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

• ASCE Hawaii Section/Walter Lum Scholarship
• ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship funded by ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship Golf Tournament in Honor of Steve Fong
• ASCE Hawaii Section Student Chapter Service Award
• Hawaii Section Oustanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award
• National ASCE Awards
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Hawaii Engineer of the Year
• Hawaii Young Engineer of the Year

This annual scholarship assists those with financial need to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering. The scholarship is for juniors, seniors, and graduate students 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.

This year's application is now available.  Download the 2008 application form (217kb MSWord) or (94kb pdf) here.  The postmark deadline to submit this 2008 application was Tuesday, April 15, 2008.  If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lori Fong, P.E. at 955-4441 or e-mail lfong@ascehawaii.org. 

• 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
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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.  Details of the Golf Tournament to be held on Friday, August 8, 2008, at Pearl Country Club may be found on the ASCE Hawaii Section News page.

Download the 2008 ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship application form (97kb pdf) here. The postmark deadline to submit this 2008 application was Friday, April 25, 2008.  If you have any questions, , please contact Ms. Lori Fong, P.E. at 955-4441 or e-mail lfong@ascehawaii.org.

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

• 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)

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 2008 Hawaii Section OCEA Award winner will be announced and the award presented to the project owner at the Hawaii Section Annual Banquet in October.  OCEA Awards of Merit may also be awarded.  The Hawaii Section OCEA Award winner will be nominated for the 2009 ASCE National OCEA Award to be presented in spring of 2009.
    Nominations for the 2008 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 download additional information on OCEA Award eligibility criteria (43 kb), entry form (21 kb) and other entry requirements in MSWord format.  Deadline for nominations is Wednesday, August 13, 2008.  Please submit six (6) copies of each nomination to Awards Committee Co-Chair Benjamin 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:

• 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 

• 2006 Region 8 & 9 Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award


• 2006 Region 8 & 9 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

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

• 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
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• 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