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ENGINEERS WEEK BANQUET SPEAKERPeter G. Nicholson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCEFebruary 25, 2006, at the Oahu Country Club

Dr. Peter Nicholson will speak on the“Performance and Investigation of theNew Orleans Flood Control System:Hurricane Katrina” at the Engineer’s WeekBanquet. As the leader of ASCE’s LeveeAssessment Team and now an appointedmember of the federally commissionedExternal Review Panel (ERP), Dr.Nicholson is in a unique position to sharehis experiences and observations of thefailures, and some insight into the underly-ing problems with the flood control systemthat was supposed to protect one ofAmerica’s major cities.

While Hawaii does not have the same types of extreme floodinghazards as experienced in New Orleans, we do have a very real sus-ceptibility to both hurricanes and flooding. This was recently exem-plified by the Manoa flood that caused so much damage at theUniversity of Hawaii. Hawaii has, as well, numerous high hazarddams and even some levees that pose potential threats to communi-ties downstream of those structures. The failures and consequentialflooding in New Orleans should be a wake-up call to our own hazardsfrom flood control and water retention structures.

Dr. Nicholson currently serves as a professor and the graduatechair for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering atthe University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he has been the senior fac-ulty member for the geotechnical program for 15 years. He is alicensed professional engineer in Hawaii, with more than 20 yearsexperience in the design, inspection and assessment of dams andlevees in Utah, California and Hawaii. During the period fromSeptember through November, Nicholson served as the team leaderfor the ASCE Levee Assessment Team deployed to New Orleans inthe aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In early December, hewas appointed to the federally commissioned External Review Panel(ERP) authorized by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, chargedwith the oversight of investigations and recommendations on rebuild-ing of the levee system in the aftermath of the disaster.

Nicholson has been an elected member of the Hawaii StateEarthquake Advisory Board/Committee for Hawaii State Civil Defensesince 1991. He served on the advisory council for ASCE’s ReportCard for America’s Infrastructure in 2003 and 2005. Nicholson ischair of the Embankment, Dams & Slopes Committee for ASCE Geo-Institute. He has also been an active member of the Association ofState Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) and several TransportationResearch Board committees for the past 15 years.

Dr. Nicholson received a bachelor’s degree in Geology andGeophysics from Yale University, and master’s and doctoratedegrees in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford University.He also pursued post-graduate studies at the University of Utah andthe University of California at Berkeley.

See banquet registration form on page 4.

The Society of American Military Engineers,

Honolulu Post

Invites you to join us for the

2006ENGINEER’S WEEK KICK-OFF

LUNCHEON

Presentation: University of Hawaii 2006 Football ProgramSpeaker: Coach June Jones, University of Hawaii Football

Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree ShowroomTuesday, February 21, 2006 at 11:30 AMLuncheon Cost: $25.00(Public parking available at Ft. DeRussy)

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SEND THIS FORM AND PAYMENT TO:Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Postc/o Randy Lau Designer Built Systems, Inc.555 Paiea Street Suite 105Honolulu, HI 96819

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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND UNIVERSITY OFHAWAII COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CO-SPONSORED POPSICLE STICKBRIDGE COMPETITION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

First Place winning team.

Participants from the 2005 ASCE/College of Engineering Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition

The American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) Hawaii Section and the University ofHawaii College of Engineering co-sponsored apopsicle stick bridge competition during theEngineering Expo for Middle School Students atthe University of Hawaii at Manoa, Holmes Hall.Thirteen teams of three students from eightmiddle schools participated in this activity.

Students were limited to using no more than700 popsicle sticks and had to use Elmers glueto hold their bridge together. The bridges hadto span over 2 feet, had to be at least 4 incheswide and could be no taller than 9 inches.Bridges were judged by how much load itcould hold in a load frame. The participantspresented to the judges how they chose theirdesign, the most difficult part about buildingthe bridge and how they expected their bridgeto handle the load.

This year’s first place winners were ChelseaDomingo, Ashley Marquez and Gabrilyn Leefrom Kapolei Middle School’s “Kapolei BlueFlames” team. Their bridge withstood a total of226 pounds. “We worked on our bridge foralmost one month, during our lunch breaks andafter school,” said Gabrilyn Lee. “I’m so proudof our students,” said Ariel Villanueva, the stu-dents’ teacher, “they worked really hard —wehope to come back next year!” The secondplace team, “Kapolei Silver Surfers” also from

Kapolei Middle School, designed a bridge thatsupported 197 pounds while the third placeteam, “Pink Monkeys” from Kalama MiddleSchool on Maui, competed with a bridge thatheld 187.5 pounds.

ASCE and the UH College of Engineering co-sponsored this event once previously inJanuary 2004. The College and ASCE hopethat through activities like the popsicle stickbridge competition, more students will becomeinterested in Engineering. Engineers, espe-cially Civil Engineers, are currently in highdemand in Hawaii with Civil Engineering posi-tions open at all levels of Government, thePrivate Sector and in the Construction Industry.

HAWAII SECTION MEETINGDate: January 10, 2006Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric

Ward Avenue CafeteriaPlease contact Ray Liu or Kevin Dang for

directions and for more information.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY AND FINALASME 125th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONASME-HI members celebrated with aDecember 18, 2006 get-together at the GoldenPalace Seafood Restaurant on 111 N. KingStreet. Participants included the Department ofMechanical Engineering, University of Hawaiiat Manoa, faculty and student members. Thisended ASME’s more than yearlong activities tochange to a new more efficient professionalorganization.

The Officers and Directors of ASME-HI wishall its members and families a healthy andprosperous new year.

2006 MATHCOUNTS COMPETITIONThe Oahu Chapter Competition will be held

on Saturday, February 11, 2006, and the StateCompetition is on Saturday, March 11, 2006. Inits 23rd year in Hawaii, it will again be held inthe Kamehameha Schools Kalama Dining Hall.

MathCounts is a national math enrichment,coaching and competition program that pro-motes middle school mathematics achieve-ment through grassroots involvement in everyU.S. state and territory. MathCounts is one ofthe most successful education partnershipsinvolving volunteers, educators, industry spon-sors, and students.

With new focus on innovation, education tostrengthen U.S. competitiveness urged by cor-porate and academicleaders, take note thatMathCounts has been aleader in this effort for 22years. On December 6,2005, at a national summitto address U.S. economiccompetitiveness, topbusiness and academicleaders called onCongress and theAdministration to revital-ize the U.S. investment infundamental research,strengthen K-12 science,technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM)education, and enablethe U.S. to lead the worldin the development anddeployment of advancedtechnologies. For moreinformation on thisSummit, please visit:ht tp : / /www.us innova-tion.org.

Each year the partici-pation by middle schools(6th, 7th and 8th graders)increases. Each schoolhas a team of 4Mathletes® and up to 4alternate Mathletes®. Atboth Chapter and Statecompetitions, they all go

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Mechanical Engineers

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Dangk001@hawaii.rr.comTreasurer Derick Kam 848-6966

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HAWAII SFPE SEMINAR PRESENTATION

NFPA 101® LIFE SAFETY CODE SEMINARThe Hawaii Chapter of the Society of Fire

Protection Engineers is sponsoring this excel-lent three-day seminar through a specialarrangement with the National Fire ProtectionAssociation. This is the first time this seminarhas been offered in Hawaii since 2006.

Sponsored by: Hawaii Chapter, Society ofFire Protection Engineers

Date & Time: Monday March 6 toWednesday March 8, 2006, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter GolfClubhouse

Cost: $750 ($650 for SFPE members,Chapter Friends, & fire service personnel)

Deadline: The registration deadline is Friday,March 3, 2006.

Who should attend: Fire ProtectionEngineers, Architects, Building & Fire Officials,Fire Inspectors, Healthcare Facility Engineersand Safety Professionals, and Insurance LossControl Representatives.

For information and Sam Dannaway,Program Chairman

To register contact: Hawaii Chapter SFPETel (808) 526-9019 / Fax (808) 537-5385E-mail: seminars@sfpehawaii.org

through three grueling rounds of math problemsolving. The first is the Sprint Round with its 30problems, and then comes the Target Roundand its 8 multi-step problems, and finally theTeam Round with 10 problems solved by theteam of 4 Mathletes®. The top scoring individu-als move on to the Countdown Round wherepairs of Mathletes® compete against eachother and the clock. Although MathCountsquestions are written with the curricula forgrades 6-8 in mind, many of us Engineerswould not want to compete against these stu-dents. The school coaches prepare their teamslike school athletes. Problem solving strategiesare practiced along with hours and hours ofproblem solving.

On May 11-14, 2006, Hawaii’s four topMathletes® will be in Arlington, Va. to take partin the Lockheed Martin MathCounts NationalCompetition.

The Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers(HSPE) has sponsored the Hawaii MathCountsfor these past 22 years. Dr. Michael Chun,President and Headmaster of KamehamehaSchools is the Hawaii MathCounts Chairman.Continual, supportive major sponsors havebeen Aloha Airlines and Hawaiian ElectricCompany.

In the past HCES has considered theMathCounts Competition as an EngineersWeek activity. Engineers have been asked togive up a Saturday morning and volunteer asproctors and scorers for the Oahu ChapterCompetition. If you would like to help from 7:30am to 11:30 am on February 11, please contactEd Chang, Hawaii MathCounts SteeringCommittee member at 543-4227.

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2006 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 25, 2006

Oahu Country Club150 Country Club Road, Honolulu, Hawaii

5:00 p.m. Order of the Engineer Ceremony (Optional – See Separate Announcement)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 – Dr. Peter Nicholson (UH Dept. of Civil and Environmental

Engineering) on the investigation of New Orleans flood control system.Installation of 2006 HCES officers.

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Special guests have been invited to attend the banquet. These guests may include theGovernor, mayors of each county and key engineers in their cabinet.

Would you like to sponsor an invited guest to sit at your table? Please circle one: Y N

If yes, we will contact you on a first-come, first-serve basis and have you select among the listof available invited guests.

Tables seat 8, 10 or 12 people.

If reserving a table please circle the table size desired: 8 10 12

Rates are $37.50 for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 15, 2006, $45 for regis-tration(s) postmarked after February 15 and $27.50 for students. Please type or print the nameand company/organization affiliation of each attendee. Keep two seats open if you have elect-ed to sponsor an invited guest.

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Make checks payable to “HCES” and mail with completed reservation form to:2006 Engineers Week Banquetc/o Ken Rappolt, HCES TreasurerLyons Associates Inc.841 Bishop Street, Suite 2006Honolulu, HI 96813

If you have any questions, please contact HCES Chair Westley Chun at 440-0269 orwestley.chun@ch2m.com or HCES Vice Chair Todd Barnes at 275-2900 or todd.barnes@weston-solutions.com.

SAME Scholarship Golf Tournament:May ‘06

The Honolulu Post of the Society of AmericanMilitary Engineers will host its annualScholarship Golf Tournament on 16 May 2006at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

The 2005 tournament raised more that$16,000 to support the Post’s annual scholar-ship program — the Post hopes to raise$20,000 this year.

Interested golfers and potential sponsorsshould contact Mr. Dana Voight,Dana.Voight.ctr@hickam.af.mil, for more infor-mation.

PACIFIC INDUSTRY FORUMSAME will host a one-day event to bring

Sustaining Members together with PACOM,Services, and contracting agencies in a brief-ing and round table forum to present the strate-gic view of the theater (unclass), provideaccess to the contracting agencies, and allowfor interactive discussion and promotion oppor-tunities for sustaining member capabilities on17 May 2006 at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki.

Additional information will be posted on thePost website as it becomes available.http://posts.SAME.org/Honolulu

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AN ORDER OFTHE ENGINEER RING CEREMONY

WILL BE HELDAT THE 2006 ENGINEERS WEEK BANQUET

FEBRUARY 25, 2006AT THE OAHU COUNTRY CLUB

The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES)invites you to participate in the Order of the EngineerRing Ceremony to be held at the Engineers WeekBanquet.

The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the UnitedStates to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in theengineering profession, to bridge the gap betweentraining and experience, and to present to the public avisible symbol identifying the engineer. The first RingCeremony was held on June 4, 1970 at Cleveland StateUniversity. Others like it have since spread across theUnited States at which graduate and registered engi-neers are invited to accept the Obligation of theEngineer and to wear a stainless steel ring.

The Ring Ceremonies are conducted by Links (localsections) of the Order, of which the American Society ofCivil Engineers (ASCE) is one. The upcoming RingCeremony will be the third such ceremony conducted inHawaii. More information on the Order of the Engineercan be found at www.order-of-the-engineer.org.

Any engineer is eligible for induction into the Order ofthe Engineer if he or she has graduated from an ABET-accredited engineering program or holds a license as aProfessional Engineer. Students enrolled in ABET-accredited engineering degree programs are eligible ifthey are within two academic terms of graduation.Guests are welcome to witness the Ceremony.

Participants at the Engineers Weeks Banquet RingCeremony will take the Obligation of the Engineer andreceive a stainless steel ring. The cost for the RingCeremony will be $17.50. A registration form and ringsizing chart for the Ring Ceremony is available on theHCES and ASCE Hawaii Section websites(www.hces.us and www.ascehawaii.org).

For additional information on the Ceremony, pleasecontact: Walter Billingsley, ASCE President, at 846-3232or wbillingsley@beltcollins.com.

Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony

2006 Engineers Week BanquetFebruary 25, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.

Oahu Country Club

Sponsored by theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

World Headquarters Link, ASCE Hawaii Section, and HCES

Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(to be printed on certificate for participants only)

Professional Credentials: P.E. P.L.S. E.I.T.(to be printed on certificate for participants only)

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Ring Size: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fifth finger of your writing hand)(needed for participants only – form for measuring ring size is avail-able on the HCES website at www.hces.us)

I attest that I am eligible for induction into the Order ofthe Engineer by merit of:

1. having graduated from an ABET-accredited engi-neering program, or

2. holding a license as a Professional Engineer, or

3. being enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineeringprogram and within two academic terms of gradua-tion.

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Registration Fee: $17.50 per initiate (includes ring andcertificate)

Fee is payable via cash or check. Please make checkpayable to “HCES.” Mail completed form with paymentto Ken Rappolt, HCES Treasurer, P.O. Box 2873,Honolulu, HI 96802-2873. Registration forms with pay-ment must be received by February 15, 2006.

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

2005 OFFICERSPhone Fax

President Janice Marsters 484-5366 484-0007Pres.-Elect Barry Jim On 521-3773 521-3993Treasurer Jon Nishimura 944-1821 946-9339Secretary Norman Kawachika 531-1308 521-7348 Past-Pres. Glen Lau 841-8024 848-5102 Natl. Dir. Roy Yamashiro 945-0198 944-1177

2005-2006 ASCE Hawaii Section ExecutiveCommitteeOffice Phone FAX President Walter Billingsley 846-3232 538-7819

email: wbillingsley@beltcollins.comPres-Elect Lori Fong 384-5372 689-1585

email: lfong@ascehawaii.orgVice-Pres Phillip Ooi 956-8512 956-5014

email: ooi@wiliki.eng.hawaii.eduSecretary Ron Iwamoto 486-5202 486-5206

email: ron@iwamotollc.comTreasurer Mike Hunnemann 791-3980 533-2686

email: mike@kaihawaii.comPast Pres Keith Niiya 533-3646 526-1267

email: kniiya@atahawaii.com

JANUARY DINNER MEETINGProgram: Report on Levee Damage

from Hurricane Katrinaby Dr. Peter NicholsonRecognition of New Life Members

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2006Location: Treetops at Paradise Park,

Manoa ValleyTime: 5:30 p.m. - Social Time

6:30 p.m. - Dinner7:30 p.m. - Program9:00 p.m. - Adjourn

Menu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $22.00 for Hawaii Section members

$25.00 for non-section membersand guests$11.00 for University of Hawaii atManoa Student Chapter members

Please make checks payable to ASCE-Hawaii Section and mail to Mike Hunnemann,ASCE Treasurer, c/o KAI Hawaii, 31 N. PauahiStreet, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813,postmarked by Monday, January 16, 2006.Reservations for the dinner meeting to MikeHunnemann by Monday, January 16, 2006, byphone at 791-3980, fax at 533-2686 or email atmhunnemann@kaihawaii.com.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGJanuary 5, 2006

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOL-ARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize thosedeserving students. We continue to accept taxdeductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail toASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any questions,please contact Keith Niiya at 533-3646, orkniiya@atahawaii.com.

ORDER OF THE ENGINEER RINGCEREMONY

An Engineer’s Ring Ceremony is beingplanned for the Engineer’s Week Banquet onFebruary 25, 2006, at the Oahu Country Club.The Engineer’s Ring Ceremony is the publicinduction of candidates into the Order of theEngineer. The Order is the roster of engineersin the United States who have participated inan Engineer’s Ring Ceremony and who havepublicly accepted the “Obligation of theEngineer.” During the Ceremony, candidatesformally accept the Obligation of the Engineerand receive a stainless steel ring to be worn as

a symbol of recognition of membership in theOrder of the Engineer.

The Obligation of an Engineer is the formalstatement of an engineer’s responsibilities tothe public and to the profession. TheObligation includes a pledge to practiceintegrity, fair dealing, tolerance, and respect,and to uphold devotion to the standards anddignity of the profession, conscious always thatan engineer’s skill carries with it the obligationto serve humanity by making the best use ofEarth’s precious wealth.

Any engineer who has graduated from anABET-accredited engineering program or holdsa license as a Professional Engineer is eligiblefor induction into the Order of the Engineer.

A registration form for the Ceremony is pro-vided with a separate announcement in thisissue of the Wiliki.

APPROVED FY 2006 BUDGET*Income Categories FY 05 Actual FY 06 Budget

Income AmountSection Dues $ 10,665.00 $ 10,600.00Society Allotment $ 3,659.80 $ 3,600.00Interest $ 172.11 $ 0.00Dividend Income $ 2,780.38 $ 0.00Contributions to Section $ 600.00 $ 600.00Grants $ 1,850.00 $ 0.00 Advertising Income $ 3,626.33 $ 3,500.00ASCE Conferences ($ 445.84) $ 2,000.00Educational Courses $ 20,506.50 $ 0.00

Total Income $ 43,414.28 $ 20,300.00

Expense Categories FY 05 Actual FY 06 BudgetExpense Amount

ASCE Conferences $ 0.00 $ 0.00Educational Courses $ 14,842.17 $ 0.00Miscellaneous $ 272.93 $ 0.00Donations from Section $ 200.00 $ 300.00Stationary & Supplies $ 95.82 $ 100.00Postage $ 356.35 $ 500.00Newsletter $ 2,742.05 $ 2,800.00General Printing $ 0.00 $ 50.00Meetings $ 1,712.07 $ 500.00 Younger Member Forum $ 1,950.00 $ 2,000.00Student Chapter $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00Official Travel $ 8,121.66 $ 7,100.00Committee Expenses $ 2,035.89 $ 2,600.00Awards & Prizes $ 2,042.49 $ 2,850.00

Total Expenses $ 35,871.43 $ 20,300.00Net Income (Expenses) $ 7,542.85 $ 0.00

Notes:* Reported values and budget include YMF

income, expenses, and budget.

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employers have openings they

would like to fill:• Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (Civil

Engineer - Honolulu and Wailuku, LandSurveyor - Honolulu)

• Bills Engineering Inc. (CADD Technician)• Brown and Caldwell (Civil or Mechanical

Engineer - Honolulu, Project Manager –Maui)

• Community Planning & Engineering, Inc.(Civil Design Project Engineers/Managers)

• Fewell Geotechnical Engineering(Geotechnical Engineer - Honolulu)

• Fukunaga & Associates (Civil andCivil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu)

• GeoEngineers, Inc. (Senior Engineer)• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Civil

Engineers and more)• Towill, Shigeoka & Associates, Inc. (Licensed

Professional Land Surveyor,Computer/Draftsperson (CAD), experiencedParty Chiefs and Rodpersons for Oahu andKona)

• Warren S. Unemori Engineering (ProjectEngineer and Civil Engineer - Wailuku)

• Zapata Engineering (Geotechnical Engineer)For more information on these job listings,

please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section websiteat http://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobs.html.

ASCE WORKSHOPSThe following workshops will be coming to

Honolulu in early 2006:• HEC-HMS Computer Workshop, January 12-

13, 2006, Radisson Hotel Waikiki. Topicsto be covered include: Hydrologic ModelingOverview, HEC-HMS Capabilities, BasinDelineation, Precipitation Methodology,Rainfall Abstractions (Losses), RunoffTransformations, Stream Routing, ReservoirRouting, Model Execution, Analysis ofResults, Dam Break and Special Topics, andIntroduction to HEC-GeoHMS.

• Financial Management for the ProfessionalEngineer, February 9-10, 2006, RadissonHotel Waikiki: Topics to be covered include:How to Understand Financial Statements,Key Performance Measures, CompanyBudgeting, Project Management, FindingYour Firm’s Value, and Cash Flow – YourFirm’s Lifeblood.For more information and registration, go to

http://www.asce.org/conted/seminars/.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVEASCE counts on our members to help us

grow every year by actively participating in theMember-Get-A-Member Drive. All you have todo to be eligible to win is refer a colleague, andyou will be entered into quarterly drawings.Prizes range from iPods, to gift cards, to cash.This is a great time to help out your colleagueswhile also helping ASCE find new members.Take a minute to think about the people in yourprofessional life who could benefit from mem-bership. Visit www.ASCEDrive.org to refer themand you could be a winner in the next drawing!Please contact our membership chair, LoriNishida, at 533-3646 or lnishida@atahawaii.comfor further information.

SIGN-UP FOR THE ASCE HAWAII SEC-TION’S WEBMAIL LIST

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 help the ASCE Hawaii Section reduceoperating costs by receiving your monthlyissue of the Wiliki via e-mail, please contactJoanna Seto at 586-4329 or jseto@asce-hawaii.org.

See other ASCE articles on pages 8 and 9.

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGDecember 07, 2005

Committee Reports:Membership Committee: The 2006 SEAOH

membership renewal and dues payment formswill be mailed out before the end of December.

Per request of the Disaster ResponseCommittee, an additional section will be addedto the 2006 SEAOH mem-bership renewal form thatwill ask if the renewingengineer has completedtraining in the AppliedTechnology Council (ATC)ATC-45 “Field Manual:Safety Evaluation ofBuildings after WindStorms and Floods” andATC-20 “Procedures forPostearthquake SafetyEvaluation of Buildings”and if the engineer wouldbe interested in includingher / his name in theSEAOH database of engi-neers with such training.

2006 SEAOH Board ofDirectors InstallationBanquet: The date of the2006 SEAOH Board ofDirectors InstallationBanquet has beenrescheduled to Friday,January 27, 2006, 7 p.m.,at the Hale Koa Hotel,Waikiki. Cost has beenset at $30 per person.

Hawaii Council ofEngineering Societies[HCES]: It was reportedthat the Hawaii SpaceGrant Consortium hasoffered to conduct liveand interactive scienceand engineering demon-strations during the 2006Engineers’ Week displayevent at Kahala Mall as itdid for the 2005 event.

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Light Gauge Steel EngineersAssociation

HAWAII CHAPTERP.O. Box 508, Aiea, Hawaii 96701Phone: (808) 485-1400 Fax: (808) 485-1500Web Page:www.lgsea.com

2005 OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPhone FAX

President Jeff Hanyu 536-2108 521-3000Vice President Tim Waite 479-1216 941-9079Secretary Brian Enomoto 486-5202 486-5206Treasurer Will Wong 945-0198 944-1177Director Howard Lau 942-9100 942-1899Director Glenn Isidro 533-2210 533-2686Director Akira Usami 682-5747 682-2928Director Darin Okuda 689-5400 689-5406Director Brent Uechi 521-6958 533-6701Director Shane Arnold 864-8133Past President Mike Kasamoto 955-6834 955-2483

2005 COMMITTEE CHAIRSProgram: Tim WaiteTechnical: Brent UechiMembership: Darin OkudaSponsorship: Glenn IsidroDirected R&D: Jim WalfishSpecifications: Brent UechiYoung Engineer Education: Jeff HanyuWebsite: Jeff Hanyu

S T R U C T U R A LE N G I N E E R S

A S S O C I AT I O NO F H AWA I I

PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org

2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD)OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPresident Beverly

Ishii-Nakayama 942-9100beverlyn@lava.net

Vice Pres Bennett Fung 356-1232bfung@ssfm.com

Secretary Dean Kokubun 536-2626deank@nagamineokawa.com

Treasurer Garett Muranaka 543-7574garett.muranaka@heco.com

Director Ibbotson Kellett 540-1030ibbotson@hawaii.rr.com

Director Wayne Kawano 848-7100wkawano@ccpihawaii.org

Director Dean Doi 955-4441ddoi@satoandassociates.com

Director Paul Morimoto 486-0787paul@hirata-hawaii.com

Past Pres Randy Chu 373-795rntchu@hawaii.edu

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2005-2006 STATE OFFICERSPresident Manny Lanuevo, P.E. 838-8804

State Department of Transportationmanny.lanuevo@hawaii.gov

Pres.Elect Ken Rappolt, P.E. 536-6621Lyons Associates, Inc.ken@lyonassociates.com

Vice Pres. Barry Nakamoto, P.E. 543-4515Hawaiian Electricbarry.nakamoto@heco.com

Secretary Dave Hein, P.E. 327-9520State Department of Transportationdave.hein@hawaii.gov

Treasurer Marc Botticelli, P.E. 329-8249Segawa & Associates mbotticelli@wrsa.biz

General Membership UpdateDecember Christmas Party with Hawaii

Pacific Steel Framing Alliance was enjoyed bythe 50+ attendees. The event was held atDave and Buster’s and the group split intoteams. Teams participated in four differentgames with the winners receiving a specialprize. Many door prizes and a 50-50 raffleprize were given out as well.

Ballots from December election for 2006directors being collected and votes tallied.LGSEA Installation banquet is tentativelyscheduled for February 10th, place TBD. Lookfor more details in the near future. LGSEA willbe participating again with the Hawaii PacificSteel Framing Alliance as an exhibitor at theannual Home Building and Remodeling Showat the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, February 2-5.Please mark your calendars and let us know ifyou are interested in volunteering for a shift ortwo as an LGSEA exhibitor.

However, to fund its participation in the upcom-ing event, the Consortium is requesting an hon-orarium of $1,500 and HCES has asked if itsmember professional societies would be willingand able to provide financial support to fundthe honorarium.

It was proposed and approved that SEAOHwill provide a maximum $200 financial contri-bution to the honorarium for the Hawaii SpaceGrant Consortium’s participation in the 2006Engineers’ Week display event.

Sports (Golf) Committee: It was reportedthat a total of $400 will be donated to theAmerican Red Cross’ Disaster Relief Fund /Hurricane Katrina Relief from proceeds raisedby the SEAOH Fall Golf Tournament.

2006 Calendar of Events:First Quarter 2006 Qrtly Meeting: Light

gauge steel plant tour (tentative)January 10, 2006 Seminar: AISC “Steel

Design After College”January 27, 2006 Banquet: SEAOH Board of

Directors Installation Banquet, Hale Koa Hotel,Waikiki

February 8-11, 2006 Conference: AISC“North American Steel ConstructionConference”, San Antonio, Texas

February 10-11, 2006 Conference: “NCSEAWinter Institute”, Jacksonville, Florida

February 19-26, 2006 Event: NationalEngineers’ Week

February 20, 2006 Luncheon: Engineers’Week Kick-Off Luncheon

February 25, 2006 Forum: “MasonryConstruction Practices Forum”, HonoluluCountry Club

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engineers andarchitects ofhawaii

founded 1902

po box 4353,honolulu,hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsWEB Address http:community.hei.com/eah

2005-2006 OFFICERSPresident Gary Yamamoto 485-27771st VP Travis Hylton 531-30172nd VP VacantTreasurer Ralph Dobson 227-2746Secretary Sam Gillie 543-4739Director Michael Albright 536-1737Director Mary Ellen Nordyke-Grace 543-4885Director Eric Kashiwamura 543-4705Director August AhlfPast Pres Bob Morrissey 521-4711

Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html

2005-2006 YMF OFFICERSPhone

President Florence Ching 227-4704fching@ascehawaii.org

Vice-Pres Scott Jennings 845-8440sjennings@rci-group.com

Secretary Lisa Takushi 531-2462 ext. 231Treasurer Morgan Branch 545-2462 ext. 108Past Pres Paulette Ujimori 257-6920 ext. 231

Next YMF General MeetingsThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, 6:00 p.m.,at Brew Moon Restaurant and Microbrewery atWard Centre, 593-0088 and Tuesday, February7, 6:00 p.m.,at Side Street Inn,591-0253. If youare interested in attending to find out what the

YMF is all about and how much fun we have,please call Florence Ching at 227-4704.

A & E MIXED SOFTBALL LEAGUEIf you are interested in SLOW PITCH SOFT-

BALL, the ASCE YMF will be participating inthe Architects & Engineers Softball MixedLeague (Spring). This coed league will runfrom March to May 2006. Games are once aweek, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.Games are usually held at Aiea, Kamamalu orCartwright. Please contact Stuart Ujimori(#220-4913 or ujimori@yahoo.com) if you areinterested in playing.

Storm Drain StencilingOn November 19th ASCE YMF members

came out and partnered with the City andCounty of Honolulu to conduct their annualstorm drain stenciling community service pro-ject. Twenty two volunteers scoured the neigh-borhoods of Waikele with spray paint can inhand stenciling “Mai Kiloi Opala Malama i KeKai” over the storm drains of Waikele. In addi-tion, volunteers also helped pass out educa-tional packets to home owners detailing thehazards of dumping waste down the stormdrain. In all it was a productive half day eventwith a total of 85 catch basins being markedand over 200 packets being passed out. A bigmahalo to Ms. Iwalani Sato of the City andCounty for helping organize this event andthanks for everyone for coming out to help.

ASCE Helps with Special Olympics BowlingEventBy Paulette Ujimori, ASCE Hawaii Section PastPresident

On December 4, 2005 approximately 16 vol-unteers from the ASCE Hawaii Section YMFwoke up early in the morning to help with the2005 Special Olympics Holiday ClassicBowling Event. The Event was held at theMarine Corps Base Hawaii K-Bay lanes.Volunteers assisted as bowling officials, helpedwith passing out awards to participants andcooked lunch for the workers that came out.The Special Olympics Holiday Classic is one ofthree events sponsored by Special OlympicsHawaii for children and adults with intellectualdisabilities. The ASCE Hawaii Section YMFwere a part of the 1,000 volunteers that helpedin the event.

January Meetings January Program Chair: Michael AlbrightJanuary 6th, Speaker: Capt Peter

Gumataotao, USN.Title: “The U.S. Navy – Meeting the 21st

Century Head-On!”January 13th, No Meeting Martin Luther

King HolidayJanuary 20th, Speaker: Jack P Suyderhoud,

Professor of Business Economics, University ofHawaii.

Topic: “The Gas Cap – The Truth and theConsequences”

January 29th, Tentative Speaker: FrankHays, Pacific Director of the National ParksService.

Topic:”The Manzanar Japanese InternmentCamp Memorial in California”

Meetings held every Friday at YWCA room205 on Richards Street downtown. Parking atAlii Place off Alakea Street for $1.50 per hour.Meetings start at NOON and end promptly at1:00 pm.

Members-$8.00 Guests-$9.00Program schedule may be adjusted. Call

Secretary to confirm speaker. Anyone wantinga weekly email meeting notice please sendyour email address to Sam Gillie atsgillie@hei.com.

Meeting Notes for November 4th, 2005:Another one of Mel Lepine’s life stories: A

not so blissfully married couple were driving inthe country when they passed a pig farm. Thehusband looked at the farm and commented tohis wife, “Any relatives of yours?” His wife flat-ly replied, “Yes, my in-laws!”

Speaker: Tom Ocasek, Wildlife PhotographerSubject: “The Importance of the Arctic, Polar

Bears as a Benchmark” Mr. Ocasek worked invarious executive position in several differentHawaii companies. When he was 45, he felt hewas running his life too fast and he wanted toredirect his life, so he redirected his life towardnature photography. He contacted variousnationally and internationally known worldwildlife photographers and asked if he couldaccompany them. He was able to convincethem that he didn’t intend to compete withthem on a professional level and they agreed.He has been able to accompany them on theirtrips around the world and into artic regions tophotograph Polar Bears. He explained that thepolar bear is the largest carnivore in the worldliving in the bleakest climate. The polar bear isat the top of a very short food chain of krill, fish,

seal, bear. If you want to trace pollution, youcan go… Pittsburgh, krill, fish, seal, bear. Mr.Ocasek argues that if the polar bear cannotsurvive in the long term, then people’s chancesare not good. He and a group other photogra-phers and scientists formed Polar BearsInternational, which is an educational forum forthe five nations with polar bear and people,with the goal of protecting the polar bear habi-tat. You can listen to Mr. Ocasek’s adventuresphotographing polar bears at the EAH WEBsite.

Meeting Notes for November 18th, 2005: Speaker: Des McGinnes, Business

Development Manager for Ocean PowerDelivery

Subject: “The Pelamis Wave EnergyConverter.” It was almost standing room onlyas Mr. McGinnes talked about the first order fortheir Pelamis Wave Energy Converters for aPortuguese project. Mr. McGinnes provideddetailed information on the current status of theproject. He explained how they envision thatthere will be energy farms anchored near shoreto generate energy in the future.http://www.oceanpd.com/

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2005-2006 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPresident: Vergel Del RosarioVice Pres./Pres. Elect: Nap AgraanSecretary: Josie FelicitasTreasurer: Ramon Bonoan, Jr.Asst. Treasurer: Elvi PinedaAuditor: Eugene CalaraBusiness Manager: Suzie AgraanPRO: Angie Legaspi

February 25, 2006 Banquet: Engineers’Week Banquet

September 14-16, 2006 Conference:NCSEA Annual Conference, Salt Lake City,Utah

October 19, 2006Convention: CCPI AnnualConvention, Hapuna Prince, Kohala Coast,Island of Hawaii

October 26, 2006Seminar: “2005 AISC ASD& LRFD Unified Manual”

November 4-11, 2006 Convention: SEAOHAnnual Convention, Osaka, Japan

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

DROUTHS AND FRESHETS“Some stories have legs,” I vaguely recall our

college newspaper advisor admonishing us,the staff of “The Jambar,” many a year ago.

Besides having legs, the whirling story of theDam at Nu`uanu reservoir No. 4 is sporting run-ning shoes as well!

But first, a short explanation about theassignment of “No. 4”. In my opinion, it proper-ly refers to the reservoir rather than to thewater-impounding dam. How else can weexplain Reservoir No. 5 which the October 23,1955 issue of the Honolulu Advertiser (HA)describes as a “2,700,000-gallon concretetank,” built 33 years earlier, “on the ewa side ofNuuanu Ave. near the noted poinsetta [sic]hedge?”

Yet, both in the popular press and in techni-cal documents, the numeral is often associatedwith the dam itself. The title of a 1931 report tothe Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) byJ. B. Lippincott, for example, refers to Dam No.4, as do a 1941 study by C. K. Wentworth, a1965 study by L. J. Watson, a 1982 report bythe U. S. Corps of Engineers, the 1993 Hiratainspection report I quoted last month(December 2005), and many editions of the“Hawaii Data Book,” among others.

The subject dam was to be a public projectsupplying domestic water, especially duringcycles of drought (or drouth, as the then often-used alternate spelling goes), and, by turns, forflood protection from devastating freshets.

In time, the dam played other roles, includingfire fighting, dust palliating, sanitation, electricpower production, and recreational fishing.But, first things first.

Serving as the director of public relations forthe BWS, newspaperman George F. Nellistpublished his history of “Honolulu’s ModernWater System” in three installments thatappeared in the HA respectively in 1948, 1952and 1955. Although “the exact date ... is lost inthe mist of unrecorded early history,” he setsMarch 31, 1848 as the inauguration of “the firstunit of a water system in Honolulu, installed,paid for, and operated by the government.” Onthat day, Interior Minister John Young (a.k.a.Keoni Ana) reported to King Kamehameha IIIand the Hawaii Legislature that “during thepast year, a Harbor Master and Pilot’s officehas been erected ... near the wharves. A watertank, for the convenience of shipping, isplaced in the basement story of this building.

The water is supplied, through a leaden pipefrom the Reservoir on the Northeast side of thetown.” Nellist then quotes a story in Thrum’sHawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1889, whichI traced and verified. Under the title “First WaterPipe for Honolulu,” Thrum says in part:

“During a visit of Mr. P. A. Brinsmade, of thefirm of Ladd & Co., of this place, to BostonMass., in 1838, through a representation byhim that the King was desirous to bring water infrom a considerable distance for the purposeof supplying vessels at Honolulu, Messrs.Proctor & Felt were induced to consign to Ladd& Co. fourteen reels of lead pipe... of inch andhalf-inch size... but during the celebrated arbi-tration... the matter was suspended butrenewed again in the summer of 1847, resultingin its disposal in September of that year, fortemporary use till iron piping could beobtained, and was laid to convey water from ataro patch back of the French Consul’s (at thattime) to the Harbor Master’s office, at the foot ofNuuanu street.”

As for an early description of the floodingproblem, this is what the Pacific CommercialAdvertiser (PCA) of February 24, 1859 had tosay:

“The third freshet of the season in theNuuanu stream occurred last Sunday night...The temporary bridge at the foot of BeretaniaStreet known as Smith’s bridge was againswept away, making the third time that commu-nication has been interrupted at that point.”By then, the Kingdom was taking charge of itspublic water works, to wit, Sec. 191 of the CivilCode provided that “the Minister of the Interiorshall have a general charge of the pipes orconduits of water to supply the town and har-bor of Honolulu.” This included system mainte-nance and the setting and collecting of “waterrates from ships and persons in Honolulu, or itsvicinity...”

Interestingly, on November 17 of the sameyear, the PCA warned that “housekeepers andothers having charge of water faucets, shouldavoid wasting water during the shipping sea-son,” as there was enough supply “for all, ifcare is taken to prevent waste...”

And the beat goes on.Do you know of a civil engineering accom-

plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send abrief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014, email csp@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu).Previous articles in the series may be found atthe Section’s web site. Just point your browserto http://www.ascehawaii.org.

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Civil Engineers • Surveyors501 Sumner Street, Suite 521

Honolulu, HI 96817Tel: 533-3646, Fax: 526-1267, Email: atahnl@atahawaii.com

Branch Office: Wailuku, MauiCIVIL • TRAFFIC • SANITARY

Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

(808) 735-1634

NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

1001 Bishop Street • Pauahi Tower, Suite 725Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926

ENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)

900 HALEKAUWILA STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96814

Phone: 591-8116

NAKAMURA, OYAMAand ASSOCIATES, INC.

CONSULTING ENGINEERSELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION

1314 South King St., Suite 401Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-1939

Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383

NEWCOMER - LEELAND SURVEYORS, INC.

1498 Lower Main Street, Suite “D”Wailuku, HI 96793-1937

Tel: (808) 244-8889Fax: (808) 244-8422

INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720

Phone: (808) 961-3727 / Fax: (808) 935-8033Civil Engineering • Structural Engineering

Land Surveying

GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services

2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749

FewellGeotechnical

Engineering, ltd.OAHU: 96-1416 Waihona Place • Pearl City, Hawaii 96782-1973

(808) 455-6569 • FAX (808) 456-7062MAUI: (808) 873-0110 FAX (808) 873-0906

Okahara &Associates, Inc.

Engineering Consultants200 Kohola St., Hilo, HI 96720 / Ph. (808) 961-5527 Fax (808) 961-5529

677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 703, Honolulu, HI 96813Ph. (808) 524-1224 Fax (808) 521-3151

73-5574 Maiau St., Bay 6B, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740Ph. (808) 329-1221 Fax (808) 329-1006

Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.

Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants429-B Waiakamilo RoadHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808) 841-8024 FAX (808) 848-5102E-mail: pge@pacificgeotechnical.com

SUITE 1500, PACIFIC PARK PLAZA711 KAPIOLANI BOULEVARDHONOLULU, HAWAII 96813TELEPHONE: (808) 593-1676FAX: (808) 593-1607EMAIL: paren@pareninc.com

Engineers, Surveyors, Planners

HAWAII COUNCIL OFENGINEERING SOCIETIESP.O. Box 2873Honolulu, Hawaii 96802

PresortedStandard

U.S. Postage PaidHonolulu, HawaiiPermit No. 1400

BROWN AND CALDWELLEnvironmental Engineering And Consulting • Analytical Services

119 Merchant St., Suite 200 • Honolulu, HI 96813(808) 523-8499 Fax (808) 533-0226

2145 Wells St., Suite 302 • Wailuku, HI 96793(808) 244-7005 Fax (808) 244-9026

S.S. DANNAWAY ASSOCIATES, INC.

Fire Protection EngineersBuilding Code Consultants

720 Iwilei Road, Suite 412, Honolulu, HI 96817Tel: (808) 526-9019/Fax: (808) 537-5385

ssda@hawaii.rr.com

Sato & Associates, Inc.HONOLULU MAUI2046 South King Street 2115 Wells StreetHonolulu, HI 96826 Wailuku, HI 96793Tel: (808) 955-4441 Tel: (808) 244-9265Fax: (808) 942-2027 Fax: (808) 244-5303

CONSULTING ENGINEERS • CIVIL & STRUCTURAL

www.beltcollins.com

Engineering, Architectural andConstruction Management RecruitingLee F. Raade, Technical Consultant (808) 220-1682Email: lee@mpcandcompany.comWebsite: www.mpcandcompany.com

SurveyingCivil Engineering & DesignEnvironmental EngineeringWater Treatment & SupplyConstruction ManagementWastewater Collection & Treatment

841 Bishop Street, Suite 1900Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

• Environmental & Infrastructure

• Design & Engineering Services

• Construction & Maintenance

• Homeland Security

590 Paiea Street, Suite B, Honolulu, HI 96819-1835Tel: (808) 840-2000 � FAX: (808) 839-0339

Akira Usami, P.E.Territory Sales Manager, Kapolei facility91-300 Hanua StreetPhone: (808) 682-5747Fax: (808) 682-2928www.dietrichmetalframing.comwww.dietrichsteeljoist.com

YOUR ADCOULD APPEAR

HERE FOR$225 A YEAR

ERNEST K. HIRATA &ASSOCIATES, INC.

Soils and Foundation Engineering99-1433 Koaha Place • Aiea, Hawaii 96701

Fax (808) 486-0870 • Phone (808) 486-0787

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