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Honolulu HI 
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Hawaii Section - Awards

The Hawaii Section is proud to honor its award recipients listed below. 

Please see information on the awards available for ASCE members on both the national (pdf-15kb) and section (pdf-6kb) levels.  See the National website for details on National award criteria and nomination forms.  Contact an ASCE Hawaii Section Awards Co-Chair Benjamin Rasa at 521-5361 or Stancher Mabellos at 531-1676 if you would like to nominate a member for these awards or if you would like more information on any of these awards.
 
ASCE Hawaii Section/Walter Lum Scholarship

This annual scholarship assists those with financial need to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering. The scholarship is for juniors and seniors enrolled in the College of Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa and majoring in Civil Engineering with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.  Preference is given to active UH-Manoa ASCE Student Chapter members and to those students who demonstrate financial need without other substantial financial assistance.  The scholarship is awarded by the ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship Committee at the end of the Spring semester for use during the Fall semester.

Please click here for the 2010 Walter Lum Scholarship Award application form.

The Scholarship was awarded at the ASCE Hawaii Section Dinner Meeting on April 23, 2009.

  • 2009 Lori Higashi
  • 2008 Bryan Lum and R.K. Jayanth Kumar
  • 2007 Mason Suga and Sanjay Mahanty (see photos)
  • 2006 Amy Taniguchi
  • 2005 Yuka Nishikawa and Gabriel Hovdey
  • 2004 Jason Seidman
  • 2003 Kason Pacheco
  • 2002 Meris Ota
  • 2001 Lori Nishida & Kristine Furukawa
  • 2000 (not awarded)
  • 1999 Jennifer Chang

ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship funded by ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship Golf Tournament in Honor of Steve Fong

Mahalo Premier Corporate Tee Sponsors 

  • Ameron International
  • CC Engineering & Construction, Inc.
  • CCPI
  • ControlPoint Surveying, Inc.
  • Hawaiian Cement
  • Iwamoto & Associates LLC
  • KSF, Inc.
  • OK Hardware(ASCE Hawaii Section apologizes to Kimo Scott for not recognizing his company at the Tournament)
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Quality Design/Build, Inc.
  • The Limtiaco Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Water Resources International, Inc.
Tournament Announcement Letter (pdf - 129 kb)

Date:  Friday, August 14, 2009
Place:  Pearl Country Club
Time:  11 am registration and 12:30 pm shotgun start
Format:  3 person modified scramble, bento lunch, and awards dinner banquet

2009 Entry Form (MSWord - 76 kb) - Early registration deadline is received or postmarked by July 10, 2009.  All other entries deadline is July 31, 2009.

The proceeds of the ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship Golf Tournament in Honor of Steve Fong, formerly known as the Steve Fong Scholarship Tournament, will benefit up to two (2) scholarships to be awarded to an undergraduate student enrolled in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
 

  • The Scholarship will be awarded at the dinner awards banquet at the ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship Golf Tournament In Honor of Steve Fong, on August 14, 2009 at Pearl Country Club, 98-535 Kaonohi Street, Aiea, Hawaii 96701.
    • 2009 Kristin Au
    • 2008 Ting Cheng Wen
    • 2007 Jayson Tasaka
    • 2006 Mason Suga
    • 2005 Brian Campbell
    • 2004 Bessie Tran
    • 2003 Bryan Lum

    ASCE Hawaii Section Student Chapter Service Award

    These awards are presented by the ASCE Hawaii Section to acknowledge the service the honorees have provided to the ASCE Student Chapter.

    • 2009 Jessica Agsalda - Student Chapter President 2008-2009 and Eric Tomishima - Steel Bridge Team Captain
    • 2008 Karen Chongue and Denise Nakamura
    • 2007 Travis Nishino and Yumiko Heltzel (see photos)
    • 2006 Zachary Thielen and Juanita Wolfgramm
    • (2005 and prior years to be researched and uploaded)

    Hawaii Section Oustanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award

    Nominations for ASCE Hawaii Section OCEA Award
        The ASCE Hawaii Section annually recognizes an exemplary civil engineering project as the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA).  This prestigious award recognizes the project that best illustrates superior civil engineering skills and represents a significant contribution to civil engineering progress and society.

    The 2009 Hawaii Section OCEA Award winner will be announced and the award presented to the project owner at the Hawaii Section Annual Banquet on October 2, 2009 at the Cupola Theater, Hawaii Design Center.  See the Announcement (PDF - 98 kb) or Announcement.All (272 kb).

    Award Nomination Categories:

    • Large Projects (> $10 M)
    • Medium Projects (< $10 M but > $2 M)
    • Small Projects (< $2 M)
    • Green Building
    • International
    • Transportation
    • Water/Wastewater/Environmental
    • Building/Technology/Structural Systems
    • Studies and Research Projects
    • Special Projects
        OCEA Awards of Merit may also be awarded.  The Hawaii Section OCEA Award winner will be nominated for the 2010 ASCE National OCEA Award to be presented in spring of 2010.
        Nominations for the 2009 Hawaii Section OCEA Award may be submitted by the individual firms or agencies involved in the project.  The project must be located either in the State of Hawaii or in a location that is not under the jurisdiction of another ASCE Section.  The level of project completion required to be eligible for the OCEA Award depends on the type of project.
        Please contact Awards Committee Co-Chair Ben Rasa for additional information on OCEA Award eligibility criteria, writable pdf entry form (899 kb), and other entry requirements.  Deadline for nominations is Friday, September 4, 2009.  Please submit six (6) copies of each nomination to Awards Committee Co-Chair Ben Rasa of Belt Collins Hawaii, 2153 North King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819. If there are any questions, please contact Ben Rasa at Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd. at (808) 521-5361, Fax (808) 538-7819 or by e-mail at brasa@beltcollins.com.

    Some past award winners were identified based on Wiliki newsletters maintained by Past President Warren Yamamoto and are as follows:

    • 2008 Kaumalapau Harbor Breakwater Repair, Lanai, Hawaii (see Wiliki Article)
      • Award of Merit: Palau Compact Road, Babeldaob, Republic of Palau
    • 2007 Navy Water Treatment Plant Upgrade on Guam (see Wiliki Article)
    • 2006 Design/Build AEF FOL Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (see the photo gallery)
    • 2005 Air Force MILCON Program to Repair Airfield Pavement, Wharf and Facilities at Wake Island (see the photo gallery)
    • 2005 Kalanianaole Highway Emergency Landslide Repairs at Castle Junction, Kailua, Hawaii
    • 2004 Sewer Outfall Extension at Fort Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor
      • Award of Merit - Emergency Repair for Waipahu Pump Station, Waipahu
    • 2003 Emergency By-Pass Water Tunnel, Hamakua Island of Hawaii (2004 National OCEA Finalist)
      • Award of Merit - FY01 MCON Project P-491, Sewer Force Main - Ford Island to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 
    • 2002 55-inch HOST Park Seawater Supply System (2003 National OCEA Finalist)
      • Award of Merit - Hart Street Wastewater Pump Station Force Main Replacement 
    • 2001 Nimitz Highway Reconstructed Sewer 
      • Award of Merit - Replacement of Keaiwa Stream Bridge on Mamalahoa Highway 
    • 2000 Emergency Rockfall Remediation of Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay 
    • 1999 Aiea Heights Bridge Lengthening 
    • 1998 Admiral Clarey Bridge (1999 National OCEA Award of Merit)
    • 1997 Interstate Route H-3 (1998 National OCEA Winner)
    • 1996 Nimitz Highway Relief Sewer Project 
    • 1994 University of Hawaii Special Events Arena 
    • 1993 Wailupe Reconstructed Sewer Project 
    • 1991 Sewer Tunnel Relief Project 
    • 1990 Hawaii Deep Water Cable Program 
    • 1989 Laupahoehoe Harbor 
    • 1988 Hawaii Science and Technology Park and Seacoast Test Facility 
    • 1987 Keehi Interchange, H-1 Freeway 
    • 1986 Mililani Granular Activated Carbon Treatment Plant 
    • 1985 Kahuku Shrimp Farm Project 
    • 1984 OTEC Cold Water Pipe Test 
    • 1978 Reef Runway, Honolulu International Airport 
    If anyone has corrections or additions to the above list, or if anyone would like to share their personal experiences/photographs of the design, construction or operations of these projects are invited to contact Stacey Kimura at ControlPoint Surveying, Inc. at (808) 545-2945 or via email at skimura@controlpointsurveying.com. National ASCE Awards
    • 2006 Region 8 & 9 Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award

    • 2006 ASCE Hawaii Section - Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award
    • 2006 Region 8 & 9 Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award for Small Sections

    • 2006 ASCE Hawaii Section YMF - Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award for Small Sections
    • 2005 Zone IV Citizen Engineer Award - Mr. Owen Miyamoto
    • 2004 Zone IV Outstanding Section Award for Large Sections (see the photo gallery)
    • 2004 National Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award for Large Sections 
    • 2003 National Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award for Large Sections
    • 2003 Zone IV Outstanding Section Award for Large Sections
    • 2002 Zone IV Outstanding Section Award for Large Sections
    • 2002 History and Heritage Citation
    • 2001 Zone IV Outstanding Section Award for Large Sections
    • 2000 Faculty Advisor Reward - Dr. Craig Newtson

    Lifetime Achievement Award
    Presented by the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies during Engineers' Week
  • 2010 Manabu Tagomori, P.E., F.ASCE
  • 2008 James K. Honke, P.E., M.ASCE
  • 2006 C.Dudley Pratt, Jr., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE
  • 2005 Stanley K. Kawaguchi
  • 2004 Ted S. Kawahigashi 
  • 2001 Robert T. Chuck
  • 1998 Dr. Arthur Chiu
  • Hawaii Engineer of the Year
    Presented by the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers during Engineers' Week
    • 2010 Dr. James Kwong, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2008 Masanobu R. Fujioka, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2007 Ken K. Hayashida, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2005 Robert Y. Akinaka
    • 2003 Wallace S. Miyahira
    • 2002 Wesley R. Segawa
    • 2001 Lester H. Fukuda
    • 1997 Michael Matsumoto
    • 1995 Stanley Kawaguchi
    • 1994 Richard Elstner
    • 1993 Dr. Harold Hamada
    • 1991 Owen Miyamoto
    • 1990 Dr. Michael Chun
    • 1989 Dr. Arthur Chiu
    • 1988 George Nishimura
    • 1987 Ben Taguchi
    • 1984 C. Dudley Pratt, Jr.
    • 1982 Donald Austin
    • 1981 Sam Hirota
    • 1978 Arthur Akinaka
    • 1977 Kazu Hayashida
    • 1975 Walter Lum
    • 1974 Edward Hirata
    • 1972 Dr. Fujio Matsuda
    • 1971 Dr. Albert Tom
    • 1969 Alfred Yee
    • 1967 Robert Belt
    • 1966 Robert Chuck
    • 1964 Frank Sunn
    • 1962 H.A.R. Austin

    Hawaii Young Engineer of the Year
    Presented by the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers during Engineers' Week
    • 2010 Florence Marcelo Ching, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2008 Paulette B.L. Ujimori, P.E., AM.ASCE
    • 2006 Jeff Kalani, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2005 John Katahira, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2004 Lorna K.F.L. Heller, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2002 Tony Lau, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 2001 Brennon T. Morioka, Ph.D., P.E., AM.ASCE
    • 1999 Jadine Urasaki, P.E., M.ASCE
    • 1997 Robin Lim
    • 1994 Stacey Kimura
    • 1993 Kenneth Fan
    • 1998 Captain Michael Nii
    • 1986 Wesley Segawa
    See the Hawaii Section's Younger Member Forum Awards too!

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