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2010 HCES Lifetime Achievement AwardManabu Tagomori, P.E., F.ASCE

The Hawai’i Section of the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) has proudly selects ManabuTagomori as its nomination for the 2010 HCES LifetimeAchievement Award. Mr. Tagomori engineering careerspans 52 years, of which 30+ years was spent in thepublic sector, and is full of numerous accomplishmentsand achievements that have established him as a for-midable leader in Hawai’i’s drinking water and waterresources industry.

Mr. Tagomori graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa with aBachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and has been a Hawai’i-registeredcivil engineer since 1964. He has been an active member in multiple pro-fessional societies, including the American Society of Civil Engineers,National Society of Professional Engineers, American Water WorksAssociation, American Public Works Association, Water EnvironmentFederation, Association of Western States Engineers, National WaterResources Association, Association of State Floodplain Managers,Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Association of Western StatesWater Council, Hawai’i Chapter of American Public Works Association,Hawai’i Society of Professional Engineers, and Hawai’i Water WorksAssociation. With regard to the ASCE, he has been a Hawai’i Section mem-ber since 1957 and was established as an ASCE Fellow Member since 1991,and an ASCE Life Member since 1999.

Mr. Tagomori is credited with many accomplishments that have promotedand perpetuated clean drinking water for Hawai’i. He developed the “Waterfor Schools” program for the State of Hawai’i which supported the con-struction of public schools with safe and sufficient drinking water supply -this program resulted in the largest capital improvement program budget for

2010 Engineer of the YearDr. James Kwong

Dr. James Kwong has over 32 years of experiencein geotechnical and geologic engineering, and in con-struction management. He has served as principalgeotechnical investigator and project manager onnumerous design investigations for sewer anddrainage pipelines, tunnels, microtunnels, ocean out-falls, pipeline installations by horizontal directionaldrilling, dam design and improvements, mass sitegrading cuts and fills, and shallow and deep founda-tions, in Hawaii and in Asia. Dr. Kwong has also performed geotechnicalinvestigations on many buildings, dams, wastewater treatment plants, andsite selection studies for oil refineries, transmission line routing, highway/run-way pavement designs, slope stability studies, and construction and borrowmaterials resources studies in Asia, Canada, numerous Pacific Islands, andin Hawaii. Dr. Kwong has also provided expert witness services for numer-ous geotechnical and construction related cases involving rock falls, land-slides, building distresses, ground settlements, dam failure, earthquake andvibration damage, tunneling, ground improvement, and construction claimsassociated with site conditions, etc.

Dr. Kwong was the principal investigator and trenchless designer for over100,000 feet of microtunnel pipelines, including over 150 shafts, and over70,000 feet of horizontal directional drilling pipelines in challenging groundconditions and in urban areas. Dr. Kwong recently inspected over 12 milesof water tunnels for earthquake damage, deep inside the remote WaipioValley of the Big Island.

Dr. Kwong has published over 36 technical papers and participated in pro-jects that have won over 36 local and national engineering excellence, or civilengineering achievement awards. Dr. Kwong was honored with the 1997Roy J. Shlemon Mentor in Applied Geology Award for Outstanding

2010 Young Engineer of the YearFlorence Marcelo Ching, P.E.

The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies isproud to announce Ms. Florence Marcelo Ching, P.E.,as the recipient of the 2010 Young Engineer/ EarlyCareer Award. Ms. Ching was nominated by theHawaii Section of the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) for her outstanding contributions toher profession and the community.

Ms. Ching is a graduate of the University of Hawaiiat Manoa where she received her Bachelor of Sciencein Civil Engineering and Master of Business Administration. Her distin-guished academic career includes serving as the president of the ASCEStudent Chapter and chairperson of the Pacific Southwest RegionalConference Committee, representing the College of Engineering as aSenator and Lobbying Committee Chairperson with the AssociatedStudents of the University of Hawaii, and receiving various awards such asthe Regents Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Homecoming Scholar,and the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Civil Engineering in the Fall of1997.

Ms. Ching has played an active role in various professional and communi-ty organizations, including ASCE, the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers (HSPE), and the Junior League of Honolulu. Ms. Ching previous-ly served as the Secretary and President of the ASCE Hawaii Section

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2010 HCES Student Engineer of the YearAndrew Pang

Mr. Andrew Pang is a graduate of Maryknoll Schooland will obtain his Bachelor of Science in CivilEngineering from the University of Hawai‘i in May2010. Excellence in coursework has earned Andrew aplace on the College of Engineering Dean’s list eachsemester since he began at the university, and he cur-rently maintains a 3.98/4.00 GPA! Andrew has beenrecognized for his academic achievements with vari-ous scholarships including the Leon J. Rhodes, E.E.Black, Engineering Alumni Association of UH, Fun Factory / University ofHawai‘i, and SSFM International, Inc. Scholarships.

Andrew has been dedicated to student organizations and community ser-vice. He was recently elected as the President of Chi Epsilon National CivilEngineering Honor Society for the Spring 2010 semester and was the VicePresident for the Fall 2009 semester. He has also been a member of theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers since 2006 and the Golden KeyInternational Honor Society since 2008.

A wide range of experiences was gained through his participation inresearch projects and other programs. As a junior in high school, Andrewparticipated in a UH College of Engineering Internship in which he worked onprogramming codes for controlling a robotic arm in the AutonomousSystems Laboratory. He has been a grader for the civil engineering depart-ment and is currently a structural engineering research assistant studying

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National Engineers WeekSponsorship OpportunitiesFebruary 14-20, 2010

The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES) will once again be organizing events during2010 Engineers Week that include a luncheon, exhibit, and banquet. This year, the EngineersWeek Exhibits will be held at Kahala Mall Center from February 14–20, 2010. Static displays cre-ated by local companies or organizations will be on exhibits throughout the week.

HCES is seeking sponsors to support 2010 Engineers Week events. Your donations will ensurethat we are able to achieve our goal of bringing public attention to the work and contributions ofengineers, as well as cultivating interest in engineering, science, and math among our youth.

Sponsorship of 2010 Engineers Week events will provide your company or organization withexcellent exposure! Your company’s or organization’s logo will be displayed prominently at KahalaMall Center for the duration of the Exhibit. In addition, your company or organization will be rec-ognized in the Wiliki as well as during the 2010 Engineers Week luncheon and banquet.

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NOTE: To be included in printed promotional materials, completed sponsorship forms and pay-ment must be received no later than January 15, 2010.

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If you want to receive a weekly email meetingannouncement or want program details ContactSam Gillie (gillies001@hawaii.rr.com 543-4739)or any of the EAH officers.

Please enjoy our new abbreviated WEBaddress; our website can now be accessed athttp://EAHawaii.org

MEETING LOCATIONThe new location is at the Fort Street Grill in the

Topa Tower in the AMFAC Center (this is the Ewatower on Fort Street). $2 validated parking will beavailable in the AMFAC parking (enter fromNimitz). The WEB site has been updated to pro-vide directions and a Map. If you have questionsplease call Sam Gillie (543-4739) or any of theEAH officers.

Meetings are held from 12:00 - 1:00. Lunch isavailable for $10,(EAHmembers) and$12,(Guests).

UPCOMING MEETINGSFebruary 5, 2010.Captain Will Boudra, USNavy RetiredVice President –Development. ForestCity MilitaryCommunities – Hawaii.“Revitalizing our MilitaryNeighborhoods inHawaii” Captain Boudra’spresentation will addressthe partnership of his firm,Forest City and theHawaiian military in the revi-talization of military familyhousing. He will discuss theefforts which today are cre-ating superior homes forour military families while atthe same time renovatingand preserving existing liv-ing quarters of significanthistorical value.February 19, 2010. BillRiddle, Author andHistorian

“’Dead Downwind’ aHistorical Novel”. In1925 Commander JohnRogers and his Navy crewbecame the first flyers toattempt a nonstop aerialcrossing from the continen-tal USA to the territory ofHawaii. Mr. Riddle hasrecently written an exciting

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Science Olympiad VolunteerOpportunities

Opportunities to Volunteer for theHawaii Science Olympiad Events

The Science Olympiad Event is beingheld at Leeward Community College onSaturday, March 6, 2010. The event hasrapidly grown to include High School &Middle School Team participants from allthe islands and leads to a National ScienceOlympiad. Leading up to the main stateevent are various regional events. Volunteeropportunities exist for all these events listedbelow. If you are interested, please feel freeto contact the individuals listed for eachevent below.• Leeward Regional - LCC - Saturday,

February 6, 2010 - Dr. Natalia Schmidt(nschmidt@hawaii.edu)

• Windward Regional - WCC - Saturday,February 13, 2010 - Dr. Dave Krupp(krupp@hawaii.edu)

• Kauai Regional - Kauai CC - Monday,February 15, 2010 - Linda Sciaroni (scia-ronilinda@aol.com)

• Statewide Tournament - LCC - Saturday,March 6, 2010High School Events - Roger Kwok(skwok@hawaii.edu)Middle School Events - SachieEtherington (setherington@gmail.com)The various individual events include:1. ELEVATED BRIDGE - Objective is to

design and build the most efficient bridgemeeting the requirements.

2. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN - Objective isto determine a team’s ability to design, con-duct, and report the findings of a scientificexperiment conducted on site.

3. IT’S ABOUT TIME - Students will use anon-electrical device, which they have con-structed prior to the tournament, to mea-sure time intervals between 10 and 300seconds. They will also be asked to answerquestions about issues such as the conceptof time, timekeeping, astronomy, physics,and mechanics.

4. JUNKYARD CHALLENGE - Constructa device on-site to solve a creative engi-neering challenge using only the materialsand tools that will fit in a “junk box” of spec-ified dimensions.

5. MOUSETRAP VEHICLE Out and Back- Design, build, and test a vehicle whichuses one or two snap mousetraps as theirsole source of energy for propulsion to trav-el a distance and return to the center of thestarting line.

6. TRAJECTORY - Design, construct,and calibrate a device capable of launchinga projectile into a target area and collectdata to develop a series of graphs relatinglaunch configuration to target distance andheight.

7. CIRCUIT LAB - Students will competein activities involving knowledge of directcurrent (DC) Electrical Circuits. The eventmay include hands-on experimentationand/or problem solving. A typical event willconsist of both a theoretical portion (e.g.,questions requiring knowledge in circuitanalysis techniques such as Ohm’s Law)and a practical portion (e.g., questionsrequiring knowledge in the use of equip-ment such as a multimeter).

novel spotlighting that flight. His presentation willaddress the incredible series of events that led tothe near demise of U.S. Navy aviation.February 26, 2010. Bill Leary, PE. Sailor andPhotographer

“Sailing Hawaiian Waters” Noted bluewater sailing navigator and tactician Bill Leary willpresent the epic account of his recent sailing voy-age through the Hawaiian Islands. He will narratehis PowerPoint presentation providing valuabletips to those who might seek to follow in hiswake. For the rest of we armchair travelers Billwill introduce us to the beauty of Hawaii as seenby those who go to sea.

PREVIOUS MEETINGSMeeting Notes for December 11th,

Justin Muller – A Good Wife: A couple ofgood old boys bumped into each other on thestreet and exchanged greetings. One said, “Ithink my marriage is over. She’s stopped speak-ing to me at all.” The other friend said. “Better becareful, women like that are hard to find.”

Speaker: Chris Covert, Lumi*Solair.“Lighting the Path to a Sustainable Future”Mr. Covert presented a new hybrid street lightingsystem, which utilizes both photovoltaic PV anda turbine wind generator that directly power theenergy efficient LED streetlight. The PV panelsand the wind turbine both charge the deep bat-teries located at the base of the streetlight pole.The batteries can provide several nights lightingwithout charging from the PV panels or wind. Mr.Covert stated the wind turbines design has verylower or no noise and it can operate at windspeeds as low as 8 mph to a provide tricklecharge to the batteries. The turbines can oper-ate between 2.5 to 161 mph. The PV system

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HONOLULU POST

SOCIETY OF AMERICANMILITARY ENGINEERSEstablished 1920 --Dedicated to the National Defense

P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817Web page: http://posts.same.org/honolulu/

Honolulu 2009 Post OfficersPresident CAPT Bret Muilenburg, USN1st VP (Programs) Bryan Zachmeier2nd VP (Sustaining Members) Will Boudra3rd VP (Membership) Jerry MatsudaSecretary LTC Jorge CuadrosTreasurer MAJ Gail Cathelineaud

P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812Website: http://www.falea.org

2008-2010 Officers and BoDirectors President: John C. RamosVice Pres/Pres Elect: Elvi B. PinedaSecretary: Zosima S. AgraanTreasurer: Marisol TaconAsst. Treasurer: Nicolo A. OrenseAuditor/Bus. Mngr: Angelie L. LegaspiPublic Relations Officer: Joey G. ResurreccionPast President: Napoleon Q. AgraanBoard of Directors: Ramon B. Bonoan Jr.

Eugene N. CalaraJeoffrey S. CudiamatVergel G. Del RosarioMarcelino C. LabasanJojo Lopez

The Society of American Military Engineers,Honolulu Post

& theHawaii Council of Engineering Societies

Cordially invites you to join us for the

2010 ENGINEER’S WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEONPresentation:

Speaker: Dr. Peter E. Crouch, Dean, College of Engineering, U.H. @ Manoa

Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree ShowroomTuesday, February 16, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Luncheon Cost: $30.00**$15.75 for Students

PLEASE RSVP BY: Wednesday, 12 FEBRUARY 2010

SEND THIS FORM AND PAYMENT TO:Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post

c/o Eamonn P. KinsellaJ. M. Waller Associates, Inc.

155 Kapalulu PlaceHonolulu, HI 96819

Please make checks payable to: Society of American Military Engineers

Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Address: ________________________________________ Phone: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Number in Party: ______ x $30.00 (or $15.75) = Total $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Receipt required: No ______ Yes ______ Email: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

LUNCH: Warrior Buffet*Students please indicate school and program

BOARD of DIRECTORS’ MONTHLYMEETING:January 8, 2010

Treasurer’s Report: Marisol gave an updateon the balances for both the FALEA & Foundationaccounts. Some of the incurred expenses oncommittee activities were reimbursed to individu-als. She confirmed that the monies donated forvictims of the recent hurricanes in the Philippineshad been sent. We are still trying to follow up onseveral collectibles from our DecemberChristmas Banquet.

Committee Reports: INFO & PUBLICATION– Suzie, our HCES representative, reported thatthe selection committee for the Young Engineer

The first SAME Honolulu luncheon of 2010was held at the Hale Ikena, with Eric Hashizumeas the guest speaker. Mr. Hashizume gave a talkon the power and potential of BuildingInformation Modeling (BIM) in the facilities lifecy-cle. He is an engineer with Hawaiian Dredgingand supervises the Building Division projects,which includes hotels, condominiums, parkingstructures, shopping centers, office buildings,hospitals, and renovations. Much of his currentwork incorporates the BIM process.

On Tuesday, February 16 at 11:30, SAMEHonolulu will host the 2010 Engineer’s WeekKick-Off Luncheon at the Hale Koa Hotel. Pleasesee our website at http://samehonolulu.org/pg1a.htm or return the accompanying form toregister. The guest speaker will be Dr. PeterCrouch, Dean, College of Engineering, Universityof Hawaii.

of the Year had made the selection and the namewill be submitted to HCES in time for the WilikiFebruary issue. Also, John briefly talked aboutproper protocols for e-mail communication andto be sensitive about privacy issues. TRAIN-ING/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Threeindividuals so far have reportedly passed theirrecent FE exams. Elvi offered the use of APB’sfacility once again to conduct the 2010 round ofreview classes. Dates for the classes will beannounced later. MEMBERSHIP – No change.

Unfinished Business: CHRISTMAS PARTY– Good feedbacks were received about the eventincluding the entertainment portion as well as the“on-time” flow of activities. The slide show pre-sented by Ramon also drew positive commentsas it highlighted many of our prior events andportrayed a dynamic organization. John sentthank you notes to the various participants.Thanks to Elvi, Suzie and the other BoardMembers for making another year-end activity amemorable one. PASKO SA FILCOM – TheBahay Kubo display was a “hit” based on com-ments heard from people attending the event. Itwas being used as a backdrop for photosthroughout the afternoon until closing. The “freefood” being served by our FALEA-attired mem-bers also drew more crowd than normal. Great

job for Elvi and her committee.New Business: V-DAY - The Board decided

to forego Valentine’s Day get-together this year.FALEA Scholarship GOLF-TOURNAMENT – Itwill be held on April 23, 2010 at Kapolei GolfCourse. Invitations to participate will be sent outand solicitations for sponsorships will continue.We still need a major sponsor. PROF DEVELOP-MENT & TRAINING – The FE Review Classes willbe scheduled and dates are TBA. HCES BAN-QUET – This will be held on Saturday, February20, 2010 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Cost is $40.00per person if registered by February 9, and$50.00 thereafter. The Board decided to pay upto 10 attendees. FILIPINO FIESTA PARADE – Wehad been requested to participate in the annualFiesta Parade on May 8. This time we’ll have afloat to represent Central Luzon. Elvi will have aflatbed available and the Bahay Kubo will be putto good use to highlight our entry. If you have anyideas or suggestions to enhance our participa-tion, let us know.

Announcements: Past FALEA presidentOscar Paez will undergo heart surgery in the nextcouple of weeks. Let us all pray for a successfuloperation and for his fast recovery.

Next Meeting: February 5, 2010, 5:30 PM atAPB’s.

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P.O. Box 88840Honolulu, HI 96830Website: www.acechawaii.org

OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPresident: John Katahira, P.E. 596-7790Pres-Elect: Sheryl Nojima, Ph.D. 521-0306Treasurer: Douglas Lee, P.E. 523-8499Secretary: Terrance Arashiro, P.E. 533-3646Past Pres: Norman Kawachika, P.E. 531-1308Nat. Dir: Jon Nishimura, P.E. 944-1821Directors: Beverly Ishii-Nakayama 942-9100

Joel Yuen, P.E. 521-3773Mike Street, P.E. 836-7787

Exec Dir: Ginny M. Wright 234-0821Email: gwright@acechawaii.org

2010 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 20, 2010Luau Garden at the Hale Koa Hotel

5:30 p.m. Cocktails6:30 p.m. Dinner7:15 p.m. Program:

• Presentation of Engineers Week Exhibit Awards.• Presentation of Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, HCES

Lifetime Achievement, and Student Engineer of the Year Awards.• Guest Speaker – Paul Brewbaker, PhD, Principle of TZ Economics, Chair of

the Council on Revenues and former Senior Vice President and ChiefEconomist for Bank of Hawaii. He received his bachelor’s degree in eco-nomics from Stanford University and his doctorate in economics from theUniversity of Hawaii.

• Installation of 2010 HCES officers.

Contact Person and Organization ________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________

Telephone___________________________ E-mail __________________________________

Rates are $40.00 per person for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 9, 2010,$50 per person for registration(s) postmarked after February 9, 2010 and $30.00 for stu-dents. Tables will seat 8 people.

HCES has invited special guests to attend the banquet. These guests may include theGovernor, Mayors, Members of the State Legislature, Governmental Department Directors,and/or their representatives.

If you would like to sponsor an invited special guest and their spouse/companion to sit atyour table, please fill in “HCES Special Guest” for two seats in the list below and HCES willassign a special guest and their spouse/companion to your table. Alternatively, if you wouldlike to arrange for your own special guest(s), please include their name(s) in the list below.

Please type or print the name and company/organization affiliation for each attendee, asthey would like it to appear on their name tag.

Name Company or Organization

1. ________________________________ ______________________________________

2. ________________________________ ______________________________________

3. ________________________________ ______________________________________

4. ________________________________ ______________________________________

5. ________________________________ ______________________________________

6. ________________________________ ______________________________________

7. ________________________________ ______________________________________

8. ________________________________ ______________________________________

Number of people attending: ______ x $40.00 (registration on or before Feb 9) = ________

Number of people attending: ______ x $50.00 (registration after Feb 9) = ________

Number of students attending: ______ x $30.00 = ________

Sponsored Guests (2 x $40.00 = $80.00) = ________

TOTAL AMOUNT REMITTED ________

Please make checks payable to “HCES” and mail with completed registration form to:2010 Engineers Week Banquetc/o Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E.HCES TreasurerS.S. Dannaway Associates, Inc.720 Iwilei Road, Suite 412Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-5316

For further information regarding cancellations and refunds, or if you have any questions,please contact HCES Chair Song Choi at schoi@hawaii.edu, telephone 956-8404 / 7727 orRegistration Committee Chair Derick Kam at kam@thermaleng.com, telephone 356-2461.

JANUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGOn January 7th, ACEC Hawaii members

attended an informative and candid lunch pre-sentation by Barbara Wong (Executive Director)of the Hawaii State Campaign SpendingCommission. Also in attendance were TonyBaldomero (Associate Director) and GrantTanimoto (General Counsel).

More than 30 ACEC Hawaii members weretreated with practical and no-nonsense informa-tion provided by commission members.Thankfully, our speakers are completely commit-ted to working with the engineering communityto ensure that engineers comply with HawaiiState campaign spending rules. Thanks toBarbara, Tony and Grant for sharing theirthoughts and expertise!

FEBRUARY MEMBERSHIP LUNCHMEETINGTHURSDAY FEBRUARY 4, 201011:45 a.m. RegistrationALA MOANA HOTEL – Carnation Room$35 if registration rec’d by Feb. 1/$40 AFTER

An Introduction to Context Sensitive Solutionsat the Hawaii DOT, by Ross Hironaka, DOTHighways

Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) is an impor-tant tool that helps to balance the needs of thecommunity and the environment against thetechnical aspects of project development. CSS isbeing applied at many DOTs and transportationagencies across the nation and in many cases, isso ingrained it has become “invisible”.

The Hawaii DOT, in partnership with FHWA, iscommitted to the adoption of CSS and expectsthat CSS will become an integral part of theDOT’s project development process. Learn a lit-tle about the history of CSS, the current status ofCSS at the DOT and the future of CSS in consul-tant-designed projects.

REGISTER: http://acechawaii.org/cde.cfm?event=295395

SAVE THE DATE!!!Annual Meeting: April 8, 2010 at the beautiful

Ko’olau Clubhouse.

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ENGINEERS WEEK – FEBRUARY 14 – 20, 2010

There will be no dinner meeting in Februarydue to Engineers Week activities. Please attendthe Engineers Week Kickoff Luncheon onTuesday February 16th at 11:30 AM at the HaleKoa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom and theEngineers Week Banquet on Saturday February20th at 5:30 PM at the Luau Garden, Hale KoaHotel. See January Wiliki for complete registra-tion information, or see our website atwww.ascehawaii.org; deadline for KickoffLuncheon is February 12th, and deadline forBanquet is February 9th).

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: January 14, 2010Next Meeting: February 8, 2010

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDASCE member Manabu Tagomori has been

selected to receive the 2010 LifetimeAchievement Award in recognition for hisachievements and contributions to the field ofEngineering during his long career.

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARDASCE member James Kwong, PhD., P.E. has

been selected to receive the 2010 Engineer ofthe Year Award. James is a principal at YogiKwong Engineers, LLC.

YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARDASCE member Florence Ching, P.E. has been

selected to receive the 2010 Young Engineer ofthe Year Award. Florence received the 2009ASCE Western Regional Younger MemberCouncil Outstanding Young Engineer in thePublic Sector, and also the 2008 ASCE YoungGovernment Civil Engineer of the Year Award.

All award recipients will be honored at theEngineers Week Banquet on Saturday February20th (see registration info above).

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 seminars

and computer workshops each year on a widevariety of technical, management, and regulatorytopics. These seminars are held in more than 45cities across the U.S. In addition, ASCE offerscustomized on-site training and many distancelearning programs, including live interactiveweb/teleconference seminars, online courses

and courses on CD, videotape, and audiotape.Please visit www.asce.org/conted/ for completedetails.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize thosedeserving students. We continue to accepttax-deductible donations with the goal ofincreasing the annual scholarships. Make yourcheck payable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ andmail to ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box917, Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any ques-tions, please contact Mike Hunnemann at 791-3980, or mike@kaihawaii.com.

ASCE JOB LISTINGS

For information on how to advertise job open-ings in your company on the ASCE HawaiiSection website, please visit http://www.asce-hawaii.org/jobs/jobsinfo.html.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION’S WEBMAIL LIST –SIGN-UP AND/OR UPDATE

If you would like to receive e-mail notices ofupcoming meetings or activities, please sign-upfor the ASCE Hawaii Section’s webmail list athttp://www.ascehawaii.org/emailform.html. Youmay also update your email address on thatsame webpage. Please consider helping theHawaii Section reduce operating costs by receiv-ing your monthly issue of Wiliki via email. If youhave any questions, please contact WebmasterJoanna Seto at 586-4317 or jseto@asce-hawaii.org.

Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 6:00 p.m. atSam Snead’s Tavern and Restaurant in the Navy-Marine Club House, 421-7267 and Thursday,March 4, 6:30 p.m. at Ige’s, 486-3500. If you areinterested in attending to find out what the YMFis all about, please contact Troy Ching at(808)440-4548 or troy.ching@hdrinc.com.

Foster Botanical Garden Fence RepairBy Aaron Erickson, Past President

The fence at Foster Botanical Gardenshowed obvious signs of distress, especially onesection that was damaged by the impact of afalling tree limb along with the ongoing effects ofcorrosion. An ASCE YMF member noted this onhis commute and decided to take action, initiat-ing a YMF service project to perform a repair ofthe most mangled section of fence. The younger

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Cold-Formed Steel Engineers InstituteHAWAII CHAPTER98-029 Hekaha St. Unit 23, Aiea, Hawaii 96701Phone: (808) 485-1400 Fax: (808) 485-1500Web Page: www.cfsei.org

OFFICERS Phone FAXPresident Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat 488-5000 488-5099

engineer@structuralhawaii.comVice Pres Jason Emoto 942-9100 942-1899

jemoto@lava.netSecretary Dean Doi 955-4441 942-2027

ddoi@satoandassociates.comTreasurer Tim Goshi 533-2210 533-2686

timgoshi@yahoo.comDirector Alison Agapay 536-2626 536-3926

alisona@nagamineokawa.comDirector Glenn Isidro 474-6189

glenn.isidro@navy.milDirector Akira Usami 683-5747 682-2928

ausami@yahoo.comPast Pres Marvin Mestanza 946-2277 946-2253

MMestanza@wilsonokamoto.com

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BOARD OF GOVERNORSMember Joseph K. Ting, P.E.Member Kevin Saito, P.E.Member William Lee, P.E.Member Paul Scott

ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-ConditioningEngineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter

P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu, HI 96812-3916

Committee Reports:Technical Seminars/Events:

NAVFAC presented a seminar regarding pro-gressive collapse on December 8 and 9. Thankyou to NAVFAC and Mel Tsutahara for their workorganizing this event.

The installation banquet for 2010 was heldJanuary 15th 2010 at the new BIA TrainingCenter in Waikele. Dan Boylan was the keynotespeaker.

The Masonry Institute of Hawaii sponsored aseminar on January 21st at the Honolulu CountryClub featuring John Chrysler regarding updatesfrom the 2003 IBC to the 2006 IBC.

The Pacific Rim Steel Conference will be heldfrom February 17th – 20th at the Ala MoanaHotel. Go to hawaiisteel.com for more informa-tion.

The Hawaii Science Olympiad will be held inMarch. Volunteers are needed; information willbe emailed to SEAOH members regarding howto volunteer. See separate article on page 2.

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2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS &DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Ron Iwamoto 486-5202

ron@iwamotollc.com Vice President Brian Ide 536-2108

brianide@allisonide.comSecretary Karl Umemoto 536-2626

karlu@nagamineokawa.comTreasurer Patrick Calizar 235-5590

eagle4pac@hawaii.rr.comDirector John Cheung 848-2032

johnccengineering@hawaii.rr.comDirector Stephanie Doan 531-7094

stephdoan@gmailDirector Kimo Scott 671-2886

okhardwr@hawaiiantel.netDirector Les Kempers 682-6000

lkempers@gprmp.comPast President Myles Shimokawa 593-0933

mshimo@ksfinc.us

Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies Engineers Week-February 14 to 20, 2010: Go to

the HCES website for more information regardingEngineers’ Week events. Kickoff Luncheon will beheld on February 16 and the Awards Banquet will beon February 20. Registration forms are posted onthe website. Exhibits will be at Kahala Mall.

2011 Japan TripSEAOH is exploring the possibility of holding the

convention of 2011 in Hokkaido, Japan. GeorgeNishimura has offered his extensive contacts toorganize a 6 day trip to the Sapporo area. A ques-tionnaire will be distributed to determine interest inthis possibility.

2010 Board of Directors:Congratulations and good luck to the following

members of the 2010 SEAOH Board of Directorslisted above.

Outgoing Officers include Past President MylesShimokawa, Secretary Jeffrey Hanyu, TreasurerJason Emoto and Directors Phil Gerwien and TimWaite. The hand-over of duties and responsibilitieswas discussed at the January Board meeting.

The next SEAOH Board of Directors and Officersmeeting will be held on Thursday, February 4th,2010, at the office of Iwamoto and Associates.Contact SEAOH President Ron Iwamoto (486-5202,ron@iwamotollc.com) for more information.

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6th International Steel Framing Conferencein Honolulu

The Hawaii Pacific Steel Framing Alliance(HSA) announced that the 6th Pacific Rim SteelFraming Conference (PACRIM) will be heldFebruary 17-21, 2010 at the Ala Moana Hotel inHonolulu, Hawaii.

The PACRIM Steel 2010 Conference attractsindustry players and experts in the cold-formedsteel framing industry from around the world whonetwork, attend educational sessions, exhibit in atrade expo, conduct hands-on steel framingclasses, and visit actual steel framing projectsunder construction. At present, registrants areexpected to come from all over the U.S. Mainlandand Guam. In addition, many attendees typicallyattend from Australia, New Zealand, Asia, theMiddle East and Europe.

Conference chairman Ralph Valentino of HuntBuilding Corporation said, “Despite tough eco-nomic challenges that are impacting our industrywe believe now is the time for companies to re-position themselves to learn more about oppor-tunities for growth in the cold-formed steel (CFS)

ASHRAE HAWAII CHAPTER TECHNICAL SEMINAR

Water Heating in the 21st CenturyFebruary 26, 2010, 8:00 am to 6:00 pmUH Manoa, East West Center, Asia Room

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Hawaii SectionThe AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii

2009-2010 OfficersChairperson Edmund Chang 543-4227

change025@hawaii.rr.comVice-Chair Derick Kam 848-6966

kam@thermaleng.comSecretary Derek Sato 543-4108

derek.sato@heco.com Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708

dangk001@hawaii.rr.com

The Society of

FIREPROTECTIONENGINEERS

www.sfpehawaii.org

OFFICERSPresident Melvin K. Harano, P.E. 848-6966

harano@thermaleng.comVice-Pres Robert T. Bigtas, P.E. 526-9019

Rbigtas-ssda@hawaii.rr.comSecretary Derick Kam 848-6966

kam@thermaleng.comTreasurer Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. 526-9019

Sdannaway-ssda@hawaii.rr.com

uses two 50 watt panels set in a speciallydesigned arm to allow maximum capture of thesun’s rays in both summer and winter and alsofrom early morning to late afternoon. The adjust-ments to this arm can be performed in minutesto proper alignment no matter what the positionthe pole is directed. The solar array can beadjusted to maximize solar energy collection yearround. Chris’ complete talk will be able forreplaying at EAH ‘s WEB page.

Meeting Notes for December 18th. Speaker: Mary Doeffinger, zEnergy

Solution. “ENERGY ~ Conservation,Generation & Simulation” Ms. Doeffingerbrought a smorgasbord of energy conservationproducts. She started with a motor control forrefrigeration motors that has a claimed energysavings of between 10 to 30%. For window tint-ing with a nanoceramic tinting film can save up to30% on air conditioning costs. Nanoceramics arebeing used in wall paints and roofing coatings toreflect heat. For solar energy, she recommendedto first install thermal hot water heating and theninstall photovoltaic panel, which actually gener-ate electricity. She had an LED (light emittingdiode) light which is a drop in replacement for aT8 fluorescent lamp. The LED will provide 125lumens per watt. Some of the LED now producea softer or warmer color light ie 2700 k. Sheshowed an ultra low ballast, which when usedwith a super T-8 tubes it will consume only 22watts as compared to 42 watts for the old T-12tubes. She presented a lamp that is coated intitanium. When turned on the titanium has aslight off gas and the titanium attaches itself toany odors, which then drop to the floor and canbe vacuumed away. Mary used to live on a sail-boat and had to generate all the electricity. Soshe sees where everyone lives as just biggerboats. She presented a 15 watt inductive lightwhich produces equivalent light as a 100 wattlamp. LED lights have 50,000 hours rated light,but inductive lights have rated lives of 100,000hours or 20 years. Ms Doeffinger’s complete talkwill be able for replaying at EAH ‘s WEB page.

FUTURE TALKSIf you are interested in speaking to the EAH or

would like to hear a specific talk, we welcomeyour input. Please contact Aaron Erickson, EAH1st Vice President for presentation arrange-ments.

EAH, from page 3

framing market.” This year’s highlights will becentered around CFS mid-rise building construc-tion, and international opportunities especially inareas affected by natural disasters. Hawaii’s newrail system corridor will offer many opportunitiesfor developers to build vertical along the rail routeusing with steel framing.

“Special thanks to all our sponsors, speakers,and attendees who have already committed toPACRIM to make this sixth conference a suc-cess,” said Scott Underwood, HSA president.“We’ve packed this PACRIM with more events at

CFSEI, from page 7

Application of the Earth Sciences by TheGeological Society of America, and the 2007Design Excellence Award in Microtunneling, fromthe Colorado School of Mines in Golden,Colorado.

Dr. Kwong also serves as a senior design classmentor at the Department of Civil Engineering atthe University of Hawaii at Manoa, and hasserved on several committees, board of directorsand as an officer of local and national organiza-tions. He is currently serving on the micro-tunnneling and jet grouting guidelines committeeof the American Society of Civil Engineers.

2010 Engineer of the Year(continued from page 1)

2010 HCES Student Engineer ofthe Year (continued from page 1)pressures exerted on structure componentscaused by tsunami impacts. His advisor is Dr. IanRobertson.

Andrew has been an engineering intern atSSFM International, Inc. for the past three years.During this time, he was able to gain experiencein the civil engineering and structural engineeringgroups. He also took part in aspects of projectmanagement for the Frear Hall Dormitories duringits construction. These two 12-story towerswere built on the University of Hawai‘i at M noacampus with sustainability in mind, and the pro-ject achieved LEED Silver Certification. Upongraduation in Spring 2010, he is planning to pur-sue a Master of Science degree.

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE/GENERAL MEETINGDate: March 9, 2010Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue CafeteriaAgenda: Derick Kam, Reporting on the District DLeader Training Conference, Portland, OR

Members and guests are invited. There will befree pizza and soft drinks as usual. Please con-tact Ed Chang for directions and for more infor-mation, such as parking.

JANUARY 12 MEETING HIGHLIGHTSThis meeting was attended by nine senior

members and six student members to hear andsee the presentation on HITLIN (HighTemperature Layered Insulation) by Ross Roliradand Dan Plaskett of Visionary Industrial insula-tion. Section meeting topics included the following:• Planning for Engineers Week including the

exhibits and banquet assignments (registra-tion) and attendance, and student assistance.

• Montgomery Fund: Further informationrequired for involvement by ASME headquar-ters. To be discussed further during March 9meeting.

• Student Section requested a Senior Sectionspeaker for one of their meetings.

• Dr. Mehrdad Ghasemi-Nejhad reported on therecent apparently successful ABET 6-yearaccreditation review.

• 2010 Ballots & Surveys will be sent out to themembership via SurveyMonkey and USPS.

• Amendment to the bylaws to increase numberof directors from two to up to four wasreviewed. The amendment and explanationswill be linked to the website for the details.

MEMBER BENEFIT SPOTLIGHT:@ASME.ORG EMAIL ALIAS

As one of your exclusive Member benefits,ASME provides you with a free email address,yourname@asme.org. Easy to remember, conve-nient, transferable and practical, this email alias:

1) Identifies you as a Proud ASME Member, 2)Forwards all emails to your own designated per-sonal or work email account, 3) Gives yourresume/CV a more professional appearance toemployers, 4) Includes Postini, a third-partySPAM blocking service for free, and 5)Automatically scans incoming attachments withindustry-leading virus detection software, forfree.

Many of you already enjoy the benefits of the@asme.org email address. If you don’t alreadyhave one, it’s easy to sign up. Just go to thehttps://my.asme.org/ page on the asme.org website, where you can log in and select your emailalias (in the left hand column). Now you can stayconnected, look professional and keep yourcommunications safe with your free ASME per-

sonal email alias.

FUTURE MEETINGSMay 11 meeting: Derek Sato on the ASME

2010 Leadership Training Conference (LTC),March 11-14 at Hyatt Regency DFW airport.

July 13 meeting: Changing of the Chairman –Ed Chang to Derek Sato.

very affordable rates. Coupled with lower air andhotel costs, we are expecting a great turn outonce again.”

The full schedule and more detailed descrip-tions of the seminars may be found atwww.hawaiisteel.com. For additional informationon the 6th PACRIM Conference, contact MardieTorres at (808) 728-7142 or emailmtorres@hawaiisteel.com.

The Hawaii Pacific Steel Framing Allianceis a Hawaii based association of more than 250companies and organizations with the mission ofenabling the widespread use of steel framing inresidential and commercial construction. TheHSA provides education, publications, technicalsupport, research and development, and marketdevelopment programs to companies represent-ing the full spectrum of manufacturing, construc-tion, design, distribution and professional ser-vices.

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Engineers Without Borders - Honoluluhttp://www.ewbaloha.org

2008-2009 OfficersPresident Shannon Holman 593-1116

shannon_holman@urscorp.comVice Pres Alexi Remnek 586-4343

alexiremnek@yahoo.comSecretary Bryce Toyama 521-8408

btoyama@swinerton.comTreasurer Brannon Pang 521-3051

brannon.pang@m-e.aecom.com

Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812

WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe

2009-2010 Officers and DirectorsPresident Florence Ching, P.E.

florence.ching@navy.mil Pres. Elect Majella Stevenson, P.E.

majella.stevenson@navy.mil Vice Pres. Kurt Kunimune

kkunimune@bowersandkubota.com Secretary Marc Botticelli, P.E.

mbotticelli@wrsa.biz Treasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E.

nathan.yuen@heco.comPast Pres. Manny Lanuevo, P.E.

mlanuevo@honolulu.gov

Chapter DirectorsHonolulu Enrique Che, P.E.

enrique.che@heco.comMaui Darren Okimoto, P.E.

dokimoto@wsue.comBig Island Galen Kuba, P.E.

gkuba@co.hawaii.hi.usKona-Kohala Nancy Burns, P.E.

nebpellc@hawaii.rr.com

http://www.HLSA-hawaii.org

Officers for 2009President: Arthur SevignyVice Pres: Marcus HoapiliSecretary: Gavin HiranoTreasurer: Winston IngDirector: Chris GuerinDirector: Darryl CadizPast Pres: Dan HirotaNSPS Gov: Kevin Kea

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UHM College of EngineeringDeans and ChairsDean Peter E. CrouchInterim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Bruce LiebertAssistant Dean Song K. ChoiCEE Chair Constantinos PapacostasEE Chair Anthony KuhME Chair Mehrdad N. Ghasemi NejhadHCAC Director Magdy IskanderHSFL Co-Director Wayne Shiroma

2540 Dole Street, Holmes HallHonolulu, Hawaii 96822

1. The Hawaii Land Surveyors Association2010 Conference is set for January 28th and29th at the Hilton Prince Kuhio Hotel in Waikiki.Our main topic session is on Hawaii LandMatters, early surveys and case laws that affectour modern day surveys. The main speaker is Mr.Patrick Cummins, LPLS of Hawaii LandConsultants, joining him on a panel is his wifeMary Cummins, LPLS, attorney Robert BruceGraham Jr., Lorrin Hirano of Title Guaranty, andKapu Smith of Kamehameha Schools. Othersessions include GIS talks by ESRI and KenSchmidt, Digital Leveling by NGS Advisor EdCarlson, Shoreline Surveys by DLNR ChrisConger, Condominium Property Regimes byattorney Jeff Grad, The Mahele of 1848 byDonovan Preza, Elevation Certificates by EricSimmons, Easements by NSPS President JohnMatonich, Autocadd Platforms by FeliciaProvencal, 3D Scanning by Burk Ellis,Construction Staking by Artie Sevigny ofParsons, Trigonometry Solutions by WayneTeruya of Paren, and Angle Measurements byAndy Harada of ESH.

2. HLSA’s Award and Installation Banquet clos-es out the conference on Friday January 29th atthe Prince Edward Ballroom, begins at 5:30pm.Highlight of the night is the 2010 Surveyor of theYear award being given to Patrick Cummins,LPLS. For more information on these events andregistration please see the HLSA website atwww.hlsa-hawaii.org. Money raised at theawards banquet will go to the surveyors scholar-ship offered to high school students of Hawaii.

3. The 2010 Trig-Star program is moving fullsteam ahead. We now have even more highschools involved across the state. Back whenHLSA started this math competition in 2008 wehad only 12 schools, now in our 3rd year we have21 schools signed up from the Big Island, Kauai,Moloka’i, Maui, and Oahu. As this program con-tinues to grow the need for sponsors also con-tinues to grow, to become a sponsor of a schoolplease contact the Trig-Star coordinator KevinKea at kkea@acelandsurvey.com or call (808)596-4440, cost to sponsor a school is only$295.00 which covers all testing materials andawards for the winning school’s student andteacher. Below is a list of schools involved: – (Big Island) Hilo HS, Kamehameha Schools-

Hawaii, Pahoa High, St. Joseph– (Maui) Maui Preparatory, St. Anthony– (Moloka’i) Moloka’i HS– (Kauai) Waimea HS– (Oahu) Assets, Farrington HS, Halau Ku Mana,

Iolani, Castle HS, Kaimuki HS, Kalani HS, LaPietra, Leilehua HS, Maryknoll, Punahou,Sacred Hearts, University Laboratory School

Papacostas named Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering Chair

The University of Hawaiiat Manoa College ofEngineering hasannounced the appoint-ment of ProfessorConstantinos S.Papacostas as chair of theDepartment of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering,effective January 1, 2010.

Papacostas is a professor of civil and environ-mental engineering at the University of Hawaii atManoa and serves as director of the Hawaii LocalTechnical Assistance Program (LTAP). He is cur-rently president of the Engineers and Architectsof Hawaii (EAH) and has served as Hawaii chap-ter president for both the American Society ofCivil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institute ofTransportation Engineers (ITE).

Papacostas received his BE, magna cumlaude, in civil engineering from Youngstown StateUniversity in 1969. He earned both his MS andPhD in civil engineering from Carnegie-MellonUniversity in 1971 and 1974, respectively. Whileat UH Manoa, he is credited with the develop-ment and implementation of the first statewidetraffic accident reporting system in Hawaii andthe development of one of the earliest internet-served traffic camera systems and the traffic flowsimulation software.

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engineers of ASCE sprung into action mobilizingto secure donations of steel from Macsteel, andsome high performance Tnemec coatings donat-ed by Bonded Materials. The project com-menced with visits to the site by Brian Lum of KaiHawaii, and Aaron Erickson of WJE in Januaryand February 2009 to assess the damage andtake measurements for the repair. The next stepwas to pre-fabricate a replacement section toreplace the damaged section, with expertisegained from years of ASCE student steel bridgecompetitions, YMF members Aaron, Brian, KurtNagamine, and Karen Chongue readily per-formed all the skilled metal fabrication tasksassociated with pre-fabricating a 300 lb replace-ment section of the steel fence during a work dayin August 2009. The next step was headed by ateam of YMF item relocation experts led by newHawaii YMF member Derrick Chan of PSC con-sultants. The 300 lb pre-fab section was hoistedover the existing 6 foot high fence in an impres-sive feat of manpower late one night in prepara-tion for the on-site work day. YMF mobilized toimplement the repair on December 19, 2009. Atthe end of a long day of cutting metal, welding,sanding, digging, concrete placement, and paint-ing YMF members Aaron, Brian, Kurt, Karen,Derrick, Amy Taniguchi, and Joe Salvadore, withhelp from Brian Koren of the garden staff andpainting applicator Kim Kido were successful intheir efforts, with a beautifully repaired fence toshow for it. For more information and many greatphotos of the project, go to:http://ce.adaptedengineering.com/viewtopic.php?t=367

ASCE YMF, from page 6

HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS FOR 2009President: Steven YoshidaVice Pres.: Honglong LiTreasurer: Robert NehmadSecretary: Sara Toyama

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT c. 1908In preparation for its official centennial celebra-

tion in 2008, the University of Hawaii College ofEngineering (COE) obtained the services ofretired librarian and curator emerita Nancy J.Morris, Ph.D., to write a commemorative histori-cal piece for the occasion.

Sometime in 2007, Kerri Van Duyne, the alum-ni relations officer of the College at the time, hadasked me specifically about Leslie A. Hicks, oneof the notable graduates of the college who roseto the position of Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO)president, and for whom a power plan dedicatedin 1955 on the Honolulu waterfront was named.In response, I sent her quite a number URLs andnewspaper clippings (including Hicks’ obituary)and I also arranged via Mary Ellen Nordyke-Grace of HECO to obtain a related file from thecompany that had been compiled by librarianAnnette Summerlin.

Then, in Sept. 2007, I received an email mes-sage from Dr. Morris that said in part:

“Dear Dr. Papacostas: I’m writing the history ofthe College of Engineering for the centennial.History being my field of study, I’ve come to real-ize that you are the faculty member most inter-ested in history and I’ve enjoyed reading yourvery readable articles in Wiliki online. Here are acouple of things I’ve come across in researchingthe centennial piece and I wonder if you havesome ideas on this... Also in one of your articles(April ‘95) you mention the “engineering archives”as a source of your note on Keller and UH roadbuilding. In one of the meetings with the centen-nial project staff, I asked about such an archivebut those at the meeting weren’t sure there issuch. Do you know more? The UH archive atHamilton doesn’t have too much on engineering- mostly faculty appointment papers in the UHpresident’s files. I’m very much enjoying this pro-ject and hope I can pester you as other issuesarise.”

I suggested to her a publication entitled“College of Engineering, University of Hawaii1907-1982: A Record of its History and itsAlumni,” which I had used in 1990 to prepare a“Proposal for a Program Leading to the Ph.D. inCivil Engineering” that (following several unsuc-cessful attempts by others since 1969) led to theestablishment in 1992 of the doctoral program inCivil Engineering. Included in the package I sentto Dr. Morris was my proposal that she thoughtto “be of great help.” When the centennial bookarrived, I was tickled to see an acknowledgmentof my contribution to it as the “unofficial historian”of the college!

The centennial celebration came and went but,following a persisting streak in my nature, I con-tinued to collect, as time permitted, additionalrecords about the College (as well the largerUniversity community). Much of this material hasbeen documented elsewhere, but some of it thatwould be of particular interest to engineers andcollege alumni was passed over in publicationstargeting more general audiences.

An article in the September 1908 issue of themonthly “Paradise of the Pacific” (PP) by Prof.Willis T. Pope began “The College of Agricultureand Mechanic Arts of Hawaii first came to publicattention in 1905. For several years prior to thattime there had been considerable discussion inregard to agriculture among many of our citi-zens.”

By 1907, the Territorial Legislature passed twoActs that “embodied the establishment of aCollege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts inHawaii, provision for its government and support,and special appropriations for the use of the col-lege during the biennial period ending June,1909.”

Lands were designated in Manoa Valley but,due to insufficient legislative appropriation andthe fact that federal Morrill Act funds were not eli-gible for the construction of buildings, “the mostfeasible plan was to lease and remodel a buildingon Young Street near Thomas Square.”

Prof. Roadhouse, who was appointed Dean onthe recommendation of Prof. Hilgard of Californiamet with a sudden death in San Francisco in Nov.1907, and the job of Acting Dean was given toWillis T. Pope, of the Science Department of theHonolulu Normal School.

A map in his PP 1908 account shows a 68-acre site reserved for the college in Manoa, cov-ering 30.6 acres of “Puahia,” adjacent to theManoa Stream, and the rest to the west in anarea designated as “Pilipili.”

While at the temporary quarters, library materi-als and laboratory equipment were purchasedand “the theodolites, levels, telescope, etc., ofthe Engineering department are of the latestdesign and best workmanship.” During the year,Prof. John W. Gilmore, then associated withState College, Pennsylvania, was appointed firstPresident of the college at the recommendationof Pres. Schurman of Cornell and other “famouseducators” at an annual salary of $4800. Leadingthe Engineering department was Prof. JohnMason Young, who also doubled up as engineerfor the college.

Thus, what was originally envisioned as strictlyan agricultural college was from the start expand-ed to include, according to the school’s 1908-09catalogue (summarized in the Aug. 1909 issue ofPP), “a course in Science, a course in Agriculture,a course in Engineering, and a course inHousehold Economics.” The planned engineer-ing curricula offered bachelor and masterdegrees in civil, electrical and mechanical engi-neering.

It appears that under a good measure ofuncertainty, the first academic year “opened inwhat is ordinarily the middle of the scholasticyear,” in February 1908, with five regular and 97special students. Of the five regular students, twowere enrolled in engineering and three in agricul-ture. The first two regular engineering studentswere DeWitt Gibson, “son of the Superintendentof the Boys Industrial School” and Ching QuonAmona, who had been “a student at the HighSchool [Pacific Commercial Advertiser, PCA,2/16/1908].”

On Feb. 18, 1909, Pres. Gilmore boasted tothe PCA that, even though still housed in a tem-porary building, “as to the equipment for theengineering building, there was machinery whichwould be of public service. It was a testing appa-ratus, where a railroad company, desiring to testabsolutely the strength and carrying qualities ofties, could learn it with this machine and deter-mine just how many ties to use to the rail. TheHonolulu Iron Works, the Rapid Transit Company,the Railroad Company, and other service corpo-rations, could obtain valuable knowledge fromthis equipment. In fact, the College of Hawaiioffered a field of study which was invaluable tothe development of the Islands.”

Next: The original engineering curricula!

Do you know of a civil engineering accom-plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send a briefdescription to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014,email csp@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu). Previous arti-cles in the series may be found at the Section’sweb site. Just point your browser tohttp://www.ascehawaii.org.

Please mark your calendars for January,February, and March meetings.

On January 28th, the City Bicycle CoordinatorMr. Chris Sayers and his consultant will make apresentation on Oahu Bike Plan.

On February 25th, We will have Ms. RichelleTakara of FHWA. Richelle oversees all the pacificterritories for FHWA and she will discuss FHWA’sinfrastructure improvements on Guam due toMarines Move. We believe this will be a timelytopic with the recent wage debate expected tosettle by then.

On March 25th, Mr. Jeff Chang of HDOT willdiscuss the Statewide Airport ModernizationProgram. Jeff spoke on HNL ImprovementProjects last April for ITE.

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water development in the State’s Department ofLand And Natural Resources. Mr. Tagomoridirected the State’s effort in developing geother-mal resources in Puna. He also developed theHawai’i dam safety inspection program, in con-cert with the 1987 Dam Safety Act. This result-ed in having more than 125 dams inventoriedand classifying approximately 50 dams as high-hazard and requiring regular inspections andrepairs by the owner. He also served as theState’s coordinator for the Hawai’i FloodInsurance program administered nationally by theFederal Emergency Management Agency. In1995, his efforts helped more than 19,000households to get insured. Perhaps one of hismost important accomplishments is the develop-ment and enactment of the State Water Code(and associated administrative rules) in 1987.The Water Code aimed (and continues to) pro-vide protection and management of Hawai’i’swater resources, and ensuring the resources areallocated for reasonable and beneficial uses.Leading the enactment of the Water Code alsoresulted in Mr. Tagomori serving as Hawai’i’s firstDeputy Director of the Commission on WaterResource Management. Another integral contri-bution Mr. Tagomori provided is the developmentof the “Alternate Water Source” developmentprogram, which has helped to provide earlyanswers to where and what kind of water wouldbe available for future water supplies in view ofwater shortages in several parts of the State.Example of alternate water sources include: thedesalting of brackish water, bulk-heading of dike-confined water, development of springs at PearlHarbor, reclamation of sewage effluent, develop-ment of check dams to increase groundwaterrecharge, development of lava-tube dischargesand enhancement of aquifers by grout curtains.

In addition to his recognition within ASCE, Mr.Tagomori has received various accolades for hisachievements from a variety of other profession-al societies: 1997 American Water WorksAssociation Honorary Member Award (presentedto 10 members, organization-wide, for distin-guished service); 1996 American Public WorksAssociation Top Ten Public Works Leaders of theYear; 1992 American Water Works Association

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Younger Member Forum (YMF). Under her direc-tion as YMF President, the YMF received the2006 ASCE Public Service Award and the 2007ASCE National Younger Member Group Awardfor Small Groups. Ms. Ching currently serves asthe ASCE Hawaii Section MembershipChairperson and as a National CommitteeMember to the Committee on Diversity andWomen in Civil Engineering. Ms. Ching alsoserves HSPE as the current President and previ-ous Vice-President. With the Junior League ofHonolulu, Ms. Ching’s involvement includes theHerStory and Kids in the Kitchen committees.

Ms. Ching has over 12 years of professionalCivil Engineering experience in Hawaii. She waspreviously employed at Kiewit Pacific Co. from1997 to 2002, where she worked as a ProjectEngineer on various construction projects onOahu and Maui. Since 2002, Ms. Ching has

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Fuller Award (given to members who demon-strate outstanding leadership or has made a sig-nificant contribution toward the advancement ofthe water works practice), 1988 NationalGovernors Association Award for DistinguishedService for State Officials; 1980 Governor’sAward for Distinguished State Service; and 1976Bicentennial Celebrations National Horizons onDisplay Program Honoree for the Hawai’i WaterResources Regional Study as the innovative pro-ject to improve the quality of life for all Americans.

Mr. Tagomori is also very active as a volunteerwithin the community and serves as an activemember of the Manoa Community Association,Manoa Acres Community Association, MoiliiliHongwanji, University of Hawai’i AlumniAssociation and the University of Hawai’i, Schoolof Engineering Alumni Association.

Presently, Mr. Manabu Tagomori serves as theDirector of Water and Natural Resources atOceanit, one of Hawai’i’s largest and most diver-sified science and engineering companies, andwhose clients include the US Army Corps ofEngineers, US Missile Defense Agency, NationalScience Foundation, NASA, as well as the Stateof Hawai’i and City and County of Honolulu.

worked on various Navy and Marine Corps pro-grams and projects as an engineer with the NavalFacilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)Pacific and Hawaii. As an engineer with NAVFACHawaii, Ms. Ching was an integral part ofCommander, Navy Region Hawaii’s AssistantRegional Engineer’s Office as the MilitaryConstruction (MILCON) and Demolition ProgramManager. Ms. Ching managed and prioritizedover $1.7B in projected MILCON CapitalImprovement and $61M in Footprint ReductionProjects. Currently, Ms. Ching works as a ProjectManager at NAVFAC Pacific CapitalImprovements providing project managementservices from the planning, designing, and con-struction phases. Noteworthy projects haveincluded the Joint POW/MIA AccountingCommand, Pacific Warfighting Center, andHelicopter Flight Training Facility as well as over120 design projects for Naval ConstructionForces in California, Nevada, Washington,Hawaii, and overseas areas.

Ms. Ching has received numerous awards andrecognitions for her accomplishments includingNAVFAC’s Civilian Engineer of the Year andASCE’s Young Government Civil Engineer of theYear in 2008 and most recently ASCE’s 2009Western Regional Younger Member CouncilOutstanding Young Engineer in the Public Sector.

Ms. Ching’s dedication to the engineering pro-fession and community has been demonstratedat various levels. We are indeed fortunate to haveMs. Ching representing us in the engineeringcommunity. Congratulations to Ms. FlorenceMarcelo Ching, P.E., as the Young Engineer ofthe Year for 2010.

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