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VOL. 49 NO. 3 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS MAY, 2013

Changes Proposed to Hawaii State LicensingRequirements for Military Veterans

In the past few months, three bills have beenintroduced to the Hawaii State Legislature withthe potential to create across-the-boardchanges on licensure and widespread impactson employers. These bills are aimed at makingit easier for active duty military and military vet-erans to obtain their licensure in the State ofHawaii. One bill even extends exemptions toinclude non-military spouses of active duty ser-vice members. Change is being pushed fromthe very top. The President of the UnitedStates and the United States Secretaries ofDefense and Veterans Affairs all cite employ-ment of military veterans as a top priority.Indeed several studies have shown that unem-ployment rates for military veterans are notablyhigher that the prevailing unemployment ratefor the general population.

This trend is expected to worsen as U.S.engagement abroad tapers off bringingincreasing numbers of veterans home to seekemployment in an already tight economy. Ifenacted, the legislation will definitely affect pro-fessional engineering licensure as well as allprofessional licenses.

Each bill has the potential to affect licensurein different ways. The first bill, Bill 506, advo-cates several changes. Primarily it asks licens-ing authorities to consider relevant education,training, or service completed while serving asa member of the armed forces or reservestoward qualification requirements for receivinga license. The bill also states that, upon evalu-ation of relevant education, training, or service,if the licensing authority determines that theapplicant meets or exceed the requirements forlicensure in the state, the licensing authorityshall not require the applicant to take a nationalor regional exam. Current state law requiresthe applicant to pass the ProfessionalEngineer’s exam as a standard requirement forlicensure. Will passing the exam still be arequirement or does the proposed bill give theHawaii state licensing authority the latitude todetermine that an applicant’s education, train-ing or service is sufficient so that taking anational or regional exam is unnecessary? Atthis point, the guidance is vague on whether ornot an applicant for licensure must havepassed a licensing exam at least once in anystate or territory.

A second bill, Bill 1381, also advocates con-sideration of military training, service, and edu-cation as part of the evaluation processtowards the individual’s qualification require-ments to receive a license but does not give

any indication that licensure can be grantedwithout having passed a licensure exam. Infact, Bill 1381 specifically calls for considera-tion of other licensure examinations be takeninto consideration. Another key difference isthat Bill 1381 extends the same courtesy to thenonresident military spouse, not just the veter-an or military member.

Finally, Bill 323, advocates the same tenetsas Bills 506 and 1381 requiring inclusion of mil-itary training, experience, and service as partof the licensure process. Additionally, it wouldrequire licensing offices to expedite considera-tion and license processing of military and vet-eran applications. Bill 323 is the most prescrip-tive of the three bills. First it limits eligibilityunder the law to only service members andsets forth very specific criteria on who qualifiesas a service member. Non-resident militaryspouses are not included. Second, it wouldautomatically grant Hawaii licensure to any ser-vice member holding a current license in anyU.S. state, district or territory as long as the ser-vice member has no disciplinary actions pend-ing in the other jurisdiction and the Hawaiilicense authority determines that the currentlicense is at least equivalent to a Hawaiilicense. Third, Bill 323 permits the Hawaiilicensing authority to grant temporary licensesthat would allow the service member to per-form specified services while completing anyremaining requirements for licensure in Hawaii.If appropriate, the service member would workonly under the supervision of a professionallicensed in Hawaii.

Several mainland states have also begun tointroduce similar legislation and discussionsadvocating varying changes affecting the easeof obtaining licensure for service members,veterans, and their families. NSPE has estab-lished a Licensure and Qualifications forPractice Committee which conducted a surveyin 2012 via the state boards of registration. TheCommittee has received about 15 responses todate. A couple of states are really into exten-sive assistance programs, especiallyCalifornia. They have a 108 page publicationentitled “Report to the California StateLegislature: Acceptance of Military Experience& Education Towards Licensure”. It addresses30-40 professions including Engineering andSurveying. NSPE is continuing to gatherresponses from state boards of registrationand, following finalization of the results, theCommittee will consider developing a NSPEPolicy or Position Statement regarding this

issue for consideration by NSPE’s Board andHouse of Delegates if appropriate. Majella D. Stevenson, PE, FNSPECivil Engineer Corps, USN (ret.)Hawaii Society of Professional EngineersDelegate, NSPE House of Delegates

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ACEC HAWAII ELECTS 2013-2014 BOARDOF DIRECTORS

We are pleased to announce our 2013-2014Board of Directors elected at the AnnualMeeting held on April 4, 2013 at the HonoluluCountry Club.President - Beverly Ishii-Nakayama,

Shigemura Lau Sakanashi Higuchi &Associates

President-Elect - William Bow, Bow Engineering & Development

Treasurer - Robin Lim, GeolabsSecretary – Corey Matsuoka,

SSFM InternationalNation Director - Sheryl Nojima,

Gray Hong Nojima & Associates

National Public Works WeekAPWA has traditionally

sponsored and observedNational Public Works Weekduring the third full week inMay to energize and educatethe public on the importanceof the contribution of publicworks to their daily lives. OnApril 12, Hawaii Chapter par-ticipated in a Mayoral procla-mation ceremony in advanceof National Public WorksWeek. During May 19-25,Hawaii Chapter will maintainan exhibit at Kahala Mall.The exhibit will include theMayoral proclamation which recognizes National Public Works Week, in addition to various recentpublic works projects.

Left to right: Past President Ross Sasamura, Treasurer TylerSugihara, Chapter Delegate John Lamer, Mayor Kirk Caldwell,President Jeoffrey Cudiamat, Vice President Ken Kawahara,Alternate Chapter Delegate Rouen Liu.

Past President - Terrance Arashiro, Austin Tsutsumi & Associates

Director - Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersDirector - Sachin Shah, Notkin HawaiiDirector – Paul Morimoto, Hirata & Associates

Congratulations to these outstanding individ-uals who have answered the call to serve!Their tenure begins July 1, 2013.

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTMay 23, 2013 (Thursday)Time: 8:00 am (half day sessions)Location: Hale Koa HotelTopic: State/City Symposium

Please email [email protected] toregister or obtain more information.

SWE - Hawaiian Islands SectionP.O. Box 61728 • Honolulu, HI [email protected]

Executive Committee:President: Pearl Yamaguchi of MedtronicVice Pres.: Carrie Leonard of BAE SystemsSecretary: Rena Chock of HECOTreasurer: Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith of CH2M HILLCharter Sec. Rep.: Amy Weintraub of Women in

Technology, isisHawaiiAlt. Charter Sec. Rep.: Cody Aihara of Nagamine

Ogawa Engineers Inc.

HONOLULU POSTSOCIETY OF AMERICANMILITARY ENGINEERSEstablished 1920 --Dedicated to the National Defense

P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817Web page: www.samehonolulu.org

2012-2013 OFFICERSPresident COL Gregory J. Gunter, USAVP/Programs Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret)VP/Sustain. Members Will Boudra, PE, F.SAME, USN (Ret)VP/Membership Jerry M. Matsuda, PE, Col, USAF (Ret)Secretary 1LT Andrew K. Hill, USATreasurer LT Aaron T. Allison, USNRegional VP, Pacific Region Bill Grip, F.SAMEDir at Lge/Army LTC Doug Guttormsen, USADir at Lge/Navy TBDDir at Lge /Air Force Col Karl Bosworth, USAFDir at Lge /Coast Guard LCDR Andrew Wright, PE, USCGDir at Lge /Civilian Todd Barnes, PE, F.SAME, USA (Ret)

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

Officers/BoDirectors for 2012-2014President: Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, PEVP/Pres-Elect: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIASecretary: Krizlle Jane C. MabutiTreasurer: Riza Marie R. GatdulaAss’t Treas.: Maritez A. MarquezAuditor: Nicolo Orense, PEBus. Manager: Lei Racel P. JaramillaPress Rel. Off: John C. Ramos, PEPast President: Elvira SutherlandHCES Rep: Suzie S. AgraanAlternate: Gene Albano

HIGHLIGHTS:FALEA FE REVIEW CLASS – Congratulations

to all the attendees of the Review Sessions,and good luck to those who took the nationalexam on April 13. President Jeoffrey Cudiamatcongratulated Chairpersons Lei Jaramilla &Riza Gatdula on a very successful FE ReviewCourse. He also thanked the old-timers as wellas new members who contributed their time onthe weekends to help out in the “careeradvancement” of the class participants by set-ting up the class room and preparing thesnacks.

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT – FALEA’S “B-Ballers for College Scholars” basketball tourna-ment has been set for April 27 at the Pearl CityHigh School Gymnasium and will be over bythe time you read this article. Each team’s entryfee of $225.00 will be used towards enhancingthe FALEA Foundation’s Scholarship Program.There will also be “concession sale” which willbe used for FALEA operating expenses. Thistournament is being coordinated by our presi-dent Jeoffrey Cudiamat and Gene Albano whohave been working hard on getting moreteams. We will need volunteers to make signs,buy and/or cook food and drinks for the con-cession, monitor the basketball activities, andperform other miscellaneous duties.

FALEA’S ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT –Chairperson Angie Armas needs help fromeveryone. The date is approaching fast. Shehas already confirmed a “hole-in-one” sponsor.She says to “please try your best to get anearly commitment to support our golf tourna-ment,” as it is the major source of funding forour scholarship program. The EarlyCommitment Form needs to be filled out andsent to her by April 25, 2013. The payment canbe sent later.

ANNUAL CHISTMAS PARTY – Suzie Agraanhas secured the Pacific Beach Hotel onceagain as the venue for our annual ChristmasParty, and continues to finalize details. We hadused the hotel’s ballroom facility before, andthe cost is still very reasonable. Although thedate (December 15) is many Months away, shemay be calling on you to help out. F I L -COM’S ANNUAL FIESTA & PARADE – TheBoard leaned towards participation with just aMarching Unit this year rather than having aFloat & Marching Unit as we did a couple oftimes in the past. The date is May 11, 2013.

Exclusive Federal/State/County/SmallBusiness Program Briefings andNetworking Opportunity

For the first time ever, SAME Honolulu Postopens its annual Pacific Industry Forum andScholarship Program Golf Tournament to allSAME sustaining and individual members aswell as non-members.

The two-day event kicks off on May 8,2013 with the Pacific Industry Forum held at theAla Moana Hotel. The events continue the fol-lowing day, May 9, 2013 with the ScholarshipProgram Golf Tournament at the KaneoheKlipper Golf Course at Marine Corps BaseHawaii.

The 2013 Pacific Industry Forum (normallyopens only to SAME Honolulu Post SustainingMembers, DoD Civil Service, and UniformedService Members) will bring SAME sustainingand individual members, non-members, andsenior leaders from the Federal, State andCounty Governments for program briefings, aluncheon, small business opportunities, andspeed networking session.

Program briefings will be provided by the fol-lowing government agencies and companies:

Federal – USACE (Army), USAF (Air Force),NAVFAC (Navy), PACOM

State of Hawaii and City & County ofHonolulu – agencies TBA

Small Business Opportunities – SBA,USACE (Army), NAVFAC (Navy), DOT (State ofHawaii)

Sustaining Member Project Briefings –The first four (4) sustaining members who signup for Platinum Sponsorship

Registration/Sponsorship Forms:

To register for the event, we encourage youto register and pay via credit card athttp://2013pacificindustryforum.eventbrite.com.If you would like to register via check, pleasedownload and print the corporate sponsorshipor individual registrations forms athttp://www.samehonolulu.org/2013_pif.

For companies and individuals who wish topay by check, please make the checkspayable to “Society of American MilitaryEngineers.” Mail checks enclosed with theregistration forms to (postmarked by April 26,2013):Society of American Military Engineers2013 Pacific Industry Forum/ScholarshipProgram Golf Tournamentc/o Jodie CorderoTetra Tech, Inc.737 Bishop Street, Suite 3010Honolulu, HI 96813

For more information on the Pacific IndustryForum, please contact LCDR Preston Taylor,U.S. Navy, NAVFAC Hawaii at [email protected], Julie Chen, ECCat [email protected], or Jodie Cordero, Tetra Tech,Inc. at [email protected].

For more information on the ScholarshipProgram Golf Tournament, please contact ReidPerry at [email protected].

We look forward to your participation in the2013 Pacific Industry Forum at the Ala MoanaHotel on May 8 and the Scholarship ProgramGolf Tournament at the Kaneohe Klipper GolfCourse on May 9!

56th Hawaii State Science and EngineeringFair

Mahalo to all of our SAME volunteers at the56th Hawaii State Science Fair on April 7 to9! The Honolulu Post awarded a total of $1,000to outstanding student projects. This year’swinners were:

JUNIOR RESEARCH CATEGORY:• Austin J. Caires, St. Anthony Parish School,

“The Effects of Water on Concrete”• Harrison Dinius, Stevenson Middle School,

“Cease Fire”• Chase K Toyofuku-Souza, Stevenson Middle

School, “Walking on Eggshells”• Benjamin Weiss, Hawaii Technology

Academy, “Using a Fibonacci Curve to •Increase Wind Turbine Output”

Shaianne Y Sunagawa, St. Andrew’s Priory,“Following the Sun: Engineering aPhotovoltaic System to Improve Solar PanelEffectiveness”

• Aurelie I D/Couto, St. Catherine School,“Catapult Launching Distances”

SENIOR RESEARCH CATEGORY:• Jenna N Stone, Kapaa High School, “Blade

Design Effects on Energy Efficiency”• Brandon Kinard, Mililani High School,

“Engineering a Low-Cost AlternativeNavigational Air for the Visually Impaired”

OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD:• Michael Grech, St. Andrews Priory

SAME Honolulu Post President, Col. GregGunter (center), had the privilege of recog-nizing outstanding senior and juniorresearchers in the engineering field at the56th Hawaii State Science and EngineeringFair awards ceremony.

2012-2013 HAWAII CHAPTER – OFFICERS,BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND COMMITTEECHAIRPERSONSChapter OfficersPresident: Kevin Saito, P.E. LEED APPresident-Elect: Barry Jim On, P.E., LEED AP, CxAVice President: William “Bill” Lee, P.E., LEED APSecretary: Donna KishiTreasurer: Dean Borges, P.E., LEED AP, CxA

Chapter Board of GovernorsPaul “Scotty” Scott, (Immediate Past President)Blake Araki, P.E.Dean OakleyKevin Luoma, P.E.Scott La Beau

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

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

www.sfpehawaii.org

OFFICERSPresident Melvin K. Harano, P.E. 848-6966 [email protected] Robert T. Bigtas, P.E. 526-9019 [email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966 [email protected] Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. 526-9019 [email protected]

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Mechanical Engineers

Website: http://sections.asme.org/hawaii

ASME-HI 2012-2013 OfficersChairperson Kory Ikeda 628-1231

[email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966

[email protected] Raymond Liu 497-1395

[email protected] Kevin Dang 737-1708

[email protected] Derek Sato 543-4108

[email protected] Rep: Derick KamAlternate: John Ahern

Associationfor theAdvancement ofCost EngineeringHAWAII SECTION

OFFICERS President – Kurt BendlerVice President – Paul BrussowDirector – Amarjit SinghDirector – Maelyn UyeharaPast President – Stephen JacobsonTreasurer – Guia LasqueteSecretary – Kevin Mitchell

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

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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTIONGENERAL/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEETINGDate: June 11, 2013 TentativeTime: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue

CafeteriaAgenda: TBA

Members and guests are invited. There willbe free pizza and soft drinks, as usual. Pleasecontact Chairman Kory Ikeda or SecretaryRaymond Liu for directions and for more infor-mation, such as parking. The ASME-HI websitewill have the latest meeting information.

2013 FRANCIS R. MONTGOMERY DESIGNCOMPETITION

The Design Competition is on Friday May 3,2013 on the UH at Manoa campus from 12noon to 6:00 p.m. Although not confirmed yetthe competition will most likely be held inKuykendall Hall auditorium. Project teams fromthe ME-482 Senior Design Course will competefor Montgomery Fund monetary awards. If youwould like to attend to see the student presen-tations and project prototypes, please contactSection Chairman Kory Ikeda.

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR MARCH 18 MEETING• Our Executive Committee would like to thank

Student Section members Jason Frifeldt,Kathryn Hu, and Brennan Yamamoto; MEGraduate Student Mike Angelo; and FacultyAdvisor Dr. Zac Trimble for attending andreporting at the meeting. Also present wererecent graduate and past student sectionofficer Maxyne Salvador, and BrandonMikami of Hawaiian Dredging Company.Maxyne is leaving for Washington Statewhere she will be working at Boeing.

• Student Section report: Tours plannedinclude Hawaii Bio Waste facility, and PearlHarbor (arranged by Kevin Dang).Conducted a fundraiser selling roses. Asocial at the Campbell Industrial Park race-way is in the works. Election of new officerswas in progress.

• Dr. Zac Trimble reported that the Departmentof Mechanical Engineering is looking intopaying for fees for students planning to takethe Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.Details are being finalized.

• Tours planned: Mike Angelo offered a tour ofthe Hawaii Fuel Cell Test Facility. ASME-HIhad a tour of the facility several years agoand will see how much it has changed.

• 2013 Ballot & Survey was issued in Aprilusing our website and SurveyMonkey.comand via USPS. The outcome will be

CMAA Hawaii’s quarterly Happy Hourreturned to Bar 35’s outdoor patio on April 11.A wide range of CM and A/E professionalsattended and enjoyed delicious pupus (canyou say Thai Chicken pizza?!) and met up withCMAA President Mike Young, VP Tim Bramsen,Treasurer Wesley Wong, and other CM profes-sionals.

CMAA coordinated a series of workshopsfrom April 9 thru May 14 focused on assistingmembers with completion of the application forthe Certified Construction Manager (CCM)exam. The five session cooperative workshopswere designed to familiarize applicants withthe application process and provide a forumfor dialogue related to the completion of theCCM application. Mahalo to URS Corporationand USCAD for the use of their offices to hostthe workshops.

Due to the success of the first workshop, a2nd Professional Construction ManagerTraining Workshop is tentatively planned forNovember 2013. Keep an eye out for workshopdetails in the upcoming weeks.

Save the date for the 2nd Annual CMAAScholarship Golf Tournament scheduled forOctober 4, 2013 at Leilehua Golf Course.

Please also take note of the revised dates forthe CMAA National Conference in Las Vegas,October 27-29, 2013.

Please visit the CMAA Hawaii website foradditional information about upcoming eventsand how you can get involved with CMAA.

CMAA Hawaii Chapterhttp://hawchapter.cmaanet.org

OfficersPresident Mike Young 836-7787 [email protected] Pres Tim Bramsen 592-1116 [email protected] Wesley Wong 440-0217 [email protected] Neil Kaneshiro 562-308-8734 [email protected]

announced in the June Wiliki.• ASME-HI will donate $300 to the Hawaii State

Science Fair.• The purchase of ASME-HI shirts is planned

as gifts to meeting speakers.

LIBERTY MUTUAL OFFERS DISCOUNTSFOR AUTO AND HOME INSURANCE TOASME MEMBERS

For decades, ASME members have benefit-ted from the very reasonable premium for theASME term life insurance. For some it was agood reason for maintaining their membership.Now ASME members can possibly benefit fromthe discounted rate on Auto and HomeInsurance. Check with Liberty Mutual atwww.libertymutual.com/asme and identifyyourself as a member of ASME, group#113931, to determine if this plan is for you.

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2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS &DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Brian Kung 488-7579 [email protected] President Ethan Okuna 945-0198 [email protected] Annette Wong 543-5603 [email protected] Renee Ishisaka 531-1308 [email protected] Alison Agapay 735-3211 [email protected] Tim Goshi 533-2210 [email protected] Rodney Haraga 782-8661 [email protected] Michael Kasamoto 589-1170 [email protected] President Wesley Segawa 935-4677 [email protected]

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po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsWEB address: http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home

EAH 2012- 2013 OfficersPresident Howard Wiig 587-38112nd VP Bill Brizee 523-96361st VP Joseph Feind 543-4781Treasurer Aaron Erickson 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777Past Pres Geoffrey Paterson 261-6597

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HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING April 3, 2013

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events:– ACI Adhesive Anchor Installer and Train and

Pract`ice Session at Hapuna Beach PrinceHotel, Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 9am-5pm. ACI Adhesive Anchoring CertificationExam on Thursday, October 3, 2013. TheACI Chapter Officer Training and WCSEARoundtable Conference will be running inconjunction with the ACI Adhesive AnchorSession. For more information please con-tact Myles Shimokawa [email protected].

– SEAOH Annual Convention 2013 will be atHawaii Prince Hapuna Beach Resort onOctober 3, 4 and 5 2013. Myles Shimokawawill be arranging the afternoon activities. Allenergetic members who are interested inassisting in organizing the convention activi-ties, please contact Myles Shimokawa [email protected].

SEAOH Young Member Group (Provided byAmy T)

The SEAOH Younger Member Group (YMG)had an informational kickoff meeting onThursday, March 14th at the Honolulu CountryClub. The goal of the YMG is to bridge the gapfor young engineers between school andbecoming regular licensed members ofSEAOH. The group meetings will focus on pro-viding a casual environment where participantscan accelerate the process to learn lessonsthat would normally take years of regular workexperience and also preparing participants totake and pass the SE exam. 23 people attend-ed the event including UH ASCE student chap-ter members and several licensed engineers.Many new ideas were provided at the meetingincluding social activities, community serviceactivities and meeting discussion topics. If youare interested in joining or helping this group,please contact Amy Taniguchi (SEAOH YMGChairperson) at [email protected] or 628-5823.

Golf CommitteeSEAOH will be hosting an SEAOH Golf

Tournament at Waikele Golf Course on August30, 2013 at 11:59. If any members would like toassist in organizing the tournament, pleasecontact Tim Goshi at [email protected].

Special Inspection CommitteeThe special inspection committee is working

on updating the Special InspectionRecommended Standard of Practice. If anymember is interested in joining the committee,please contact Kulia Boerstler of BASE, [email protected].

Legislative CommitteeSB213/HB763 – SB213 was deferred in com-

mittee. SEAOH provided testimony opposingSB213, which would have added 5 members tothe State Building Code Council (SBCC) fromthe construction/contractor trade, thus creatingan unbalanced Council. SEAOH and BIA metto resolve the issue and is now supportingcompromise bill HB 763-HD1-SD1, which willadd 2 members from the construction tradeand provide for a funding mechanism for theSBCC. Any member interested in providingtestimony may contact Gary Chock [email protected].

Missing Members:Please contact Membership Chairperson,

Jiabao Chen (Ph: 791-3945 or [email protected]), or any of the SEAOHOfficers if you have a new mailing and/or emailaddress.

The next SEAOH Board of Directors andOfficers meeting will be held on Wednesday,May 1, 2013. Contact 2013 SEAOH President,Brian Kung (488-7579, [email protected]) formore information.

EAH’s new meeting location is at the MangoGrill in the Topa Tower (Ewa tower on FortStreet ) in the Topa Financial Center (OldAMFAC Bldg). Parking is available (enterfrom Nimitz). The WEB site has been updatedto provide directions and a Map. If you havequestions please call Sam Gillie (543-4739).

Meetings are held every Friday (exceptHolidays).

Meetings start at NOON and have endedPROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.

Program schedule may be adjusted, callSam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739 Fax203-1335.

$10.00 Members, $12.00 Guest (AllWelcome), Students Free, Bring Your OwnLunches Welcome, Drink Refreshments arecompliamentary. A $2.00 donation is verygratefully appreciated!!

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

2012-2013 YMF Officers President -Kurt Nagamine [email protected] President- Jason [email protected] Puna [email protected] -Amanda [email protected] President- Lara [email protected]

2011-2012 OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident Ian Arakaki 596-7790 email: [email protected] Elect Brian Enomoto 388-5559 email: [email protected] President Glenn Miyasato 488-7579 email: [email protected] Benjamin Rasa 497-6209 email: [email protected] Tim Goshi 533-2210 [email protected] President Dawn Barsana-Szewczyk 943-1133 email: [email protected]

MAY DINNER MEETINGTopic: Complete Streets and Other

Transportation InitiativesSpeaker: Mark Garrity, Deputy Director of

Transportation Services, City andCounty of Honolulu

The City and County of Honolulu is nowimplementing a Complete Streets program inresponse to the passage of Bill 26 in 2012. Mr.Garrity will present a summary of current Cityefforts related to the implementation ofComplete Streets and discuss otherTransportation Initiatives of the newAdministration. Date: Thursday, May 16th, 2013Location: Treetops at Paradise Park,

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

6:30 p.m. - Dinner7:00 p.m. - Program8:45 p.m. – Adjourn

Menu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $25.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section

members$28.00 for Non-ASCE HawaiiSection members and Guests$11.00 for UH Manoa StudentChapter members

Please make checks payable to ASCE-Hawaii Section and mail to Tim Goshi, ASCEHawaii Section Treasurer, KAI Hawaii, Inc., 31N. Pauahi Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii96817. Please send reservations for the dinnermeeting to Tim Goshi by Monday, May 13,2013, by phone at 533-2210 or email [email protected]. No shows will bebilled.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: March 10, 2013Next meeting: May 1, 2013

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 semi-

nars and computer workshops each year on awide variety of technical, management, andregulatory topics. These seminars are held inmore than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition,ASCE offers customized on-site training andmany distance learning programs, includinglive interactive web/teleconference seminars,online courses and courses on CD, videotape,and audiotape. Please visit http://asce-hawaii.org for complete details.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarship

endowment so that we can recognize deserv-ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any questions,please contact Roger Babcock at 956-7298, [email protected].

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-

ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:• Civil Engineer VI – City and County of

Honolulu• Structural Engineer II – City and County of

Honolulu• Civil Engineer IV – City and County of

Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – City and County of

Honolulu• Mechanical Engineer IV – City and County of

Honolulu• Project Engineer – Hawaii Public Housing

Authority• Building Engineer IV – Hawaii Public

Housing AuthorityFor further information on these job listings or

to find out how you can post job openings inyour company on this website, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs.htm.

YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, May 1st, 6:00 p.m. at MNightclub. If you are interested in attending tofind out what the YMF is all about, contact YMFat [email protected].

Webling Elementary Jr. Engineering NightBy David Lin, Outreach Chair

On March 15, 2013, sixteen ASCE YMFmembers in conjunction with AWWA/HWEA YPvolunteered at the Gus Webling ElementaryEngineering Night. This event involved 5thgrade students from Gus Webling Elementaryput to a series of engineering tests. The analyt-ical skills of these students were put to the testas they were challenged to do lego towers,gumdrop structures, homemade DIY water fil-ters, and asphalt road cookies. YMF membershelped by scoring the lego tower challengeand teaching the students structural, water fil-tration, and asphalt concepts. Thank you to allthe volunteers for coming out to help with thisevent, AWWA/HWEA YP, Shannon Kimoto, andSherry Yamada for coordinating this event withthe YMF.

Mariner’s Ridge HikeBy Emily Dong & Austin Wong, Social Chairs

On March 23, 2013, YMF hosted a socialhike up Mariner’s Ridge in Hawaii Kai. About20 hikers commenced along the 3 mile, roundtrip summit which took under an hour. Water,granola bars, and fruit snacks were provided toall. The hike is gradual, up to a peak of theKo‘olau Mountain range on the eastern side ofO‘ahu. The views ascending are of Koko HeadCrater and Hawaii Kai. The day of the hike wasfoggy so at the summit views of Kailua town,Lanikai, Kaneohe and surrounding areas weredifficult to see. Fortunately, everyone made itback safely to the parking area in the residen-tial area at the trail’s head. Thank you for all thatcame out! Stay tuned for the next hike!

Pearl Harbor Bike Path CleanupBy Lara Karamatsu, Past President

On Saturday, April 6, 2013, eight YMF mem-bers joined forces with the City & County ofHonolulu Storm Water Quality Branch and vari-ous community groups in an effort to clean upand restore the Pearl Harbor Bike Path andadjacent streams. The YMF members wereassigned to pick up trash at the Pupuole MiniPark and the surrounding area. At the end ofthe day, 20+ bags of trash were collected,including bulky items such as a broken TV anda tricycle. Thank you to the YMF members forgetting dirty to help beautify the community.Also, thank you to Tonya Ketza for coordinatingthis event with the YMF.

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KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

HAÀLELEA LAWN’S FATEOwning to its central location in Honolulu,

Haàlelea Lawn, the subject of recent install-ments in this series, has experienced dramaticchanges over the years. This is a characteristicattribute of vital cities that continuously seek torenew themselves, constantly transitioningfrom one stage to the next.

In particular, Haàlelea Lawn occupied abouthalf of the acreage on which the present StateCapitol is located. It is no surprise then thatseveral of my readers have expressed somecuriosity as to the evolution of that area prior toMarch 16, 1969 when the State Capitol officiallyopened.

As of last month (April 2013) we saw themauka-waikiki corner of Beretania andRichards Streets being occupied by the firstchurch building of the Central Union Church(completed in 1892) whereas other, mainly res-idential, buildings occupied the rest of the“pahale.”

Rather that accounting for the multitude ofchanges that took place over the years, I choseto share with you two Sanborn fire maps of thearea contrasting what it looked like in 1914 (afew years after the Engineering Associationheld its regular meetings there) and 1950(about twenty years before buildings wererazed to make room for the State Capitol.)

Both maps show the extension of MillerStreet from Beretania to S. Hotel Street. Basedon all the information I have put together, I canoffer the educated guess that Haàlelea Lawnconsisted roughly of the area betweenRichards and the eventual alignment of Milleras shown on the two maps.

Looking at the 1914 map, we see the CentralUnion Church at the upper left corner and theUniversity Club building at the lower right handcorner of what I delineated as the Lawn.Organized in 1905, the University Club was anexclusive most-likely white men’s associationthat admitted members who had been gradu-ated from recognized Universities, includingmilitary academies. In 1930, it merged with thePacific Club (originally known as “The Mess”and later as the “British Club”), an interestingstory that we may revisit in the future.

On the Waikiki side of Miller Street we seewhat is designated as “U.S. Gov’t.Quartermaster Corps,” a building none otherthan Ìolani Barracks that was eventuallymoved, stone by stone, to the grounds of thePalace to make room for the State Capitol.

Both maps also show the “National Guard ofHawaii” Armory building, another monumentwith a colorful history that deserves additionalcoverage, but not today: It was built by leadingcontractor John Lucas and was officiallyopened on February 13, 1914.

A major shift between 1914 and 1950 is evi-dent when comparing the two maps: Most ofwhat I called The Lawn, including the CentralUnion Church building, became occupied byThe Schuman Carriage Co. Ltd. and the lowerpart of the Lawn was populated with lightindustrial buildings catering to the automobileindustry.

The Central Union Church building had gonethrough several uses prior to becomingSchuman’s automobile show room: The finalreligious ceremonies were reported in “TheFriend” of April 1924.Thereafter, the church movedto a new building constructedat the mauka-Waikiki corner ofPunahou and BeretaniaStreets where it stands today,on a lot previously occupiedby the Dillingham family resi-dence. Prime architect, inabstentia, of “The Church inthe Garden”, as it was called,was Ralph A. Cram of Bostonwho was represented by thelocal firm of Emory & Webb. Inanticipation of the relocation,“The Friend” of July 1920noted that “while adjacent tothree car lines, the new loca-tion has the distinct advantageof being away from the noise ofthe cars,” that is, the streetcarsof the Honolulu Rapid Transit &Land (HRT&L) Co.

A year after the church’smove, the U.S. Naval Fleetarrived for an extended visit inHonolulu, causing a majorquandary: “For a city of100,000 people to attempt toentertain 45,000 red blooded,well informed young men...over a period of fifty days is atask for any city...” Part of thesolution was that “the Armyand Navy Y.M.C.A. decided torent the old Central UnionChurch property and equip itfor use as a Fleet Service Club[The Friend, May 1925].”

Finally, the building was pur-

chased by the Schuman Company. In 1929,according to the Hawaiian Annual, “the mostprominent landmark of the year to succumb isthat of the Central Union Church, built of Kalihilava rock by the late Robert Lishman.” Thealteration of the building for use as the compa-ny’s display room resulted in probably the onlysuch facility featuring magnificent stainedglass windows!

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 [email protected]).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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1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

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

NAKAMURA, OYAMAand ASSOCIATES, INC.

CONSULTING ENGINEERSELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION

1314 South King Street, Suite 401, Honolulu, HI 96814Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383

www.noa-engineers.com

Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.

Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants94-417 Akoki Street

Waipahu, Hawaii 96797(808) 678-8024 FAX (808) 678-8722E-mail: [email protected]

ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL

ENGINEERING, INC. Geotechnical Consultants 330 Ohukai Road, Suite 119

Kihei, Hawaii 96753Phone: (808) 875-7355 Fax: (808) 875-7122

Email: [email protected]

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


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864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813

Telephone: 537-9971

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GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services

2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749

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ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS

98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337 Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914 Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007

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1320 N SCHOOL ST., STE 1HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817

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Engineering Concepts, Inc. Civil /Environmental /Sanitary Engineers

1150 South King Street, Suite 700 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010


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