Jeff Pearson, deputy director of Maui Board of Water Supply talked to 89 attendees at the joint ASCE, AWWA, HWEA luncheon meeting on December 17, 2003 at TreeTops Restaurant. He discussed current water issues in Maui County and what the Maui BWS is doing.  Of concern was the recent designation of the Iao aquifer as a ground water control aquifer and lower water levels in the Waihee aquifer. Alternatives were looked at such as microfiltration, private sources, H-poko Well to feed Paia, and new Maluhia Well north of Waihee.

Slide show of various photos (about 3 minutes).  {Courtesy of Delwin Ching}

Additional photos from the conference, exposition, and Younger Member Leadership Symposium are posted! (click for larger photo) {Photos courtesy of Joanna Seto}  Please e-mail if you can identify the people in the Nov. 14th social event photos.

Thursday, November 13, 2003

Posters at the Committee on Younger Members booth at the ASCE 2003 exposition	More posters at the Committee on Younger Members booth at the ASCE 2003 exposition	ASCE Row before the 2003 ASCE exposition
Blending of the Waters sign at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel	Waters from Hawaii for the River in the Gaylord Opryland Hotel	Christmas tree decoration in the Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Christmas balloon decoration in the Gaylord Opryland Hotel

Friday, November 14, 2003

Nov. 14 - David Devine, National Younger Member Winner of Daniel W. Mead Award, receives prizes from Chris Garlick, E.I., Zone I Representative	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee Section YMG at Jillian's	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's
Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's
Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG at Jillian's	Nov. 14 - Social Event let by the Tennessee YMG on their way to more fun!

Saturday, November 15, 2003

Nov. 15 - Leadership Breakfast:  National Public Service Award presented to the Hawaii Section YMF.  Past President Joanna Seto accepts the award from President Jackson.	Nov. 15 - Leadership Breakfast:  Texas Section Past President Bud Beene receives National Government Relations Award from President Jackson.	Nov. 15 - Leadership Breakfast:  Craig Helms of the South Carolina Section receives National Public Relations Award from President Jackson.	Nov. 15 - Leadership Breakfast:  Wisconsin Section President Tim Bate receives National Public Relations Honorable Mention from President Jackson.
Nov. 15 - Leadership Breakfast (L-R:  President-elect-Elect Bill Henry, P.E., President-elect Pat Galloway, P.E., Executive Director Pat Natale, P.E.)	Nov. 15 - Awards Presentation:  Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award winners (L-R: Srinivasan Rangaraja, Todd N. Stager, Joanna L. Seto. Missing Christopher F. Siavrakas.)	Nov. 15 - ASCE Annual Business Meeting (L-R:  President-elect Bill Henry, P.E., Joanna Seto, P.E., Vice President Norman Buehring, P.E.)	Nov. 15 - ASCE Awards Presentation (Joanna Seto, P.E. with Past President H. Gerard Schwartz, Jr.)
Nov. 15 - Annual Business Meeting (L-R:  1989 Past President Delwin Ching, 2001 Past President Joanna Seto, 2004 President Wesley Chun)	Nov. 15 - Younger Member Leadership Symposium II:  Dr. Marty Nord presents "How to Build Personal Credibility within your Career"	Nov. 15 - Younger Member Leadership Symposium II:  stretching the spiderweb	Nov. 15 - Younger Member Leadership Symposium II:  Stretched the spiderweb to the edges of the room
Nov. 15 - What a catch!	Nov. 15 - carded at the Wild Horse Saloon	Nov. 15 - Wild Horse Saloon patrons

Installation of the 2003-2004 Executive Committee	President Westley Chun addresses the audience	President-Elect Keith Niiya emcees the meeting

2003-2004 Executive Committee L-R (seated): Past President Horst Brandes, President Westley Chun, President-Elect Keith Niiya (standing):  YMF President Jamie Hikiji, Treasurer Phillip Ooi, Vice President Walter Billingsley, Secretary Lori Fong

2003 Hawaii Section OCEA Winner: Emergency By-Pass Water Tunnel, Hamakua, Island of Hawaii	2003 Hawaii Section OCEA Award of Merit Winner: FY01 MCON Project P-491, Sewer Force Main - Ford Island to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

This year's life members were presented with framed certificates by President Horst Brandes.
 

Francis T. (Frank) Sanpei	James B. (Jim) Walfish	Ping Y. (PY) Yang	L - R:  Jim Walfish, Frank Sanpei, and PY Yang

	Dennis Tulang talked to 141 attendees at the joint ASCE, AWWA, HWEA luncheon meeting at TreeTops Restaurant. He discussed and highlighted the changes in wastewater management that he saw in his 30+ years working with the State Department of Health and shared his views on the future of wastewater management in Hawaii.
	Door prizes were given away at the end of the meeting. L to R:  Kristie Ching, Dennis Tulang, Westley Chun (holding up a shirt), Ross Kaneko

	Governor's Proclamation signed on September 19, 2002. L to R:  Westley Chun, Stacey Kimura, Joanna Seto, Tony Lau, Governor Cayetano, Horst Brandes, Jamie Hikiji, Walter Billingsley
	State of Hawaii Proclamation for October 4, 2002.
[photo not yet available]	Mayor's Proclamation signed on September 20, 2002.
	City and County of Honolulu Proclamation for October 4, 2002.

	Meris Ota, ASCE Student Chapter President, receives 2002 ASCE/Walter Lum Scholarship from Past President Joanna Seto
	May Dinner Meeting speaker, Bob Watada, receives a lei from the ASCE Hawaii Section
	Bob Watada presenting "New Campaign Spending Legislation."  Go to campaign.doc (23kb) for a summary of his presentation.

	Chuck Rendall, ASCE Zone IV Vice President speaking on the latest on ASCE national affairs and policies that will affect civil engineers.
	Chuck Rendall, ASCE Zone IV Vice President
	Travis Hylton of Oceanit presented the Kalaelola Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Facility. He discussed the great efforts being done by engineers to develop an alternate water resource on Oahu.

Blaine Leonard, ASCE Director, District 11, met with the ASCE Hawaii Section Executive Committee, Student Chapter President, Local Legislative Committee Chair and 150th Anniversary Champion.
 

	L to R: Owen Miyamoto, Westley Chun, Keith Niiya, Tony Lau, Delwin Ching, Horst Brandes, Joanna Seto, Blaine Leonard, Meris Ota, Walter Billingsley.  Missing photographer-Willie Gacutan
	ASCE Hawaii Section presented reports to Blaine.
	Blaine informed the ASCE Hawaii Section of ASCE National's activities.

	Sheryl Nojima presents Tony Lau with 2002 Young Engineer of the Year plaque at the Engineers' Week Banquet.
	ASCE YMF Exhibit at Kahala Mall included five poster boards of civil engineering achievements in Hawaii and a model showing the civil designed utilities in the cross-section of a street.
	Poster board depicting ASCE's 150th Anniversary and Civil Engineering in the History of Hawaii.

ASCE National President Gerry Schwartz presents this year's life members with framed certificates.
 

Clifford Arakawa

Dr. Edmond Cheng

Calvin Kim

Arthur Marutani

Dr. Reginald Young

Life Members pose with President Schwartz

	ASCE National President H. Gerard Schwartz presents "Ground Zero - ASCE's Role."
	LCDR Steven L. Stancy presents "Relocation and Recovery of the Ehime Maru"

	Dr. Phillip Bruno from the Dept. of Health, communicable Diseases Division, State of Hawaii talked about bioterrorism at the combined quarterly luncheon meeting of the American Society  of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, and Hawaii Water Enviroment Association at Treetops Restaurant.
	Dr. Bruno gave an audio-visual talk on how bioterrorism agents are spread with more technical details on anthrax, small pox, and plaque. He said a likely means of mass infection is via aerosolization of the agent. Call the State epidemiologist for help if you suspect a problem.

	Jadine Urasaki, Deputy Director for the State Department of Transportation, speaks on the "Investigation of the Effects of Limited Ramp Closures on H-1 Freeway".
	Tony Lau
	Panos D. Prevedouros

Zone IV Vice President Charles Rendall and Mrs. Jan Rendall were guests.

Joanna Seto presents this year's life members with framed certificates:
 

Dr. Wai Chen

Karl Cheng

John Stallman

Harvey Lung

Kenneth Kwock

	Richard Cox: Received certificate of appreciation for his annual support of the ASCE scholarship fund.
	M&E Pacific: Recognized by ASCE National for the exemplary support of younger member activities.
	HPE: Recognized by ASCE National for the exemplary support of younger member activities.
	UH Student Chapter: Won the 2001 WRYMC Award for Outstanding Student Chapter.

	Guest speaker Brian Minaai, director designate of the State DOT. Brian spoke on the State's emergency highway repair work and presented slides.
	Randall Urasaki signs in.

	Shown from left to right are members Delwin Ching, Lorna Heller, Outgoing National District 11 Director Dudley Pratt, Stacey Kimura, Tony Lau, Joanna Seto, and ASCE National President Robert Bein. A heart felt appreciation goes out to Dudley, who generously volunteered his time to serve as National District Director for the past three years. Much mahalo!
	The Hawaii Section Younger Member Forum (YMF) received ASCE National's Younger Member Group Award for Small Groups for their outstanding efforts in promoting excellence among younger engineers. Younger Members Lorna Heller, Tony Lau, and Joanna Seto receive the award.
	Delwin Ching, Amy Ching, and Dr. Arthur Chiu are in the exhibition hall.
	Joanna Seto picks up food at the President's Breakfast meeting.

Past President Jadine Urasaki (bottom left) with the 2001 ASCE Hawaii Section officers. Also seated: Immediate Past President Michael Street & 2001 President Joanna Seto. Standing are (from left to right): President Elect Tony Lau, Vice President Horst Brandes, Secretary Westley Chun, & Treasurer Keith Niiya. The officers were installed at this year's Annual Banquet in October.

Past Presidents pose for the camera. Present were: Front row: Delwin Ching, Mike Street, Masa Fujioka  Seated: Lester Fukuda, Jadine Urasaki, Bob Chuck, Ken Fan, Stacey Kimura, Warren Yamamoto  Standing: Dudley Pratt, Bill Atkinson, James Kwong, Stan Kawaguchi, C. Papacostas, Sung Ho Lai, Dick Cox

Tony Lau presents diplomas to the following members who have achieved life member status:
Paul Matsuo	Delwin Ching	Robert Ishida	Harold Sato	Daniel Takamatsu
	Life members pose with 1999-2000 Hawaii Section President Michael Street

	Dudley Pratt, National Director, gives an update from the national board meeting in Charlotte, N.C.
	New ASCE Student Chapter officers.
	On behalf of the Hawaii Section, Mike Street presents the National Younger Member Group Award for Small Groups in Recognition of outstanding accomplishment to the Hawaii Section YMF Director Lorna Heller.