• Island of Hawaii - October 25-27, 2006 - Department of Agriculture, Waimea Irrigation Conference Room, 66-1220 Lalamilo Rd, #B, Kamuela, HI 96743
• Island of Oahu - October 30 - November 1, 2006 - Ala Moana Hotel - Ilima Room, 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, HI 96814
• Island of Maui - November 29 - December 1, 2006 - Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Alexa Higashi Meeting Room, One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732
• Island of Kauai - December 4-6, 2006 - Kauai Civil Defense-Emergency Operations Center, 3990 Kaana Street, Suite 100, Lihue, HI 96766

The scheduled keynote speaker will be Mr. Peter Young, Director of the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Conference attendees can learn about water reuse happenings Down Under in Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Monterey, California. Attendees will also get an update on the latest in the Hawaii State Department of Health Reuse Guidelines.

The Conference registration form is available for download as a pdf file from this link (417 kb), along with the room reservation form for the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. The conference registration deadline is October 20, 2006. For more information, please contact Peter Ono of Brown and Caldwell at ph. 808-523-8499 or e-mail pono@brwncald.com. See you there!

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Transportation Decision Making Process on September 12-13, 2006 - http://hltap.eng.hawaii.edu/Workshops/Workshops2006/NEPA&TheTransportationDecisionMakingProcess_2006.pdf

• National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106) Workshop on September 14, 2006 - http://hltap.eng.hawaii.edu/Workshops/Workshops2006/NationalHistoricPreservationActSection106_2006.pdf

• Environmental Permitting Guideline Manual Training on September 19, 2006 - http://hltap.eng.hawaii.edu/Workshops/Workshops2006/EnvironmentalPermittingGuidelineManualTraining_2006.pdf

• President-Elect: Ron Iwamoto, P.E.
• Vice-President: Michael Hunnemann, P.E.
• Secretary: Jeffrey Kalani, P.E.
• Treasurer: Roger Babcock, Ph.D., P.E.
• Younger Member Forum President: Lori Nishida, P.E.

    After earning a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Civil Engineering in 1996 and 1997 from the University of Hawaii, Jeff Kalani, P.E.,  joined the Honolulu office of Woodward Clyde. In 2005, he joined Yogi Kwong Engineers as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Construction Manager. Jeff has been a registered professional engineer licensed in the state of Hawaii since 2001 and has gained a wide variety of design experience on challenging civil, geotechnical, and trenchless engineering projects throughout the Pacific. Currently, Jeff specializes in the design and construction management of some the largest and most challenging jet grouting, microtunneling and horizontal directional drilling operations in the state of Hawaii, and has co-authored numerous technical publications on these topics. In 2005, Jeff received the Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement, and 2006, he received the Young Engineer of the Year award presented by the Hawaii Society of Profession Engineers. Since 1996, Jeff has been an active ASCE member who has served in numerous positions within ASCE including: chairperson for the University of Hawaii Student Chapter Concrete Canoe Team, Practitioner Advisor for the ASCE Hawaii Section, and the ASCE YMF’s Director, President, Job Shadow, and Community Service and Golf Committees Chairperson.

    Dr. Roger Babcock, P.E.,  is an Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu Hawaii. He is also affiliated with the Water Resources Research Center. He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from UC Davis, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from UCLA. Dr. Babcock worked for Carollo Engineers in the early 1990s and has been at the University of Hawaii since 1995. Dr. Babcock conducts research on biological wastewater treatment, water recycling, membrane bioreactors, membrane fouling mechanisms, fate and transport of wastewater residuals in soils, and adsorption and regeneration of pesticides on activated carbon. Dr. Babcock also does consulting work for several Hawaii and mainland firms and is a member of ASCE, WEF, IWA and AEESP. He is the Faculty Advisor for the UH Student Chapter and is also currently President of the College of Engineering Faculty Senate, Chair of the UH Ethics Focus General Education Committee, Committee Chair of Cub Scout Pack 864, and a member of the Mililani Town Association Board of Directors.

    Lori Nishida, P.E., has accepted the nomination to the office of President of the Hawaii Section Younger Member Forum (YMF). She is a University of Hawaii graduate and has been actively involved with ASCE having served as the Student Chapter President, YMF Wiliki Chair, YMF Secretary and currently serves as the YMF Vice President, YMF PE Refresher Course Chair, and Hawaii Section Membership Chair.

    The election of the FY 2007 ASCE Hawaii Section Officers will take place at the September Luncheon Meeting.

• Tuesday, September 12, 2006 (Guest speaker series) 10:00 am to 11:00 am
• Thursday, September 21, 2006 (Career Fair) 9:00 am to 12:30 pm (lunch is provided)
• Thursday, October 12, 2006 (Guest speaker series) 10:00 am to 11:00 am

    We will provide one 8 ft table and 2 chairs for each company/business or participants. Presenters will have a designated area assigned to them in the GYM. We will also be providing lunch for all of our participants please call us or email us with a confirmation and a head count for lunch. 
    Parking:  You may park in front of the gym for unloading and then move on to the field next to the administration office to park for the duration of the career fair. Someone will be there to direct you when you arrive.

Guest Speaker Series
    If you prefer to have a  more captive audience you may sign up to participate as guest speaker in our guest speaker series.  You will be speaking to about 40-50 students in the cafeteria from 10:10-11:00 am on Tuesday, September 12th and/or Thursday, October 12th.

Please contact Greg Arakaki at garakaki@ascehawaii.orgif you'd like to volunteer.

The votes were tallied and Westley has been elected as the Region 8 Director!  Congratulations, Westley!
 
 

Dam Breach Analysis Using HEC-RAS (Hydraulics)
Honolulu, HI
October 18-20, 2006

Leadership Development  for the Engineer (Management)
Honolulu, HI
January 25-26, 2007

F. Lawrence Bennett, P.E., Ph.D., F.ASCE
Larry Bennett retired from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1997 after 29 years on its Engineering Management faculty. After two years each as a visiting professor at Cornell and at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, he now maintains an active consulting practice and teaches part time. His bachelor's in civil engineering is from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his master's and doctoral degrees were awarded by Cornell. The author of four books and over 50 professional papers and articles, a registered civil engineer and land surveyor, and an ASCE Life Member and Fellow, he served as branch and section president and chair of national committees in engineering management, cold regions engineering and natural disaster reduction. He served on the Region 8 formation team and was recently selected to its first Board of Governors. He has also held leadership positions in NSPE, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Boy Scouts, Rotary and the United Methodist Church.
 

Westley K.C. Chun, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, F.ASCE
Westley Chun received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and doctorate degrees in civil engineering; is a Diplomate of American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE); and is a licensed professional engineer in Hawaii, Guam and California. Â Westley is a senior project manager in CH2M HILL’s Honolulu Office. He has planned and designed water and wastewater systems throughout the West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. His projects received awards from the ACEC, American Institute of Architects (AIA) and National Water Resources Institute (NWRI).

Westley is a Fellow, Region 8 governor, past president of the Hawaii Section, and chair of the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies. While serving on its executive committee, the Hawaii Section received the Outstanding Zone IV Large Section Award four consecutive years, including the year that Westley served as its president. Westley is also active in the local chapters of American Public Works Association, ACEC and Water Environment Federation (WEF); and initiated several task forces and associations to protect public health and safety.

For more information including Region 8 Director candidate statements, please go to:  http://content.asce.org/election/BoardofDirectorsElectionsBios.html