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VOL. 51 NO. 4 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS JUNE, 2015

THE 2015 ASME FRANCIS RHODES MONTGOMERY DESIGN COMPETITIONThe ASME Hawaii Francis Rhodes

Montgomery Design Competition was heldMay 8, 2015 in Hawaii Institute of GeophysicsHIG 110 auditorium on the University of Hawaiiat Manoa Campus. This annual event iscosponsored by the Department of MechanicalEngineering (DME), University of Hawaii atManoa, and the ASME Hawaii Francis R.Montgomery Foundation. This year, the designcompetition consisted of eight project teamsfrom the ME 482 Senior Design course. Firstplace and $500 went to the Inspired MedicalEngineering & Design (IMED) team, in secondplace and receiving $300 was the ASMEHuman Powered Vehicle Competition team –Na Koa O Ka Alahele, and third place and $200to the Wave Energy team. All competing 85mechanical engineering students demonstrat-ed application of their cumulative engineeringknowledge very well making final scoresextremely competitive.

Since 1987, ASME Hawaii has worked withthe DME, to host the Francis RhodesMontgomery Design Competition for the ME481/482 Senior Design Courses. This is a twosequence mechanical engineering designcourse starting with ME 481 and completionthrough the ME 482 course with the studentsdemonstrating not only their engineeringknowledge, but also the execution of projectmanagement skills and the ability to workclosely in teams.

The student project teams compete before apanel of practicing engineer judges in an oralproject presentation and demonstration judgedon the basis of technical content, originality ofconcept and resolution of design problems,and effectiveness of the prototype. Besidesrecognizing and rewarding innovative designefforts and practicality of the design, the com-petition encourages the students to practicecommunicational skills to develop the ability topresent a design project in a clear and under-standable manner and also to work in projectteams in their professional careers.

As for accomplishing ABET or AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology accred-itation requirements, the competition providesthe DME third-party (practicing engineerjudges) verification documents showing effec-tiveness of the DME program. The judges thisyear included Hawaiian Electric Companyengineers Cheyne Eugenio, Jeff Griffith, TonyKoyamatsu, and Jordan Onuma. The openingremarks were provided by ASME HawaiiChairman Derek Sato. Dr. A. Zachary Trimbleand ASME Student Section Faculty Advisorcoordinated the competition for the DME.

The following are abstracts of the design pro-

jects. More detailedproject abstracts canbe found on the ASMEHawaii website ath t t p : / / a s m e -hi.com/frmdc.html.

FIRST PLACE TEAM– Inspired MedicalEngineering &Design (IMED)

Postoperative pul-monary complications(PPCs) are costinghospitals hundreds ofmillions of dollarsannually to providemedical assistancethat could have beenavoided. Coughing isnecessary to expel mucus from the body andavoid PPCs, but also painful after surgery. Inaddition to pain, there is a lack of motivation forpatients to follow through with their coughingand breathing exercises. IMED’s Flow & Steadyis a motivational, interactive, and innovativedevice to help patients prevent PPCs. This wasan 11 student team.

SECOND PLACE TEAM – ASME HumanPowered Vehicle Competition Team – NaKoa O Ka Alahele

The purpose of the American Society ofMechanical Engineers’ Human PoweredVehicle Challenge is to develop engineeringskills through the design of a human poweredvehicle similar to a bike or trike. The recumbentdesign is frequently utilized for reasons of ridercomfort, reduced aerodynamic drag, and highspeed potential. The team’s objective was toproduce a trike that weighed less than 65 lbs,reaches a top speed over 30 mph, and is ver-satile to compete in all events. This team had12 students.

THIRD PLACE TEAM – Wave EnergyThe wave energy converter is a device that

would convert energy produced by oceanwaves into electricity. This device takes advan-tage of Helmholtz resonance to generate amore energetic mode of an incoming oceanwave, thereby increasing the potential for ener-gy extraction. This team had five students.

The other projects included the following:

Internal Combustion to Electric DriveConversion (EV30)

The EV30 project was established to con-ceive, design, fabricate, and test a platform forelegant, high-performance electric drive con-versions. EV30 foundation is focused on incor-porating the forefront of cutting-edge engineer-

ing technologies and innovation into existingautomotive concepts and recycling an abun-dant resource instead of replacing it, while sur-passing traditional fuels in terms of efficiencyand sustainability, as well as exposing studentsto carbon fiber composite manufacturing. Thisteam had nine Students.

MThruStRThe current market for marine thruster is

incomplete and there is a need for cheaperoptions of lesser quality. Our thruster isdesigned to cost less than $2500 per unit when

1st place team: IMED, front row (L-R): Julia Gomes, ChristopherEscalante, Shanice Sarmiento, Porsche Yogi, Eugene Carl Malvar,Kisha Shimamoto; and back row (L-R): Stephen Nishihara, JohnCalaro, Caleb Peich, Mckenna Nakamura, Cody Machida

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2nd place team: Human Powered Vehicle,from left to right, first row (kneeling): ChrisAhuna, Ryan Saito, Chaz Bajet, SandrickCristobal; second row (standing): NathanMaldonado, Eric Caldwell, Wonjun Jung,Ben Phouksouvath, Kelsey Kawaguchi,Russell Shigeoka, Jayme Navor (Captain),Joshua Gloga, Quincy Crowell. Sitting inthe bike: Dr. A. Zac Trimble, FacultyAdvisor.

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TION – FALEA participated in the AnnualFilipino Fiesta Parade on May 9 with itsMarching Unit. It started from Fort DeRussyand ended up at Kapiolani Park where therewas all day celebration with entertainment,food booths and exhibits.

NAVFAC HAWAII’S FEDERAL EMPLOYEEOF THE YEAR AWARD – Our President, FrankCruzata was recently honored by NAVFAC forExceptional Community Service with the NAV-FAC Hawaii’s 2015 Federal Employee of theYear Award. Among the community activitiescited included volunteering in the recentOhana Medical Mission to the Philippines,FALEA & Bicol Club involvement over theyears, and volunteer Architect Consultant forthe Waikele & Ewa by Gentry CommunityAssociations. Congratulations, Frank!

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGI-NEERS (ASSE), HAWAII CHAPTER, LIFE-TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – John Ramos,a Past President of FALEA, and Past Chairmanof the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societiesreceived the Lifetime Achievement Award dur-ing the opening ceremonies of the BiennialOSHA Hawaii Workshop on May 13, 2015. Hehas been involved in Occupational Safety &Health in government, the private sector, aswell as a consultant. He has been with ASSEfor over 40 years, and other related profession-al organizations. Congratulations!

SAFETY TRAINING – Everything is a “go.”By the time you read this issue of Wiliki, the fullSaturday of classes will have been almost over.It starts May 23, and ends June 13.BOWLING – Further discussions are on-going.More information later.

FALEA’S marching group participating in the Filipino Fiesta Parade which ended atKapiolani Park.

John Ramos receiving ASSE HawaiiChapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Frank Cruzata receiving the NAVFACHawaii’s 2015 Federal Employee of the YearAward.

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PO box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaiiʼs Engineers andArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.orgEAH 2014- 2015 OfficersPresident Bill Brizee, AIA 523-96361st VP Michael Albright, PE Treasurer Aaron Erickson, PE 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto, PE 485-2777Director Dave Martin, PE 543-4504Director Geoffry Paterson, AIADirector George Coates, AIADirector Howard Wiig, PE 587-3811Past Pres Joseph Feind, PE 543-4781

EAH’s new meeting location is Room 301 inthe Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; OldAMFAC Building). Validated parking is avail-able (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site hasbeen updated to provide directions and a Map.If you have questions please call Sam Gillie(543-4739).

Meetings are held every Friday (exceptHolidays). Meetings start at NOON and haveended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.Program schedule may be adjusted. Call SamGillie to confirm speaker 543-4739; Fax 203-1335.

Lunch is $10.00 Members, $12.00 Guests.(All Welcome), Students Free. Drink refresh-ments are complimentary. You may bring yourown lunches, in which case a $2.00 donation isgratefully appreciated!!

Website: hawaii.apwa.net

Hawaii Chapter 2015 OfficersPresident Tyler Sugihara 768-3600 [email protected] Victor Valdez 356-1281 [email protected] Ryan Char 523-5866 [email protected] Darin Izon 523-8499 [email protected] Pres Ken Kawahara, 836-1900 [email protected]

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

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

Officers/Directors/Advisors for 2014-15President CAPT Ed Sewester, USNVP/Programs Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret)VP/SustainingMembers Will Boudra, USN (Ret)VP/Membership Jerry Matsuda, USAF (Ret)Secretary Tim Dengler, USNTreasurer David BrotchieReg. VP, Pacific Region Richard StumpAdvisor at Lge, Army MAJ Jeremiah GipsonAdvisor at Lge, Navy CAPT Ed Sewester, USNAdvisor at Lge, Air Force Col Mickey AddisonAdvisor at Lge, Coast Guard LCDR Clay McKinney, USCGAdvisor at Lge, Civilian John Lohr, Col, USAF (Ret)

Col “Mickey” Addison,Commander,Detachment 2, AirForce Installation &Mission SupportCenter, addressed theattendees at the May13 Pacific IndustryForum.

2015 Pacific Industry Forum andScholarship Golf Tournament raises over$13,000 for Hawaii Students

Over 200 individuals participated in SAMEHonolulu’s Pacific Industry Forum andScholarship Golf Tournament on May 12 and13. The Forum, held at the Ala Moana Hotel onMay 13, brought together SAME sustaining andindividual members, non-members, and seniorleaders from the Federal, State and CountyGovernments for program briefings, a lun-cheon, and small business opportunities.Program briefings were provided by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Air Force, NAV-FAC Pacific, Pacific Command, and variousState of Hawaii and City & County of Honoluluagencies.

The golf tournament, held on May 12 at theKaneohe Klipper Golf Course, generated thou-sands of dollars for the SAME HonoluluScholarship Program, which provides scholar-ships to deserving students majoring in theengineering or architecture fields.

P.O. Box 88840Honolulu, HI 96830Website: www.acechawaii.org2014-2015 Board of DirectorsPresident

William Bow, Bow Engineering & DevelopmentPresident-Elect

Robin Lim, GeolabsTreasurer

Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalSecretary

Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersNational Director

Sheryl Nojima, Gray Hong Nojima & AssociatesPast President

Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, Shigemura LauSakanashi Higuchi & Associates

DirectorsGarret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc. Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates

LETTER FROM THE ACECH PRESIDENTWritten by William H.Q. Bow, P.E.

The 2015 Legislative Session has just endedand we were successful in deflecting the attackon QBS law (HRS §103D-304) from the innova-tive procurement bills that were being intro-duced. Many thanks to the ACECH LegislativeCommittee comprised of Ms. Janice Marsters,Mr. Lester Fukuda, Ms. Sandie Wong, Ms.Sheryl Nojima, and Mr. Robin Lim for the hard

National Public Works Week – City Proclamation

Instituted as a public education campaignby APWA in 1960, National Public Works Week(NPWW)calls attention to the importance ofpublic works in community life. NPWW is tradi-tionally sponsored and observed during thethird full week in May. Through the Week andother efforts, APWA seeks to raise the public’sawareness of public works issues and toincrease confidence in public works employ-ees and professionals who are the often-unsung heroes of our society.

On May 11, Hawaii Chapter was presentedwith a City proclamation to designate May 17-23 as Public Works Week. Additionally, HawaiiChapter maintained an exhibit of various recentpublic works projects to energize and educatethe public on the importance of the contributionof public works to their daily lives. The annualexhibit was on display during NPWW in KahalaMall.

Meet & Greet – June 1Please join us Monday evening, June 1, for a

Meet & Greet event at the Old SpaghettiFactory. We will be joined by APWA NationalPresident, Larry Stevens. Invitations have alsobeen extended to representatives from variousState and City Agencies. Additional informationis available at hawaii. apwa.net/events/chapter. Project Awards

Hawaii Chapter is pleased to recognize twoprojects for their excellence and contributions tothe communities they serve. Public works pro-jects often go unrecognized but are critical to thefunction and operation of the neighborhoodsand cities that we live in. Please join us in recog-nizing AECOM for the Hana Highway Route 360Emergency Repairs Project and Bowers+Kubotafor the Emergency Repairs of the Ihi’ihilauakeaBridge Project. Both successful projects werevital to their communities and illustrate the needfor strong public works support.

Left to right: Membership Co-Director Ross Sasamura, Delegate John Lamer, PastPresident Ken Kawahara, Secretary Darin Izon, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, President TylerSugihara, Treasurer Ryan Char, Vice President Victor Valdez, Alternate Delegate Rouen Liu.

work at the State Legislature on behalf of themember firms.

In April 2015, a delegation of 12 membersfrom ACECH attended the ACEC SpringNational Convention and stormed Capitol Hillto meet with our National Legislators to talkabout the issues that need their support. Fourof the issues discussed were:• Enact a long-term re-authorization of high-

way and transit programs with increasedinvestments supported by stable revenuesources. It’s hard to do any long range plan-ning of our highways and bridges when thefunding is short term. As you may knowMap-21, Highway Trust Fund (HTF), willexpire on May 31, 2015.

• Encourage renewable energy and continueto support tax incentives for renewable ener-gy resources. Hawaii is a leader in renew-able energy development and must continueto develop new energy sources in the future.

• Seek to maintain cash method of accountingfor engineering firms. Recent House andSenate tax-writing committee proposalswould force some firms to switch to accrualaccounting. Another financial proposal welobbied to stop was measures to increase S-corp payroll taxes.

• Promote Design-Build as another “deliverysystem” to design and construct infrastruc-ture and public buildings. Suggestedstreamlining the design-build process by lim-iting the second phase to the 3 best qualifiedteams.

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ASME-HI 2014-2015 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 [email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966 [email protected] Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 [email protected] Kory Ikeda 628-1231HCES Rep: Derick KamAlternate: Derek Sato

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President: Pete Pascua [email protected] Pres.: Natasha Soriano [email protected]: Sara Okuda [email protected]: Robert Nehmad [email protected]

Annual MeetingDate: Wednesday, June 24, 2015Place: Plaza ClubSpeaker: Race Randle, Vice President, The

Howard Hughes CorporationTopic: Ward Village Development

The Howard Hughes Corporation owns,manages and develops commercial, residen-tial and mixed-use real estate throughout thecountry. The company is comprised of masterplanned communities, operating properties,strategic developments and other uniqueassets spanning 16 states from New York toHawaii. The Howard Hughes Corporation istraded on the New York Stock Exchange asHHC and headquartered in Dallas Texas.

Ward Village is a 60-acre urban masterplanned community located in the heart ofHonolulu between the city’s downtown andWaikiki. This world-class coastal community isbeing meticulously curated into a vibrantneighborhood with plans for over 4,000 excep-tional high-rise residences and more than onemillion square feet of retail space surroundedby outdoor public gathering places andpedestrian friendly streets. The neighborhoodwill be anchored by a four-acre public park thatwill serve as a multipurpose gathering space inHonolulu where residents and visitors will con-vene, socialize, and enjoy an array of commu-nity events.

Phase One, projected for completion in2016, includes the development of three resi-dential towers and the recent opening of a newsales and information center in the iconic IBMbuilding. Phase Two, Ward Village Gateway,will include two mixed-use towers, a one-acrepark, and a flagship Whole Foods Market.

Ward Village has received LEEDNeighborhood Development (LEED-ND)Platinum certification, making the Honolulu pro-ject the nation’s largest LEED-ND Platinum cer-tified project and the only LEED-ND Platinumcertified project in the state of Hawai`i.

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGMay 6, 2015General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events

For all events see seaoh.org or look for emailflyer for registration. • June 11, 12, 13 – PTI Certification Workshop:

Level 1 & 2 Unbonded Post-Tension SpecialInspector.

• June 17 – YMG Social, June 20 – YMGService project, Contact James Aoki (533-2210 [email protected]) for information.

• July 9 – General Membership Meeting atREAL a gastropub.

• August 14 to 15 – Save the date! AnnualConvention @ Aulani details to come.

SEAOH Website Member LoginTo take full advantage of the new site you will

want to activate your member account by fol-lowing the instructions below:1) Go to the lost password site http://goo.gl/

r8XSxe2) Enter the email address that receives

SEAOH announcements.3) Click Get New Password.4) You will receive an email from SEAOH

Admin.5) Follow the link at the bottom of the email.6) Set a new secure password.7) Login to the site using your email address

and new password.You now have access to SEAOH website

privileges which include posting job listing andthe ability to edit your membership directoryinformation. Also check out seaoh.org for linksto building code information for State andCounty amendments http://www.seaoh.org/resources/government/

SEAOH Governing DocumentsSEAOH governing documents (the Charter

of Incorporation and Bylaws) have beenapproved through written vote on renewal bal-lots and unanimous vote of SEAOH Board ofDirectors. Governing documents can be foundon our website at http://www.seaoh.org/about/bylaws-charter/

Missing MembersPlease contact Membership Chairperson,

Jiabao Chen (791-3945 [email protected]),or any of the SEAOH Officers if you have a newmailing and/or email address.

Next MeetingThe next SEAOH Board of Directors and

Officers meeting will be on June 3, 2015. Forlocation, contact SEAOH President FernandoFrontera (781-2802 [email protected]).

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: Not scheduled yet.Time: usually 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria

Conference RoomAgenda: To be determined.

All members are invited and encouraged toattend our meetings. There are always lots offree pizza and soft drinks. Please contactChairman Derek Sato or Ed Chang for direc-tions and for more information, such as parkingwithin Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenue facili-ties.

2015 BALLOTS & SURVEYS COMPLETEDAPRIL 30, 2015

Voting and survey solicitation ended April 30,and again the response was modest.SurveyMonkey.com was again used to makeresponding easy. Based on responsesreceived our 2015-2016 Officers and Directorsare Chairman Derek Sato of Hawaiian ElectricCompany; Vice Chair Derick Kam of ThermalEngineering; Treasurer Kevin Dang of PearlHarbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY); SecretaryVictor Russell of DSA Engineering; andDirectors Ed Chang of Hawaiian Electric;Ronald Flegal, retired Leeward CommunityCollege; and Raymond Liu of PHNSY.

2015 FRANCIS R. MONTGOMERY DESIGNCOMPETITION COMPLETED

The Montgomery Design Competition washeld Friday, May 8, 2015, on the University ofHawaii at Manoa (UHM) campus, HIG 110auditorium. The Montgomery Foundationthanks judges Cheyne Eugenio, Jeff Griffith,Tony Koyamatsu, and Jordan Onuma, all fromHawaiian Electric Company. Co-MC for theevent were our Chairman Derek Sato and Dr.Zac Trimble.

ASME HAWAII SECTION HISTORYLast month we recalled the accomplish-

ments of our first chairman (1953-1955), andone of the charter members of the HawaiiSection, Lieutenant General Henry S. AurandSr. He played an important part, and held ahigh position in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II. Now we would like to report on thewhereabouts of Frederick H. Kohloss, P.E., JD,ASME Fellow.

Fred Kohloss was our Chairman in 1968-1969, HCES Engineer of the Year 1980, andHCES Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient1999. He is also a Charter Member of theHawaii Society of Professional Engineers andits President in 1961. Of course Kohloss wasmore well-known and active during his later

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2014-2015 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident: Glenn Miyasato, P.E. 488-7579 email: [email protected]: Benjamin Rasa, P.E. 531-1308 email: [email protected] President: Timothy Goshi, P.E. 791-3966 email: [email protected]: Lara Karamatsu, P.E. 566-2227 email: [email protected]: Eric Arakawa, P.E. 596-7790 email: [email protected] Pres: Brian Enomoto, P.E. 388-5559 email: [email protected] President: Puna Kaneakua, P.E. 593-1116 email: [email protected]

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

2014-2015 YMF OfficersPuna Kaneakua, [email protected] Tanaka, Vice [email protected] Leong, [email protected] Urabe, [email protected] Sugibayashi, Past [email protected] PAPACOSTAS

Hearts are heavy as the Hawaii communityhas lost a great engineer, mentor, leader andwonderful person. He played a very active rolein the organization with roles such as Presidentand then History & Heritage Chairman for manyyears. ASCE Hawaii Section ExecutiveCommittee sends its heartfelt sympathies tothe Family and friends of Costas Papacostas.He will be missed.

GOLF TOURNAMENTThe 13th Annual Scholarship Golf

Tournament in Honor of Steve Fong will be heldon Friday, August 28, 2015 at Pearl CountryClub. Deadline to register for the tournament isAugust 14, 2015 (early registration closes July17th, 2015). For more information, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/events.html.

JUNE DINNER MEETINGProgram: Stream Bank Bluff Stabilization andProtection of the Riverside ApartmentsSpeaker: Kealohi Sandefur, P.E., ProjectManager, Yogi Kwong EngineersSynopsis: Deep soil erosion along a portion ofthe Wailuku River threatened to undermine theshallow spread footing foundation of theRiverside Apartments in Hilo, Hawaii. Severalchallenges had to be endured throughout theproject including the existing steep and mar-ginally stable slope, limited site access, regu-latory compliance and project funding. Willexamine how this high risk project was suc-cessfully designed, permitted and constructedon-time and on budget. Date: Thursday, June 18th, 2015Location: Dave and Busters, Pa’ina Room

(2nd Floor)Time: 5:30 p.m. Social Time

6:30 p.m. Dinner7:00 p.m. Program

Menu: Multi-entrée buffetCost: $30.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section

Members $35.00 for Non-Members andGuests $20.00 for University of Hawaii atManoa ASCE Student ChapterMembers

Reservations: Please make checks payable to “ASCE

Hawaii Section” and mail to: Eric Arakawa,ASCE Hawaii Section Treasurer, The LimtiacoConsulting Group, 1622 Kanakanui Street,Honolulu, HI 96817, by Tuesday, June 9th,

2015. Phone/email RSVP by Wednesday, June10th, 2015, (808) 596-7790 or email [email protected]. No shows will bebilled.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: May 5, 2015 Next meeting: June 2, 2015

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://www.asce-hawaii.org/links.html and click on ASCENational for complete details.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment 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 96808-0917. If you have anyquestions, please contact Brian Enomoto at388-5559, or [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• Civil Engineer IV – City and County of

Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – City and County of

Honolulu• Mechanical Engineer V – City and County of

Honolulu• Structural Engineer V - City and County of

Honolulu• Electrical Engineer – Coffman Engineers• Structural Engineer – Coffman Engineers• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International• Architect (Design Engineer) – Bishop & Co.• Civil Engineer (Design Engineer) – Bishop &

YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, June 3, 6:00 p.m. at Bevy Bar.If you are interested in attending to find outwhat the YMF is all about, contact YMF [email protected].

Hawaii Foodbank – National Association ofLetter Carriers’ (NALC)By Lori Higashi and David Miyasaki,Community Service Co-Chairs

On the Saturday before Mother’s Day, May 9,2015, 30 YMF members volunteered their after-noon to participate in the Annual Foodbanksorting at the Mapunapuna Foodbank. Alongwith various groups from unions, banks, andother businesses, YMF members helped withassembling boxes, sorting and packing thedonations collected earlier that day during theannual Letter Carrier’s Food Drive. Majority ofour members organized the donations into thepredefined categories such as canned meat,assorted can, dry goods and miscellaneous. Itwas a great turnout for a great cause. Thankyou to all the volunteers for coming out to thisevent and to Lance Kamada for coordinatingthis event with the YMF.

(L to R): (back) Nguyen, Andrew, Ben, Kapi, David, Jesse, Jason, Allison, Norman, (middle)Jillian, Susan, Lara, Austin, Brent, Eric, Micah, Shaun, Julie, (front) Lori, Amanda, Nicole,Emily, Alicia, Jess, Kurt, Adam. (Missing from Picture: Jodi, Kevin, Jimmy, Lisa, Matt)

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years in ASHRAE, having been the SocietyPresident in 1986-1987, and the HawaiiChapter President in 1989-1990. Currently, at92, Kohloss is retired in Tucson, Arizona. If youknew or met his wife Peggy, Fred reported thatshe passed away in October 2009. They hadchosen Tucson over Hawaii because theirdaughter Eleanor and family lived there, theweather is pleasant, the facility is excellent,and the city is familiar.

ASHRAE Tucson Chapter did an excellentfeature on Frederick H. Kohloss in an interviewin 2014, which can be found athttp://www.ashraetucson.org/history/member-profiles/fred-kohloss/. In this interview, Fredspoke about his association and friendshipwith Francis R. Montgomery while Montgomerywas still with Hawaiian Electric Company. Hementioned many other old-time HawaiiEngineers he worked with many of whom I rec-ognize. Frederick H. Kohloss is a very accom-plished Engineer, a consummate role model forthe younger engineers. Now you know wherehe is.

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manufacturing 100 units. The housing is oilcompensated with an aluminum wall for highstructural integrity and thermal dissipation. A3.5 HP DC brushed motor was utilized for itscost and is controlled by an AMC 100A40 PWMservo drive and Arduino Uno micro-controller.The project is sponsored by Makai OceanEngineering. This team had five students.

SAE Aero Design Competition Team –Micro Class

Manini Aero from the University of Hawaiicompeted in the 2015 Society of AutomotiveEngineers (SAE) Micro Aero Design WestCompetition held April 24-26 in Van Nuys, CA.The challenge was to design a lightweightunmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of car-rying a high payload fraction. Successfuldesigns are those able to carry a heavy pay-load relative to the empty weight of the aircraftand those capable of being fully assembledfrom a six inch diameter packing container bytwo people. This team had 12 students.

SAE Formula Race Car Competition Team(Rainbow Warriors Racing –RWR)

Formula SAE® (Society of AutomotiveEngineers) is an international design projectwhere engineering students design, fabricate,and drive an open wheeled race car. Studentsdedicate their time and energy to be exposedto new knowledge and fabrication skills nototherwise learned in the classroom. By the endof the project, students will be able to see theirunique designs come to fruition. The 2015team improved upon different aspects of thecar in hopes of placing higher in competition.This was the largest team with 28 students.

Team KEGDuring an hour-long workout, an average

human has the potential to generate 100 wattsof energy, which is normally dissipated into theatmosphere as heat. The purpose of theKinesthetic Energy Generator (KEG) is to con-vert the energy that is regularly wasted, intoelectrical energy by taking the translationalmotion in a workout and converting it to rota-tional motion for an electric motor. Thoughthere are similar products, none convert trans-lational motion into electricity at the moment.This team had three students.

MONTGOMERY DESIGN COMPETITION, from page 1

Thank You all for your support in attendingour CMAA Hawaii 3rd Annual ChapterConference, which took place on Tuesday May12th at the Ko’olau Ballrooms and ConferenceCenter was well attended and informative, lookfor a write-up of our event in the upcomingissue of BIH Magazine. Our next CMAA eventwill be our upcoming Community ServiceActivity, in May of 2015 when we will continueour partnership with the Hawaii Judiciary,Transforming the Honolulu boy’s home spaceinto Hale Hilina’i- a place of hope and safety forOahu’s at risk youth. This is a very rewardingproject that we are fortunate to have the oppor-tunity to be involved with. If you would be inter-ested in joining us (all are welcome), please letus know. Our next bimonthly Luncheon will be

AcknowledgementsThe Francis Rhodes Montgomery Design

Competition was established in 1987 in memo-ry of Francis R. Montgomery, retired HawaiianElectric Company, Inc. Vice-President ofEngineering, to further the field of MechanicalEngineering. The Hawaii Section is grateful tothe DME for helping to perpetuate this compe-tition. Coordinating this event for the DME wereDr. A. Zachary Trimble, ASME Faculty Advisor,and Dr. Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad, DME Chairand UHM DME ABET Chair.

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held in July, keep an eye out for our emailblasts for more information on that.

Our chapter is here as a resource for allConstruction Engineering and Managementprofessionals. If you have any questionsregarding any of our upcoming events, wouldlike to join our Ohana and become moreinvolved with the CMAA Hawaii Chapter orwould simply like to be added to our email list,please email us at [email protected] please note that we have a new mailingaddress; CMAA Hawaii, PO Box 531,Honolulu, HI 96809 Looking for a CCM? Thecurrent listing for all Hawaii CCMs can befound here: https://cmaanet.org/certified-con-struction-managers-registry.

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