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September
18, 2008 Dinner Meeting and Elections
Program: John Harrison,
PhD, Emeritus Director, University of Hawaii Environmental Center,
will make a presentation on “Sustainable Design: A Rationale for Residential
Energy Efficiency.” This presentation will summarize scientific
findings relating to anthropogenic influences on the Earth's atmosphere,
offering quantitative assessments of alternative energy technology options.
Having established the rationale for a global renewable energy economy,
a common sense approach to applying energy efficient design principles
to residential construction will be offered.
ASCE Hawaii Section elections will be held during this evening’s meeting.
(See Page 6 of the August 2008 Wiliki O
Hawaii for candidate backgrounds.)
Date: Thursday, September
18, 2008
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
August
12, 2008 Joint ASCE/SAME Lunch Meeting
The meeting is a luncheon
jointly sponsored by ASCE Hawaii Section and the Society of Military Engineers
(SAME).
Program: A presentation entitled
"Exercise
Makani Pahali – Planning for Disaster”, by Mr. Joel Hendrix, Chief
of Emergency Management for Honolulu District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Mr. Hendrix is responsible for preparing the Honolulu District to respond
to natural disasters and military contingencies. He is part of the
national Emergency Support Function 3 (ESF-3) Team Leaders for the USACOE
and has been the program manager or responder to over 80 major disaster
declarations. This presentation will cover the findings and lessons
from the joint services annual mock disaster exercise including readiness
and response planning.
Date: Tuesday, August
12, 2008 (NOTE: New date, time, and location)
Location: Hale Ikena Restaurant
at the Fort Shafter Golf Course
Time: 11:30 a.m. - Lunch
12:00 p.m. - Program
1:00 p.m. - Adjourn
Menu: Multi-entree buffet
Cost: $13.00 for ASCE Hawaii
Section Members
$15.00 for Non-Section Hawaii Section Members and Guests
$6.50 for University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter Members
July
17, 2008 Joint ASCE / SEAOH Dinner Meeting
Program: Upcoming improvements
to the ASCE 7 (2010) wind design provisions and the new generation of local
wind maps for the Hawaiian Islands by Mr. Gary Chock, S.E., President
of Martin & Chock, Inc.
Mr. Chock
is President of Martin & Chock, Inc. and is an experienced and well-respected
structural engineer, researcher, and member of the ASCE 7 Wind Load Subcommittee
that develops the wind load standard. He will discuss 1) upcoming
improvements to the ASCE 7 (2010) wind design provisions and 2) the new
generation of local wind maps for the Hawaiian Islands. He has conducted
extensive wind engineering research that included CFD modeling and wind
tunnel testing of the complex topography of the Hawaiian Islands.
His past research led to the development of wind topography adjustment
factors for the Island of Oahu that are currently found in the amendments
of the City and County of Honolulu applicable to the 2003 International
Building Code.
Date: Thursday, July
17, 2008
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
June
19, 2008 ASCE Dinner Meeting
Program: A presentation
entitled "Assessment of the Ocean Current Energy Resource in Hawaii"
will be delivered by Robert Rocheleau, President of Sea Engineering,
Inc., and Marc Ericksen, Vice President of Sea Engineering, Inc.
This
presentation will summarize a recent study completed by Sea Engineering
that includes an evaluation of ocean current resources in Hawaii, an assessment
of the present state of underwater turbine development, and the potential
for applying these technologies as energy resources in Hawaii.
Date: Thursday, June
19, 2008
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
May
22, 2008 ASCE Dinner Meeting
Program: Hydraulics
Committee Presentation
Presentation entitled: “Ke
Kahuwai Pono - The Trustee Who Oversees the Rightful Sharing of Water”
by Ken Kawahara, P.E., Deputy Director of the Hawaii State Commission
on Water Resource Management. This presentation will discuss
the organization of the Commission, significant issues and plans for the
future.
Ken C.
Kawahara is a proud graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, College
of Engineering. He has served as an environmental/construction engineer
at M&E Pacific and R.M Towill. At Gentry Homes, Mr. Kawahara
worked on infrastructure construction and monitoring of non-potable irrigation
wells in Ewa. He chose to move to public service and became an engineer
for the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Wastewater Management
which became the Department of Environmental Services. As the Acting
Regulatory Control Branch Chief, Mr. Kawahara managed the surveying, permitting,
inspection and enforcement programs for dischargers into the municipal
wastewater system. He was also a part of the team responsible for
the beneficial reuse of recycled water and biosolids programs.
Date: Thursday, May 22,
2008 (NOTE: 4th Thursday of the month)
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
April
24, 2008 ASCE Dinner Meeting
Program:
First Presentation:
Presentations
by students from the University of Hawaii College of Engineering.
The ASCE Student Chapter will summarize their accomplishments for
the 2007/2008 school year including highlights from this year’s concrete
canoe and steel bridge contest held at the ASCE Pacific Southwest Regional
Conference at CSU Northridge.
Student Chapter Service
Awards and Walter Lum Scholarship Awards will also be presented.
Second Presentation:
Title:
“Sustainability
Assessment and a Decision Making Framework That Accommodates Broader Impacts
Than Conventional Monetary-Based Models Using the Traditional Benefit/Cost
Assessment Approach” by:
Kepa Morgan, P.E., Associate Dean Maori,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland,
New Zealand.
Date: Thursday, April 24,
2008 (NOTE: 4th Thursday of the month)
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
March
20, 2008 ASCE Dinner Meeting
First Presentation:A
Discussion of the Hawaii Harbors Modernization Plan,
an initiative announced by Governor Lingle and the legislature at a joint
news conference on December 18, 2007, by Michael D. Formby, Deputy Director
of Harbors, Hawaii Department of Transportation
The Hawaii
Harbors User Group (HHUG), a non-profit maritime industry group comprised
of major harbor users, was formed in 2005 to help the state identify and
prioritize harbor improvement needs. Working with HHUG, the Department
of Transportation, Harbors Division, and other state departments developed
a comprehensive and system-wide strategy to address current and future
harbor needs within an expedited six-year time-frame. The Harbors
Modernization Plan calls for major improvements to six commercial harbors
on four islands.
Second Presentation:
The
Importance of the Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project
by
Mr.
Wayne Yoshioka, Director of Department of Transportation Services, City
and County of Honolulu
An update
on the progress of the project and the Director's vision about the important
benefits of the Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project.
Date: Thursday, March 20,
2008
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
February
2008 Engineers Week Activities
For the month of February
2008, ASCE held several activities in conjunction with the Hawaii Council
of Engineering Societies’ (HCES) celebration of National Engineer’s Week.
The following is a list activities:
2008
ENGINEERS WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEON
The Proposed Honolulu Transit
System & Its Relationship to the Military Community presented by The
Honorable Mufi Hannemann, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.
At the Honolulu Country Club (1690 Ala Puumalu Street) on Tuesday, February
19, 2008 at 11:30 AM. Luncheon Cost: $27
RSVP BY: 12 FEBRUARY 2008
Send the Reservation
Form on Wiliki page 3 and checks payable to "Society of American Military
Engineers" to:
Society of American Military
Engineers, Honolulu Post
c/o Iris Terashima
URS
615 Piikoi St., 9th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96814
2008
ENGINEERS WEEK BANQUET: Engineers: Turning Ideas into Reality
Date: Saturday, February
23, 2008
Place: Hale Ikena,
Fort Shafter Golf Course
(Admission to Fort Shafter will be arranged for registered attendees)
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5:30 p.m. Cocktails
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6:30 p.m. Dinner
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7:15 p.m. Program:
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Presentation of Engineers Week
Exhibit Awards.
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Presentation of Awards
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HCES Lifetime Achievement -
James
K. Honke
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Engineer of the Year - Masanobu
R. Fujioka, P.E.
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Young Engineer of the Year -
Paulette
B.L. Ujimori, P.E.
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Student Engineer of the Year
- Tyler N. Tamashiro
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Guest Speaker – Ramsey Taum,
Director of Oahu Operations for The Hawaii Nature Center
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Installation of 2008 HCES officers
Special guests have been invited
to attend the banquet. These guests may include the Governor, mayors of
each county and key engineers in their cabinet. If you would you
like to sponsor an invited guest to sit at your table we will contact you
on a first-come, first-serve basis and have you select among the list of
available invited guests. Keep two seats open if you have elected
to sponsor an invited guest. Tables seat 10 people. Rates are $38.00
for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 12, 2008, $45 for
registration(s) postmarked after February 12 and $28.00 for students. Please
type or print the name and company/organization affiliation of each attendee.
Make checks payable to “HCES”
and mail or deliver with the reservation
form on Wiliki page 2 to:
2008 Engineers Week Banquet
c/o Walter Billingsley,
P.E.
HCES Treasurer
Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd.
2153 North King Street,
Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96819-4554
If you have any questions,
please contact HCES Chair Todd Barnes at Todd.C.Barnes@usace.army.mil,
telephone 438-8598. or HCES Vice Chair Maelyn Uyehara at maelyn.uyehara@us.rlb.com,
telephone 521-2641.
2008
ENGINEERS WEEK EXHIBIT
Each year, National Engineers’
Week celebrates the achievements of engineers. Hawaii Council of Engineering
Societies (HCES) is proud to showcase the accomplishments of its local
engineers and students.
From February 17-23, 2008
at Pearlridge Shopping Center, we will feature a symposium of exhibits
and activities that exemplifies engineering creativity.
HCES needs your help to leverage
a spectacular display of broadbased, informative, and relative topics.
Possible project lineup include: how rockslides are contained; how the
Aiea Hts pedestrian bridge was quickly replaced; how red light running
violation cameras work; how construction cranes are removed once the building
is completed; how traffic signs and markings are made brighter; how microtunneling
works; and so forth. You probably can come up with superior ideas by contributing
your project information.
Please send your request-for-projects
(RFP) ideas to Don Hamada at dhamada@honolulu.gov by January 15, 2008.
ITE can assist in developing your ideas or projects for the display.
For additional and updated
information regarding the exhibits, please see the HCES
website.
January
24, 2008 ASCE Dinner Meeting
Program: Geotechnical
Committee Presentation and Recognition of New ASCE Hawaii Section
Life Members
Presentation
entitled: “Recent Earthquake Damage to Upper and Lower Hamakua Irrigation
Systems and Geotechnical Engineering Implications“ by James Kwong, Ph.D.,
P.E. of Yogi Kwong Engineers, LLC. This presentation will discuss geologic
and geotechnical engineering issues associated with earthquake related
damages to the vital, century old tunnel irrigation systems that traverse
the remote Waipio Valley region of the Big Island.
Fourteen
New ASCE Hawaii Section Life Members to be Recognized and Honored are:
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Gordon Matsuoka, P.E., M.ASCE
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Garrette Oakes, P.E., M.ASCE
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Kenneth Kurokawa, P.E., M.ASCE
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Edward Uchida, P.E., M.ASCE
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Tommy Camarillo, P.E., M.ASCE
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Peter H-P Ho, P.E., M.ASCE
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Wayne Hinazumi, P.E., M.ASCE
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Marvin Fukagawa, Aff.M.ASCE
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Rodney Yamamoto, P.E., M.ASCE
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Daniel Miyasato, P.E., M.ASCE
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Richard Fewell, P.E., M.ASCE
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James Lowe, P.E., M.ASCE
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Michael Chun, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
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Edwin Miyashiro, P.E., M.ASCE
Life member
status is an honor awarded to members who have made a lifetime commitment
to ASCE and the Civil Engineering profession by remaining a member of ASCE
for the full length of their career. To obtain Life Member status, ASCE
Members, Associate Members and Affiliate Members must have: 1) reached
the age of 65, 2) paid dues in any membership grade except student member
for 30 years, and 3) had 10 years continuous membership immediately preceding
the attainment of Life Member.
What
is so great about attaining Life Member status? Well, when you reach your
Life year, you become exempt from paying membership dues; something to
look forward to! Congratulations to these newest Hawaii Section Life Members
who will be honored with a certificate at the January 24, 2008 dinner meeting.
Date: Thursday, January
24, 2008 (NOTE: This is the 4th Thursday in January)
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
November
Joint ASCE/SEAOH Luncheon Meeting
Program: Kwok Fai Cheung,
Ph.D., P.E., and Ian Robertson, Ph.D., S.E.
Development of Performance
Based Tsunami Engineering - PBTE
This presentation will report
on current research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop Performance
Based Tsunami Engineering. This 4-year research project is funded by the
National Science Foundation as part of the Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation (NEES) research network. Dr. Cheung will present the current
status of tsunami modeling efforts underway at UH to improve both evacuation
plans for all Hawaiian Islands, and our understanding of tsunami bore formation
and coastal inundation. Dr. Robertson will describe a series of experiments
currently underway at the Tsunami Wave Basin at Oregon State University
to improve our understanding of tsunami loading on coastal structures.
The culmination of this research effort will be the development of tsunami
design of coastal infrastructure for inclusion in relevant building codes.
Date: Thursday, November
29, 2007
Location: Pagoda Hotel,
East Room International Ballroom, First Floor
Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:00
p.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 12-45 p.m. Current SEAOH and ASCE Activities/Announcements
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Program
Menu: Broiled Opakapaka,
Cream of Mushroom Soup, and Custard Pie
Cost: $22.00 for SEAOH and
ASCE Hawaii Section Members
$25.00 for Non-Members and Guests
$11.00 for University of Hawaii at Manoa students
November
Joint ASCE/HWEA/AWWA Luncheon Meeting
Program: Engineered
construction of the Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Pump
Station and Headworks: Scott Jennings PE, Jennings Pacific LLC.
Date: Friday, November 9,
2007
Location: Hale Ikena Restaurant
at the Ft. Shafter Golf Course
711 Morton Drive, 438-6712
Time: 11:30 a.m. – Malihini
Lunch Luau
12:00 p.m. - Program
1:00 p.m. - Adjourn
Menu: Multi-entree Hawaiian
buffet
Cost: $22.00 for ASCE Hawaii
Section Members
$25.00 for Non-ASCE Hawaii Section Members and Guests
$11.00 for University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter members
October
2007 Annual Banquet
Program:
Installation
of ASCE Hawaii Section FY08 Officers:
President: Ron Iwamoto, P.E., M.ASCE
President-Elect: Michael Hunnemann, P.E., M.ASCE
Vice President: Jeff Kalani, P.E., M.ASCE
Secretary: Roger Babcock, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Treasurer: Dawn Barsana, P.E., M.ASCE
YMF President: Lisa Takushi, AM.ASCE
Past President: Lori Fong, P.E., M.ASCE
Outstanding
Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award Presentations & Awards
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.
Date: Thursday, October 11,
2007 (Note: Second Thursday of the month)
Location: Natsunoya
Tea House, 1935 Makanani Drive (Note: NEW location)
Time: 5:30 p.m. –
Social Time
6:30 p.m. – Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Program
9:00 p.m. – Adjourn
Menu: Multi-entrée
buffet including: Sushi, Oriental Chicken Salad, Teriyaki Steak,
Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, Shoyu Chicken, Nishime, Snow Crab Legs,
Steamed Fish, Noodles & Miso Soup
Soft Drinks and Beer provided by Iwamoto & Associates, LLC
Cost: $33.00
for ASCE Hawaii Section Members
$36.00 for Non-ASCE Hawaii Section Members and Guests
$16.50 for University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter members
September
2007 Joint Luncheon Meeting with Society of Military Engineers (SAME)
Program: The September
meeting will be a luncheon jointly sponsored by ASCE Hawaii Section and
the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME).
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NOAA’s Ford Island Construction
Programs: John Shrewsbury, P.E., Hawaii Project Manager for the
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will give a presentation
discussing NOAA’s Ford Island Construction Programs.
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ASCE Hawaii Section FY08
Officer Elections: Ron Iwamoto, P.E. who was elected to the position
of President-elect in September 2006, will lead the Hawaii Section as its
FY08 President.
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President-Elect: Michael Hunnemann,
P.E.
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Vice President: Jeff Kalani,
P.E.
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Secretary: Roger Babcock, Ph.D.,
P.E.
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Treasurer candidate: Dawn Barsana,
P.E., is a civil engineer with CH2MHILL’s Honolulu office and has been
with the firm for over 7 years. She
serves as a project engineer/manager
for a variety of water and wastewater projects. Dawn was born and raised
in Wahiawa, Hawai’i and attended
high school at Punahou School,
and from there attended college at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles,
where she received her B.S. in Civil Engineering. She lived in Los Angeles
for two years and worked for PSOMAS and had a brief stint with the City
of Palos Verdes Estates. Dawn has been very active in the Hawaii Section
of American Water Works Association, and is currently serving as Co-Chair
for the Hawaii Water Environment Association’s conference committee. Her
hobbies and activities include Golf, paddling, surfing, drawing, flag football,
fantasy football, arts & crafts, and party planning. Of course, all
these take back seat to spending time with Mike, and her 14-month old son,
Kainalu.
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YMF President candidate, Lisa
Takushi, received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the
University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2003. After graduation, Lisa joined the
Hawaii based civil consulting firm Community Planning and Engineering,
Inc. in 2004, where she is currently employed. Her design experience has
been primarily focused on subdivisions and drainage analysis. Lisa has
been a member of ASCE since 2004 and has been active within the Younger
Member Forum (YMF) for she currently serves as Vice President and has previously
held the positions of social chairperson and secretary.
Date: Tuesday, September 11,
2007 (note NEW date)
Location: Hale Ikena Restaurant
at the Ft. Shafter Golf Course (note NEW location)
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Upon entering the gate to Ft.
Shafter, attendees will need to present valid driver’s license and current
motor vehicle registration, insurance, and safety check documents.
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For a map with directions to
Hale Ikena Restaurant, please visit http://www.mwrarmyhawaii.com/dining/maps.asp.
Time: 11:30 a.m. – Lunch Buffet
(note NEW time)
12:00 p.m. - Program
1:00 p.m. - Adjourn
Menu: Multi-entrée
buffet
Cost: $13.00
for ASCE Hawaii Section Members
$15.00 for Non-ASCE Hawaii Section Members and Guests
$6.50 for University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter members
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August
2007 Joint Dinner Meeting with Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii
(SEAOH)
Program: “Structural
and Scour Effects of Hurricane Katrina” by University of Hawaii, College
of Civil and Environmental Engineering professors Ian Roberson, Ph.D.,
P.E. and Peter Nicholson, Ph.D., P.E.
Date: Thursday, August 16,
2007
Location: Pagoda Hotel Ballroom
Menu: Surf and Turf
(in lieu of multi-entrée buffet)
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July
2007 Dinner Meeting
Program: “One-dimensional
Hurricane Inundation Modeling for Coastal Evacuation Preparedness” by Scott
Sullivan of Sea Engineering, Inc.
The presentation
will discuss the results of Sea Engineering’s hypothetical hurricane coastal
inundation studies, which they performed for the islands of Oahu and Kauai
to assist the State and County civil defense agencies with coastal evacuation
planning in the event of an approaching hurricane. The analysis involved
one-dimensional computer modeling to help define the coastal inundation
envelope, and included development of offshore wind and wave fields, determination
of the nearshore water level rise and wave heights,
and estimation of wave runup elevation and distance inland along the shore.
Date: Thursday, July 19,
2007
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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June
2007 Dinner Meeting
Program: Presentation
entitled “Rockfall Mitigation in Transportation Projects” by Ardalan Nikou,
P.E., Senior Engineering Director with Earth Tech, Inc.
Date:
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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May
2007 Dinner Meeting
Program: 1900-1930:
Engineers in the Headlines. Presented by Constantinos S.
Papacostas; Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Hawai’i
at Manoa College of Engineering, and Director, Hawaii Local Technical Assistance
Program.
Date:
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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2007
ASCE Hawaii Student Chapter End of the Year Banquet
Join the ASCE University
of Hawaii Student Chapter for their annual Aloha Banquet as they recognize
their supporters and celebrate their achievements.
Date:
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Location: Pacific Beach
Hotel, Marlin Room
2490 Kalakaua Avenue, 3rd Floor
Time: 6:30 p.m. - No Host
Cocktails
7:00 p.m. - Dinner
Menu: Buffet
Cost: $35.00
per person
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April
2007 Dinner Meeting
Program: Presentations
by the University of Hawaii College of Engineering
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Dr. Peter Crouch, the newly
appointed Dean of the UH's College of Engineering, will share his vision
for the future of the UH College of Engineering.
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ASCE Student Chapter will summarize
its accomplishments for 2006/2007 including highlights from this year’s
concrete canoe and steel bridge contests held at the ASCE Pacific Southwest
Regional Conference.
Date:
Thursday, April 26, 2007 (NOTE: Fourth Thursday of the month)
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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March
2007 Dinner Meeting
Program: Waikiki Beach
Nourishment – A Demonstration of Offshore Sand Recycling
Speaker: Sam Lemmo,
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Through
tourism, Waikiki has developed into an ‘economic engine’ for the State
of Hawaii. Revenue generated throughout this urban corridor constitutes
44% of the $11.4 billion originating from annual tourism. The modern
beach in Waikiki is largely a product of past engineering efforts.
The engineered beach in Waikiki was largely created by placement of natural
sands from other inland sources around the state. Despite these efforts,
today major segments of the beach have little to no sand at high tide and
local resource managers are taking steps to carry out beach nourishment.
Date:
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at
Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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February
2007 Engineers Week Activities
For the month
of February 2007, ASCE held several activities in conjunction with the
Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies’ (HCES) celebration of National
Engineer’s Week. The following is a list activities:
2007
ENGINEERS WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEON
The Society of American
Military Engineers, Honolulu Post invites you to join us at the Hale Koa
Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:30 AM.
Alex Morrison, P.E. will present Challenges of the Palau Compact Road.
The Warrior Buffet Luncheon cost is $25.00 and $12.50 for students (Students
- please indicate school and program). Public parking available at Ft.
DeRussy.
RSVP by February 12, 2007.
Send the Reservation Form
(pdf - 67kb) and checks payable to "Society of American Military Engineers"
to:
Society of American Military
Engineers, Honolulu Post
c/o Ginger Kelly
RIM Architects
851 Fort Street, Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96813
2007
ENGINEERS WEEK BANQUET: Engineers: Turning Ideas into Reality
Date: Saturday, February
24, 2007
Place: Hale Ikena,
Fort Shafter Golf Course (Admission to Fort Shafter will be arranged for
registered attendees)
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5:30 p.m. Cocktails
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6:30 p.m. Dinner
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7:15 p.m. Program:
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Presentation of Engineers Week
Exhibit Awards
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Presentation of Awards
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HCES Lifetime Achievement -
(none awarded this year)
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Engineer of the Year - Ken
K. Hayashida, P.E.
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Young Engineer of the Year -
Cathy
Leong, P.E.
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Student Engineer of the Year
- Christy M. Kaneshiro
Guest Speaker – Dr. Kent M.
Keith, Motivational Speaker and author of Do IT Anyway, The Paradoxical
Commandments.
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Installation of 2007-2008 HCES
officers
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Chair - Todd Barnes, P.E.
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Vice Chair - Maelyn Uyehara
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Secretary - Grant Torigoe
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Treasurer - Walter Billingsley,
P.E., M.ASCE
Special guests have been invited
to attend the banquet. These guests may include the Governor, mayors of
each county and key engineers in their cabinet. Please indicate if you
would you like to sponsor an invited guest to sit at your table.
If yes, we will contact you to link you with available invited guests.
Tables seat 10 people.
Rates are $37.50 for registration(s)
postmarked on or before February 15, 2007, $45 for registration(s) postmarked
after February 15 and $27.50 for students. Please type or print the name
and company/organization affiliation of each attendee. Keep two seats open
if you have elected to sponsor an invited guest.
Make checks payable to “HCES”
and mail or deliver with the reservation
form (pdf - 93kb) to:
2007 Engineers Week Banquet
c/o Walter Billingsley,
P.E.
HCES Treasurer
Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd.
2153 North King Street,
Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96819-4554
If you have any questions,
please contact HCES Chair Todd Barnes at toddbarnes@westonsolutions.com,
telephone 275-2900, or HCES Vice Chair Maelyn Uyehara at MTUyehara@riderhunt.com,
telephone 521-2641.
2007
ENGINEERS WEEK EXHIBIT
Exhibits will be displayed
at Kahala Mall Shopping Center from Friday, February 16, 2007 through Monday,
February 26, 2007.
• Entries will be judged
on presentation, technical merit, and promotion of the engineering profession.
• Awards will be presented
for each of the aforementioned categories at the Engineers Week Banquet
on Saturday, February 24, 2007.
For additional and updated
information regarding the exhibits, please see the HCES
website.
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January
2007 Dinner Meeting
Program:
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Honolulu's High Capacity Corridor
Alternative Analysis, Choices and Decisions: Views and Comments by Professor
Panos Prevedouros, University of Hawaii Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
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Recognition of New Life Members
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Chi-Pin Chang, P.E., M.ASCE
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Denis Fukumoto, P.E., M.ASCE
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Carl D. Griffith, P.E., M.ASCE
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Ernest K. Hirata, P.E., M.ASCE
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Kenneth T. Ishizaki, Ph.D.,
P.E.
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Faith Kunimoto, P.E., M.ASCE
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Clark C. Liu, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
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Ernest Nogawa, P.E., M.ASCE
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Robert K. Yanabu, P.E., M.ASCE
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Glenn M. Yasui, P.E., M.ASCE
Date: Thursday, January 18,
2007
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
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November
2006 Dinner Meeting
(see photos)
Program: "Future
Energy Challenges for Hawaii and the World" by Manfred J. Zapka of
Marc M. Siah & Associates, Inc.
The age
of Easy-and-Cheap Oil (and energy) is over. Future energy supply will be
based on more difficult to produce and costly fuel. Hawaii has one of the
highest oil dependency in the world and the future Energy Change in Hawaii
will be difficult and costly. The talk will give an introduction why oil
will be more scarce and expensive in the future. The talk will further
introduce energy alternative for Hawaii and discuss the need to improve
the energy supply and demand situation; as the energy transition will be
necessary, timely mitigation will be essential to avoid problems in the
future.
Manfred
J. Zapka graduated with a M.Sc. in Civil Engineering in Germany and a M.Sc.
and Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering from the University of Hawaii. He works
for Marc M. Siah & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers. He writes
and speaks about topics of the transition away from overly dependence on
oil and towards a more sustainable energy economy.
Date: Thursday, November
16, 2006
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park, Manoa Valley
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October
2006 Annual Banquet
Program: Installation
of 2006-2007 ASCE Hawaii Section Officers and Outstanding Civil Engineering
Achievement (OCEA) Award Presentations and Awards
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 nominees are:
* "Design-Build
AEF FOL Aircraft Maintenance Hangar" - Black Construction, U.S. Navy
* "Ford
Island 46kV Subtransmission Line" - Hawaiian Electric Company
Date: Friday, October 13,
2006 (Note: new date and location)
Location: Pagoda Hotel,
International Room, 1525 Rycroft Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Time: 5:30 p.m. - Social
Time
6:30 p.m. - Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Program
9:00 p.m. - Adjourn
Menu: Fresh Tossed Salad
Choice of: East-West Chicken or Fillet of Mahimahi International
(Please indicate entrée choice on registration form, if no indication,
will receive chicken entree)
Steamed Rice
Garden Vegetables
Chantilly Cake
Coffee, Tea, & Fruit Punch
Cost: $22.00 for ASCE Hawaii
Section Members
$25.00 for Non-ASCE Hawaii Section Members and Guests
$11.00 for University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter members
Parking: $3.00 flat rate
at the Ross parking garage on Kanunu Street across from the Pagoda Hotel
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September
2006 Joint Lunch Meeting with ASCE-Hawaii Section, American Water Works
Association (AWWA) - Hawaii Section and Hawaii Water Environment Association
(HWEA)
Program: Waikiki Beachwalk
Temporary Bypass Project
Speaker: Dr. Eric Takamura,
Director, Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu
Individual Organizational
Business:
ASCE - Election of FY2007 Officers & General Announcements
HWEA - General Announcements
Date: Thursday, September
21, 2006 (NOTE: Different
Time)
Location: The Willows Restaurant,
901 Hausten Street, Honolulu
Time: 11:30 a.m. - Registration
and Social Time
12:00 p.m. - Multi-Entree Buffet Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Program & Individual Organizational Business
1:30 p.m. - Adjourn
Cost: $22.00
for lunch buffet
$3.00 for parking validation
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August
2006 Dinner Meeting
Program: Rick Rocheleau,
PhD., Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
Dr. Rocheleau
will discuss his efforts toward increasing the use of renewable energy
technologies for Hawaii. He will focus his talk on actual projects currently
being worked on at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Date: Thursday, August 17,
2006
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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July
2006 Dinner Meeting - Joint Meeting with Structural Engineers Association
of Hawaii (SEAOH)
Program: Dr. Ian Robertson,
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University
of Hawaii at Manoa
Dr. Robertson
will report on his on-going structural engineering research at the Department
and provide an update on the state of development of the new Civil &
Environmental Engineering Testing and Research Facility.
Date: Thursday, July 20,
2006
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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June
2006 Dinner Meeting
Program: Kaumalapau Harbor
Breakwater Repair Project, by Jon Gustafson, Project Manager, and Anthony
Skuk, Project Engineer, of Traylor Pacific
Traylor
Bros., dba Traylor Pacific, was awarded the Kaumalapau Breakwater Repair
Project, on the island of Lanai, in August 2004. The 85 year old, once,
400 foot breakwater was severely damaged by two hurricanes, Iniki and Iwa,
and is now approximately 200 feet long. It provides protection to Lanai’s
only commercial harbor, but since its damage, the harbor is susceptible
to storms and surges, making the harbor, at times, unsafe to bring freight
and fuel to the citizens of Lanai. The project involves reshaping the breakwater,
using existing rock, adding 100 feet to the length of the breakwater, placing
32,000 tons of 3 to 5 ton armor rock, installing 760 each, 35 ton Core-Locs
and placing 2,500 cubic yards of concrete.
Date: Thursday, June 15,
2006
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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May
2006 Dinner Meeting
Program: Clifford
Lum, The Honolulu Board of Water Supply
The Honolulu
Board of Water Supply (BWS) has appointed Mr. Clifford Lum as the new Manager
and Chief Engineer. Mr. Lum, a Hilo native, has more than 22 years
of diverse technical expertise in water and wastewater with both public
and private sector companies in Hawaii and California. As manager,
he is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of
the BWS, with a focus on furthering the department’s mission, “Water for
Life - Ka Wai Ola”. He will share his views of the BWS and the challenges
facing the organization in the coming years, including a discussion on
a recently completed rate study.
Date:
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Location: Pagoda Hotel,
C'est Si Bon Room
Time: 5:30 p.m. - Social
Time (Iced Tea and Fruit Punch will be available, as well as a no-host
bar with beer, wine, & soft drinks.)
6:30 p.m. - Dinner
7:30 p.m. - Program
Menu: Chinese Chicken
Salad
Sauteed Opakapaka with Rice Pilaf and Garden Vegetables
Guava Chiffon Cake
Coffee & Tea
Parking: $3.00 flat
rate at the Ross parking garage on Kanunu Street across from the Pagoda
Hotel.
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ASCE
Student Chapter Year End Banquet
You're
cordially invited to attend the University of Hawaii's ASCE Student Chapter's
Year End Banquet.
Date:
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Time:
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location:
The Willows Restaurant
901 Hausten Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96826
Cost:
Members: $25
Faculty and Guests:$35
Please pay at the door.
Valet
parking: $3
Please
R.S.V.P. by April 28 (date has been extended) to Renee Ishisaka at renee.ishisaka@gmail.com
or call (808) 551-2702.
Downloadable Information
Form: Adobe Acrobat
document (56 kb)
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April
2006 Dinner Meeting
Program:
-
Student Chapter Presentation:
The University of Hawaii Student Chapter will present the highlights of
their past year, including their concrete canoe project and other activities
for the regional conference.
-
Honor the West Point Bridge
Competition winners.
Date:
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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March
2006 Dinner Meeting
Program: Talking Civil
About LEED, Local Case Studies, by Joe Ferraro, Architect; Ferraro, Choi
& Associates
Federal,
State and County governments now mandate sustainability and green building
design. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) provides a
green building rating system that all CE designers need to understand.
Project components that are considered include site sustainability, water
efficiency, energy/atmosphere, materials/resources, indoor environmental
quality, and design innovation. Mr. Ferraro was one of the first LEED certified
architects in Hawaii and has been involved in numerous projects to achieve
various green building rating levels. This presentation will describe the
LEED rating system components, how to achieve them, and give examples from
local experience.
Date:
Thursday, March 23, 2006 (Note: Fourth Thursday of the month)
Location: Treetops Restaurant
at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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Celebrate
the Life of Professor Arthur N.L. Chiu - Lifelong Scholar
The Family of Dr. Arthur
Chiu - Katherine, Vicky, Greg and Arthur’s ohana - would appreciate your
joining them in looking to the future and challenging each other to carry
on Arthur’s ideals and beliefs in our everyday lives. Please join
them for food and drinks while remembering what Arthur taught us and discussing
how we can share those lessons with others. Please share this with
others who may be interested! website: www.arthurchiu.org
Date: Thursday, March 9,
2006
Time: 5:30 PM pupus and
no host cocktails
7:00 PM program
Place: Hale Koa Hotel
RSVP: by email to vickyci@hawaii.edu
or by phone to Katherine at 734 2990 (leave your name and contact information)
Downloadable Information
Form: Adobe Acrobat document
(14kb)
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The
Arthur Chiu Scholar Discourse: An Evening Conversation with Dr. Charles
Thornton
A Non-profit Benefit
Event for the Arthur N.L. Chiu Endowed Scholarship in Civil Engineering
(UH Foundation)
Date: Wednesday,
March 8, 2006
Place: Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawaii, Moiliili
2454 South Beretania Street
Program: 5:45 p.m. - Cocktails
6:30 p.m - Dinner
7:30 p.m. - Introductory Remarks on the Arthur Chiu Scholar Discourse by
Dr. Greg Chiu
Speaker: Charles H. Thornton,
PhD, PE, Hon. AIA. - Founding principal and formerly Co-chairman, Dr. Thornton
is now a consultant to the 500-person, international engineering and design
firm Thornton-Tomasetti Group PC. Charles H. Thornton has a reputation
for taking common structural components and applying them in extraordinary
ways expanding the horizons of structural design. Among his plethora of
designs is one of the world's tallest building structures, the Petronas
Twin Towers of Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Malaysia
Program: Dr. Charles
Thornton on “Expressing Structure: The Technology of Large-Scale Structures”
In a special presentation
designed to help almost anyone understand how dramatic and complex structure
can be, Charles Thornton will explore the multifaceted and complex world
of building structures addressing the technical demands involved in carrying
out large-scale projects, how considerations of design and architectural
appearance influence the form of load-bearing structures, and furthermore,
how these can be made visible.
Dinner: Multi-course
buffet in a banquet setting
Cost:
$45.00 per person which includes a contribution to the Arthur N.L. Chiu
Endowed Scholarship
Students: $25.00 per person
Please make your reservations
by Thursday, March 2, 2006, by fax, email, or mail for this event.
Fax: 808-531-4508
Email: structures@martinchock.com
Mail: Please remit
payment payable to SEAOH by MAIL to:
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION
OF HAWAII
c/o SSFM International,
Inc.
501 Sumner St, Suite 620
Honolulu, HI 96817
Attn: Kevin Nakamoto, or
bring your check to the banquet.
Downloadable Information
and Reservation Form: Adobe
Acrobat document (302kb)
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February
2006 Engineers Week Activities
For the month
of February 2006, ASCE held several activities in conjunction with the
Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies’ (HCES) celebration of National
Engineer’s Week. The following is a list activities:
2006
ENGINEERS WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEON
The Society
of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post invites you to join us at
the Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom on Tuesday, February 22, 2006
at 11:30 AM. Coach June Jones, University of Hawaii Football will
present the University of Hawaii 2006 Football Program. The Warrior
Buffet Luncheon cost is $25.00. Public parking available at Ft. DeRussy.
RSVP
by February 15, 2006. Send the Reservation
Form (pdf - 434kb) and checks payable to "Society of American Military
Engineers" to:
Society of American Military
Engineers, Honolulu Post
c/o Randy Lau
Designer Built Systems,
Inc.
555 Paiea Street Suite 105
Honolulu, HI 96819
2006
ENGINEERS WEEK BANQUET: Engineers: Turning Ideas into Reality
Date: Saturday, February
25, 2006
Place: Oahu Country
Club
150 Country Club Road, Honolulu, Hawaii
-
5:00 p.m. Order of the Engineer
Ceremony (Optional – See Separate Announcement
below)
-
5:30 p.m. Cocktails
-
6:30 p.m. Dinner
-
7:15 p.m. Program:
-
Presentation of Engineers Week
Exhibit Awards.
-
Presentation of Awards
-
HCES Lifetime Achievement -
C.
Dudley Pratt, Jr., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE
-
Engineer of the Year - Bernard
P. Kea, Sr., P.E.
-
Young Engineer of the Year -
Jeff
Kalani, P.E., M.ASCE
-
Student Engineer of the Year
- Jason Pang
-
Guest Speaker – Dr. Peter Nicholson
(UH Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering) on the investigation
of New Orleans flood control system.
-
Installation of 2006-2007 HCES
officers
-
Chair - Todd Barnes, P.E.
-
Vice Chair - Maelyn Uyehara
-
Secretary - Queenie Komori,
P.E.
-
Treasurer - Walter Billingsley,
P.E., M.ASCE
Special guests
have been invited to attend the banquet. These guests may include the Governor,
mayors of each county and key engineers in their cabinet. If you
would you like to sponsor an invited guest to sit at your table we will
contact you on a first-come, first-serve basis and have you select among
the list of available invited guests. (Keep two seats open if you
have elected to sponsor an invited guest.)
Tables
seat 8, 10 or 12 people. If reserving a table please indicate the
table size desired.
Rates
are $37.50 for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 15, 2006
and $45 for registration(s) postmarked after February 15 and $27.50 for
students. Please type or print the name and company/organization affiliation
of each attendee. If making reservations after February 16, please
call to ensure that seats are still available.
Make
checks payable to “HCES” and mail or deliver with the reservation
form (pdf - 433kb) to:
2006 Engineers Week Banquet
c/o Ken Rappolt, HCES Treasurer
Lyons Associates Inc.
841 Bishop Street, Suite
2006
Honolulu, HI 96813
If you
have any questions, please contact HCES Chair Westley Chun at 440-0269
or
westley.chun@ch2m.com or
HCES Vice Chair Todd Barnes at 275-2900 or todd.barnes@westonsolutions.com.
2006
ORDER OF THE ENGINEER RING CEREMONY
The Hawaii
Council of Engineering Societies (HCES) invites you to participate in the
Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony to be held at 5:00 p.m. at the Engineers
Week Banquet.
The Order
of the Engineer was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of
pride and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap
between training and experience, and to present to the public a visible
symbol identifying the engineer. The first Ring Ceremony was held on June
4, 1970 at Cleveland State
University. Others like
it have since spread across the United States at which graduate and registered
engineers are invited to accept the Obligation of the Engineer and to wear
a stainless steel ring.
The Ring
Ceremonies are conducted by Links (local sections) of the Order, of which
the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is one. The upcoming Ring
Ceremony will be the third
such ceremony conducted in Hawaii. More information on the Order of the
Engineer can be found at www.order-of-the-engineer.org.
Any engineer
is eligible for induction into the Order of the Engineer if he or she has
graduated from an ABET accredited engineering program or holds a license
as a
Professional Engineer. Students
enrolled in ABET accredited engineering degree programs are eligible if
they are within two academic terms of graduation.
Guests
are welcome to witness the Ceremony. Participants at the Engineers Weeks
Banquet Ring Ceremony will take the Obligation of the Engineer and receive
a stainless steel ring. The cost for the Ring Ceremony will be $17.50.
A registration
form (pdf - 426 kb) and ring sizing
chart (pdf - 15 kb) for the Ring Ceremony is available on the HCES
and ASCE Hawaii Section websites.
For additional
information on the Ceremony, please contact: Walter Billingsley, ASCE President,
at 846-3232 or wbillingsley@beltcollins.com.
2006
ENGINEERS WEEK EXHIBIT
Each
year during Engineers Week, the HCES has organized engineering displays
intended to increase public awareness and appreciation of the engineering
profession. This year we are focusing on “the future of engineering”. We
have witnessed exciting science and engineering projects and the creation
of advanced robotics from students of all ages. HCES wants the public to
be able to appreciate the accomplishments that you and your students have
achieved.
Your
STUDENT GROUP is encouraged to participate in an event that will showcase
their projects, allow interaction with the public and to excite others
about the engineering profession.
The static
portion of their display will be set-up at Kahala Mall on Saturday, February
18th between 8 and 10 am and will be viewed by the public throughout Engineers
Week. On Saturday February 25th, your students will be able to talk to
the public about their project and perform demonstrations from 10 am to
2 pm. (times are tentative based on scheduling with Kahala Mall Staff)
For additional
and updated information regarding the exhibits, please see the HCES
website.
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January
2006 Dinner Meeting
Program:
-
Report on Levee Damage from
Hurricane Katrina by Dr. Peter Nicholson
-
Recognition of New Life Members
-
Lawrence Shigeo Agena
-
Robert Y. Akinaka
-
Kenneth Y.K. Au
-
Werner Beuggert
-
Gary C.P. Choy
-
Robert G. Diffley
-
Royce S. Fukunaga
-
Benjamin C.P. Hung
-
Stanley K. Kawaguchi
-
Edison C.Y. Kwock
-
Henry S. Morita
-
Kenneth O. Nagai
-
Richard M. Suzuki
-
Ronald F. Tsuzuki
-
Joseph Vierra, Jr.
-
Paul Robert Weber
Date: Thursday, January 19,
2006
Location: Treetops at Paradise
Park
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November
2005 Dinner Meeting
Program: Freeway Stories
and News from Honolulu, Hawaii, by Dr. Brennon Morioka and from Athens,
Greece, by Dr. Panos Prevedouros
Date: Thursday, November
17, 2005
Location: Treetops
Restaurant at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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October
2005 Annual Banquet
Program:
1) Installation
of 2005-2006 ASCE Hawaii Section Officers.
2) Presentation
of projects nominated for the 2005 Hawaii Section Outstanding Civil Engineering
Achievement (OCEA) Award and presentation of the OCEA Award.
Date: Thursday, October
20, 2005
Location: Shogun Restaurant
in the Pacific Beach Hotel
Moi/Papio Room
2490 Kalakaua Avenue
Program: 5:45 p.m.
- Social Time
6:30 p.m. - Dinner
7:30 p.m. - Program
9:00 p.m. - Adjourn
Menu: Multi-entree
buffet (including King and Dungeness crab legs, butterfish misoyaki, prime
rib, sushi, tempura and more)
Cost: $35.00
for ASCE Hawaii Section Members
$38.00 for Non-ASCE Hawaii Section Members and Guests
$17.50 for University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter members
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September
2005 Joint
Luncheon Meeting with ASCE-Hawaii Section, American Water Works Association
(AWWA) - Hawaii Section, and Hawaii Water Environment Association (HWEA)
Program: Department
of Design and Construction’s Capital Improvement Program
Speaker: Wayne Hashiro,
P.E., Director, Department of Design and Construction, City and County
of Honolulu
Individual Organizational
Business:
ASCE - Election of 2006-2007 Officers
AWWA - Recognition of Women's Pipe Tapping National Champions
Date:
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 (NOTE: Different Date & Time)
Location: The Willows
Restaurant
901 Hausten Street
Program: 11:30 a.m.
- check-in
11:45 - 12:15 p.m. - lunch
12:15 - 12:40 p.m. - speaker
12:40 - 1:00 p.m. - individual organizational matters, door prizes
Menu: Multi-entree
Buffet
Cost: $18.00,
includes buffet lunch and parking validation
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August
2005 Dinner Meeting
Program: Wind Engineering
Speaker: Gary Chock,
Martin & Chock, Inc.
Mr. Chock’s
presentation will focus on research he has been doing in the area of wind
engineering. Mr. Chock has been engaged in structural engineering since
1980 and has been responsible for the structural engineering of many notable
projects in Hawaii, including the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, Nauru Tower,
Waikiki Landmark, First Hawaiian Center, the Hilton Hawaiian Village Kalia
Tower, and 2100 Kalakaua Avenue. Mr. Chock has applied performance-based
wind engineering and wind-tunnel testing for dynamic design analysis of
these and other projects that he has worked on. Mr. Chock was also the
principal investigator for the NASA project, Orographically Amplified Wind
Loss Models for Hawaii and Pacific Insular States.
Date:
August 25, 2005 (NOTE: 4th Thursday of month)
Location: Treetops
at Paradise Park
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July
2005 Joint Dinner Meeting with Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii
(SEAOH)
Program: 2005 American
Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Unified Specifications & Volatility
in Steel Market Prices
Speaker: Jason Ericksen,
P.E., Director of the Steel Solutions Center, AISC
Mr. Erickson’s
presentation will address the following topics:
A new Specification for
Structural Steel Buildings developed by the AISC Committee on Specifications.
This new steel design specification will incorporate both the Allowable
Stress Design and Load and Resistance Factor Design methods of design.
The presentation will highlight the background and development of this
new specification, the specification’s format and scope, and major revisions
to be expected. The format and content of the new Manual of Steel Construction.
The latest information regarding the widely fluctuating price of steel,
including the cause, steel supply, what to expect, and how your project
may be affected.
Date:
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Location: Treetops
at Paradise Park
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June
2005 Dinner Meeting
Program: Hawaii Department
of Transportation – The Road Ahead
Speaker: Rodney Haraga,
Director of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Please join our distinguished speaker, Rodney Haraga, as he discusses the
directions in which the DOT is moving under his leadership. Mr. Haraga
will present some of the accomplishments at the DOT during the past 2½
years and some ongoing organizational changes that are intended to provide
more efficiency in the delivery of DOT projects from planning through to
project construction and maintenance.
Date:
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Location:
Treetops at Paradise Park Manoa Valley
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May
2005 Dinner Meeting
Program: Transportation
Issues on Oahu
Speakers: Ed Hirata,
Director of the Department of Transportation Services (DTS) and
Gordon Lum, Executive Director of the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
(OMPO)
Please join our two distinguished speakers Ed Hirata and Gordon Lum, who
will address Oahu transportation topics that are of significant interest
to the public and to civil engineers. Ed Hirata will speak on the City’s
DTS projects, including rapid transit. Gordon Lum will describe the Oahu
regional transportation plan and discuss why it is important. He will also
discuss where a fixed rail system might fit into this plan, and enlighten
us on projects that are being proposed to address our transportation needs.
Date:
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Location:
Treetops at Paradise Park Manoa Valley
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April
2005 Dinner Meeting
Program: Student Chapter
Presentation
Please come and join the University of Hawaii Student Chapter as they take
us on a journey to share their activities over the last year. Highlights
of their adventures at this year’s Pacific Southwest Student Regional Conference
in California, for which they design and build a concrete canoe, a steel
bridge, and other items using their engineering skills, will be presented.
At the conference, they competed against other universities and participated
in a number of other technical contests and social events. The Student
Chapter will also showcase their community service projects and share highlights
of the Chapter’s social events.
Date:
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Location:
Treetops at Paradise Park Manoa Valley
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March
2005 Dinner Meeting
Program: Mr. Bruce
Hirota, Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Company Project Engineer
H-1 ZIPPER LANE EXTENSION: RADFORD
DRICE OVERPASS TO KEEHI INTERCHANGE
Contractor: Hawaiian Dredging
& Construction Company
Contract Amount: $4,338.000.00
Length of Project: Approximately
4.02 Miles
Project Highlights:
1. Demolition of Approximately
2,000 LF of Existing Concrete Median Barrier Wall
2. Construction of Crossover
Lane – Airport side of Radford Drive Overpass for the Pearl City / Aiea
motorists to get into the zipper lane
3. Construct 5 Express Way
Sign Structures with 5’-0” Diameter x 25’-0” Deep Drill Shaft Concrete
Foundations
4. 3 Swing Gate Assemblies
at the New Crossover Lane
5. 1 Emergency Crossover
Movable Gate System – In the event of an accident in the zipper lane
6. Electrical Work for the
Sign Structures and Beacon Light System
7. 14, 915 LF of State Furnished
Zipper Barriers ($4972 Each)
Date:
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Location:
Treetops at Paradise Park Manoa Valley
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February
2005 Engineers Week Activities
For the month
of February 2005, ASCE held several activities in conjunction with the
Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies’ (HCES) celebration of National
Engineer’s Week. The following is a list activities:
2005
ENGINEERS WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEON
The Society of American
Military Engineers, Honolulu Post invites you to join us at the Hale Koa
Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom on Tuesday, 22 February 2005 at 11:30 AM.
Warrior Buffet Luncheon Cost: $24.00 (Student Cost: $19.00). The
guest speakers are: Dr. Wai-Fah Chen, Dean College of Engineering, University
of Hawaii; H. Ronald Riggs, Professor of Civil Engineering, University
of Hawaii; and Ian Robertson, Professor of Civil Engineering, University
of Hawaii.
RSVP by February 15, 2005.
Send the Reservation Form
(pdf - 491kb) and checks payable to "Society of American Military Engineers"
to:
Society of American Military
Engineers, Honolulu Post
c/o Warren Hall
EA Engineering, Science,
and Technology
1221 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite
1030
Honolulu, HI 96814
2005
ENGINEERS WEEK BANQUET: Engineers: Turning Ideas into Reality
Date: Saturday, February
26, 2005
Place: Ala Moana Hotel
– Hibiscus Ballroom I, 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii
5:00 p.m. Order of the Engineer
Ceremony (Optional – See
Separate Announcement)
5:30 p.m. Cocktails
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:15 p.m. Program
-
Presentation of Engineers Week
Exhibit Awards
-
Presentation of Awards
-
Student Engineer of the Year
- Blaine T. Murakami
-
Young Engineer of the Year -
John Katahira, P.E.
-
Engineer of the Year - Robert
Y. Akinaka, P. E.
-
HCES Lifetime Achievement -
Stanley K. Kawaguchi, P.E.
-
Guest Speaker – Mr. Bob Sigall,
author of “The Companies We Keep”
-
Installment of 2005-2006 HCES
officers
-
Chair - Westley Chun, ASCE
-
Vice Chair - Todd Barnes, SAME
-
Secretary - Maelynn Uyehara,
AACE
-
Treasurer - Kenneth Rappolt,
HSPE
Please note that seating is
for 10 on each table. Rates are $35 for registration(s) postmarked
on or before February 16, 2005, $40 for registration(s) postmarked after
February 16 and $25 for students. If making reservations after February
16, please call to ensure that seats are still available.
Make checks payable to “HCES”
and mail or deliver with the reservation
form (pdf - 449kb) to:
2005 Engineers Week Banquet
c/o Erik Kaneshiro, HCES
Treasurer
Austin Tsutsumi & Associates,
Inc.
501 Sumner Street, Suite
521
Honolulu, HI 96817
If you have any questions,
please contact HCES Chair Tony Lau at 522-7426 or tlau@hawaiipacificengineers.com
or HCES Vice Chair Westley Chun at 440-0269 or Westley.Chun@ch2m.com.
2005
ENGINEERS WEEK EXHIBIT - See photos of interactive displays on the
photos
page.
Your
company/organization is encouraged to create a display that will increase
public awareness and appreciation of the engineering profession. In the
past, displays have included posters, 3-D models, and interactive systems.
• Exhibits will be displayed
at Kahala Mall Shopping Center
• Exhibition period will
occur from Monday, February 21, 2005 through Sunday, February 27, 2005
• Entries will be judged
on presentation, technical merit and promotion of the engineering profession
• An award will be presented
for each of the above categories at the Engineer’s Week banquet on Saturday,
February 26, 2005.
The deadline
for completing the registration
form - 483kb is January 21, 2005. Fax or E-mail completed form to Cheryl
Yoshida at 945-7213 or cyoshida@ch2m.com
Please attach a one to two
paragraph summary describing your display (size and content). Also,
indicate any special needs that your display may require (i.e. table, electricity).
You will be contacted to confirm the availability of the requested items.
Tentative Schedule for Set-up is Monday (2/21) before 10 am, and Dismantle
Sunday (2/27) after 5 pm or Monday (2/28) before 10 am.
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January
2005 Dinner Meeting
Program: Russ Saito,
Comptroller and Director of the State’s Department of Accounting and General
Services (DAGS) on TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITIES, PERSONNEL AND RESOURCED
FROM DAGS TO DOE. Act 51 requires the transferring of personnel and
resources associated with the repair, maintenance and capital improvements
of State Department of Education (DOE) facilities from the State Department
of Accounting and General Services to DOE by July 1, 2005. Russ Saito,
Comptroller and Director of DAGS, will provide an update on what we should
know and expect from this transfer. With DAGS’ eight divisions and
seven attached agencies, Mr. Saito’s responsibilities include accounting,
auditing, archives, fleet and parking management, facility management,
project and construction management, surveying, the State’s data center,
IT resource management, and telecommunications support.
Date:
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Location:
Maple Garden Restaurant, 909 Isenberg Street (NOTE: Different location)
Menu: 8-course Chinese
meal (subject to change due to availability) consisting of: Chicken
Corn Soup, Squid with Chili, Peking Duck, Braised Pork Thigh, Chinaman's
Hat, Shrimp with Walnuts , Crispy String Beans , Almond Bean Curd
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December
2004 - No dinner meeting.
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November
2004 Joint Luncheon Meeting with Hawaii Water Environment Association (HWEA)
and American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Program: Raymond “Ray” Matasci,
P.E., VP, Hawaii Operations Manager, Brown and Caldwell. Come and
join us at the last quarterly luncheon of 2004. This event will be
a joint gathering amongst AWWA, ASCE, and HWEA members. The highlight
of every luncheon is our lunch speaker and we are honored to have Mr. Ray
Matasci, P.E. of Brown and Caldwell. He will present the perspective
of asset management in wastewater and water utility management fields.
His presentation will describe “why?”, “what?”, and “where?” to actively
manage assets to meet the multitude of objectives and needs in such a complex
field.
Date:
Wednesday, November 10, 2004 (NOTE: New date and time)
Location:
Tree Tops Restaurant at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
Program: 11:30 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $12.00
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October
2004 Annual Banquet
Program:
1. Installation of 2004-2005 ASCE Officers
2. Presentations by 2004 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement
(OCEA) Award Nominees and presentation of the 2004 OCEA award. 2004
OCEA Nominees include:
Sewer Outfall Extension at Fort Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Emergency Repair for Waipahu Pump Station, Waipahu, Hawaii
Date:
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Location:
Tree Tops Restaurant at Paradise Park, Manoa Valley
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