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VOL. 46 NO. 6 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS AUGUST, 2010 UH Team to Compete in Prestigious Solar-Power Competition Imagine living in a house where the appliances, hot water, climate control and even home enter- tainment is powered by energy harnessed from the Sun. If this sounds like the science fiction of Star Trek or like a page taken from NASA’s plans to colonized Mars in the distant future, think again. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Honolulu Community College (Team Hawaii) as one of 20 collegiate teams to compete in the 2011 Solar Decathlon, an international design- build competition to construct a solar-powered house that is affordable, energy efficient and attractive. Ohio State University, Purdue University, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Tongli University (China), Ghent University (Belgium) and the University of Calgary are some of the other teams selected for the competition to be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Team Hawaii is led by Associate Professor David Rockwood from the School of Architecture, Associate Professor Weilin Qu and Assistant Professor David Garmire from the College of Engineering, as well as representatives from the Shidler College of Business and Honolulu Community College. UH Alumni and members of the professional community are also involved as sponsors, advisors and contributors. “The competition will be fierce with the tradi- tional engineering powerhouses like Purdue, Illinois and upstart Tongji in the mix,” said Peter E. Crouch, dean of the College of Engineering. “However, I believe with its links to the U.S. Department of Energy and Asia, Team Hawaii will be right in the hunt.” The Team Hawaii entry will include advance- ments in composite materials, photovoltaics, building-integrated heating and cooling systems, and a novel house design tailored for Hawaii’s tropical climate. Applications for the competitions were rigor- ously evaluated by panels of engineers, scientists and experts from the DOE, American Institute of Architects, National Association of Home Builders, U.S. Green Building Council, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. Teams selected demonstrated the viability, efficiency, innovation of designs, as well as the ability to raise funds and assemble a team to successfully complete the project. Currently, the UH team now has about 15 months to recruit students, organize and distrib- ute the work, perform cutting-edge research, and design and construct the house. Although the university will receive $100,000 from the DOE to help defray some of the project expenses, the team is still in need of monetary support and in- kind donations of goods or services. “We have a unique opportunity to showcase the University of Hawaii on a national and inter- national arena with this competition,” said Clark E. Llewellyn, dean of the School of Architecture. “However, Team Hawaii needs the generous sup- port of our alumni, corporate partners and the community to accomplish this endeavor.” To learn more about the project, offer support or to make a donation, please visit the Team Hawaii website at www.solar.hawaii.edu. Or contact Associate Professor David Rockwood at (808) 956-8430 or via email at rockwood@ hawaii.edu. Team Hawaii’s entry offers all the comforts and functions of a modern home. View of the entry ramp and lanai of Team Hawaii’s entry Team Hawaii’s design blends in with the tropical landscape. ENERGY EXPO 2010 COMES TO HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE, SEPT. 28 Energy Expo 2010, presented by Hawaiian Electric Company and Hawaii Energy, will be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa on September 28, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The registration fee is $100 per person and includes breakfast, lunch and a reception. Space is limited and the registra- tion deadline is September 10, 2010. “Energy Expo 2010 is geared towards Hawaii businesses who are interested in the latest developments in energy technology,” said Ron Cox, Manager of Energy Solutions at Hawaiian Electric Company. “We expect to feature about 50 exhibitors who will be promoting recent technology innovations to more than 600 attendees during the one-day event.” “In addition to the exhibits, Energy Expo 2010 will include workshops led by local leading experts on clean energy, environ- mental sustainability and renewable energy investing to name a few,” said Ray Starling, program manager of Hawaii Energy, the energy efficiency program administrator selected by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. “Topics will include building commissioning, lighting technologies and applications, photovoltaic implementation, renewable energy and conservation initia- tives, and more,” added Starling. For more information, visit energyexpo. heco.com or call 543-7401.

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VOL. 46 NO. 6 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS AUGUST, 2010

UH Team to Compete in Prestigious Solar-Power CompetitionImagine living in a house where the appliances,

hot water, climate control and even home enter-tainment is powered by energy harnessed fromthe Sun. If this sounds like the science fiction ofStar Trek or like a page taken from NASA’s plansto colonized Mars in the distant future, thinkagain.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Energy(DOE) selected the University of Hawaii at Manoaand Honolulu Community College (Team Hawaii)as one of 20 collegiate teams to compete in the2011 Solar Decathlon, an international design-build competition to construct a solar-poweredhouse that is affordable, energy efficient andattractive. Ohio State University, PurdueUniversity, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Tongli University (China), GhentUniversity (Belgium) and the University of Calgaryare some of the other teams selected for thecompetition to be held on the National Mall inWashington, D.C.

Team Hawaii is led by Associate ProfessorDavid Rockwood from the School ofArchitecture, Associate Professor Weilin Qu andAssistant Professor David Garmire from theCollege of Engineering, as well as representativesfrom the Shidler College of Business andHonolulu Community College. UH Alumni andmembers of the professional community are alsoinvolved as sponsors, advisors and contributors.

“The competition will be fierce with the tradi-tional engineering powerhouses like Purdue,Illinois and upstart Tongji in the mix,” said Peter E.Crouch, dean of the College of Engineering.“However, I believe with its links to the U.S.Department of Energy and Asia, Team Hawaii willbe right in the hunt.”

The Team Hawaii entry will include advance-ments in composite materials, photovoltaics,building-integrated heating and cooling systems,and a novel house design tailored for Hawaii’stropical climate.

Applications for the competitions were rigor-ously evaluated by panels of engineers, scientistsand experts from the DOE, American Institute ofArchitects, National Association of HomeBuilders, U.S. Green Building Council, and theAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating andAir Conditioning Engineers. Teams selecteddemonstrated the viability, efficiency, innovationof designs, as well as the ability to raise fundsand assemble a team to successfully completethe project.

Currently, the UH team now has about 15months to recruit students, organize and distrib-ute the work, perform cutting-edge research, anddesign and construct the house. Although theuniversity will receive $100,000 from the DOE tohelp defray some of the project expenses, theteam is still in need of monetary support and in-kind donations of goods or services.

“We have a unique opportunity to showcasethe University of Hawaii on a national and inter-national arena with this competition,” said ClarkE. Llewellyn, dean of the School of Architecture.“However, Team Hawaii needs the generous sup-port of our alumni, corporate partners and thecommunity to accomplish this endeavor.”

To learn more about the project, offer support or to make a donation, please visit theTeam Hawaii website at www.solar.hawaii.edu.Or contact Associate Professor David Rockwoodat (808) 956-8430 or via email at [email protected].

Team Hawaii’s entry offers all the comforts and functions of a modern home.

View of the entry ramp and lanai of TeamHawaii’s entry

Team Hawaii’s design blends in with the tropical landscape.

ENERGY EXPO 2010 COMES TOHILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE, SEPT. 28

Energy Expo 2010, presented by HawaiianElectric Company and Hawaii Energy, will beheld at the Hilton Hawaiian Village BeachResort & Spa on September 28, from 7 a.m.to 6 p.m. The registration fee is $100 perperson and includes breakfast, lunch and areception. Space is limited and the registra-tion deadline is September 10, 2010.

“Energy Expo 2010 is geared towardsHawaii businesses who are interested in thelatest developments in energy technology,”said Ron Cox, Manager of Energy Solutionsat Hawaiian Electric Company. “We expectto feature about 50 exhibitors who will bepromoting recent technology innovations tomore than 600 attendees during the one-dayevent.”

“In addition to the exhibits, Energy Expo2010 will include workshops led by localleading experts on clean energy, environ-mental sustainability and renewable energyinvesting to name a few,” said Ray Starling,program manager of Hawaii Energy, theenergy efficiency program administratorselected by the Hawaii Public UtilitiesCommission. “Topics will include buildingcommissioning, lighting technologies andapplications, photovoltaic implementation,renewable energy and conservation initia-tives, and more,” added Starling.

For more information, visit energyexpo.heco.com or call 543-7401.

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Outreach and Reaching Out –SWE-HI Proposed SectionAcross the Hawaiian IslandsBy Stephanie Srun

May and June were eventful months for theSWE Proposed Hawaii Section. Guest speakerDora Nakafuji, the Director of Renewable EnergyPlanning at the Hawaiian Electric Company, edu-cated attendees on wind and solar power at ourMay 20th general meeting. SWE members volun-teered hours at outreach activities such as theHawaii Underwater Robotics Competition forhigh school students at Richardson Pool on May23rd and a GEARUP bridge building activity atUH on June 14th, with SWE-HI ProposedSection participation organized by Lynn Fujioka.On May 28th & 29th, members visited theUnited States’ newest and most technologicallyadvanced polar icebreaker and research platformon a free tour of the Coast Guard Cutter HEALY(WAGB 20).

The SWE-HI Proposed Section tour groupand guides at the base of the CFH tele-scope. Note the group’s thick jackets —cold temperatures (and their engineers) arevital to maintaining the Mauna Kea tele-scopes’ intricate electronic systems.

– Photos by Alex Vergara

Clockwise from upper right: Tour organizerAngelic Ebbers, SWE-HI Proposed SectionPresident Pearl Yamaguchi, UH SWECollegiate Section President MajdoulineLeRoy, and SWE supporter Edith Haradatake in the stunning sunset view from with-in the fully opened Gemini observatory.

– Photos by Alex Vergara

On June 19th & 20th, eighteen SWE membersand supporters flew to the island of Hawai’i for arare chance to see the Gemini and Canada-France-Hawai’i (CFH) telescopes at the summitof Mauna Kea from the inside, escorted by mem-bers of the Gemini crew. The sister-island tourand Gemini-hosted meeting the following daywas a great success thanks to the joint efforts ofour Programs Committee Chair, Tasha Kamegai-Karadi; Big Island SWE member & Gemini engi-neer, Angelic Ebbers; Gemini Observatory’sHuman Resources Manager, Neil Barker; andCFH engineer Sarah Gajadhar.

There are upcoming volunteer opportunities,we are welcoming proposals from the HCESsocieties regarding joint projects, and to top it off,we sincerely hope you will join us for our SWE HISummer Social potluck at Magic Island (AlaMoana Beach Park) on Saturday, August 21th,2010 from 11:00AM to 3PM. For more informa-tion about the activities we’ve done or activitieswe’re planning, and how you can get involved,please visit us online at www.swe-hi.org.

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Associationfor theAdvancement ofCost EngineeringHAWAII SECTION

2009 OFFICERSPresident Stephen JacobsonVice Pres Kevin MitchellSecretary Emile le RouxTreasurer Sloka Colon

Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812

WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe2009-2010 Officers and DirectorsPresident Florence Ching, P.E.

[email protected] Pres. Elect Majella Stevenson, P.E.

[email protected] Vice Pres. Kurt Kunimune

[email protected] Secretary Marc Botticelli, P.E.

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

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

[email protected] Chapter DirectorsHonolulu Enrique Che, P.E.

[email protected] Darren Okimoto, P.E.

[email protected] Island Galen Kuba, P.E.

[email protected] Nancy Burns, P.E.

[email protected]

The Society of

FIREPROTECTIONENGINEERS

www.sfpehawaii.org

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

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

[email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966

[email protected] Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. 526-9019

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Hawaii SectionThe AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

Website: http://sections.asme.org/hawaii

2009-2010 OfficersChairperson Edmund Chang 543-4227

[email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966

[email protected] Derek Sato 543-4108

[email protected] Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708

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2010-2011 BOARDExecutive Committee (Officers)President: Michael ChangPres-elect: Paul ScottVice Pres: Kevin Saito, P.E.Secretary: Barry Jim On, P.E.Treasurer: Paul Fukunaga, P.E.

Board of Governors (Members)Albert Hahn, P.E. (Immediate Past Pres)Blake Araki, P.E.Donna KishiMelek Yalcintas, PhD, P.E.Scott La BeauWilliam Lee, P.E.

Standing Committee (Chairpersons)Attendance & Reception: John LauChapter Technology Transfer: Paul ScottChapter Programs: Blake Araki, P.E.Governmental Affairs: Barry Jim On, P.E.Refrigeration: Scott La BeauTechnology: Herman SiuEnergy Awards: William Lee, P.E.Historical: Joseph K. Ting, P.E.Membership Promotions: Roland SuzukiNewsletter Editor: Kevin Saito, P.E.Research Promotions: Archibald MakatiniProduct Show: Donna KishiTechnical Seminar: Melek Yalcintas, PhD, P.E.Student Activities: Alayna ShimaYoung Engineers of ASHRAE (YEA): Brandon MaedaWebmaster: Mark Yamamoto, P.E.

ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-ConditioningEngineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter

P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu, HI 96812-3916

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

2008-2010 Officers and BoDirectors President: John C. RamosVice Pres/Pres Elect: Elvi B. PinedaSecretary: Zosima S. AgraanTreasurer: Marisol TaconAsst. Treasurer: Nicolo A. OrenseAuditor/Bus. Mngr: Angelie L. LegaspiPublic Relations Officer: Joey G. ResurreccionPast President: Napoleon Q. AgraanBoard of Directors: Ramon B. Bonoan Jr.

Eugene N. CalaraJeoffrey S. CudiamatVergel G. Del RosarioMarcelino C. LabasanJojo Lopez

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE/GENERAL MEETINGDate: September 14, 2010, second TuesdaTime: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue

CafeteriaAgenda: Assortment of Topics by several

speakersMembers and guests are invited. James

Grogan brings in an assortment of Pizza Hut piz-zas, even vegetarian pizza, which are alwayswarm and tasty. Derek Sato provides the softdrinks. All this is free to members and guests.You can make a complete meal of pizza and softdrinks. Participants enter through the HECO KingStreet-Archer Lane entrance. Parking is near theentrance. Please contact Derek Sato (543-4108)for additional directions and for more information,such as parking requirements.

ASME BOILER CODE WEEK – SUMMER 2010ASME-HI announces that Boiler Code Week is

being held in Washington DC on August 2-6,2010. It is a forum for business leaders and poli-cymakers to discuss high profile topics related toASME Boiler and Pressure Code concerning thedesign, fabrication, and inspection of boilers,pressure vessels, and nuclear power plant tech-nologies. Over 100 committee meetings will beconducted bringing together high-level industryexperts from all over the world. Participationincludes representation from government agen-cies, multinational corporations, plant owners,utilities, pressure equipment fabricators, insur-ance companies, designers, material suppliersand others in related industries. Meetings areopen to the public.

ASME Code experts will conduct workshopsdiscussing the latest developments and realworld applications related to the design of boil-ers, pressure vessels, and nuclear power planttechnologies. The Boiler Code Week activitiesprovide the opportunity to network with theexperts in the industry.

HIGHLIGHTS – JUNE/JULY ACTIVITIES July 1, 2010 –

BOARD of DIRECTORS’ MONTHLY MEETING:Committee Reports: INFO & PUBLICATION

– Website is current. Provide Joey with any feed-back for enhancements. MEMBERSHIP – Nochange. SCHOLARSHIP – Eugene reiteratedthat the Application deadline will be end ofAugust. The individual amounts of the scholar-ships will depend on the number of applicants.

Unfinished Business: FALEA GOLF TOUR-NAMENT – No report. SUMMER FUN – The July4th picnic/camping at Bellows was implementedas scheduled, but turn-out could have been bet-ter. There were last minute cancellations due to

As a reminder, please save the date ofSeptember 17, 2010 for the HSPE EducationalFoundation Golf Tournament at the Waikele GolfCourse. This is a fundraiser for the MATH-COUNTS competition and for scholarships.Please consider playing, sponsoring and/ordonating to the worthy cause of promoting sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematicsto our local middle school students. Notices ofthe tournament have been sent out. The RSVPdate is September 3, 2010. For more informationplease contact Kurt Kunimune at [email protected], Mike Kamakaat [email protected], or CurtBeck at [email protected]. Thank you verymuch.

unforeseen circumstances. Nonetheless, thanksto those who showed up. The kids, some ofwhom have had prior experiences setting uptents taught the others, including adults how toput one up. Needless to say, the facilities weresuper including picnic tables, outdoor charcoalbbq grill, etc. FILCOM CENTER – Elvi has beenin touch with Toy Arre of the FilCom Centerregarding possible technical assistance fromFALEA.

New Business: 1.) The St. Philomena SaltLake facility for our upcoming GeneralAssembly on August 21st has been con-firmed. It will be available from 4PM until 10PM.2.)The Inaugural and 17th Anniversary Banquetwill be on October 2, 2010 at the Pacific BeachHotel. Cost: $45.00. Tickets have been and arebeing distributed.

Next Meeting: August 5, 2010 at APB’s.

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PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org

2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS &DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Ron Iwamoto 486-5202

[email protected] Vice President Brian Ide 536-2108

[email protected] Karl Umemoto 536-2626

[email protected] Patrick Calizar 235-5590

[email protected] John Cheung 848-2032

[email protected] Stephanie Doan 531-7094

stephdoan@gmailDirector Kimo Scott 671-2886

[email protected] Les Kempers 682-6000

[email protected] President Myles Shimokawa 593-0933

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

2010/2011 Officers & Board of DirectorsPresident Jeoffrey Cudiamat, P.E.

[email protected] Pres Dean Doi, P.E.

[email protected] Tim Goshi, P.E. Tel: 791-3966

[email protected] Ethan Okuna, P.E. Tel: 945-0198

[email protected] Dennis Hanatani, P.E. Tel: 737-9488

[email protected] Glenn Isidro, P.E.

[email protected]

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGJuly 8, 2010Committee Reports:

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events:– The Simpson Strong-Tie complimentary pre-

sentation on the 2006 IBC Wind and SeismicDesign of Wood, Concrete and Cold-formedSteel Structures was held on June 29, 2010 atthe Pagoda Hotel. Many thanks are extendedto Tim Waite, Annie Kao, and the speakers JeffEllis, Damon Ho and Jason Oakley of SimpsonStrong-Tie for presenting this excellent work-shop.

– Joint SEAOH/ASCE dinner meeting is sched-uled for July 15, 2010 at Treetops Restaurantin Manoa. Program will be on the lessonslearned from the Feb 2010 Chilean tsunamidamage and will be presented by Dr. IanRobertson and Mr. Gary Chock.

– Design of Cast-In-Place and Post-InstalledConcrete Anchors Subject to Seismic Forcesseminar on July 22, 2010 at the Pagoda Hotel.The speakers will be Dr. S.K. Ghosh of S.K.Ghosh Associates, Inc. and Mr. Bret Turley ofSimpson Strong-Tie Anchor Systems. Thisone-day seminar will provide an overview ofthe anchor design provisions of ACI 318Building Code, Appendix D. The seminar isbeing co-hosted by CCPI and SEAOH.

– Fibermesh seminar on Sept 23, 2010 at thePagoda Hotel: How to Design, Specify, Mixand Finish Fibrous Macrofiber for use inConcrete Pavements, Sidewalks, Swales,Driveways, UTW, Toppings, etc. This freeseminar will be sponsored by Forta Corp. andO.K. Hardware & Construction Supply.Continental breakfast and lunch will be served.Registration information will be sent out soon.

– ACI 318-08 Building Code seminar on Sept30, 2010 at the Pagoda Hotel. The speakerswill be Dr.Basile G. Rabbat, Ph.D., S.E. of PCAand Cary Kopczynski, S.E. of Cary Kopczynski& Co. of Bellevue, Washington. Registrationinformation will be sent out soon.

– AISC Design Seminar (Fall 2010)Notice: Members without email are reminded tocheck the SEAOH website for informationregarding upcoming events and activities.

2010 Annual Convention Update:This year’s annual convention (jointly with

CCPI’s Annual Meeting) will be on October 8 andOctober 9 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resortand Spa, Tapa Tower. The theme of this year’sconvention will be disaster preparedness, mitiga-

tion and response. Disasters could be due tonatural, accidental or terroristic causes. StevenBaldridge, Ian Robertson and Gary Chock willshare their experiences and assessment of theinfrastructure damages caused by the Haitiearthquake and the Chilean earthquake andtsunami. The traditional CCPI Pinkball golf tour-nament will be held on Thursday October 7 atHonolulu Country Club, and the 2nd AnnualOutrigger Canoe Race between teams fromSEAOH and CCPI will be held on Saturday after-noon October 9 in Waikiki. Canoe paddlers areneeded … contact Myles Shimokawa at 593-0933 or [email protected]. See our registra-tion packet or check our website atwww.seaoh.org for more information and pro-gram updates.

Other Business:Hawaii County Pre-engineered Truss Submittal

Requirements: The County Department of PublicWorks, Building Division has a new policy ofrequiring that the structural engineer or architectof record accept full responsibility for the design,construction observation and installation of pre-engineered trusses. SEAOH Board has beenrequested to review this policy and intends toissue a position letter to the County.

2011 Annual Convention in Japan: The con-vention committee is tentatively looking at a 5-day trip to Northern Japan in October, 2011.More information will be announced in theupcoming months.

NCEES Structural P.E. Exam: NCEES is intro-ducing a new 16-hour Structural P.E. examina-tion starting in April 2011. The current exam willbe offered for the last time in Oct 2010.

New Member Applications: Application forSEAOH membership from Jillian Santo(Iwamoto& Associates) was unanimously approved.

Missing Members: Please contactMembership Chairperson, Jiabao Chen (Ph: 791-

3945 or email [email protected]), or any ofthe SEAOH officers if you have a new mailingand/or email address.

The next SEAOH Board of Directors andOfficers meeting will be held on Wednesday,August 4, 2010, at the office of Iwamoto &Associates, LLC. Contact SEAOH President RonIwamoto (486-5202, [email protected]) formore information.

Hawaii Steel Alliance’s PAU HANA“Energy Code: Reflective Paints”

Tuesday, August 24, 5:00 PM • The Plaza ClubIf you are interested in attending, call Mr.

Mardie Torres at 728-7142 or email [email protected] for further information.

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AUGUST DINNER MEETINGProgram: Environmental Technical Committee

(visit www.ascehawaii.org for speakerand topic info)

Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010Location: Treetops at Paradise Park, Manoa

ValleyTime: 5:30 p.m. - Social Time

6:30 p.m. - Dinner7:00 p.m. - Program8:45 p.m. - Adjourn

Menu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $22.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section

members$25.00 for Non-ASCE Hawaii Sectionmembers and Guests$11.00 for UH Manoa StudentChapter members

Please make checks payable to ASCE-HawaiiSection and mail to Ian Arakaki, ASCE Secretary,The Limtiaco Consulting Group, 680 Iwilei Road,Suite 430, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 postmarkedby Friday, August 13, 2010. Reservations for thedinner meeting to Brian Enomoto by Monday,August 23, 2010, by phone at 388-5559 or emailat [email protected].

FY10 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICERELECTIONS

The following ASCE Hawaii Section membersare candidates on this year’s ballot for the 2010-2011 Hawaii Section officer positions.

• President-Elect: Dawn Barsana, P.E.• Vice President: Ian Arakaki, P.E.• Secretary: Brian Enomoto, P.E.• Treasurer: Glen Miyasato, P.E.Roger Babcock, Ph.D., P.E who was elected

to the position of President-Elect in September2009, will lead the Hawaii Section as its FY11President. Dawn Barsana, Ian Arakaki and BrianEnomoto are current Hawaii Section officers whoare being nominated to succeeding officer posi-tions. Background information for the TreasurerCandidate is provided below. Elections will beheld at the August monthly dinner meeting onAugust 19, 2010 at Treetops Restaurant (seeabove for meeting info).

Treasurer Candidate, Glenn Miyasato, Ph.D.,P.E., earned his Bachelor’s Degree in CivilEngineering in 1983 and Master’s Degree inBusiness Administration in 1996 from theUniversity of Hawaii, and Master of Science andDoctor of Philosophy Degrees in Civil Engineeringin 1984 and 1988 from Stanford University. From1988 to 2000, Glenn worked as a structural engi-neer for the offices of Wiss Janney ElstnerAssociates and Kai Hawaii. In 2000, Glenn co-founded MKE Associates LLC and is currently a

principal of the firm. Glenn is a registered pro-fessional engineer licensed in the state of Hawaiisince 1994 and in the state of California since2003 and has designed and managed a varietyof projects primarily involving the investigation,repair and retrofit of existing buildings, bridges,piers and reservoirs. Glenn is an active memberof ASCE and has served as technical chairpersonfor the Structural Engineering Committee. Glennis also an active member of the StructuralEngineers Association of Hawaii (2000President), and is a past member of the StateHazard Mitigation Forum and Hawaii StateEarthquake Advisory Committee. Glenn hastaught courses in reinforced concrete design,prestressed concrete design, structural analysis,construction materials, mechanics of materialsand applied probability and statistics in theSchool of Architecture and Department of CivilEngineering at the University of Hawaii.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION OUTSTANDINGCIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTAWARDS PROGRAM!

ASCE Hawaii Section will be having our annu-al awards banquet on Saturday, September 18th,aboard the Battleship Missouri. In addition tohonoring the traditional OCEA Award Winningproject, the ASCE Hawaii Section will honor andrecognize civil engineering achievements by localdesign and construction professionals in as manyas 11 categories:

• Large Project (>$10M) • Medium Project (<$10 M but > $2 M)• Small Project (< $2 M) • International • Green Building • Transportation • Water/Wastewater/Environmental • Building/Technology/Structural Systems • Studies and Research • Special Projects • Humanitarian ProjectsPlease visit our website www.ascehawaii.org

for more information and to download a registra-tion form to attend this exciting event.

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 seminars

and computer workshops each year on a widevariety of technical, management, and regulatorytopics. These seminars are held in more than 45cities across the U.S. In addition, ASCE offerscustomized on-site training and many distancelearning programs, including live interactiveweb/teleconference seminars, online coursesand courses on CD, videotape, and audiotape.Please visit http://ascehawaii.org for completedetails.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deservingstudents. We continue to accept tax-deductibledonations with the goal of increasing the annualscholarships. Make your check payable to‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to: ASCEScholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu,HI 96808. If you have any questions, please con-tact Mike Hunnemann at 791-3980, or [email protected].

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employer has an opening they

would like to fill:• Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc. (Architects, Civil

Engineers, Structural Engineers, MechanicalEngineers, and Electrical Engineers –Honolulu, HI and Seoul, South Korea)

• Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company.(Project Engineers)

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

Incoming 2009-2010 YMFOfficers PhonePresident: Troy Ching 697-6233

[email protected]: Eric Arakawa 258-5770

[email protected]: Kurt Nagamine 533-3646

[email protected]: Lauren Arizumi 524-3771

[email protected] President: Aaron Erickson 591-2728

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2009-2010 OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident Jeff Kalani 596-2928

email: [email protected] Roger Babcock 956-7298

email: [email protected] Dawn Barsana-Szewczyk 943-1133

email: [email protected] Ian Arakaki 596-7790

email: [email protected] Brian Enomoto 388-5559

email: [email protected] President Michael Hunnemann 791-3980

email: [email protected] President Troy Ching 440-4548

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For more information on these job listings,please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website athttp://ascehawaii.org/jobs.htm.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION’S WEBMAIL LIST –SIGN-UP AND/OR UPDATE

If you would like to receive e-mail notices ofupcoming meetings or activities, please sign-upfor the ASCE Hawaii Section’s webmail list athttp://ascehawaii.org. You may also update youremail address on that same webpage. Pleaseconsider helping the Hawaii Section reduce oper-ating costs by receiving your monthly issue ofWiliki via email.

Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Thursday, August 12, 6:00pm atBonsai, 525-5080, and September 9, 6:00pm atRyan’s Grill, 591-9132. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all about,please contact Troy Ching at (808)440-4548 [email protected].

Upcoming EventsAugust 7, 2010 – YMF Golf Outing, 7am.

Please contact Ryan Tanaka at [email protected] if you are interested in participating.

August 21-22, 2010 – Special OlympicsCommunity Service. Please contact LaraKaramatsu at [email protected] if youare interested in participating.

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

The Story of Pope Road Last month (July 2010) I posed a quandary

about the location of Pope Road on the Manoacampus of the University of Hawai`i. Two build-ings of the old Engineering Quadrangle (EQ)complex display “Pope Road” address signs tothis day, but no such road appears in moderncampus maps. By the way, as I explained inFebruary 2010, Willis T. Pope became the actingHead of the institution in 1908 following the deathof Prof. Roadhouse, the first officially appointedPresident who never made it to Hawai`i.

To answer the question about the location ofPope Road, I visited two sections of HamiltonLibrary: The Hawaiian Collection and the office ofJim Cartwright, the University of Hawaii Archivist.

At the Hawaiian Collection section, I locatedseveral maps from 1941 to the present.

Victor Kobayashi’s 1983 edited volume“Building a Rainbow” included a map reproducedfrom the April 23, 1941, issue of the studentnewspaper Ka Leo showing a one-blockunnamed road from the EQ to the east, coincid-ing with the general alignment of Pope Road as

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seen in later documents. A 1953 loose-leaf maptitled “The Rainbow Campus: Guide to SelectedTrees on University of Hawaii Campus,” showedPope Road beginning on the south side of theEQ and extending to the western end of today’sHolmes Hall that (at the time) was occupied byCooke Field that had been relocated there from asite west of the EQ near University Avenue andMetcalf Street. The map did not extend as far asthe eastern end of the facility, thus it was lessthan definite about the limit of Pope Road at thattime. A 1957 map in Kobayashi’s volume includ-ed several proposed buildings and displayedPope Road from the EQ area to where the East-West Road lies today. A 1974-75 Campus Mapshows a completed Holmes Hall where CookeField used to be, the constructed East-WestRoad and buildings beyond it. Pope Road isclearly shown to extend all the way to East-WestRoad traversing a path between Kuykendall Halland Krauss Hall, south of the GeophysicsBuilding and north of Holmes Hall.

A later undated campus map given me byProfessor Roger Fujioka (ret.) shows the middlepart of Pope Road obliterated by the construc-tion of Sakamaki Hall in 1977, but intact to thesouth of the Marine Sciences Building that wasadded in 1982 to the east. Recent maps of thecampus, however, show that the subsequentconstruction of the Pacific Ocean Science &Technology (POST) building entirely removedPope from the eastern part of campus, leavingonly a remnant between Krauss and Kuykendall.Nevertheless, the Marine Sciences Building con-tinues to have a listed address of “1000 PopeRoad,” even though that road no longer exists inthe area!

Archivist Jim Cartwright presented me with acampus plan compiled in 1935 that shows thefive concrete buildings of the EQ, but no PopeRoad. Access to the complex, he said, was pri-marily from the north via Metcalf Street at VarneyCircle; the section that lies on the campus side ofUniversity Avenue is now called Campus Road.Another map that he dated to the early 1940sbased on the set of buildings it depicts shows aportion of a road near the EQ but does not des-ignate it as Pope; and a 1949 “Campus MapShowing Permanent and Temporary Buildingswith Roads and other Facilities” contains PopeRoad in its fullest extent.

Thus, Pope Road was constructed in seg-ments between 1935 and 1949 and was gradu-ally reduced to a short unmarked stub following aconstruction period that began in the mid-1970s.Ironically, the official building index maintained bythe campus registrar in 2010 lists the EQ asoccupying 1755-1775 “Campus Road” ratherthan “Pope Road,” despite the fact that PopeRoad street addresses are shown on two of itsfour remaining permanent buildings.

Among the “temporary” buildings on the 1949archival map is one of 62 former military woodenbarracks brought to campus in 1947 to accom-modate an explosion in enrollment that followedWorld War II. It is designated in the 1953 map asthen being used for “DRAFTING” and, like manyof the old barracks, is still located between thetwo “permanent” EQ buildings to the north of thecentral Materials Testing Laboratory.

Other named roads shown on several of themaps I consulted include Donaghho, McCarthyRoad (now “Mall), Keller, a very short Maile Way,a looping Correa, Eckart, Rock Road and, ofcourse, University Avenue and Dole Street.Incidentally, corroding street signs along the nowextended and re-aligned Maile Way mark its2500-block intersection with the 1700-block ofFarrington Road, leading to Varney circle alongwhat used to be Farrington Hall where the Queen

Liliuokalani Center for Student Services nowstands. Many of the once-named roads haveapparently been abandoned or converted towalkways, even though buildings in their vicinitystill carry them as official street addresses. Butone example is Kuykendall Hall, located at 1733Donaghho Road, named after the school’s firstProfessor of Mathematics and Astronomy.

As I mentioned last month, the TestingLaboratory was constructed in 1915 and was thesecond permanent structure on the Manoa cam-pus after Main (now Hawai`i) Hall. Two of the otherfive concrete structures were added in 1925, andthe last two followed in 1928, giving the growingengineering department some breathing space,following what the Board of Regents warned theTerritorial Legislature of 1921:

“The congestion in the drafting rooms in thebasement of the main building has led to the uti-lization of the basement lanai space by putting inwindows between pillars and cutting a doorwaythrough into one of the drawing rooms.”

As we shall see next, a chronic demand forlaboratory space has always been part of theengineering college’s history.

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

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P.O. Box 88840Honolulu, HI 96830Website: www.acechawaii.org

Officers for 2010-11President: Sheryl Nojima, PhD, PE 521-0306Pres. Elect: Douglas Lee, PE 523-8499Treasurer: Terrance Arashiro, PE 536-3646Secretary: Mike Street, PE 836-7787Past Pres.: John Katahira, PE 596-7790Nat. Dir.: Jon Nishimura, PE 944-1821Directors: Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, PE 942-9100

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SAME Pacific Industry Forum & GolfTournament

The annual SAME Scholarship GolfTournament and Pacific Industry Forum was heldon June 9-10 at the Kaneohe Clipper GolfCourse and Ala Moana Hotel, respectively. TheForum provided an opportunity for SAMEHonolulu Post members to hear briefings fromvarious federal government agencies on upcom-ing opportunities. An interactive discussion ses-sion featuring MACC contractors and promotionopportunities for SAME sustaining memberswere also provided. As in previous years, theevent was a huge success, raising over $12,500towards scholarships for local students interest-ed in engineering, math and science.

COL Lawrence Sansone of USACE PODpresents CAPT Bret Muilenburg with anaward for service as outgoing President ofthe SAME Honolulu Post at the PacificIndustry Forum on June 10.

2010-2011 SAME Honolulu Post OfficersAnnounced

By unanimous decision, the individuals listedabove have been elected as the SAME HonoluluPost Officers for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.These officers join the rest of the SAME HonoluluPost Directors:Director at Large

Army COL Lawrence Sansone, USADirector at Large

Navy CAPT Paul Fuligni, USNDirector at Large

Air Force COL Karl Bosworth, USAFDirector at Large

Coast Guard CAPT John Hickey, USCGDirector at Large

Civilian James Bersson, PE, US Army Corpsof Engineers

Former Post President (Awards)Mark Schnabel, USA (Ret)

ReadinessCOL Kyle Hicks, USAF (MAJ Charles Hassell,USAF - ass’t)

InvestmentsPaul Luersen, AICP, CH2M HILL

NominationsRobin Cababa, PE, USA (Ret), AECOM

EducationScott Moncrief, PG, EA Engineering, Scienceand Technology

Youth ProgramsIris Terashima, ITerashima EnvironmentalServices

Construction CampMAJ John Henderson, USA

Small BusinessEamonn Kinsella, J. M. Waller Associates

ScholarshipJulie Chen, AECOM

Enlisted MattersSMSgt Craig Mason, USAF

CommunicationsMark Tawara, CPSM, Belt CollinsCongratulations to all and best wishes in the

upcoming year!For upcoming meeting information and other

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineersholds Annual WorkshopBy Joseph BonfiglioHonolulu District Public Affairs

(HONOLULU - NR14-10) Approximately 250local architects, engineers, construction contrac-tors and others in related fields attended the 15thAnnual U.S. Army Corps of Engineers WorkshopMay 20 at the Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu.

The workshop provided local design and con-struction representatives the latest information onthe Honolulu District’s project workload, technicalinformation and administrative procedures thataffect how to do business with the Corps.

This year’s workshop theme was Are YouReady for the Challenge?

Opening Remarks were delivered by CharlesKaneshiro A.I.A, president of the AmericanInstitute of Architects Honolulu Chapter and ToddBarnes P.E., chief of the District’s Engineering &Construction Division. Barnes introduced SteveCayetano, the District’s Programs and ProjectManagement Division deputy chief.

After discussing the overall mission of theHonolulu District and workshop goals, Cayetanogave a presentation that focused on projected

future construction work and how constructionwork comes to the Corps.

Information presented during the 2010 work-shop will allow participants to better understandcontracting methods and procedures, to beaware of new standards and codes affecting mil-itary projects, to learn about design, constructionand legal implications of working with theHonolulu District, according to Cayetano.

The luncheon speaker was Ross Roley, whorepresented Senior Executive George Ka’iliwai IIIof the U.S. Pacific Command. Roley gave a pre-sentation about sustainable energy initiativesspearheaded by PACOM, in particular how theyare cooperating with the state of Hawaii to devel-op strategies and solutions to harness clean, effi-cient, secure, renewable and sustainable energyfor the benefit of the people of Hawaii and theAsia Pacific Region.

The workshop and breakout sessions alsoprovided opportunity for industry partners fromthe American Institute of Architects (HonoluluChapter), American Council of EngineeringCompanies of Hawaii, General ContractorsAssociation of Hawaii, Building IndustryAssociation of Hawaii and the AssociatedBuilders & Contractors of Hawaii to discussissues one-on-one with Corps’ employees in thespirit of partnership.

Corps and other functional area specialistsgave a wide variety of presentations duringbreakout sessions including:

A - Technicalities II by Kevin Araki, RussellLeong, Bruce Chun, Brandi Jim On B - LEADwith LEED by Jon Yoshinaga & Paul Kai C -Challenges Working with the Corps panel dis-cussion led by Todd Barnes D - You Be theJudge by Steven Proctor, Robyn Au & JonathanSwanson E - Be Safe or Be Sorry by JeffCochran & Gary Nip F - Storm Water PermitsDemystified by James Rice & Russell Leong G - IWon a Construction Contract, Now What Do IDo? by Dennis Chung H - The BIG Story onSmall Business by Cathy Yoza I - BIM? WhyDon’t You Guys Listen To Me? by JamesSherman According to Kaneshiro, this year’sworkshop had the most attendees ever atapproximately 250. He believed that the slowlocal construction economy probably promptedthe high attendance as local firms seek out Armycontracts which Kaneshiro said are always reli-able.

The Corps and in particular, Corps organizerGary Nip A.I.A. were especially proactive in get-ting the word out to industry, according toKaneshiro.

“The workshop is a great opportunity to net-work with the Corps and for people from thedesign side meeting up with our clientele andthose who are managing these projects. There’sa tremendous offering of different seminarsbesides just the networking opportunities so youcan also gain knowledge,” he said.

In discussing the workshop’s theme of Are YouReady for the Challenge?

Kaneshiro noted, “... in the challenging envi-ronment we’re in, it really takes collaboration. Inan environment of stewardship, we need every-body to be on board. It’s not only the job of thedesigner; it’s the job of the engineers, the job ofthe client and the job of the contractor to pullthese projects off.”

“Unless we’re all talking and continuing tocommunicate together, it’s going to be very diffi-

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cult to achieve the goals of the Corps and thegoals of these projects,” he said.

“We working in collaboration with the peoplewho are actually building the project to make it abetter product and deliver it on time and on bud-get and so the need to be able to sit down at atable with everyone is critical for the success ofthe project and events like this promote that,”Kaneshiro said.

David Vasquez of Vasquez Marshall Architectsechoed those sentiments.

According to Vasquez, “I come for the latestinformation and networking opportunities. I wasespecially interested in the future works briefing.”

Gary Nip A.I.A., chief of the Honolulu District’sDesign Branch said, “this workshop is a greatopportunity for the Corps to partner with ourindustry counterparts to discuss relevant issuesand topics. We received feedback from lastyear’s workshop to add more time for network-ing. Thus we added longer breaks to this year’sworkshop resulting in many powerful conversa-tions.”

In addition to information sharing, the Corpshonored many contractors for their demonstrat-ed excellence in the areas of quality and safety onCorps’ projects.

The first annual Honolulu District Workshopwas in 1996 at the Pagoda Hotel with the

The Hawaii ITE had its monthly luncheonmeeting on June 23, 2010, at the City’s Frank F.Fasi Municipal Building.

Terrance Ware, Transit Oriented Development(TOD) Program Administrator, with the City &County of Honolulu’s Department of Planningand Permitting, spoke about Oahu’s TODOpportunities and Challenges.

Mr. Ware comes to us from Denver, with expe-rience in community based planning, includingdowntown and urban renewal. He explained thatTOD is known by many different names: smartgrowth, mixed use, compact development.However, TOD is no different in real estate rules,it’s just the icing on top. Ideally, we’d want toplan around transit, but realistically, transit is builtbased on cost. To be successful, TOD should bea partnership between the for profit, the public,and the not for profit. Its always difficult to get alarge amount of the community, and not just theopposing community, involved; but it is definitelyto the advantage of everyone involved.

His advice to what we can do personally:Participate in the community, identify individualsthat can bring skills and knowledge to improveunderstanding, and simply be a champion forcommunity partnership.

If you want to receive a weekly email meetingannouncement or want program details ContactSam Gillie ([email protected] 543-4739)or any of the EAH officers.

Please enjoy our new abbreviated WEBaddress; our website can now be accessed athttp://EAHawaii.org

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Meetings are held Fridays from 12:00 - 1:00.Lunch is available for $10,(EAH members) and$12,(Guests).

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The workshop presentations can be down-loaded from: www.aiahonolulu.org.

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ESMENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.

(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)

1320 NORTH SCHOOL STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96817

Phone: 591-8116

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