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2012 HCES Lifetime Achievement Award LAWRENCE S. AGENA, P.E., MPH

The Selection Committee of the Hawaii Council ofEngineering Societies is honored and pleased toannounce Mr. Lawrence “Larry” S. Agena, P.E.,MPH, as the HCES Lifetime Achievement Awardrecipient for 2012.

Larry Agena’s career as a civil engineer with ser-vice to the Hawaii and Pacific Region engineeringcommunity spanned 45 years from his graduationwith a bachelor of science degree from theUniversity of Hawaii College of Engineering in 1964until his retirement from Belt Collins Hawaii in 2010. His continuous activecontribution to the Hawaii professional community, service to the Hawaiiand Pacific region governments and private enterprises, as well as hisvolunteer activities supporting the local community are a testament to hisdedication, love for his work and for the people of Hawaii.

Larry served in the Navy for five years as an aviation navigation officerafter completing his Bachelor’s Degree. He received a Master of PublicHealth Degree from the University of Hawaii in 1970. His working careerbegan at R.M. Towill Corporation, then as Deputy Director of the HawaiiState Plan for Solid Waste Recycling, followed by a few more years withGray, Rhee & Associates Inc.

He joined Belt Collins in 1975 as chief sanitary engineer and completedhis engineering career there after 35 years. Larry assumed increasingresponsibilities with the firm, Chief engineer in 1985, Director ofEngineering in 1990, and finally Chairman of the Board of Directors ofBCA Holding Company from 2004 until his retirement. During his tenure,Belt Collins expanded into an international firm with offices in Guam,

2011 Engineer of the YearRONALD N.S. HO, PE

Ronald N.S. Ho, PE has been selected by theHawaii Society of Professional Engineers (HSPE) asthe recipient of the 2012 Engineer of the Yearaward. He was nominated by Dr. Peter E. Crouch,Dean of the College of Engineering, University ofHawai‘i at Manoa for his significant contributions tothe engineering community in Hawai‘i.

Mr. Ho received his Bachelor of Science andMaster of Science degrees in Electrical Engineeringfrom the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. He is alicensed professional engineer in two disciplines - electrical engineeringin Hawai‘i and Guam and mechanical engineering in Hawai‘i.

Mr. Ho began his engineering career at North American Rockwellwhere he was involved in state of the art research and development pro-jects in statistical communications. He was instrumental in developingspread spectrum technology for anti-jam communication systems andlow detection transmission systems. Mr. Ho also worked at other compa-nies performing research in communications, reliability and maintainabil-ity technology, and commercial design for construction projects. In 1978,Mr. Ho started his business, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates, Inc. as a one-man firm, which has grown during the past 33 years into one of the largerelectrical consulting firms in Hawai‘i. He served as the firm’s President for33 years and currently serves as its Chairman of the Board.

For the past 20 years, Mr. Ho has served the engineering communityand the University of Hawai‘i. He was first involved with the College ofEngineering Corporate giving committee from 1991-1996. He thenbecame a Trustee of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation from 1996 to

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2012 Young Engineer of the Year AwardTIMOTHY LUM YEE, P.E., A.M. ASCE

The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies(HCES) is proud to announce Mr. Timothy Lum Yee,P.E., A.M. ASCE as the recipient of the 2012 YoungEngineer/ Early Career Award. Mr. Lum Yee wasnominated by the Hawaii Section of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for his outstandingcontributions to the profession and the community.

Mr. Lum Yee is a graduate of the University ofHawaii at Manoa where he received his Bachelor ofScience in Civil Engineering with Honors. While atUH, he served as a peer advisor with the New Student Orientation andworked through college as an employment services assistant and studentauditor with the Student Employment and Cooperative Education office.He was an active member of the ASCE Student Chapter, the AssociatedStudents of the University of the Hawaii (ASUH), and the Honors Program,receiving its Peer Mentor Award, awarded by his peers as the studentwho best exemplifies the Honors Program in his or her class. During hissenior year, Mr. Lum Yee received a fellowship with the National ScienceFoundation and had the opportunity to conduct research under his advi-sor, Dr. Chittaranjan Ray, on virus attachment and detachment to distinc-tive Hawaiian soils. For his contributions to the university, he was a finalistfor the Student Employee of the Year Award in 2005 and was a recipientof the Undergraduate Leadership Distinction Award in 2007.

Since then, Mr. Lum Yee has been involved with various professionalsocieties including the ASCE Younger Member Forum (YMF), the Hawaii

2012 Student Engineer of the YearLARRY K. MARTIN

Larry Martin was born and raised in Kailua (Oahu)and is a graduate of Kailua High School. After earn-ing an associate degree in liberal arts fromWindward Community College, Larry matriculated toUH Manoa to earn his BS EE, graduating with a 3.83cumulative GPA.

As an undergraduate Larry was actively involvedin many student and professional organizationsincluding the Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE), the IEEE Microwave Theory andTechniques Society, the Golden Key International Honour Society, and thenational electrical engineering honor society, Eta Kappa Nu.

In light of his academic achievements, Larry was twice named a recip-ient of the National Consortium for Measurement and SignatureIntelligence Research Scholarship. Larry was recognized with the IEEELarry K. Wilson Student Achievement Award for organizing and chairinga successful IEEE Student Professional Awareness Conference on the UHManoa campus. He was also named the winner of the UH College ofBusiness Breakthrough Innovation Challenge after pitching a proprietaryinnovation to a panel of professional entrepreneurs, managers, and busi-ness strategists. Larry was most recently named the OutstandingGraduating Electrical Engineering Senior of his class, and throughout hisundergraduate career has also co-authored one journal paper and sev-eral conference papers.

Among his project experience, Larry has worked on a new class ofcancer detection biomedical sensors, created a spacecraft systems

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FEB 18 Engineer in the Middleat UH Maui College, 9am-2pm

FEB 19-24 HCES EngineersExhibit at Pearlridge Mall

FEB 19 HCES VEX Tournamentat Pearlridge Mall, 10am-2pm

FEB 21 SAME Kickoff Luncheonat Hale Koa Hotel, 11:30am

FEB 22 UHM College ofEngineering Career Fair

FEB 25 HCES Engineers WeekBanquet at Hale Koa Hotel,6:30pm

engineering curriculum for undergraduate students,and designed and fabricated a transparent patchantenna.

Larry has experience working on both the east andwest coast of the US, having done internships withBombardier, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, where he worked onthree major rail projects, and more recently withNorthrop Grumman in El Segundo, CA, where heworked on an antenna upgrade program for the B-2Spirit aircraft.

Larry is currently a graduate student pursuing an MSEE at UH Manoa, where he is continuing his work as theProgram Manager for a $220,000 nanosatellite project.

Larry’s commitments extend beyond those in acade-mia as he has devoted a large portion of his timetowards volunteerism. In fact, he has committed over150 hours of volunteer service through the UH Chapterof the Golden Key International Honour Society.

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Engineers Without Borders - Honoluluhttp://www.ewbaloha.org

OfficersPresident Natalie Waters Vice Pres Wesley Wong 440-0217 [email protected] Alyssa Smith Treasurer Brannon Pang

2012 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 25, 2012DeRussy Hall at the Hale Koa Hotel

5:30 p.m. Cocktails6:30 p.m. Dinner7:15 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 – Kent W. Peterson, P.E., LEED AP, ASHRAE Presidential

Fellow will provide a presentation on requirements for designing andengineering high performance green buildings, establishing and trackingsustainable goals for water, energy, and indoor air quality, and commis-sioning.

• Installation of 2012 HCES officers.

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Members Will Boudra, PE, USN (Ret)VP/Membership Jerry Matsuda, PE, USAF (Ret)Secretary Capt David Stringer, USAFTreasurer LT Aaron Allison, USNDir at Lge, Army LTCOL Doug Guttormsen, USADir at Lge, Navy CAPT Paul Fuligni, USNDir at Lge,

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January Lunch Meeting RecapOur January 10 lunch meeting topic was titled“Fueling Oahu’s Renewable Energy Needs:PVT Land Reclamation and Recycling System”.Stephen Joseph, Vice President and GeneralManager of PVT Landfill, spoke about theircompany’s new system that enables up to 60%of debris that would ordinarily be buried in thelandfill to be converted into feedstock for gasi-fication and production of synthetic gas andvarious energy products. Our SustainingMember in the Spotlight was BethelEnvironmental Solutions LLC.

Reminder – Engineers Week Kickoff LunchMeeting is February 21!Just a reminder that our SAME February lunchmeeting will be held in conjunction with theEngineers Kick Off Lunch at the Hale Koa Hotelon February 21 from 11:30am – 1:00pm. Ourfeatured speaker will be Captain Peter Lynch,Vice Commander, Naval Facilities EngineeringCommand Pacific, and his topic will be entitled“Naval Engineering: Contingencies toConstruction”. The cost is $35.00 (cash orcheck only), with a special rate of $18.75 forstudents. Visit the SAME Honolulu website atwww.samehonolulu.org for more details and toregister.

Col Mark Bednar, President of SAMEHonolulu, and Stephen Joseph, VicePresident and General Manager of PVTLandfill, pictured at our January 10 lunchmeeting.

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2012 BOD OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Wesley Segawa 935-4677 [email protected] President Brian Kung 488-7579 [email protected] John Uno 945-0198 juno@ consultingstructuralhawaii.comTreasurer Marvin Mestanza 946-2277 [email protected] Aaron Erickson 591-2728 [email protected] Linda Moran 676-1963 [email protected] Alison Agapay 216-3195 [email protected] Tim Goshi 791-3966 [email protected] President Brian Ide 536-2108 [email protected]

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2011-2012 Officers and DirectorsPresident: Kurt Kunimune, P.E. [email protected]. Elect: Manny Lanuevo, P.E. [email protected] Pres.: Joelle Bubois, P.E. [email protected]: Marc Botticelli, P.E. [email protected]: Nathan Yuen, P.E. [email protected] Pres.: Majella Stevenson, P.E. [email protected]

Hawaii Section 2010-2011 Officerswww.ite-hawaii.orgPresident: Honglong Li [email protected] President: Michael Packard [email protected]: Juanita Wolfgramm [email protected]: Sara Toyama [email protected]: Steven Yoshida [email protected]

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Officers for 2010-11President: Douglas Lee, PE 523-8499Pres. Elect: Terrance Arashiro, PE 533-3646Treasurer: Mike Street, PE 836-7787Secretary: Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, PE 942-9100Past Pres.: Sheryl Nojima,P.E.,Ph.D. 521-0306Nat. Dir.: John Katahira, PE 596-7790Directors: Joel Yuen, PE 521-3773 Robin Lim, PE 841-5064 William H.Q. Bow, P.E. 941-8853Exec. Dir.: Ginny Wright 741-4772 Email [email protected]

HSPE will soon be gearing up for the 2012Mathcounts competition. The Big Island andMaui will have their respective competitions onSaturday, February 4, 2012. The Oahu compe-tition will be held on Saturday, February 25,2011 at the Case Middle School at PunahouSchool.

The respective winners from each chapterwill then meet for the State Mathcounts cham-pionship on Oahu at Iolani School on Saturday,March 3, 2012. The State winners will then goon and represent Hawaii on the mainland forthe National Mathcounts competition, inOrlando in May of 2012.

If you are interested in volunteering, or if youshould have any questions, please contactyour local HSPE chapters. Thank you verymuch.

HSPE is also gearing up for its 2012 golf tour-nament. Our tournament is the primaryfundraising vehicle for the Hawaii Mathcountscompetition. This year, our tournament will beheld at the Hickam Mamala Bay Golf Course onJune 29 (Friday), 2012. Please keep the dateopen, and please be on the lookout for ourmailed notices and updates in the Wiliki. Weare excited to have the tournament at a newvenue and promise to have great and betterprizes for this year’s tournament. If you shouldhave any questions, please contact KurtKunimune at 479-0767. Mahalo!

Upcoming ITE Hawaii Section Meetings:Date: February 29Time: 11:45 am to 1:00 pmPlace: SSFM International, 501 Sumner St.

Suite 620Agenda: Speaker Dean Nakagawa, Manager

Hawai‘i Statewide TransportationPlanning office, on HSTP

RSVP to [email protected]

November/December Meeting Recap:At the last meeting of 2011, Cheryl Yoshida

(Project Manager, CH2M Hill) and KenTatsuguchi (Planning Branch Manager, HDOT-Highways) presented on an existing projectdeveloping the document Best Practices forTraffic Impact Reports. The Best Practices willprovide guidance on the “what, when, why andhow” to conduct a Traffic Impact Report fordevelopments affecting State transportationfacilities. It will aid in ensuring greater consis-tency, efficiency and equity in measuresrequired to mitigate impacts to the transporta-tion system, and allow for consistent and trans-parent decisions. Ken Tatsuguchi and CherylYoshida provided an overview of the BestPractices guidance.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGANNOUNCEMENTFebruary 2, 2012 (Thursday)Time: 11:45amLocation: Honolulu Country Club

Speaker: Gerald Takayesu of the City’sDepartment of Environmental Services (ENV),Storm Water Quality Branch

Topic: Honolulu Storm Water Program andLow Impact Development (LID). On May 24,2011, the State Department of Health reissuedthe City’s municipal storm water permit, whichin part, requires the City to revise DPP’s StormDrainage Standards to address LID. A draft ofthe City’s revised standards is due by June 23,2012. This presentation will describe the draftLID plan, which addresses requirements forimplementation, quantitative criteria, feasibilitycriteria for waivers, and alternatives permittedwhen waivers are granted. If you work on pro-jects that disturb at least 1 acre during con-struction or involve specific establishments thatcreate 10,000 square feet of impervious sur-face parking lot, involve retail gas station, autorepair, restaurants, or similar type develop-ment, then you will want to attend this meetingto learn of these new standards.

For registration information please visit ourwebsite (www.acechawaii.org) or contactGinny Wright at (808)741-4772 or via email:[email protected].

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGJanuary 4, 2012

Committee Reports:Upcoming seminars tentatively scheduled

for 2012 include a concrete seminar on ACI318-11 and an AISC steel seminar on the new14th edition of the Steel Design Manual.

Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies(HCES):

Engineers’ Week – February 19 to 25, 2012.Go to the HCES website for more informationregarding Engineers’ Week events. KickoffLuncheon will be held on February 21, 2012and the Awards Banquet will be on February 252012. Exhibits will be at Pearlridge ShoppingCenter.

State Building Code Council:An administration bill to abolish the State

Building Code Council and to disallow anystate amendments is being proposed duringthe current legislative session. A legislativeinformational briefing was held on January 4,2012. Gary Chock presented a testimonyopposing the bill on behalf of SEAOH duringthe briefing.

New Member Applications:New member application from Kathleen

Jakubowski at KAI Hawaii for the grade ofMember was received and is open for com-ments from the membership. Her applicationwill be voted on at the February 2012 boardmeeting. Please notify any SEAOH officer priorto the February 2012 board meeting if you wishto comment on these prospective members.

Missing Members: Please contactMembership Chairperson, Jiabao Chen (Ph:791-3945 or email [email protected]), orany of the SEAOH Officers if you have a newmailing and/or email address.

The next SEAOH Board of Directors andOfficers meeting will be held on Wednesday,February 1, 2012. Contact SEAOH PresidentWes Segawa (965-4677, [email protected]) formore information.

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2011-2012 OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident Dawn Barsana-Szewczyk 943-1133 email: [email protected] Ian Arakaki 596-7790 email: [email protected] Brian Enomoto 388-5559 email: [email protected] Glenn Miyasato 488-7579 email: [email protected] Benjamin Rasa 521-5361 email: [email protected] President Roger Babcock 956-7298 email: [email protected]

Moanalua Elementary School (MES) Jr.Engineering NightBy Kevin Fong, Outreach Chair

On Wednesday, December 7th, ASCE YMFmembers, Lara Karamatsu, Eric Arakawa, LisaTakushi, Kurt Nagamine, David Lin, Amanda

ENGINEERS WEEK – FEBRUARY 18-24, 2012There will be no dinner meeting in February

due to Engineers Week Activities. Pleaseattend the Engineers Week Kickoff Luncheonon Tuesday, February 21st at 11:30 AM at theHale Koa Hotel and the Engineers WeekBanquet on Saturday, February 25th at 5:30 PMat the Hale Koa Hotel. See this month’s Wilikifor complete registration information.EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: January 5, 2012Next meeting: February 10, 2012

ASCE SECTION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS NEEDED

Applications are now being accepted for the2012 Walter Lum Student Scholarship. TheSection anticipates distributing up to a total oftwo awards of $3,000 each. Applicants mustbe juniors or seniors at the University of Hawaiimajoring in Civil Engineering. If you qualify orknow someone that does, application formscan be obtained from the ASCE Hawaii Sectionwebsite at www.ascehawaii.org or from theUniversity of Hawaii Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering Department at Holmes Hall Room383. If you have any questions, please contactRoger Babcock at 956-7298 [email protected] EDUCATION

ASCE National holds more than 275 semi-nars and computer workshops each year on awide variety of technical, management, andregulatory topics. These seminars are held in

Tanaka, Tiffany Hamada,and I volunteered at MESJr. Engineering Night.The main highlight of thenight for the kids is thePopsicle Bridge competi-tion. But when the kidsare not testing theirbridges, groups such asthe Moanalua HighSchool Robotics Club,University of HawaiiASCE Chapter and ASCEYMF were presentingexperiments that demon-strate various engineer-ing concepts.YMF’s experiment, “WaterPurification”, presented the kids a scenario. Wehad crashed landed on a desert island, and weneeded to find some clean water. We found asource but it was a bit muddied. Using naturalitems we’d find around the island such as sandand stones, and items salvaged from the planesuch as pantyhose and coffee filters, we chal-lenged the kids to see if they could find a wayto clean the water to a point where we can boilit to drink. YMF members counseled the kidson filtration basics and taught them how cleanwater relates to the local and global communi-ty. I have to say, these kids amazed us; for wesaw brown water going in, but clear water com-ing out. The surprise and astonishment on thekid’s faces were definitely highlights of ournight, and we were proud that some of the kidskept coming back to the experiment, wantingto try it again. In the end, thank you to all thevolunteers who endured the crazy traffic bothin and out of the school, for it was quite amaz-ing to see how many kids and parents showedup to MES for Jr. Engineering Night.

Heʻeia FishpondBy David Lin & Tiffany Hamada, CommunityService Chair

On Saturday, December 10, 2011, about 15volunteers from both ASCE YMF and the ASCEUH Student Chapter joined forces to helprestore the He‘eia Fishpond. After Paepae OHe‘eia gave an introduction and a tour aboutthe He‘eia fishpond, volunteers split up intogroups and did various tasks restoring the sea-wall. Some loaded coral and rocks into bucketswhile others got into the water to help move thematerial barge. Once work was done, vol-unteers enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared byPaepae O He‘eia. In all, it was a great turnout.Thank you to all the volunteers for coming outto help with this event and Paepae O He‘eia forcoordinating this event with the YMF.

A job well done!

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

ALAKEA CORPORATE TOWEROn February 15, 1946, the YMCA vacated its

headquarters at the mauka-ewa corner of Hoteland Alakea Streets. As I described last month(January 2012), the building subsequentlyhoused a Merchandise Mart.

Forty years later, on March 9, 1986, theSunday Advertiser described plans by the thenowners to renovate the structure rather than“tear it down in favor of a parking lot.” DoloresSandvold of SandSea Realty was quoted tosay, “It was built originally as the Central YMCAbut through the years changed hands andwasn’t attended to. We... decided to bring in awell-known design consultant for an appraisalbefore going ahead and tearing it down.” The

interior design consultant was Ann Leaf of SanFrancisco.

Only three years afterwards, the HonoluluStar Bulletin reported that one of the building’slast occupants, Hatsue Goda and her husbandTomio who ran Goda Jewelers there since1952, had been given notice to vacate thepremises in 120 days, pending the planneddemolition of the structure. The owner, busi-nessman Jimmy Pflueger, had obtained abuilding permit for a new commercial tower atthe site [SB, 4/10/1989].

Next, we read about the sale of the 26,352square foot parcel to Toa Kogyo (Hawaii) for arecord-breaking $33 million, or $1,252 a squarefoot [SB, 1/4/1990]. William Grant, executivedirector of the Downtown ImprovementAssociation said “the 77-year old building wasvacant and scheduled for demolition before thedeal closed” in August 1989, and appraiserAllan J. Conboy clarified that building plansand permits for the site probably were worth“about $500,000 of the purchase price, whichstill leaves a substantial cost for the land.”

The 1998 report by the State Dept. ofBusiness Economic Development and Tourismon foreign investments included the following1993 entry: “The 32-story tower located at 1100Alakea Street officially opened. The owner ofthe project is TOA Kogyo Corp. headed byHarumuchi Ohtani. The property... features6,000 sq. ft. floors and 372 parking stalls.”

Stringer-Tusher was listed as the Architectsfor the new tower that also boasted an engi-neering first: According to the website of theStructural Engineering firm of Martin & Chock,“the 32-story office building has a 6-story deepsubterranean parking garage. The foundationmat construction for this project set a record forthe longest concrete pour in the State.”

According to the March 17, 2005 issue ofPacific Business News, A&B Properties, a sub-sidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., “pur-chased the building at 1100 Alakea Street inMarch 2003, renaming it the Alakea CorporateTower, and began marketing the office condosin October.” As for the price, the HonoluluAdvertiser had reported that the building was“selling for roughly a quarter of its developmentcost.” Those were the years when the so called“Japanese bubble” economy burst!

Visiting the site today, I cannot help butnotice a circular fountain near the corner ofAlakea and Hotel streets, just below the placewhere the similarly-shaped grand ReceptionHall of the old YMCA building used to be, but Ihave no knowledge of whether the connectionbetween the two was part of the architects’vision as well!

My research relating to the buildings of thecontinued on page 8

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CafeteriaAgenda: To be determined. Please visit

ASME-HI website for updates.

Members and guests are invited. There willbe free pizza and soft drinks as usual. Pleasecontact Derek Sato or Kory Ikeda for directionsand for more information, such as parking.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

The UH College of Engineering (COE) isseeking ASME members with significant expe-rience either working for, or running a startupcompany. These members would form thebasis of COE new lecture series, “Interface:Engineering Entrepreneurs.” Undergraduateand graduate COE students interested in learn-ing about entrepreneurial career paths, and bypotential mentors of these students attendthese lectures.

At these lecture or discussion series, the pre-senter would talk for about 15 minutes on top-ics engineering students should know, such aslegal and business considerations when theystart their careers, and more specifically what itis like to work for a startup company or start acompany of ones own. The lecture series aremeant to be interactive affairs so student ques-tioning will occur for about 10 minutes after thepresentation.

If you have this experience and would like tohelp and participate, please contact LeeMarvin Taylor, Specialist, EntrepreneurshipProgram (COE) and Technology Liaison,University of Hawaii. His email address is [email protected].

ASME Hawaii Section views this a COE out-reach activity where faculty, staff and studentscollaborate with the professional engineeringcommunity in mutually beneficial partnershipsthat are grounded in scholarship and consis-tent with the role and mission of the COE.

HAWAII CHAPTER RECEIVES SILVEREXCELLENCE AWARD

The SFPE Hawaii Chapter received the SilverAward for the 2010-2011 calendar year. This isthe seventh consecutive year that the SFPEHawaii Chapter has received an award. TheChapter Excellence Award was established bythe SFPE Board of Directors to recognizeChapters that demonstrated excellence in con-tributing to the needs of their members and theSociety. Three levels of recognition, Gold,Silver, and Bronze are awarded to qualifyingChapters. Sam Dannaway received the awardfor the Hawaii Chapter during the SFPE SenateMeeting held at the Marriott PortlandDowntown Waterfront in Portland, OR onOctober 23, 2011.

NEWLY REGISTERED FPESThe SFPE Hawaii Chapter held a luncheon at

Sam Choy’s Breakfast Lunch and CrabRestaurant on January 5, 2012 to recognizethree engineers who successfully passed thefire protection engineering examination admin-istered by the NCEES in October 2011. Thethree engineers are Han H. Duong, KoujiKobayashi, and Lee Watkins. The three engi-neers were participants of the SFPE HawaiiFPE Exam Study Group which held 12 sessionsbetween August and October of 2011 to pre-pare for the examination. Congratulations toall!

The UH College of Engineering presentsInterface: Engineering Entrepreneurs

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012Time: 5:45 p.m. Pupus

6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ProgramPlace: Waialae Country Club

4997 Kahala Avenue RSVP: [email protected] or 956-3537by Friday, February 17Who should attend: Undergraduate andgraduate COE students interested in learn-ing about entrepreneurial career paths;potential mentors of such students SPEAKERS

6:15 p.m. Darren Kimura, CEO ofSopogy, Inc.

6:45 p.m. David Hummer and MichaelMenendez, Graduate Students,Department of Mechanical Engineering

7:15 p.m. Galen Ho, CEO of CBIPolymers, Inc.Event objective: To encourage discussionregarding career paths in entrepreneurshipand highlight local resources for suchendeavors.

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engineers andarchitects ofhawaii

founded 1902

po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsWEB address: http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home

EAH 2010- 2011 OfficersPresident Aaron Erickson 591-27282nd VP Howard Wiig 587-38111st VP Geoffrey Paterson 261-6597Treasurer Tit Mun ChunSecretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777Director Dave Martin 543-4504Director Travis HyltonDirector Andy Keane 531-3017Past Pres. C. S. Papacostas 956-6538

more than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition,ASCE offers customized on-site training andmany distance learning programs, includinglive interactive web/teleconference seminars,online courses and courses on CD, videotape,and audiotape. Please visit www.asce.org/con-ted/ for complete details.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserv-ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any questions,please contact Roger Babcock at 956-7298 [email protected].

ASCE JOB LISTINGSFor information on how to advertise job

openings in your company on the ASCE HawaiiSection website, please visit http://www.asce-hawaii.org/jobs.htm.

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YMCA that arose because of the EngineeringAssociation’s original quarters in Honoluluunearthed an interesting building history for thewomen’s association as well.

Established in 1900, the YWCA had occu-pied quarters in the Elite Building next to theabove-mentioned YMCA building (both gone);possibly the Progress Building at the makai-ewa corner of Fort and Beretania Streets; theBoston Building on Fort Street (now gone); theold YMCA building across the Hotel Street fromMerchandise Mart (replaced); and “Laniakea,”the current YWCA headquarters acrossRichards Street from Ìolani Palace.

Additionally, the YWCA maintained dormito-ries or “homesteads” at several locations,including the notable “Fernhurst” that originallyfronted King Street at its intersection withAlapaì Street, on a parcel that is now part ofthe Alapaì municipal bus yard.

Details to follow. Do you know of a civil engineering accom-

plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send abrief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014, email [email protected]).Previous articles in the series may be found atthe Section’s web site. Just point your browserto http://www.ascehawaii.org.

Hong Kong and Shenzhen in China,Singapore, Bangkok, and Manila. Offices werealso opened in Seattle, Washington, andBoulder, Colorado. Engineering News Recordnoted the firm as a top 500 international designfirm annually from 2003 thru 2011. GovernorCayetano commended the firm as Exporter ofProfessional Services in the 1999 Governor’sExporter of the Year Awards.

Larry’s excellence as an engineer is reflect-ed in his design and management of hundredsof projects in Hawaii, Guam and Micronesia,Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and as faraway as Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.Numerous projects have been recognized withawards by ACECH and ASCE.

Larry strongly promoted Belt Collins affilia-tion and participation with the many profession-al organizations to include the College ofEngineering at the University. Belt Collins engi-neers were active in the many conferences,workshops, and other activities at local andnational levels. The firm was recognized withthe 2006 Employer Recognition Award forExemplary Support of Young EngineerInvolvement in ASCE Activities. He made time

2012 HCES Lifetime Achievement Award, continued from page 1

FEBRUARY SPEAKERSFebruary 3 Speaker: Bill Leary PE. Marine

Engineer Retired.Title: Sailing to the South Seas (and return-

ing). Bill retired last year as dry dock consul-tant for the Navy and immediately sailed for theSouth Pacific aboard his 35 foot sailboat MokuPe’a. Bill will share with us his powerpoint pre-sentation which documents this adventure atsea. He will slant his talk to the more engineer-ing oriented features of the trip but haspromised that the pretty girls will still be in it.

February 10 Speaker: LieutenantCommander Steve Fortmann, Executive Officer- SEAL Delivery Team ONE Pearl Harbor. Title:Naval Special Warfare Combat Submersibles.LCDR Fortmann will provide a unclassifiedbriefing on the challenges of operating today’scombat submersibles.

February 17: President’s Day HolidayFebruary 24 Speaker: Daniel Martinez, Chief

Historian - USS Arizona Memorial. Title: TheUSS Arizona Memorial Today. Daniel returns tothe EAH to tell us about the amazing new visitorcenter the National Parks Service which is nowopen on the shores of Pearl Harbor. He willfocus on the merits of the design of the exhibi-tion as well as the physical facility and it’sunique features.

EAH’s new meeting location is at the Mango

Grill in the Topa Tower (Ewa tower on FortStreet ) in the Topa Financial Center (OldAMFAC Bldg). Parking is available (enterfrom Nimitz). The WEB site has been updatedto provide directions and a Map. If you havequestions please call Sam Gillie (543-4739).

Meetings are held every Friday (exceptHolidays).

Meetings start at NOON and have endedPROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.

Program schedule may be adjusted, callSam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739 Fax203-1335.

$10.00 Members, $12.00 Guest (AllWelcome), Students Free, Bring Your OwnLunches Welcome, Drink Refreshments arecompliamentary. A $2.00 donation is verygratefully appreciated!!

to serve as an officer with the WaterEnvironment Federation becoming president ofthe Hawaii Section in 1977, and was com-mended in 1978 with the HWEA service award.

The Lions Club International organization,since 1989, continues to receive Larry’s ser-vice, six times as the East Manoa Lions Clubpresident, and twice as the Lions District 50Zone chair. Drug Free Hawaii, the Hawaii Lionsand Lions International Foundation have bene-fited from fund raising activities that Larryhelped organize and run over the years.

Throughout his career, Larry demonstratedpersonal qualities and personal dedication tothe growth and betterment of the engineeringprofession and its people. He has been aninvaluable mentor to countless engineers.Larry Agena is held in the highest esteem byhis peers and acquaintances.

The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societiesis proud to present the 2012 LifetimeAchievement Award to Mr. Lawrence S. Agena,PE, MPH. Please join us as we recognize andpresent the award to Larry at the 2012 HCESdinner awards banquet on February 25, 2012at the Hale Koa Hotel.

P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812Website: http://www.falea.org

Officers/BoDirectorsʼ for 2010-2012President: Elvi B. PinedaVP/Pres Elect: Jeoffrey S. CudiamatSecretary: Maritez MarquezTreasurer: Nicolo A. OrenseAss’t Treas: Jojo A. Lopez

HIGHLIGHTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS:BOARD MEETING – The January Board Meetingwas held at Jeoffrey’s office in Pearl City.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Theschedule and related “logistics” for theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) Review classwas finalized. As per suggestion following lastyear’s review class, Ethics & Computer wasadded to the agenda. The rest of the sessionswill be the same as in the previous class. All theReviewers/Facilitators have been contacted &confirmed. Review Assistants for each of theSaturday afternoon classes were likewiseassigned. They will be responsible for makingcoffee, and bringing in all the supplies andsnacks. Additionally, they will be introducing theReviewers at the start of the session and makingannouncements and/or closing remarks at theend of the day. Again thanks to Jeoffrey for mak-ing his company’s meeting facilities available forFALEA. There are 13 three-and-a-half hour ses-sions including practice exams for all Saturdaysstarting January 14 until April 7. All attendeesshould be ready to take the FE Exam the follow-ing Saturday, April 14. MEMBERSHIP – Anapplication with payment for membership wasreceived from Manuel Cinco, a MechanicalEngineer. It was approved by the Board.Welcome aboard Manuel! BEREAVEMENT – Itwas learned at the last minute that the father ofone of the Board Members passed away. A mon-etary donation was collected and sent along witha condolence card. FALEA GOLF TOURNA-MENT – May 25th, the day of our 5th AnnualScholarship Fundraiser is getting closer! Let’sconfirm our participants, sponsors and donors.

NEXT BOARD MEETING – February 3, 2012.Location: @ Jeoffrey’s, same time.

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2001 and chaired the Foundation’s Board ofTrustees in 2000. In 2009, he was againappointed to the Board of Trustees and contin-ues to serve as a Trustee. Mr. Ho served asChair of the Development Advisory Committeeof the College of Engineering from 1996 to2007. Since 2009, he has served as the Chairof the Board of Directors of the EngineeringAlumni Association of University of Hawai‘i, anorganization that serves all of the engineeringalumni of the University of Hawai‘i. For the past11 years, Mr. Ho has chaired the UH College ofEngineering Banquet, an annual event whichshowcases the academic and research effortsof the College of Engineering’s faculty and stu-dents and is the major fund raising event for theCollege. He co-chaired the College’s first“Holmescoming” event three years ago (whichbrings together UH engineering alumni andsupporters) and has been a member of theevent committee for the subsequent threeyears. Mr. Ho is a member of the Dean’sCouncil of the College of Engineering, which iscomposed of engineering alumni and leadersof industries, businesses, and organizationsthat employ the College’s graduates, as well asthose that collaborate with the College’sresearch, education, and outreach programs.The major purpose of the Council is to assist theCollege in becoming an engineering academyof stellar national reputation and supporting aninternationally competitive extramural researchagenda, as well as serving as a resource forconsultation with the Dean to develop andimplement the College’s strategic plan.

Mr. Ho volunteered his services as electricalengineer to the UH Solar Decathlon project,which was a collaborative effort among theCollege of Engineering, School of Architecture,Shidler College of Business, and HonoluluCommunity College. Presently, he is the volun-teer project manager for the University ofHawaii’s “Smart Energy Laboratory”, a projectthat promotes research, education, and devel-opment test-bed projects, using UH Manoa asthe laboratory site. .

In addition to his work at UH, Mr. Ho hasserved as a Director of the RehabilitationHospital of the Pacific Foundation for the pasteight years and served as Chairman of the

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Water Environment Association (HWEA), andthe Hawaii Section of the American WaterWorks Association (AWWA). He is a former co-chair of the joint AWWA/HWEA YoungProfessionals (YP) committee for which hereceived the AWWA Hawaii Section SpecialRecognition Award in 2008. He currentlyserves as co-chair for the ASCE PE RefresherCourse committee and as Consultant Trusteefor the AWWA Hawaii Section, overseeing thepublic affairs council comprised of the newslet-ter, public outreach, and AWWA YP committee.He is a member of the Water EnvironmentFederation’s Manual of Practice task forcecommittee and was the Hawaii representativein the 2011 ASCE Mead Prize competition forhis paper titled, “Grading America’sInfrastructure: A Civil Engineer’s Duty and theRequirement for a Prudent Focus.”

Mr. Lum Yee’s civic and community activitieshave included volunteering with the City andCounty of Honolulu’s Adopt-a-Stream programand speaking at Stevenson Middle School andvarious panel discussions at the University ofHawaii at Manoa about being an engineer andprofessional in the community.

With a continued interest in water quality

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Board of Directors for two of those years. Mr. Ho was recognized for his extraordinary

contributions in support of the University ofHawai‘i and the community with the “UHAADistinguished Alumni Award” in 2000 and the“UH College of Engineering DistinguishedAlumni Award” in 2009.

Mr. Ho and his wife, Ann, are the proud par-ents of daughters Lori (husband Dr. ReidIkeda), Cathi (husband Daniel Schar), andTraci (husband Hanwook Kim) and threegrandchildren (Mathew Ikeda, Ashley Ikeda,and Keoni Schar). Mr. Ho enjoys spending hisspare time with his grandchildren, playing hispiano, and golf.

The Hawaii Society of Professional Engineersis proud to present the 2012 Engineer of theYear Award to Ronald N.S. Ho. Please join usto acknowledge Mr. Ho at the 2012HCES award banquet on February 25, 2012 atthe Hale Koa Hotel.

engineering, he is currently enrolled remotely inthe Master of Science degree program inEnvironmental Engineering at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, where he is a memberof the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

Since January 2005, Mr. Lum Yee has beenemployed by HDR Engineering, Inc. (formallyknown as Hawaii Pacific Engineers) as a stu-dent intern, Engineer-in-Training, and ProjectEngineer.

As an Engineer-in-Training, Mr. Lum Yee hasprovided assistance in the design and prepa-ration of various civil, water and wastewaterengineering projects. Among his tasks andassignments, he has helped prepare construc-tion plans and specifications for wastewatertreatment plant modifications; worked on sewerrehabilitation plans; researched permittingrequirements for recycling facilities, and con-ducted field investigations for the preparationof stormwater management plans and reports.

In his current role at HDR, Mr. Lum Yee man-ages Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity(IDIQ) Inspection Contracts assessing the con-ditions of approximately 650 miles of high risksewer lines within the island. As ProjectEngineer, Mr. Lum Yee is responsible for creat-ing and executing Work Orders; reconcilingand preparing pay estimates; helping updatethe City’s GIS database; working closely withContractors and the Collection SystemsMaintenance (CSM) division to resolve prob-lems encountered in the field, and assisting inthe development of issue-specific algorithms toidentify any possible discrepancies found with-in the reports. The task order is part of the Cityand County of Honolulu’s Global ConsentDecree with the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) and the State of HawaiiDepartment of Health (DOH) to meet all feder-ally-mandated requirements.

In his personal life, he and his sister,Stephanie, are proud to care for their father,and appreciate days when they can go to thebeach or drive around the island. He alsoenjoys hiking, playing tennis, and spendingtime with friends and family.

Mr. Lum Yee’s commitment to the profession,positive attitude, and ability to work well withothers make him a well-deserving recipient ofthis year’s award. Congratulations to Mr.Timothy Lum Yee, P.E., this year’s 2012 HCESYoung Engineer of the Year.

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