Chair.

• Multiple nominators may nominate a single nomi-nee. The nominations submitted may be a joint orseparate nomination. To be considered valid,each nomination package shall be complete.

• A single nominator may nominate multiple candi-dates. The nomination for each candidate shallbe distinct and complete with all necessary docu-ments.

• If the nominee has not been selected in a previousnomination, he or she may be nominated in sub-sequent years.The HCES Selection Committee will select the

recipient. Five copies of the nomination shall bemailed to: 2008 HCES Lifetime Achievement Award,P.O. Box 2873, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802. Awardnominations must be postmarked on or beforeDecember 14 2007.

Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute

HAWAII CHAPTER98-029 Hekaha St. Unit 23, Aiea, Hawaii 96701Phone: (808) 485-1400 Fax: (808) 485-1500Web Page: www.cfsei.org

OFFICERS Phone FAXPresident Brian Enomoto 486-5202 486-5206

[email protected] Pres Marvin Mestanza 951-5916 941-6489

[email protected] Adrian Lee 536-7692 537-9022

[email protected] Albert Fobel 521-6958 533-6701

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HAWAII CHAPTER

Seminar on CFS Strap Braced Walls onJanuary 2008

The CFSEI-Hawaii Chapter has invited Dr.Colin A. Rogers to present his research findingson the performance of cold-formed steel strapbraced walls on January 25, 2008 (9:00 – 12:00).Venue will be announced soon. A commonmeans to construct the lateral load resisting sys-tem of cold-formed steel structures is to providediagonal tension-only strap braces in the walls.The strap walls act as a vertical concentricallybraced system, which transfers the lateral loadsfrom the roof and floor levels to the foundation.

The objective of the presentation is to providedesigners with information on the inelastic lateralload carrying performance of cold-formed steel(CFS) frame strap braced walls that are assem-bled using screws and welds; and relate the lab-oratory observations to the recent changes in theAISI Standards on Lateral Design - S213. Theproject has involved the monotonic and reversedcyclic testing of single story wall assemblies. Thefinal phase consisted of walls that were designedfollowing a capacity based seismic designmethod, in which the braces were selected to actas the fuse element. The remaining elements inthe lateral force path were designed accountingfor the nominal yield capacity of the bracesincluding possible overstrength. The previousphases consisted of walls that were not designedfollowing capacity design concepts.

Bio: Colin Rogers is an Associate Professor inthe Department of Civil Engineering and AppliedMechanics at McGill University, MontrealCanada. He has been involved in research oncold-formed steel structures for the past fourteenyears, and most recently has concentrated onthe seismic design of CFS walls and diaphragms.To date, he has participated in the testing of over300 CFS walls constructed with wood sheathingand with strap bracing, as well as 50 tests oncorrugated steel roof deck diaphragms. For moreinformation, please contact Mardie Torres at(808) 4851400 or visit www.hawaiisteel.com.

Other Future Chapter ActivitiesThe chapter will hold its annual nomination and

election of officers soon. Every member isencouraged to nominate potential officers. Thenext Installation Banquet is being targeted forFebruary 2008.

We have several topics being considered for2008. Among these are mid-rise structures com-bined with non cold-formed steel (CFS) lateralsystems, truss presentation and product stan-dards and span tables in conjunction with theSSMA’s new catalog. There will also be a seminaron fire/sound acoustic systems and advance-ments by Robert Wills of American Iron & SteelInstitute. If you have any suggestions on futureprogram topics, please contact Marvin Mestanza.

CFSEI meeting held on AISI FramingStandards

The CFSEI-Hawaii Chapter hosted a specialhalf-day seminar on November 19, 2007 at thePagoda Hotel with Dr. Roger LaBoube, P.E. ofthe University of Missouri at Rolla, MO. Dr.LaBoube presented his stud-to-track gapresearch as well as the American Iron and SteelInstitute’s (AISI) Framing Standards for Cold-Formed Steel Construction. These Standardshave been developed by the AISI Committee onFraming Standards to provide more economicaldesign solutions by recognizing the synergyinherent in cold-formed steel assemblies such asheaders, wall stud assemblies, and trusses. Inaddition to design, the Framing Standards stipu-late installation tolerances such as the stud-to-track gap, stripped screw remediation, and in-line framing.

CFSEI Hawaii Chapter Board The CFSEI-Hawaii Chapter Board of Directors

meets monthly to discuss the chapter businessand programming. The minutes of each boardmeeting and the schedule of membership meet-ings are posted on the CFSEI website(ww.cfsei.org). If you have any suggestions,please contact Brian Enomoto.

CFSEI Young Engineers’ ProgramTrue to its commitment to improve quality of

education for young engineers, CFSEI-HawaiiChapter has launched its Young Engineers’Program aimed at introducing engineers to vari-ous cold-formed steel framing details. For thisprogram, please contact Brian Enomoto.

CFSEI Corporate SponsorsThe CFSEI Hawaii Chapter recognizes the

support of its corporate sponsors (initial list) for2007/2008. Corporate sponsors help to supportchapter activities and keep the chapter runningsmoothly. 14 gauge sponsors: G. W. Killebrew(Allied Building Products Corp.). 16 gauge spon-sors: Coastal Construction Company, Inc.Kealoha Construction, Inc. Maryl Group, Inc.Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Structural AnalysisGroup Inc. 18 gauge sponsors: Castle & CookeHomes Hawaii. 20 gauge sponsors: CEMCO,Grabber Pacific, Robert M. Kaya Builders, Inc.Thanks again for supporting the Hawaii ChapterCFSEI. We look forward to your continued par-ticipation in 2008.

MetalconA number of chapter members went to recent-

ly-concluded Metalcon in Las Vegas last October3-5, 2007. At METALCON there were compre-hensive technical sessions offering up to dateinformation, solutions and training needed toeffectively incorporate metal in design and con-struction projects. Current chapter presidentBrian Enomoto and past president Tim Waiteattended the National CFSEI Board of Director’smeeting which was held in conjunction withMetalcon. The 2008 Metalcon will be held atBaltimore Convention Center in Baltimore,Maryland.

PublicationsWe encourage you to keep at least one set of

the cold-formed steel framing standards (generalprovision, header design, wall stud design, later-al design, truss design and the prescriptivemethod for one and two family dwellings with2004 supplement). For an updated list of techni-cal publication on CFS, please visitwww.cfsei.org.

Membership We would like to invite engineers and other

design professional to join the chapter. For moreinformation about membership, please visitwww.cfsei.org or www.steelframing.org for theapplication form. For more information, pleasecontact Brian Enomoto.


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2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS &DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Gary Chock 521-4513

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[email protected] Saied Pourjalali

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGNovember 7, 2007

Committee Reports:

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events:– On November 29, SEAOH and the UH

Department of Civil Engineering are co-spon-soring a meeting highlighting new TsunamiWave Basin Tests for Structural Loading/ScourEffects. Speakers will be Dr. Ian Robertson andKwok Fai Cheung. SEAOH will also have nom-inations for next year’s Board.

– Installation Banquet for new SEAOH Officerswill be held on Friday, January 18, 2008 at3660 on the Rise.

– In early 2008, there will be a seminar on thedesign and detailing implications of new cyclictesting of diagonally strapped light gage steelpanels. This event is anticipated to be jointlysponsored by CFSEI and SEAOH.

– In Spring 2008, training in seismic bracing ofnonstructural elements will be arranged withFEMA.

– The Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute(COPRI) of ASCE will be holding a Solutions toCoastal Disasters Conference on April 13 to16, 2008 at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu;topics including mitigation against catastroph-ic events.

– There will be timber design seminar on April15-16, 2008 sponsored by the Hawaii LumberProducts Association featuring AFPA speakersto include the NDS and the Wood FrameConstuction Manual and sustainability.

– On July 11 and 12, the Masonry Institute ofHawaii will host the 2008 Masonry andConcrete Expo.

– The next SEAOH Board of Directors andOfficers meeting will be held on Wednesday,December 12, 2007 at Martin & Chock, Inc.’soffice at 4:00PM.Membership Directory: The SEAOH 2007

Membership Directory has been updated await-ing final editorial corrections to be implementedby Jonathan Murai. The directory will be emailedto our members in PDF format in December.This list has also been used as the master list foridentification of Member and Allied memberswithin the National Council of StructuralEngineers Associations and the Western Councilof Structural Engineers Associations.

Disaster Response Committee: TheDisaster Response Committee has updated thevolunteer list, established a standardized SEAOHevaluation data report form. The committeestandardized form for assessment of structuresdamaged in a natural disaster will be posted tothe SEAOH website. The SEAOH ResponseProcedures for Activating and Deploying

Volunteer Building Safety Evaluation Engineerswas distributed to County Civil Defense Agenciesand State Civil Defense for comment and thosecomments have been addressed. SEAOH is alsoevaluating a request by State Civil Defense todevelop Hawaii-customized ATC-20 and ATC-45training presentations of about 2 hour lengtheach.

Building Code Committee: Glenn Miyasato(Chair),joined by Dean Doi, Afaq Sarwar, ScottListavich, and Gary Chock are reviewing the2006 IBC for possible State Building Codeamendment recommendations based on priorreviews conducted for Hawaii County and theCity and County of Honolulu. SEAOH has draft-ed a letter in support of Kauai adopting IBC2003. For topographic effects on wind design forOahu, high resolution pdf maps have been deliv-ered to the Department of Planning andPermitting for posting on their website. DirectorClifford Lau (with Howard Lau) is in discussionswith theHonolulu Dept. of Planning andPermitting about the policy of the Site

Development Division Civil Engineering Branchprohibiting weep holes in property line retainingwalls. SEAOH will be working with DPP to estab-lish policy and application guidelines for retainingwalls between adjacent properties.

State Building Code: DAGS will be modern-izing nearly all building codes and regulations.This will be implemented per Act 82, which man-dates a Statewide Building Code. PresidentGary Chock is serving on the State BuildingCode Council, which will meet again onDecember 11, 2007

Public Outreach: On November 17, 2007 atUH-Hilo, SEAOH speakers (Chock, Robertson,Waite, Sarwar) together with the HawaiianVolcanoes Observatory, Central Pacific HurricaneCenter, Hawaii Insurance Division of DCCA, andthe UH Sea Grant College gave a half-day publicworkshop on hurricane and earthquake pre-paredness.

The SEAOH Board would like to hear from

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Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812

WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe

2007 – 2008 HSPE State OfficersPresident Barry Nakamoto, P.E.

[email protected] Elect Queenie Komori, P.E.

[email protected] President Manny Lanuevo, P.E.

[email protected] VacantTreasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E.

[email protected] President Kenneth Rappolt, P.E.

[email protected] Chapter Norman Kawachika, P.E.Director [email protected] Chapter Eric Yamashige, P.E.Director [email protected] Island Chapter Galen Kuba, P.E.Director [email protected] Chapter Steve Herbert, P.E.Director [email protected]

2008 ENGINEEROF THE YEAR AWARD

In conjunction with the activities ofEngineers’ Week 2008, the HawaiiSociety of Professional Engineers (HSPE)is soliciting nominations for the 2008Hawaii Engineer of the Year Award.HSPE will evaluate candidates for thisprestigious award. The selected engi-neer will be announced at the 2008Engineers Week Banquet. Completednomination forms and letters of supportmust be received no later than Friday,December 14, 2007 at the followingaddress (electronic submittals only):

Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers

c/o Queenie [email protected]

Phone: (808) 543-4526

Each candidate shall be nominated onthe following basis:

Candidate for Engineer of the Year(Nomination Form not to Exceed 8Pages)

1. Shall be current practicing LicensedProfessional Engineer in the State ofHawaii;

2. Shall be current State of Hawaii resi-dent;

3. Need not be a member of HSPE orany other society; and

4. Shall not be a State Officer or Directorfor HSPE.

Electronic files of the respective nomina-tion forms are available for your use –contact Queenie Komori [email protected]

Criteria for Selection of Engineer ofthe Year Award

1. 30% Technical Accomplishment(Technical Awards, Papers &Presentations, Major Projects, etc.)

2. 35% Professional History &Contributions(Positions Held, ProfessionalAffiliations, Special Contributions toProfession & Special Recognition,etc.)

3. 20% Civic & CommunityContributions(Affiliations, Position Held, SpecialRecognition, etc.)

4. 15% Recommendation(s)(Why the individual is nominated) No more than 3 letters of support percandidate with maximum 2 page limitper letter.

2008 YOUNG ENGINEEROF THE YEAR AWARD

In conjunction with the activities ofEngineers’ Week 2008, the FilipinoAmerican League of Architects andEngineers (FALEA) is soliciting nomina-tions for the 2008 Hawaii Young Engineerof the Year Award. FALEA will evaluatecandidates for this prestigious award.The selected engineer will be recognizedat the 2008 Engineers Week Banquet.Completed nomination forms and lettersof support must be received no later thanFriday, December 14, 2007 at the follow-ing address (electronic submittals only):

Filipino American Leagueof Architects and Engineers

C/o Suzie S. Agraan [email protected]

Phone: (808) 282-2560

Each candidate shall be nominated onthe following basis:Candidate for Young Engineer of theYear (Nomination Form not to Exceed6 Pages)

1. Shall be 35 years of age or less as ofJanuary 1, 2008;

2. Shall be a current practicing LicensedProfessional Engineer in State ofHawaii;

3. Shall be a current State of Hawaii res-ident; and

4. Shall not be a State Officer or Directorfor HSPE.

Electronic files of the respective nomina-tion forms are available for your use –contact Suzie S. Agraan [email protected] or you may down-load the nomination forms from theHawaii Council of Engineering SocietiesWeb Site athttp://hces.us/special/announcements.html.

Criteria for Selection of Engineer ofthe Year Award

1. 30% Technical Accomplishment(Technical Awards, Papers &Presentations, Major Projects, etc.)

2. 35% Professional History &Contributions(Positions Held, ProfessionalAffiliations, Special Contributions toProfession & Special Recognition,etc.)

3. 20% Civic & CommunityContributions(Affiliations, Position Held, SpecialRecognition, etc.)

4. 15% Recommendation(s)(Why the individual is nominated) No more than 3 letters of support percandidate with maximum 2 page limitper letter.

Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

membership about interest in holding the 2008Convention in Hong Kong or mainland China inJuly, October, or November. Bennett Fung hasmade some preliminary investigations. A Poll willbe emailed out later this year when more infor-mation is available.

New Business:Nominations Committee was chaired by Past-

President Bennett Fung, joined by membersSaeid Pourjalali, Brian Awakuni, Howard Lau, andGary Chock. Outgoing Officers are SecretaryCudiamat, Treasurer Pourjalali, and Directors Lauand Usami. Ballots will be mailed out onNovember 30, 2007.

New Member Application:Kevin M. Murar’s (Murar Engineering & Design,

LLC) application to be a SEAOH Member wasapproved.

The following member application has beenreceived and is open for comments from themembership:

Lyle P. Carden,Ph.D. Martin & Chock, Inc., asan Allied member.

His application will be voted on at the January2008 Board Meeting. Please notify any SEAOHOfficer prior to the January 2008 Board Meetingif you wish to comment on this prospective mem-ber.

SEAOH, from page 5

HSPEEF Scholarship RecipientsThe Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers

Educational Foundation (HSPEEF) is pleased toannounce its scholarship recipients for 2007.The HSPEEF Scholarship Program supports col-lege bound students attending accredited engi-neering programs either in Hawaii or on the main-land. The 2007 recipients are:

Daniel Cosson, Hawaii Baptist Academy,attending Columbia University.

Nathaniel Salazar, Maui High School, attendingMassachusetts Institute of Technology.

Austen Hagio, Pearl City High School, attend-ing the University of Washington.

Justin Neuhart, Molokai High School, attend-ing Oregon State University.

HSPEEF thanks the many sponsors in theHawaii engineering community for their contin-ued support of educational programs for thefuture engineers and scientists of Hawaii.


HONOLULU POST

SOCIETY OF AMERICANMILITARY ENGINEERSEstablished 1920 --Dedicated to the National Defense

P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817Web page: http://posts.same.org/honolulu/

SAME Honolulu 2007 Post OfficersPresident CDR Roger Wykle, P.E., USCG1st VP (Programs) Mr Todd Barnes, USACE2nd VP (Sustaining Members) Mr Will Boudra, Forest City3rd VP (Membership) Mr Jerry Matsuda, M&E PacificSecretary Lt Andy Wright, USCGTreasurer MAJ Robert Kroning, USA

http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hals/hals_001.htm

http://www.HLSA-hawaii.org

Officers for 2007President Joanne WilliamsonVice Pres Dan HirotaSecretary Artie SevignyTreasurer Ron WagnerDirector Ryan SuzukiDirector Chris GuerinNSPS Gov Kevin Kea

Trig-Star Program ReportI’d like to reach as many

individuals and companiesas possible of our upcom-ing Trig-Star Program in2008. This is an annualcompetition sponsored by the National Society ofProfessional Surveyors (NSPS) and the HawaiiLand Surveyors Association (HLSA). The pro-gram goal is to recognize and stimulate the beststudents of mathematics from among school dis-tricts across the United States utilizing a compe-tition with awards. The purposes of the Trig Star

Post Meeting Notes from 6 November 07Hickam AFB, Tradewinds Enlisted Club

Over 135 people attended SAME’s Novembermeeting. The meeting, chaired by Will Boudra,was combined with USAF’s PACAF’s annualBase Civil Engineer Conference. The five dayconference brought together Base CivilEngineers and Chief Enlisted Managers fromaround the Pacific command, including Alaska,Guam, Korea, and Japan.

Some of the highlights from the meetings are:November’s guest speaker was Rear

Admiral Michael Giorgione, CEC,Commander, NAVFAC Pacific & Pacific FleetCivil Engineer. RDML Giorgione explored diver-sity within the engineering community, specifical-ly focusing on female engineers. His well-researched presentation stressed the importanceof encouraging young girls to study math andscience in elementary and high school. AdmiralGiorgione went on to discuss when and whywomen leave the workforce during their careersand suggested incentives to encourage womento remain practicing as engineers.

PACAF’s Col William Corson presentedSAME Honolulu 1st VP, Todd Barnes, a$8000 check for the SAME ScholarshipFund. This generous donation was raised dur-ing the annual PACAF CE Conference GolfTournament in conjunction with the support ofcorporate sponsors.

Sustaining member in the Spotlight –Installations and Mission Support, HQPACAF, USAF. Speaker: Col Bill Corson,Director, Installations and Mission Support,HQ PACAF. Col Corson, the PACAF CivilEngineer, briefed members and visitors on thecommand structure for Air Force Engineers in thePacific and highlighted networking opportunities.

Will Boudra, SAME Honolulu 2nd VP,announced the SAME Honolulu December10, member meeting will be a joint dinnermeeting with SAME’s Design BuildWorkshop speakers and participants. TheSAME member dinner will include a panel ofSenior DOD Officials who are leading practionersin military design build projects throughout thePacific. Moderator: CDR Roger Wykle, USCG,President, SAME Honolulu Post. InvitedSpeakers: * Clyde Morita, Chief Engineer, NAV-FAC Pacific * John Thompson, EngineeringChief, PACAF Headquarters * James Bersson,Deputy District Engineer for Programs andProject Management, USACE HonoluluDistrict * Al Carroll, Director, Public Works,IMCOM Pacific. The meeting will be heldMonday, December 10, 2007, 6:30 p.m.- 8:30p.m. at the Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio.

SAME Honolulu Design Build Workshopfor DOD Projects - Will Boudra announcedSAME’s Design-Build Workshop for DODProjects will be held in Honolulu Dec. 10-12,2007. The workshop has a special focus onimproving communications with design-build end

The Society of American Military Engineers,Honolulu Post

and theHawaii Council of Engineering Societies

Invites you to join us for the

2008 ENGINEER’S WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEONPresentation:

The Proposed Honolulu Transit System & It’s Relationship to the Military Community

Speaker: The Honorable Mufi Hannemann, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu

Honolulu Country Club(1690 Ala Puumalu Street)

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 11:30 AMLuncheon Cost: $27

RSVP BY: 12 FEBRUARY 2008

SEND THIS FORM AND PAYMENT TO:

Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Postc/o Iris Terashima

URS615 Piikoi St., 9th Floor

Honolulu, HI 96814

(Make checks payable to Society of American Military Engineers)

Name:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Organization: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone: _____________________ Number in Party: _________ x $27 = Total $ __________________________

Receipt required: No ________ Yes ________ Email: _______________________________________

LUNCH: Sandwich Buffet

program are:1. To promote excellence in the mastery of math-

ematics in high school2. To honor high school students who have

demonstrated their superior skill among class-mates at the local, state and national levels

3. To acquaint high school students with the useand practical applications of mathematics inthe surveying professions

4. To build an awareness of surveying and map-ping as a profession among mathematicallyskilled high schools students, career guidancecounselors, and high school math teachers. High schools across the state are currently

being contacted and soon many will be signingup to participate in this competition. Testing atthe high school level begins in March of 2008 butthe list of participating schools will be formed bythe end of the year. HLSA is seeking additionalsponsors for these upcoming participatingschools, sponsorship for one high school isapproximately $250.00. If yourself or youremployer would like to become a sponsor of thisgreat program and help out your favorite schoolplease contact me. Once the list of participatinghigh schools are established by the end of theyear I will publish the names, many of you may bealumni to some of these schools, we hope you oryour company will step up to support these gift-ed students and their proud high school. Formore information on this program or if you have aschool which may want to participate you canreach me at [email protected] or call(808) 521-3990.

Kevin K. Kea, LPLSHawaii Trig-Star Coordinator

users, construction agents, architects/engineersand contractors to better facilitate the solicitationand execution of DOD design-build projects.


2007-2008 OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident Ron Iwamoto 486-5202

email: [email protected] Michael Hunnemann 533-2686

email: [email protected] Jeff Kalani 596-2928

email: [email protected] Roger Babcock 956-7298

email: [email protected] Dawn Barsana 943-1133

email: [email protected] Lori Fong 384-5372

email: [email protected] President Lisa Takushi 531-4252

email: [email protected] 8 Chair Westley Chun 943-1133

email: [email protected] Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html

2007-2008 YMF OfficersPhone

President Lisa Takushi 531-4252 [email protected] ext. 14

Vice-Pres. Morgan B. LaRue [email protected]

Secretary Valerie Strom [email protected]

Treasurer Aaron Erickson [email protected]

Past Pres. Lori Nishida [email protected]

Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Wednesday, December 5th, 6:00p.m. at Siam Garden Café, 523-9338 andWednesday, January 9th, 6:00 p.m. at TheYardhouse, 923-9273. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all about,please contact Lisa Takushi at 531-4252 ext. 14or [email protected].

2008 Spring ASCE YMF PE RefresherCourse

The ASCE YMF will be once again offering aRefresher course for anyone taking the PE in CivilEngineering. The course will be held onSaturdays beginning in January 2008 and will lastthrough March 2008. The course will focus onpreparing you for the breadth portion of the examwhich includes Water Resources Engineering,Environmental Engineering, TransportationEngineering, Geotechnical Engineering,Structural Engineering, and ConstructionEngineering.

The cost of the course will be $350 for ASCEmembers and $425 for non-ASCE members.

If you have any questions or would like to reg-ister for the course, please contact Eric Arakawaat [email protected] or 258-5770 or TimLum Yee at [email protected]

YMF Golf Outing at New Ewa Beach GolfCourse

On Saturday, October 13, 2007, the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers Younger MemberForum held its semi-annual golf outing at NewEwa Beach Golf course. Eighteen YMF membersand friends participated in a relaxing day awayfrom the office, at the golf course.Congratulations to the closest-to-the-pin contestwinners Reid Ikemori, Devin Nakayama, ChrisLatoto and Aaron Lau. Following the round ofgolf, everyone enjoyed an afternoon of goodfood, drink, and company at New Ewa BeachGolf Course’s 19th hole.

DECEMBER DINNER MEETINGThere will be no dinner meeting in December.

Please have a happy holiday season.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGDecember 10, 2007

AWARDS FROM ASCE NATIONALCongratulations to Stacie Kaneshiro who was

named the 2007 Young Government CivilEngineer of the Year. Stacie is a Member and theCommunity Service Co-Chair for the HawaiiSection Younger Member Forum.Congratulations to the Younger Member Forumwhich received the 2007 Younger MemberGroup Award for Small Groups and the 2007Committee on Younger Members Small GroupWebsite Award. The YMF awards were accept-ed by Lori Nishida, Member and Past Presidentof the Hawaii Section YMF. Stacie and Lori werein attendance the ASCE National Conference inOrlando, Florida to accept the awards.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOL-ARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize thosedeserving students. We continue to accept taxdeductible donations with the goal of increasingthe annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail toASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any questions,please contact Lori Fong at 384-5372, [email protected].

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employers have openings they

Award Presenters and Winners from left,ASCE Executive Director Pat Natale, StacieKaneshiro, Lori Nishida, and ASCE PastPresident Bill Marcuson

would like to fill:• Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (Civil

Engineer - Honolulu and Wailuku, LandSurveyor - Honolulu)

• Bills Engineering Inc. (Civil Engineer,Engineering Assistant & CADD Technician)

• Brown and Caldwell, Inc. (Engineer – Maui,Drafter – Oahu)

• CH2MHILL (Transportation/Traffic Engineer –Honolulu Office)

• Engineering Solutions, Inc. (Civil/SanitaryEngineers - Honolulu)

• Fewell Geotechnical Engineering (GeotechnicalEngineer - Honolulu)

• Fukunaga & Associates (Civil andCivil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu)

• HDR, Inc (Water/Wastewater Engineer –Honolulu)

• Warren S. Unemori Engineering (ProjectEngineer, Civil Engineer, & CAD Operator -Wailuku)For more information on these job listings,

please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website athttp://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobs.html.

APPROVED FY 2008 BUDGETIncome Categories FY 07 Actual FY 08 Budget

Income AmountSection Dues $ 11,440.00 $ 11,000.00Society Allotment $ 5,324.67 $ 5,300.00Interest $ 233.15 $ 0.00Contributions to Section $ 970.00 $ 1,000.00Grants $ 2,840.00 $ 0.00 Advertising Income $ 3,760.00 $ 5,000.00Conferences $ 12,567.54 $ 500.00Meetings $ 6,534.14 $ 6,600.00Total Income $ 43,669.50 $ 29,400.00

Expense Categories FY07 Actual FY08 BudgetExpense Amount

ASCE Conferences $ 12,567.54 $ 0.00Public Relations Grant $ 2,580.14 $ 0.00Miscellaneous $ 666.62 $ 175.00Donations from Section $ 200.00 $ 300.00Stationary & Supplies $ 0.00 $ 50.00Postage $ 419.99 $ 600.00Newsletter $ 2,837.55 $ 2,850.00General Printing $ 0.00 $ 20.00Meetings $ 7,215.99 $ 7,455.00 Younger Member Forum $ 2,000.00 $ 3,000.00Student Chapter $ 3,500.00 $ 3,000.00Official Travel $ 5,380.81 $ 6,000.00Committee Expenses $ 2,475.61 $ 2,700.00ASCE Region 8 $ 995.50 $ 1,000.00Awards & Prizes $ 2,247.18 $ 2,250.00Total Expenses $ 43,086.93 $ 29,400.00

NET INCOME(EXPENSES) $ 582.57 $ 0.00

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

READERS WRITE IITwo months ago (Oct. 2007), I talked about the

major reconstruction of the Dam at Nu`uanuReservoir No. 4 which was completed in Feb.1934 following the recommendations of consult-ing engineer J. B. Lippincott.

Clearly, this was not the end of the structure’sstory, but I decided to make an end of my narra-tive at this juncture as it was running long, sinceDec. 2005 in fact. Nevertheless, before movingon, I feel the need to put a few final touches tothe story.

First, the addition of about 80,000 cubic yardsof soil to modify the upstream slope from 3:1 to4:1 was done by rolling rather than by hydraulicfill which was the principal method employed ear-lier for the construction of the earthen part of themain structure. According to a 1933 report of theHonolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS), “thespecifications require that the embankment bebuilt up of 6-inch layers of selected earth thor-oughly compacted by rolling with a heavily-weighted ‘sheep’s-foot’ roller.” As for the materi-al’s quality, “the composition of the soil obtainedfrom the borrow pit is satisfactory except that itssaturation exceeds the 29.5 per cent, whichanalyses have shown would be most satisfactoryin this case.” A news story by Alex MacDonald[SB, 8/26/33], clarified that a steam shovel wasused to load a dozen trucks at the borrow pit thatwas located on the mountainside about 100yards from the dam and that water board engi-neer Colby Tarleton was in charge of the project.


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Second, Lippincott’s initial drawings showed aproposed “effluent pipe” on the west (“ewa”) sideof the original streambed. Subsequent drawings,however, place the outlet on the east (“waikiki”)side, aligned with the old temporary dischargetunnel that had been plugged with concrete afterthe completion of the earlier slope. Photographsof this outlet reveal a rectangular, concrete-linedtunnel containing what appears to be a cast-ironeffluent pipe.

Third, cleaning of the reservoir bed tookadvantage of funds from the Great Depressionera Civil Works Administration (CWA) which wascreated in Nov. 1933 as part of the “New Deal” toprovide temporary emergency work opportuni-ties to the unemployed. In 1934, the CWA wasmerged into the better-known Work ProgressAdministration (WPA).

Fourth, it was good to hear again from ChesterLao, the BWS Hydrologist-Geologist, whoinformed me among other things: “The com-ments by Ohrt about the sheet pile have cometrue. Seventeen feet of fill has accumulated overthe lowermost gate. I think over 9 decades, com-paction of the hydraulic fill has occurred, oncethe reason for sagging and crushing of the wood-en outlet pipe in the early stages. Achieving opti-mum compaction with hydraulic fill in wet tropicalconditions is a problem. The downstream facehas been cleared of vegetation and the upstreamface will be done next.” The comment about thesheet piles came from Lippincott’s report but atransposed sentence in my October article gaveChester the wrong impression. Chester alsotalked to me about some of his ideas to controlthe depth of the water in the reservoir, the dis-cussion of which, no matter how tempting, wouldopen up another long series of articles about theDam!

Finally, by 1934 Reservoir No. 4 had become,according to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, “primari-ly a flood control structure. Originally, it was builtfor the storage of domestic water... but since1919 it has not been used for domestic storageand not for the generation of hydro-electricpower since 1929 [SB, 2/1/1934].” Plans for alarge filtering plan near Reservoir No. 1 by theOahu County Club never materialized. Instead,stocked with fish, the reservoir was first openedto fishermen on a trial basis on July 5, 1969 [SB,6/9/1969].

And now that I, at least temporarily, have dis-posed of my coverage of the Dam, I must moveon to other historical subjects of general interest.Guiding me in this choice are the numerous mes-sages I’ve received from readers concerningmatters great and small. Here is a short preview:

In April 2006, Karl Cheng of the PacificDivision, Naval Facilities Engineering Command(NAVFAC PAC) asked:

“Professor: I was wondering if you havelooked up historical information, such as photosof construction, concreting, frame works etc. forPearl Harbor shipyard Drydock #1. I am particu-

larly interested in the structural elements of dry-dock construction.”

It turns out that I had some information aboutthe facility because its planning and construction,including a spectacular collapse, coincided withthe Nuùanu Dam. It also had a connection withthe Panama Canal. Some additional research onmy part provided more details about this fasci-nating story, which I shared with Karl and his con-sultant Mike Yamasaki of the URS Corp. (nowwith the City & County).

On October, 2006, Stanley Solamillo of theMaui County Planning Dept., wrote:

“I am having difficulty finding out the full nameof an engineer who was hired by HawaiianPineapple Company to lay out Lanai City in 1923.His surname is Root, but I cannot find his first ormiddle names anywhere. Do you know anyonewho would know the full name of this engineer?”

Some obscure documents I found revealedengineer Root’s first name, but also the impres-sive and progressive concepts he incorporated inhis design of Lanai City. After I supplied the infor-mation to Stanley, he came back with:

“Mahalo for supplying the name of the engi-neer who designed Lanai City. I am preparing anomination to the National Register of HistoricPlaces for the Pioneer Mill Office in Lahaina. Itwas built in 1910 under Hackfeld & Companyand may be the first board-formed concretebuilding on the island, predating Paia Mill Offices(1911), HC&S Offices (1913), and the LahainaStore (1916). The contractor was W.J. Moody; R.Renton Hind was the consulting engineer forHackfeld & Company but I know nothing abouthim...”

R. Renton Hind, I found out, belonged to the“Àina Haina” (“Land of Hind’s”) clan and had aninternational career ranging from the Philippinesto the Mainland U.S.

Also in Oct. 2006, John Young of Belt Collinsinquired:

“We have a project in Hawaii Kai, at the backof Kamilonui Valley adjacent to and mauka of theexisting farm lots. We see concrete tunnels onthe site (see photos), which we believe were oncea batch plant used by Kaiser. Would you haveany suggestions on where we could start ourresearch to determine the past use of the con-crete tunnels.”

For this one, I had to do some original researchthat, although not contradicting John’s idea,added to the intrigue of Henry Kaiser’s dealings inHawaiì.

In Dec. 2006, ASCE Past President Richard“Dick” Cox sent me an excerpt from Alexander &Baldwin’s 1988 publication “Ampersand” (thesymbol that links the two names!) with a note:

“Here is an article on the Wainiha power plantand the power line... included is the notice of the100th anniversary of the hydro.”

This information, with its emphasis on some ofthe people involved, would nicely supplement the

material I included in the May 2005 article on theprivate hydroelectric plant.

In July 2007, Brent Hatherill of JWMProductions, LLC, wrote:

“Hi I’m writing from a television program calledDigging for the Truth for the History Channel afterhaving noticed your History and Heritage sectionof the ASCE’s Hawaii website. I’m in the processof researching the discovery of the Kalanikupulewarrior remains during the construction of OldPali Rd. and was curious if you might be able tohelp point me in the right direction.”

The answer, of course, was yes but I had to dosome additional digging myself.

These are some of the many leads from ourreaders. Keep an eye open for the details tocome.

Do you know of a civil engineering accom-plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send a briefdescription to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014,email [email protected]). Previous arti-cles in the series may be found at the Section’sweb site. Just point your browser tohttp://www.ascehawaii.org.

RFPEach year, National Engineers’ Week cele-

brates the achievements of engineers. HawaiiCouncil of Engineering Societies (HCES) is proudto showcase the accomplishments of its localengineers and students.

From February 17-23, 2008 at PearlridgeShopping Center, we will feature a symposium ofexhibits and activities that exemplifies engineer-ing creativity.

HCES needs your help to leverage a spectac-ular display of broadbased, informative, and rela-tive topics. Possible project lineup include: howrockslides are contained; how the Aiea Htspedestrian bridge was quickly replaced; how redlight running violation cameras work; how con-struction cranes are removed once the building iscompleted; how traffic signs and markings aremade brighter; how microtunneling works; andso forth. You probably can come up with supe-rior ideas by contributing your project informa-tion.

Please send your request-for-projects (RFP)ideas to Don Hamada at [email protected] January 15, 2008. ITE can assist in developingyour ideas or projects for the display.


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Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

(808) 735-1634

NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.7CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

1001 Bishop Street • Pauahi Tower, Suite 725Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926

ENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)

900 HALEKAUWILA STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96814

Phone: 591-8116

NAKAMURA, OYAMA

and ASSOCIATES, INC.

CONSULTING ENGINEERSELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION

1314 South King St., Suite 401Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-1939

Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383

NEWCOMER - LEELAND SURVEYORS, INC.

1498 Lower Main Street, Suite “D”Wailuku, HI 96793-1937

Tel: (808) 244-8889Fax: (808) 244-8422

INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720

Phone: (808) 961-3727 / Fax: (808) 935-8033Civil Engineering • Structural Engineering

Land Surveying

FewellGeotechnical

Engineering, ltd.OAHU: 96-1416 Waihona Place • Pearl City, Hawaii 96782-1973

(808) 455-6569 • FAX (808) 456-7062MAUI: (808) 873-0110 FAX (808) 873-0906

Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.

Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants429-B Waiakamilo RoadHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808) 841-8024 FAX (808) 848-5102E-mail: [email protected]

SUITE 1500, PACIFIC PARK PLAZA711 KAPIOLANI BOULEVARDHONOLULU, HAWAII 96813TELEPHONE: (808) 593-1676FAX: (808) 593-1607EMAIL: [email protected]

Engineers, Surveyors, Planners

HAWAII COUNCIL OFENGINEERING SOCIETIESP.O. Box 2873Honolulu, Hawaii 96802

PresortedStandard

U.S. Postage PaidHonolulu, HawaiiPermit No. 1400

BROWN AND CALDWELLEnvironmental Engineering And Consulting • Analytical Services

1099 Alakea St., Suite 2400 • Honolulu, HI 96813(808) 523-8499 Fax (808) 533-0226

2145 Wells St., Suite 302 • Wailuku, HI 96793(808) 244-7005 Fax (808) 244-9026

S.S. DANNAWAY ASSOCIATES, INC.

Fire Protection EngineersBuilding Code Consultants

720 Iwilei Road, Suite 412, Honolulu, HI 96817Tel: (808) 526-9019/Fax: (808) 537-5385

[email protected]

Sato & Associates, Inc.HONOLULU MAUI2046 South King Street 2115 Wells StreetHonolulu, HI 96826 Wailuku, HI 96793Tel: (808) 955-4441 Tel: (808) 244-9265Fax: (808) 942-2027 Fax: (808) 244-5303

CONSULTING ENGINEERS • CIVIL & STRUCTURAL

www.beltcollins.com

SurveyingCivil Engineering & DesignEnvironmental EngineeringWater Treatment & SupplyConstruction ManagementWastewater Collection & Treatment

841 Bishop Street, Suite 1900Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

• Environmental & Infrastructure

• Design & Engineering Services

• Construction & Maintenance

• Homeland Security

Akira Usami, P.E.Territory Sales Manager, Kapolei facility91-300 Hanua StreetPhone: (808) 682-5747Fax: (808) 682-2928www.dietrichmetalframing.comwww.dietrichsteeljoist.com

ERNEST K. HIRATA &ASSOCIATES, INC.

Soils and Foundation Engineering99-1433 Koaha Place • Aiea, Hawaii 96701

Fax (808) 486-0870 • Phone (808) 486-0787

590 Paiea Street, Suite B, Honolulu, HI 96819-1835Tel: (808) 840-2000 � FAX: (808) 839-0339

Engineering Concepts, Inc.Civil /Environmental /Sanitary Engineers

1150 South King Street, Suite 700 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010

Email: [email protected]

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91-059 Hanua StreetKapolei, Hawaii 96707Office: (808) 673-2310Fax: (808) 673-3355

SHIMABUKURO, ENDO & YOSHIZAKI, INC.Civil, Environmental & Structural Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, #309Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-3715Phone: (808) 737-1875Fax: (808) 734-5516Email: [email protected]

Cost and Project Management Services(808) 947-4525

www.cummingcorporation.com


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