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VOL. 50 NO. 9 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS NOVEMBER, 2014
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ASCE HAWAII SECTION
2014 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award WinnersThe American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) Hawaii Section is pleased to announcethe 2014 Outstanding Civil EngineeringAchievement (OCEA) Award winners. The pur-pose of this award program is to recognize pro-jects that demonstrate important outstandingcivil engineering accomplishments by Hawaii’sdesign and construction professionals. To beeligible, projects were required to have beendesigned for constructed in Hawaii and com-pleted within the last two years. Some of thekey judging criteria included: Resourcefulnessin identifying and solving design challenges;Contributions to the well-being of people andcommunities; Pioneering use of materials andconstruction methods; Inventive or new appli-cation of civil engineering technologies;Protection of and reducing impacts to naturalresources; Beneficial effects of the project,including aesthetic value.
The following projects and project teamswere honored and presented with awards atthe ASCE Hawaii Section OCEA AwardsBanquet, held at HASR Bistro on Saturday,September 27th, 2014. Congratulations to ourwinners!2014 Hawaii Section Outstanding CivilEngineering Achievement Award and BestTransportation Project (Project to be nominat-ed by the ASCE Hawaii Section for the 2014Region 8 OCEA award).Project Name: Hana Highway Route 360Emergency RepairsProject Owner: State of Hawaii, Department ofTransportationSubmitted By: AECOM
Heavy rains in March 2012 set record rainfalllevels and caused extensive flooding acrossmost of Hawaii. The heavy storm water runoffcaused extensive damage. It severely washedaway roadway embankments and sections ofpavement at two locations, Mileposts (MP) 10.4and 14.0, along Hana Highway (Route 360) inMaui. The runoff also triggered landslide debristhat swept over the entire highway at a thirdlocation, MP 16.0. These runoffs buried parts ofthe highway and forced vehicles to drive on asingle lane, further increasing the potential forprogressive ground instability.
The roadway closures immediately disruptedthe lives of Maui residents because HanaHighway is the sole thoroughfare that connectsthe town of Hana, in East Maui, to the rest of theisland. The town and highway offer visitorspopular scenic routes and tourist attractions.
Therefore, road closures negatively impactedthe business and livelihood of the town com-munity by making it difficult for both residentsand visitors to access and leave Hana. Moreimportantly, however, dangers from drivingalong the eroded highway threatened people’shealth and safety.
RESOURCEFULNESS IN IDENTIFYING ANDSOLVING DESIGN CHALLENGES
The project team faced several challenges:working in a remote part of the island with lim-ited infrastructure for accessing each affectedsite; working along steep mountain slopes;managing heavy daytime vehicular traffic;working along narrow road lanes with limitedpassing and sight distances; and facing unpre-dictable and frequent heavy rains. Additionally,construction required heavy equipment thatcould potentially compromise the aging trans-portation bridges—which have restrictive loadcapacities—along Hana Highway.
The challenge at MP 10.4 was to repair dam-age along a sharp curve in the road. On themauka side, adjacent to the road, there was a20-foot high vertical slope and on the makaiside, flooding damage had washed over theroadway shoulder and undermined the roadpavement, leaving hanging guardrails and a45-foot deep drop-off. The team undertook cor-rective actions on the makai side by shifting theroadway alignment approximately nine feet inthe mauka direction and cutting back the slopeto a more stable 1.5H – 1.0V gradient. Theteam further stabilized the new cut slope byapplying an erosion mat, which was secured tothe slopes with a mechanical earth anchor sys-tem and vegetated. The team stabilized themakai embankment by installing a system ofdeep soil anchors and a high strength wiremeshing and an erosion mat to assist with the
natural growth of vegetation on the slope.Shifting the road alignment and cutting backthe mauka slope allowed for a design thatimproved vehicle site distance and motoristsafety, while allowing the existing steep makaiembankment to be stabilized in place andavoid extensive backfilling and grading.
Conversely, since site constraints at MP 14.0made road realignment impractical there, thedesign approach taken at this site was torestore the undermined makai roadway sectionby incorporating a relatively shallow reinforcedconcrete wall that utilized tieback anchors andmicropiles spanning and retaining the dam-aged section of roadway. By limiting construc-tion to only the makai side of the road, themauka travel lane could remain open to con-traflow traffic. Once the roadway was restored,improvements to the mauka slope could com-mence by shifting contraflow traffic to the newmakai section of roadway.
PIONEERING USE OF MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS
Each of the three highly damaged locationspresented challenges that required the projectteam to improvise and adapt its methods toovercome difficult site conditions.
MP 10.4- Installation of Platipus mechanicalanchors combined with a high tensile strengtherosion mat along the mauka embankment tostabilize soil slopes against shallow failures.This system allowed for the design of a steeperembankment, thus reducing land acquisitionsand increasing savings for the State.
Installation of the soil anchors near the bot-tom of the deep slope on the Makai embank-ment required fabrication of a special supportcage equipped with a down-the-hole hammer.
MP 14.0 - The highway width along the flooddamaged stretch was too narrow to accommo-date both the mandatory contraflow traffic and
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It’s that time again! In a short 6 years,Holmescoming has grown into Hawaii’s pre-mier “friendraiser” event, bringing togetherour engineering community in a very casualformat for great food, great drinks, andgreat entertainment. It’s a terrific opportuni-ty to catch up with old friends and createnew ones.
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!7th Annual Holmescoming Friday, November 21, 2014
5pm to 8:30pm Holmes Hall, UH Manoa Campus
Sponsorships: $1,300 (10 Tickets, recog-nition and signage at event)
Individual Tickets: $75 eachMake checks payable to UHF/COE and
mail to:2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 240Honolulu, HI 96822Attn: Jean ImadaFor information, 956-5112
Nominations are being sought for Engineerof the Year and Young Engineer of the Yearcandidates. Nomination forms will be availableon the HCES and HSPE websites. Theawardees will be presented at the 2015Engineer’s Week Banquet in February, 2015.Please contact Majella Stevenson of HSPE [email protected] or Joelle Dubois [email protected] if there areany questions, or for nomination forms.Nominations will be due in December of 2014.Mahalo!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUTNOMINATIONS FOR THE ENGINEER OFTHE YEAR, YOUNG ENGINEER OF THEYEAR, AND HCES LIFETIME ACHIEVE-MENT AWARDS.
HCES is currently seeking nominations forthe prestigious 2015 HCES LifetimeAchievement Award. This is a highly presti-gious award which aims to recognize thoseseasoned individuals who have achieved sig-nificant accomplishments and contributedgreatly to the engineering profession and localengineering industry.
Nominee eligibility requirements, as well asnomination and submission instructions areavailable on the HCES website,http://www/hces.us. Nomination packages aredue Friday, December 19, 2014. The awardeewill be featured in the February 2015 edition ofthe Wiliki O Hawaii and be presented a plaqueat the 2015 HCES Engineers Week Banquet, onSaturday, February 28, 2015.
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2014-2015 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident: Glenn Miyasato, P.E. 488-7579 email: [email protected]: Benjamin Rasa, P.E. 531-1308 email: [email protected] President: Timothy Goshi, P.E. 791-3966 email: [email protected]: Lara Karamatsu, P.E. 566-2227 email: [email protected]: Eric Arakawa, P.E. 596-7790 email: [email protected] Pres: Brian Enomoto, P.E. 388-5559 email: [email protected] President: Puna Kaneakua, P.E. 593-1116 email: [email protected]
NOVEMBER DINNER MEETINGProgram: Honolulu Sea-Level Rise Risk andVulnerability StudySpeaker: Dolan Eversole, NOAA CoastalStorms Program Coordinator, Pacific IslandsRegionSynopsis: Among the impacts associated withclimate change is the threat of rising sea levels.Recent projections of global sea level rise(SLR) estimate an increase of up to 1 meter orhigher above current sea levels. This is of par-ticular concern to low-lying coastal communi-ties and ecosystems which are exposed to avariety of coastal hazards, such as tsunamisand hurricanes. These hazards and the result-ing risk to coastal areas can be exacerbatedby SLR. A thorough risk and vulnerabilityassessment includes the mapping of inunda-tion and an analysis of social and economicimpacts as a result of SLR and associatedcoastal hazards.
This project aims to fulfill the need for Hawaii-specific information regarding the impacts ofSLR on coastal areas within the state. Becauseof its high density, large population, major infra-structure, and high economic activity, the pro-ject focuses on the urban corridor of Honolulu,as it represents the majority of the state’s com-mercial and industrial sectors. This area offocus extends from Diamond Head to PearlHarbor in Honolulu, Hawai�i. The objective ofthe research is to identify the change in expo-sure and risk to coastal inundation hazardssuch as hurricanes, tsunamis, and storm inun-dation as a result of SLR.Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014Location: Dave and Busters, Paina RoomTime: 5:30 p.m. - Social Time
6:30 p.m. - Dinner7:00 p.m. - Program8:45 p.m. - Adjourn
Menu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $30.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section
members$35.00 for Non-ASCE HawaiiSection members and Guests$20.00 for UH Manoa StudentChapter members
Please make checks payable to ASCEHawaii Section and mail to Eric Arakawa, ASCEHawaii Section Treasurer, The LimtiacoConsulting Group, 1622 Kanakanui Street,Honolulu, HI 96817. Please send reservations
for the dinner meeting to Eric Arakawa byWednesday, November 12th, 2014, by phoneat 808-596-7790 or email at [email protected]. No shows will be billed.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: October 9, 2014Next meeting: November 4, 2014
CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275
seminars and computer workshops each yearon a wide variety of technical, management,and regulatory topics. These seminars are heldin more than 45 cities across the U.S. In addi-tion, ASCE offers customized on-site trainingand many distance learning programs, includ-ing live interactive web/teleconference semi-nars, online courses and courses on CD,videotape, and audiotape. Please visithttp://ascehawaii.org 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 96808-0917. If you have anyquestions, please contact Brian Enomoto at388-5559, or [email protected].
2014 WATER REUSE CONFERENCE10th Biennial Water Reuse Conference on
Oahu covering program highlights, regulatory,user, and technical presentations regardingreuse. The conference also provides a greatnetworking opportunity for all. Sponsored by:Hawaii Water Environmental Association
(HWEA)American Water Work Association, Hawaii
Section (AWWAH)American Society of Civil Engineers, Hawaii
Section (ASCE)Dates: Thurs., November 13, 2014 to Fri.,November 14, 2014Time: (Thurs) 8:00a-7:00p and (Fri)8:30a-12:00p (Hwn Time)
(Please visit website for more details on con-ference program)Location: Pagoda Hotel,1525 Rycroft St.Honolulu HI, 96814Deadline to Register: November 3, 2014
Please visit http://www.awwa-hi.org, sectionevents tab OR http://www.hwea.org, 2014Water Reuse Conference tab for completedetails.
ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-
ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:• Civil Engineer VI – City and County of
Honolulu• Civil Engineer IV – City and County of
Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – City and County of
Honolulu• Mechanical Engineer IV – City and County of
Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International• Construction Manager – (Company withheld)
For further information on these job listings orto find out how you can post job openings inyour company on this website, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.
2014-2015 YMF OfficersCongratulations to the new officers listed
above.
YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, November 5, 6:00 p.m. atHoku Brewing Company. If you are interestedin attending to find out what the YMF is allabout, contact YMF at [email protected].
Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
2014-2015 YMF OfficersPuna Kaneakua, [email protected] Tanaka, Vice [email protected] Leong, [email protected] Urabe, [email protected] Sugibayashi, Past [email protected]
VOTERS TO DECIDE ON STATE CONSTITU-TIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING FINANC-ING FOR DAM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Voters will be asked to approve an amend-ment to the state Constitution in the NovemberGeneral Election to authorize the issuance ofspecial purpose revenue bonds to finance damand reservoir improvements. The amendmentwill provide financial assistance for public andprivate dam owners to make improvements tomeet safety standards. A similar measurefailed to pass during the 2012 election.
Following the 2006 breach of the Ka Lokodam on Kauai, the Department of Land andNatural Resources conducted an investigationof other reservoirs and dams throughout thestate. This led to the passage of HawaiiAdministrative Rules, Chapter 13-190.1 settingsafety standards to be met by the facilityowner.
ASCE supports the enactment of policies toprovide sustainable and dedicated fundingsources for repair, rehabilitation, or removal ofpublicly and privately owned dams in the state.Hawaii voters will be asked to vote “For” or“Against” Constitutional Amendment 5 whichreads as follows:
“Shall the State be authorized to issue spe-cial purpose revenue bonds and use the pro-ceeds from the bonds to offer loans to qualify-ing dam and reservoir owners to improve theirfacilities to protect public safety and providesignificant benefits to the general public asimportant water resources?.”
An affirmative vote “For” will ensure fundsare available to improve dams and reservoirsprotecting public safety and preserving impor-tant water sources. When going to the polls onNovember 4, remember this:• Special Purpose Revenue Bonds will not cre-
ate an additional burden for the state or tax-payers
• Both public and private entities will have anopportunity to seek out special purposebonds.
• The measure will have no effect on current orfuture tax rates or debt limits.
• Ensuring funds are available for dam andreservoir improvement is in the public inter-
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HAWAII CHAPTER OFFICERSPresident: Robert Bigtas S.S. Dannaway Associates [email protected] Vice President: Derick Kam Thermal Engineering CorporationSecretary: Ferdi Guinto Lohaus and AssociatesTreasurer: Sam Dannaway S.S. Dannaway AssociatesDirector: Mel Harano Thermal Engineering CorporationDirector: Bob Lohaus Lohaus and Associates
The Society of
FIREPROTECTIONENGINEERS
William (Bill) Lee, PE PresidentDonna Kishi President-ElectDean Borges, PE Vice PresidentKevin Luoma, PE SecretaryMofazzal Mir, PE TreasurerBarry Jim On, PE Past President
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-ConditioningEngineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter
P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu, HI 96812-3916
The AmericanSociety of
Mechanical Engineers
www.asme-hi.com
ASME-HI 2014-2015 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 [email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966 [email protected] Kory Ikeda 628-1231 [email protected] Kevin Dang 737-1708 [email protected] Kory Ikeda 628-1231HCES Rep: Derick KamAlternate: Derek Sato
Associationfor theAdvancement ofCost EngineeringHAWAII SECTION
Hawaii Section 2014-2015 OFFICERSwww.aacehawaii.orgPresident Kristy Kastner, PSPVice President Greg TreeseSecretary Maelyn UyeharaTreasurer Cristo RojasDirector of Certification Stephen Jacobson, CCPDirector of Communications Joseph Uno, LEED AP BD+CDirector of Membership/Webmaster David Ladines
Engineers Without Borders - Honoluluhttp://www.ewbaloha.org
2012-2013 OfficersPresident: Wesley WongPresident-Elect: Alyssa SmithSecretary: Erin AllmannTreasurer: Chad LivingstonEvents Chair: Omar RazviFundraising Chair: Brett UpdykeMembership Chair: Sumon Kanpirom
NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: To be determinedTime: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria
Conference RoomAgenda: To be determined
All members are invited and encouraged toattend our meetings. There are always lots offree pizza and soft drinks. Please contactChairman Derek Sato or Secretary Kory Ikedafor directions and for more information, such asparking within Hawaiian Electric’s WardAvenue facilities.
HILITES OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 GENER-AL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Speaker, Edward Russell, was not able toattend meeting to make his presentation. Hewill be re-scheduled for another meeting.Chairman Derek Sato conducted the meetingand the following was discussed or presented:
Student Section reported a busy Octoberwith a resume workshop, Pearl Harbor CareerSpeaker, Boeing Career Speaker, Wind farmtour, and Beach cleanup event. In January2015, they are planning a Pearl Harbor tour.
The UHM Department of MechanicalEngineering (DME) report made by Dr. A.Zachary Trimble, ASME Student SectionAdvisor, included the following: COE expectsup to 25% budget cuts this year. DME has thelargest enrollment, and thus has taken overseveral Teaching Assistant (TA) positions fromEE. The Senior Design class, ME481/482, has84 students enrolled. Due to the large enroll-ment DME has acquired an additional studyroom. ME 213 Introduction to Design class willbe taught by Dr. Nejhad. DME plans to inte-grate project classes from ME213 and ME343to ME481/482. The CE271 Statics class will beled and taught by DME. ABET meetings will beheld this fall for 2015. Senior design projectsinclude Formula car, electric vehicle, exercisebike to electric power, aero teams, medicalproduct, HPV, and an underwater thruster. Dr.Ghorbani will share leading/instructing theME481/482 classes with Dr. Trimble.
Outstanding Hawaii Section MemberRecognition: How does the section recognize,show appreciation, and honor a member whohas been active in the section for a long time,who has served in officer and committee posi-tions, and provided outstanding guidance,advice, and service? The discussion outcomewas presentation of a plaque and possibly din-
We are looking for nominations for theASHRAE Technology Awards. For more infor-mation on the ASHRAE Technology AwardsProgram, go to https://www.ashrae.org/mem-bership—conferences/honors—awards/tech-nology-awards-program. Deadline for nomina-tions is March 31, 2015. Please forward anynominations to Lori Arakawa, Technology Chair,at [email protected].
October was National Energy AwarenessMonth. Congratulations to Les Taniyama, BlakeAraki, Eric Nakagawa, Herman Siu and the restof the Moore Hall Team for outstanding effortsin leading the way in energy conservation!Living in the State of Hawaii, we all have a partin making smart energy choices, protecting ourenvironment and increasing our energy inde-
ner with officers and directors. If there are othersuggestions, please contact Derek Sato.
Hawaii Section Shirts: Derek Sato presentedhis findings on possible suppliers. Kenjo is topon the list with many qualities above others,such as no minimum quantity need to beordered, and variety of styles and colors avail-able. Sato advised to offer two styles and col-ors for each gender. Setup fee for ASME logowill be $65. Less expensive shirt prices rangefrom $20 to $30, while higher quality shirtsrange from $35 to $55. Sato will assemble doc-ument for committee review.
Speaker Appreciation Gifts: Derek Sato pre-sented his findings on possible gifts. Theyinclude Padfolios and Messenger Bags.Padfolio quantity and costs: 25 minimum to 49at about $23 each. Messenger Bags quantityand costs: 12 minimum to 24 at about $53each. Shipping and setup fees total over $290.Bags from Kenjo cost $50 for 7 bags minimum.Sato will assemble document for committeereview.
pendence. The future is in our hands. Let’s begood stewards of energy usage and our envi-ronment!
There is a lot of good work that the HVACcommunity is doing to promote energy conser-vation and make buildings more energy effi-cient. What better way to recognize theseefforts than to apply for an ASHRAETechnology Award? If you or someone youknow worked on a project that achieved signif-icant energy savings, indoor air quality andthermal comfort, cost effectiveness, reducedenvironmental impact, and displayed innova-tive design - tell us about it.
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S T R U C T U R A LE N G I N E E R S
A S S O C I AT I O NO F H AWA I I
PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org
2014 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Ethan Okuna 945-0198 x103Vice Pres. Fernando Frontera 781-2802Secretary Evan Mizue 387-2346Treasurer Jimmy Lam 223-3638Dir. (Yr 2) Paul Kane III 537-2811Dir. (Yr 2) Tim Waite 479-1216Dir. (Yr 1) Rodney Haraga 782-8661Dir. (Yr 1) Michael Kasamoto 589-1170Past Pres. Brian Kung 488-7579
po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.org
EAH 2013- 2014 OfficersPresident Joseph Feind 543-47811st VP Bill Brizee 523-9636Treasurer Aaron Erickson 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777Past Pres Howard Wiig 587-3811Director Dave Martin 543-4504Director Michael Albright Director Andy Keane 531-3017
engineers andarchitects ofhawaii
founded 1902
est. Breaches not only create a public safetyrisk but, can cause significant damage toinfrastructure in the surrounding area.A blank vote is counted as a vote “Against”
the measure.Amendment 5 is supported by the ASCE
Hawaii Section in addition to the Chamber ofCommerce of Hawaii and a number of agricul-tural and land use groups throughout the state.It is also one of 15 legislative proposalsendorsed by the Department of Land andNatural Resources. Help preserve the damsand reservoirs throughout the state by support-ing and urging others to vote for this criticalballot measure.
Our new state-of-the-art plant maintains Tileco’s position as the State’s leading concrete block manufacturer.
www.tilecoinc.com ph. 682-5737 TILECO INC.
State-of-the-Art ManufacturingState-of-the-Art Manufacturing
EAH’s new meeting location is above theMango Grill in the Topa Tower (Ewa tower onFort Street ) of the Topa Financial Center (OldAMFAC Bldg). Take the elevator to the 3rdfloor conference room. Parking is available(enter from Nimitz). The WEB site has beenupdated to provide directions and a Map. Ifyou have questions please call Sam Gillie (543-4739).
Meetings are held every Friday (exceptHolidays). Meetings start at NOON and haveended PROMPTLY 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 arecomplimentary. A $2.00 donation is very grate-fully appreciated!!
HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGOctober 1, 2014
Committee ReportsGeneral Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events– November 28: SEAOH Golf Tournament @
Pearl Country Club. RSVP to Ethan Okuna orRod Haraga.
– December 11: Seismic Steel Braced FrameSeminar on design concepts and connec-tions, developed by AISC with speakerRafael Sabelli.
General Membership MeetingThe fourth and last general membership
meeting of 2014 was held at the Honblue BrueBar. It was a great social gathering mixed witha focus on the Board of Directors’ third discus-sion and presentation of proposed revisions toSEAOH Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation.Additionally, the Board made a last call fornominations for 2015 Officers and Directors. Ifyou were unable to attend, contact EthanOkuna (945-0198 x103, [email protected]) if you have any concerns or ques-tions.
Ballots for 2015 SEAOH Board of Directors:Look out for your ballot to vote for the 2015
SEAOH Board of Directors.
Structural Special Inspections:SEAOH Special Inspections Subcommittee
is continuing discussions with the HonoluluDepartment of Planning and Permitting toexplore instituting IBC special inspectionrequirements and an update of the specialinspection form. Regularly scheduled lunchmeetings are being held on Fridays, every twoweeks, at Baldridge & Assoc. If you have opin-ions on the future implementation and enforce-ment of special inspections, please contactMs. Kulia Boerstler (808) 534-1300, or anymember of the Board.
New Website:We are working on developing a new web-
site for SEAOH. Please let us know if you haveany ideas on information/functions that shouldbe included in the new website. Also, we arelooking for corporate sponsors who are inter-ested in displaying their logo in the website. Ifyou have ideas for the website or are interestedin being a sponsor please contact FernandoFrontera ([email protected]).
New MemberThe following membership applications have
been accepted:– Bryce Iwami, U of Hawaii, Student Member– Lani Johnson, U of Hawaii, Student Member
ASCE Dams, from page 3
New Member ApplicationsApplication for Nathan Powelson, Wiss
Janney Elstner Associates, Inc., for AlliedMembership, has been received and is openfor comments from the membership
Missing MembersPlease contact Membership Chairperson,
Jiabao Chen (Ph: 791-3945 or [email protected]), or any of the SEAOHOfficers if you have a new mailing and/or emailaddress.
Next MeetingThe next SEAOH Board of Directors and
Officers meeting will be held on Wednesday,November 5, 2014. Contact SEAOH PresidentEthan Okuna (945-0198 x103, [email protected]) for more information.
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KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas
Mauna Kilika and Market House ArmoriesIn May of last year (2013) I promised to get
back to the story behind the Armory of theNational Guard of Hawaii that stood wheretoday’s State Capitol is located. At its location,on the Waikiki side of Miller Street (makai ofBeretania, now gone) that divided the blockfrom Richards to Punchbowl Streets in twohalves, was a Drill Shed and Armory that waserected in 1886 [Daily Honolulu Press4/7/1886]. To make room for the Capitol build-ing which opened on March 16, 1969, thefortress-like `Iolani Barracks (Halekoa) that hadbeen built before the Shed in 1870-71 nextdoor was moved, block by block, to the adja-cent Palace grounds.
As a legislator put it in 1890, Hawai`i’s mili-tary was composed of companies existing“under a law different from any elsewhere[Hawaiian Gazette, HG, 7/8/1890].” At anygiven time, there were the regular troops, sev-eral uniformed voluntary militia companies,paramilitary but government-supported forces,and armed groups and clubs of varying per-suasions and political affiliations. The detailedevolution of these groups would be of interestin many quarters. However, I will be selective inmy reporting that follows, keeping in mind thatmy present objective is to talk about the storybehind the Armory and not the military historyof Hawai`i.
An armory in the modern sense was clearlypart of the Honolulu Fort (1816-1857) that gaveFort Street its name and served many otherfunctions also, including as residence for theGovernor of O`ahu and as a prison. It waslocated below the intersection of Fort andQueen Streets very near the shoreline prior tothe reclamation of the adjacent area.Interestingly, a building outside the southeastboundary of the fort, designated as the“Armory” in a well-known 1854 sketch by PaulEmmert of a View of Honolulu from the Harbor(No. 1), was better known as “Mauna Kilika” or“Silk Mountain.” This 1840 building served avariety of purposes as well, including as a leg-islative assembly hall, a hospital for foreignsailors, and the meeting place for political andsocial organizations.
A notable or, for many, notorious paramilitaryforce was the Honolulu Rifles. Indications arethat it had its genesis in an 1852 foreign sailordisturbance: During a quarrel in the fortbetween an American and a French sailor whohad been incarcerated for being intoxicated, aprison guard, Constable Sherman, clubbed theAmerican, Henry Burns, to death. This incidentprecipitated a riot involving foreign seamenand resulted in the destruction and burning ofa building housing “the Harbor Master, Pilot’soffice, police station, and water reservoir” and“two small buildings adjoining, used as butchershops [Polynesian, (Pol.) 11/14/1852].” As theGovernor of O`ahu hesitated to deploy regularsoldiers and “shed blood,” a group of mostlyforeign residents sought his permission to forma volunteer company to protect their propertiesand to quell the disturbance. He agreed andprovided arms to two groups named “HawaiianGuards” and “Hawaiian Cavalry” that were laterdescribed as “independent companies of for-eigners with a few exceptions in the latter com-pany [Pol. 3/19/1853].” More specifically, the
two groups were reported to be made up of“foreign residents, naturalized foreigners, andsons of foreigners [Pol. 4/30/1853].” Followingthe incident, the King thanked the volunteersby saying “I take this occasion to thank you all,as well as the other foreigners, who on a lateoccasion, mustered in arms in support of myauthority of law and order [Pol. 12/4/1852].”
Renamed the “First” Hawaiian Guard, thenew organization held training and drill ses-sions at its armory, said to be near the NewCourt House, and participated in ceremoniessuch as a Fourth of July parade [e.g., Pol.6/24/1854]. The new Court House, by the way,was completed in 1852 and was located onQueen Street outside the fort on its Waikikiside.
A newspaper announcement introducing theHonolulu Rifles appeared in Feb. of 1857: “Ameeting of the 1st Hawaiian Guard will be heldat their armory... for the purpose of organizinga Rifle Company. Subscribers of the HonoluluRifles, and all others interested in the formationof a Military Company, are respectfully invitedto be present.” Subsequently, the Polynesian ofSaturday, Feb. 28, 1857 informed its readersthat “at a meeting of the Hawaiian Guard at itsArmory on last Thursday evening, it wasresolved to organize a new volunteer compa-ny” named “Honolulu Rifles.” Moreover, “somethirty persons, members of the old ‘Guard’ andothers, subscribed their names on the spot.”Interestingly, “Minnie Rifles and uniforms tomatch [were] expected in the ‘Raduya,’ 110days out from Boston.” The reference here tothe “old” Guard (as opposed to a “new” one) isexplained below:
These events took place at a time when, byproclamation, the King re-organized the “RoyalGuard and Volunteer Forces” of the Kingdom.Among the changes contained in a relatedOrder No. 1 issued by Secretary of War W. L.Green was the disbandment of the HawaiianCavalry and its replacement by a new“Leleiohoku Guard,” the renaming of “ThePrince of Hawaii’s Own” volunteer artillery com-pany to “The Prince’s Own,” and the formationof a new “Hawaiian Guard” volunteer infantrycompany to replace the “old” one mentioned inthe previous paragraph. The entire proclama-tion and order, dated February 27, 1857, werepublished in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser[PCA 2/28/1857]. A sibling of the future KingKalakaua and the future Queen Lili`uokalani,Prince Leleiohoku was the heir apparent to thethrone at that time.
Thus, a meeting at the armory of the “new”Hawaiian Guard took place in order to organizethe Honolulu Rifles volunteer militia that con-sisted of members of the “old” Hawaiian Guardand others. Encouraging the public to con-tribute to the support of the Rifles, thePolynesian [3/21/1857] inferred that “HisMajesty [had] in a substantial manner evinceda lively interest in this corps.” The PCA[3/4/1858] identified the Rifles’ Armory asbeing on Fort Square, that is, the spaceopened up by the demolition of the fort.Judging by proximity, it may have been thesame building where the old Guard had itsArmory, but I have not been able to prove thishypothesis.
Shortly thereafter, on June 21, 1858, thetrustees of the Rifles’ company submitted apetition to the Legislature “setting forth that the
building at present occupied by them as anarmory is entirely unsuited for that purpose[PCA 7/1/1858]” and a bill was submitted byRep. Manini of the Military Committee “autho-rizing the Minister of the Interior to grantHonolulu Rifles the free use of the upper part ofthe Market House for an armory.” By October ofthe next year, the PCA [10/27/1859] noticed“that the second floor of the market is beingconverted into a large room to be occupied asan Armory by the Rifles.”
Constructed in 1851 by the Government onthe wharf-side of Queen Street betweenKa`ahumanu and Nu`uanu Streets, the two-story coral building was featured in the samepainting by Emmert that included Mauna Kilika:Both are shown below. At the time, the firststory was occupied under a long-term lease bya re-organized C. Brewer & Co. The buildingwas often referred to as the “C. BrewerBuilding” and the adjacent wharf, Pier 12 since1914, was at that time known as Brewer’sWharf. It was here, by the way, that troops fromthe USS Boston landed on January 16, 1893during the overthrow of the Kingdom ofHawai`i.
The Honolulu Rifles occupied their MarketHouse armory until 1886 when they moved tonew quarters previously used by a skating rinkand roller coaster enterprise at Manamanamaon the makai side of Beretania beyond its inter-section with Punchbowl Street [Daily Press8/12/1886].
Stay tuned!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.
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OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS:AWARDS BANQUET AND INDUCTION OF
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS – The start of theFALEA 2014-2016 administrative year tookplace this past October 11 at the Pacific BeachHotel Grand Ballroom where the AwardsBanquet and Induction of New Officers &Directors of the 21-year-old organization tookplace. Scholarships were also awarded toeach of five deserving students. Additionally,three outstanding professional members werepresented and recognized for their accom-plishments.
The inducting officer, and guest speaker ofthe evening, was Consul General Gina A.Jamoralin, the new Consul General at thePhilippine Consulate General in Honolulu.Inducted into their respective offices were:Francisco T. Cruzata, President; Gene C.Albano, Jr., VP/President-Elect; Maritez A.Marquez, Secretary; Riza Marie R. Gatdula,Treasurer; Belinda P. Tegui, Assistant Treasurer;Ramon B. Bonoan, Auditor; Ferdinand B.Guinto, Business Manager; John C. Ramos,Press Relations Officer; Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat,Immediate Past President; Elvira M.Sutherland, Director; Majella D. Stevenson,Director; Angelie L. Armas, Director; Nicolo A.Orense, Director; Joey G. Resurreccion,Director; Eugene N. Calara, Director; andFlorante A. Lopez, Director.
Scholarship Awards were given this year tothe following students: Juanito Moises, Jr. –currently enrolled as a Freshman at theUniversity of Hawaii in Civil Engineering;Megan Stevenson – currently enrolled inBiomedical Engineering at WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis, Missouri; Geoffrey Tran –pursuing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering atthe University of Southern California after com-pletion of his bachelor’s degree in ElectricalEngineering at the University of Hawaii, and a4th term FALEA scholarship recipient; FernanSuela – a senior in Electrical Engineering at theUniversity of Hawaii, and also a 4th term FALEAscholarship recipient; and Angelica Tran – pur-suing a bachelor’s degree in ComputerEngineering & Computer Science at theUniversity of Southern California, and a 3rdterm FALEA scholarship recipient.
The final event of the evening was announc-ing and presenting the three FALEAOutstanding Professionals for 2014. The firstone was Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP,Managing Principal & President of WSP Hawaii,Inc. He is an electrical engineering graduate of
California State University at Long Beach andpresently a member of various professionalorganizations related to his profession.
The second awardee was Ferdinand B.Guinto, PE, fire protection engineer at theNaval Facilities Engineering Command at PearlHarbor. He has been involved in the fire protec-tion industry for over 18 years. He is a profes-sional member of the Society of Fire ProtectionEngineers, serving as Secretary for the HawaiiChapter. He is an electronics & communica-tions engineering graduate of Lyceum of thePhilippines University.
The third awardee was Kristin Namoca, PE,Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Asset ManagementPlanning Manager at Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii. She is a civil engineeringgraduate of the University of Hawaii.
Entertainment was provided by TheTeknikling Dancers, Krista Chang, FALEADancers, and special line dance with selectedparticipants and audience participation.
Emcees were Renie Agsalda, a PastPresident of FALEA, and his wife Marlyne.Deejay was Noni Panen.
Congratulations to the new officers anddirectors, scholarship recipients and our out-standing professionals!
P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812Website: http://www.falea.org
2014-16 Officers/BoDirectorsPresident: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAVP/Pres-Elect: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED APSecretary: Maritez A. MarquezTreasurer: Riza Marie R. Gatdula, EITAss’t Treas: Belinda P.TeguiAuditor: Ramon B. Bonoan, Jr., LEED GABus. Manager: Ferdinand B. Guinto, PEPress Rel. Off: John C. Ramos, PE, CSPPast President: Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, PEHCES Rep: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAAlternate: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP
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OfficersPresident Tim Bramsen 836-7787 [email protected] Pres Dustin Timm 256-2020 [email protected] Jeff Clark 839-0646 [email protected] Derek Mukai 531-4252 [email protected] Bill Thornton [email protected] President Mike Young 836-7787 [email protected]
News:The 2014-2015 CMAA Hawaii Chapter
Officer elections were completed in Septemberand the new officers installed at the Chapter’send of year Paina. A very big Mahalo toPresident Tim Bramsen and the 2013-2014board for all their hard work this year servingthe Hawaii CM Community.
Please welcome our new CMAA HawaiiChapter Board:Derek Mukai, PE- President Jeff Clark- Vice PresidentBill Thornton, CCM- SecretaryChandra Namumnart, CCM- TreasurerTim Bramsen, CCM- Immediate Past
PresidentMike Young, PE, CCM- DirectorDustin Timm, PE, CCM– Director
Our 3rd Annual Scholarship Golf Tournamentwas held on October 3rd at Coral Creek GolfCourse and was a huge success. Everyonewho attended had a great time. Our 2014Scholarship Awardees (Lana Moe, RachelGoings and Jacklyn Plan) were introduced tothe participants.
The CMAA National Conference was held onOctober 19th – 21st in San Francisco this year.
Just a reminder that our chapter is here for allConstruction Engineering and Managementprofessionals.
Upcoming chapter events for the fallinclude:
Our Final Bi monthly Luncheon for 2014 willbe on November 19, 2014. The Speaker, TomSean from Archilele will present information onAerial Drone site Photography.
We will have one more Chapter Happy Hourin December. Please look for the email invita-tion.
If you have any questions regarding any ofour upcoming events, would like to getinvolved with the CMAA Hawaii Chapter orwould simply like to be added to our email list,please contact one of our board members oremail us at [email protected].
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P.O. Box 88840Honolulu, HI 96830Website: www.acechawaii.org
2014-2015 Board of DirectorsPresident
William Bow, Bow Engineering & DevelopmentPresident-Elect
Robin Lim, GeolabsTreasurer
Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalSecretary
Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersNational Director
Sheryl Nojima, Gray Hong Nojima & AssociatesPast President
Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, Shigemura LauSakanashi Higuchi & Associates
DirectorsGarret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc. Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates
SWE – Hawaiian Island SectionP.O. box 61728Honolulu, HI [email protected]
Executive Committee:President: Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith CH2M HILLVice Pres.: Chancy Hopper ArdentMCSecretary: Amy Weintraub Women in TechnologyTreasurer: Kristen Au Belt CollinsCharter Sec. Rep.: Rena Chock HECO
ITE Section MeetingThe next Section meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, November 5, 11:45 a.m. at TheFasi Municipal Building. Mark Garrity, DeputyDirector with the City and County of Honolulu’sDepartment of Transportation Services will bespeaking about the King Street Cycle Track.Please visit our website at ite-hawaii.org formore information, and RSVP to [email protected] by Monday, November 3, andplease indicate if you would like to purchase alunch.
September Section Meeting SummaryOn Wednesday, September 24, 2014, ITE
Hawaii held their Section Meeting at theKapolei State Building. Western DistrictSecretary-Treasurer Cathy Leong announcedthat there is currently an RFP out to overhaulthe Western District website for $10,000, if any-one is interested go to westernite.org.President Pete Pascua informed everyone thatwe are looking for ideas for speakers andevents such as field trips and happy hour. Ifanyone has any suggestions please let any ofthe officers know.
Vice President Natasha Soriano introducedspeaker Ross Hironaka from the State of HawaiiDepartment of Transportation to talk about theH-1 Rehabilitation Project. Ross spoke abouthis background, and how he’s been with theDOT for almost 27 years, 22 of which he hasbeen a Project Manager. He explained thatbecause this project was so large and unique,a design consultant was hired, but he was partof the overall decision making process.Parsons was the Consultant, HawaiianDredging was the Contractor, and BowConstruction Management Services was alsopart of the team. The purpose and need of thisproject was to alleviate congestion andimprove safety. For the State, this project pro-ceeded very quickly, starting only in August of2012 and beginning construction in April of2013. The biggest concern during the con-struction phase was to avoid the back to schooland holiday rush, therefore, to minimize theimpact to the public a compressed schedulewas followed and night work had to be done. Itwas decided that full closures were needed sothat the entire width of the freeway could berepaved in one lift. Because there was no engi-neering solution for mitigation, the focus was tomake the public aware. Although very fewpeople showed up to the public meetings, themedia did, and that proved to be one of thebest sources to getting the message out. HPD,fire, and ambulance, and also the Visitors
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Bureau were informed of when the full closureswere going to take place and could adjust theirroutes accordingly. The public affairs officesend out weekly notices to the DOT and themedia, keeping the momentum going to contin-ually keep the public aware of the constructionactivities. Having the information in the mediaand keeping the public aware proved to be awin/win/win, as the public heeded the mes-sage, and complaints were minimal. The H-1Rehab public outreach campaign was recog-nized with an award from the Hawaii Chapter ofthe Public Relations Society of America for bestintegrated communications in the Government,Associations and Non-Profits category.
Ross opened the floor to questions. Severalquestions were asked and discussed amongattendees, including the design exception forthe substandard 10’ lanes. Test sections werefirst tried, and although the initial idea of 10’lanes sounded a little scary for motorists, whenin place the public responded favorably, andthe 10’ lanes were continued as far as possible.
Pete thanked Ross for his presentation, andreiterated that we are looking for suggestionsfor speakers and events. It was alsoannounced that we are looking to fill committeechair positions, and Cathy revealed that Brysen[Calkins] volunteered to serve as the studentliaison chair.
Ross Hironaka speaks about the H-1 reha-bilitation project.
LETTER FROM THE ACECH PRESIDENTWritten by William H.Q. Bow, P.E.
Continuing on my soap box to answer thequestion: What am I getting from my member-ship in the American Council of EngineeringCompanies of Hawaii (ACECH)?
For the last year, ACEC Hawaii and ACECNational have been working on legislation topass a Patent Trolling bill through Congress.Patent Trolling occurs when law firms and/orshell companies send letters to firms demand-ing payments by asserting infringement of cer-tain business process patents, such as scan-ning and sending documents to email. Patenttrolling sounds like someone is scamming yourbusiness, although it does have some legalmerit. Letters have been received by some ofour local companies, in some cases demand-ing approximately $1,000 for each companyemployee to settle this claim without courtaction. You can do the math on how that couldaffect your company. Being a member addsyour voice for passing this legislation. ACECHis working hard to protect our Hawaii engineer-ing companies!
For those companies that are not membersof ACECH, please consider joining and beingpart of the engineering ohana of companies.Stay tuned for my next letter.
50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIVIA QUESTION OFTHE MONTH
To help celebrate our 50th anniversary in2014, an ACEC Hawaii trivia question willappear in each of this year’s issues of theWiliki. The answers to the questions and back-ground information will appear in the subse-quent issues.
This month’s question: Who was ACECHPresident during the organization’s 5th yearanniversary?
Answer to the previous question: ACECselected a Hawaii project as one of three torepresent the national organization in the 2013FIDIC Centenary Awards. FIDIC will be recog-nizing and applauding the best consultingengineering achievements of the 20th Century.Which ACECH member firm received this pres-tigious recognition?
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the large equipment necessary for drilling thedeep tieback anchors. The project team cameup with an incremental system of constructionwhich allowed use of large equipment torebuild the roadway beginning from each endand progressing towards the center of the workarea. By doing so, the contractor was able toreach and install the entire wall and the tiebacksystem while maintaining contraflow traffic inthe mauka lane.
MP 16.0- Utilization of geotechnical and sub-surface investigation in combination with geo-physical testing by way of electrical resistivitytomography and seismic refraction techniquesto determine the soil and rock properties aswell as the extent of various ground layeringconditions. This innovative and uniquely com-bined methodology provided the project teamsubsurface information necessary in designingan erosion mat system with approximately 400,45 foot deep rock anchors and developing themeans of construction.
INNOVATIVE OR NEW APPLICATION OFCIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
The project team used a system of groutedhollow core soil anchors to stabilize the makaiembankment at MP 10.4 location. This systeminvolved embedding anchors nearly 40 feetdeep into the mountain and connecting themtogether on the surface with a high tensilestrength wire meshing that unified the sys-tem—a pioneering and innovating use of thistype of system in Hawaii for slope stabilizationwith further specifications to carry traffic load-ing.
The project team installed a permeable layerof aggregates and perforated pipes below theentire new roadway pavement at MP 10.4 site.This was intended to allow subsurface pas-sage of ground water, which would improve thelife expectancy of the pavement structure.
The makai embankment at MP 14.0 waswashed away to near vertical slopes. Suchsteep mountain slopes were unable to carrythe vertical loads of the concrete retaining wallthat was to be constructed there. To remedy
the situation, the project team designed andinstalled a series of micro-piles, drilled downinto the steep slope that served as the base forthe wall foundation. Once the concrete wallwas installed, the team drilled heavy-dutytieback anchors into the wall below the road-way, sixty feet into the slope. The anchored wallsystem now supports both the lateral groundloads as well as the anticipated traffic loading.
PROTECTION OF AND REDUCINGIMPACTS TO NATURAL RESOURCES
Protecting the surrounding environment andnatural resources was critical to the designprocess, particularly in light of this historic andlegendary road, and Hana community’s deeproots in Hawaiian tradition.
Best management practices and goodhousekeeping principles were employedthroughout construction to safeguard theHonomanu Stream and the pristine east Mauicoastline on the makai side of Hana Highway.Archaeological monitoring was required toaddress proper protocols in case historical arti-facts were uncovered.
Except to improve road conditions andmotorist safety at MP 10.4, no additional imper-vious surfaces were created. The retainingwall design at MP 14.0 provided for the restora-tion of the road pavement while preserving theexisting open “green” area. The slope stabi-lization design involved an erosion mat systemsecured with mechanical earth anchors and/ora system of anchored wire mesh and perma-nent erosion mat, both of which allow nativevegetation to be restored while providing therequired slope stability.
BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT,INCLUDING AESTHETIC VALUE
Hana Highway is also a popular scenic routeand tourist attraction. Consequently, protectingthe natural beauty of the area, with its lush rain-forests, waterfalls, pools, seascapes, andblack sand beach was an essential designconsideration.
Restoring the three sections of highway wasthe primary objective; however, the projectteam’s goal was to design improvements con-ducive to the aesthetics of the area. The road
improvements at MP 10.4 not only enhancedmotorist safety but also provided for a morescenic drive through this area of HanaHighway, which has 620 curves and 59bridges. Furthermore, the project team found itimperative to develop slopes at all three sites ina way that ensured slope stability and allowednatural vegetation to return to and thrive in thearea.
The project was the result of a joint effortbetween the project team and the impactedcommunities to address the communities’ con-cerns and to communicate the project’s pur-pose.
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