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VOL. 43 NO. 6 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS AUGUST, 2007

engineers andarchitects ofhawaii

founded 1902

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

NEW EAH WEB Site:http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home

2007 – 2008 OfficersPresident Ardelan Nikou 523-88741st VP Michael Albright 536-17372nd VP Greg MeCartney 525-6611Treasurer Tit Mun ChunSecretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777Director Andy Keane 531-3017Director C. S. Papacostas 959-6538Director Andy Keith 543-4523Director Howard Wiig 587-3811Past Pres Travis Hylton 531-3017

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IEEE Hawaii SectionPO Box 37607 Honolulu, Hawaii 96837Email: [email protected] Page: http://ewh.ieee.org/r6/hawaii/

2006 Hawaii Section OfficersSection Chair: Al Toda 455-1331

[email protected] Vice-Chair: Nancy Roemer

[email protected].: Mark Rognstad

[email protected]

A China Survival Course for EngineersGoing to Zhong Guo

The Hawaii Section of the Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is presenting aSaturday Seminar and Lunch on August 18,2007 at the Maple Garden Restaurant.

Hawaii companies are increasingly involved inChina projects. They often send engineers onshort term assignments to Zhong Guo—theCentral Country—as China is called in China.These engineers are competent in their profes-sional skills but find the logistics and culturedaunting. Problems range from getting a PRCvisa, to trying to find their way in a land full ofpeople speaking Putonghua. Or wondering whatis Putonghua? Engineers are seriously con-cerned about not making social gaffes that mightaffect the success of their client’s project. Orthey may just want to know where to get a cou-ple of DIP switches in Shenzhen.

That’s the reason for this IEEE HawaiiSection seminar. It won’t make attendeesovernight experts on China but it will teachenough street smart survival skills to get the job

August 2007 Meetings Aug 3: TBA – via WEB PageAug 10: TBA – via WEB PageAug 17: No Meeting Statehood DayAug 24: TBA – via WEB PageAug 31: No Meeting Labor Day Holiday

Meetings held every Friday (except Holidays) atYWCA room 205 on Richards Street downtown.Meetings start at NOON and end promptly at1:00 pm. Parking at Alii Place off Alakea Streetfor $1.50 per hour.

Buffet Lunch: Members-$10.00, Guests-$12.00, BYO lunches welcome. If not having theBuffet Lunch a donation is requested: Members$2, Guests $3; to help cover room rental costs.

Program schedule may be adjusted. CallSecretary Sam Gillie at 543-4739 (543-4804FAX) to confirm speaker. Anyone wanting aweekly email meeting notice please send youremail address to Sam Gillie at [email protected].

EAH Meeting Program NotesMeeting Notes for June 15th Speaker: Dr. Cecily J. Wolfe - UH at Manoa,Hawaii Institute of Geophysics &Planetology Subject: “October 2007 Earthquake” Dr.Wolfe gave a very interesting presentation on theOctober 2006 arthquake. When she first felt the“S-waves” at the beginning of the quake andthen the “P-waves a few moments later, sheknew the quake was not on Oahu. She alsoexpected the quake to be a relatively deepquake, because of its strength and the distancefrom the quake. She went on to give a techni-cally detailed but easily understandable talk onearthquakes in Hawaii. She explained the differ-

ence between deep and shallow earthquakes.She also provided the history of earthquakes inHawaii for the last 200 years. Hawaii has a his-tory of have large earthquakes on a somewhatregular timetable. This could mean that Hawaii isdue for more large quakes in the future. Dr.Wolfe’s presentation will be posted at the NewEAH WEB Page for those wanting to listen.

Meeting Notes for June 22nd Speaker: Tom Anusewicz - Bradley PacificAviation Subject: “Fueling Hawaii’s Airports” TomAnusewicz gave a very urgent talk on the fuel-ing logistics for Hawaii Airports. Tom explainedthe very limited storage capacity available on the

neighbor islands, such as: Lihue 1 day; Maui <half day, Kona, < 1 day; Hilo 15 days; Honolulu is30 days. This presents challenges for his com-pany to provide fuel for airline’s daily fueldemands. Plane’s have had to fly to Honolulu inorder to refuel due to lack of supply at the neigh-bor islands. Fuel delivery is essentially Just-In-Time with no reserve margin. Delivery of fuel bybarge is critical! If the fuel barge is delayed byweather, there may be no fuel available for thenext day demand. However, before fuel can beused it must be tested. All fuel testing is done onOahu, which means fuel samples must beshipped to Honolulu for testing. Tom’s presen-tation will be posted at the New EAH WEB Pagefor those wanting to listen.

done and have fun doing it. Subject matter cov-ers economics, politics, tech standards, geogra-phy, a few Chinese phrases and characters,some do’s and some don’ts.

Attendees do not have to be engineers.Members of the public are welcome and will findthis seminar useful for planning a vacation inChina.

When: Saturday, August 18, 2007 from 10 AMuntil 2 PM.

Where: Maple Garden Restaurant. 909Isenberg Street, Honolulu, HI How Much: Price includes an excellent Chineselunch and a printed briefing. IEEE Members andGuests: $10. IEEE Student Members and theirGuests: $5 Non-Members: $15

The presenters are:Tom Moore, IEEE Senior Member. Mr.

Moore is CEO of Tropical Telecom Corp. whichmanufactures phone systems in China. A mem-ber of the Hawaii-Pacific Export Council and for-mer board member of the Hong Kong BusinessAssoc. of Hawaii, Tom was Managing Director ofNortel (Asia) in Singapore and owner of PCE, aHong Kong engineering firm.

Laisin Lee, a Hong Kong and US educatedprofessional, taught at the Hong KongPolytechnic. Ms. Lee is the founding president ofthe National US-Hong Kong BusinessAssociation, the Chinese Secretary of theChinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and adirector of the Organization of ChineseAmericans—Hawaii Chapter. Laisin is a regis-tered court interpreter in Cantonese andMandarin and a Certified International PropertySpecialist affiliated with East Oahu Realty.

For more information or to make reservations(prior to Aug15 please): Contact Al Toda, IEEESection Chair Phone: 808-455-1331 Email:[email protected].

Payment in Cash or Local Check will beaccepted at the door.

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2007-2008 OFFICERSChair: Todd Barnes 275-2901Vice Chair: Maelyn Uyehara 521-2641Secretary: Grant TorigoeTreasurer: Walter Billingsley 846-3232

SOC Representative AlternateAACE M. UyeharaASCE W. Billingsley W. ChunASME J. Grogan R. LiuCFSEI W. WongEAH M. McMorrow G. YamamotoFALEA M. ShojiHALS E. KaneshiroHSPE Q. KomoriIEEE G. Torigoe O. LibedITE C. Yoshida R. ArchillaSAME T. BarnesSEAOH D. DoiSFPE S. DannawayUH(assoc) S. Choi

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2007 OFFICERSPresident Maelyn UyeharaVice Pres Thomas TaamTreasurer Dr Amarjit SinghSecretary Jian ZhouDirectors Alan Cadieux, Anas Nasr, Cassie Yap

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Mechanical Engineers

Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii

ASME-HI 2005-2006 OfficersChairperson Raymond Liu 521-3773Vice-Chair Derick Kam 848-6966Secretary Ron FlegalTreasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708

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2007 – 2008 HSPE State OfficersPresident Barry Nakamoto, P.E.

[email protected] Elect Queenie Komori, P.E.

[email protected] President Manny Lanuevo, P.E.

[email protected] VacantTreasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E.

[email protected] President Kenneth Rappolt, P.E.

[email protected] Chapter Norman Kawachika, P.E.Director [email protected] Chapter Eric Yamashige, P.E.Director [email protected] Island Chapter Galen Kuba, P.E.Director [email protected] Chapter Steve Herbert, P.E.Director [email protected]

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION MEETINGDate: September 11, 2007Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmAgenda: General Membership MeetingPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue

CafeteriaPlease contact Ray Liu or Ron Flegal for direc-

tions and for more information.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OFJULY 10

Raymond Liu reviewed the upcoming P.E.Refresher course to an audience of prospectivestudents and past students. The course runsfrom July 31 through October 23, meeting oncea week on Tuesday evenings. It will be held inHolmes Hall, UHM, and a service of theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, UHM.The instructors are Dr. Charly Kinoshita, P.E. andDr. Stephen Masutani, P.E., andfacilitator/instructor, Raymond Liu, P.E. For moreinformation, please visit the Hawaii Section web-site, www.sections.asme.org/hawaii/pe.html.

Liu mentioned he reviewed the availablerefresher programs including CD and web cours-es and found his course better because it is lessexpensive, encourages the students to partici-pate and study, and has instructors, facilitatorand fellow students for support in practicing andanswering questions. The course fee is $300 forASME members and $350 for non-members.Anyone having to re-take the course pays $100.To make the course even more attractive, the feeincludes meals. The Hawaii Section basicallymakes no profits from these courses with themain purpose of providing a much-needed ser-vice to its members and Mechanical Engineers.

Past-students Edwin Yago, Justin Caruso, andDaniel Jenkins gave testimonial. They all agreedthe course was most helpful including theinstructions, mock exams, tips in taking theexam, and to become disciplined and organizedfor the exam.

Chairman Liu presented Yago with his ASMEmembership certificate.

ANNUAL PEARL HARBOR BOAT TOUR BYSTANFORD YUEN

Past-Chairman Stanford Yuen, ExecutiveAssistant to the Admiral, Navy Region Hawaii,invites members and their families and friends tohis annual Pearl Harbor Boat Tour. This tour iscourtesy of the Navy Region Hawaii and the U.S.Navy. The tour is on Wednesday, August 29,2007 from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. Departure is at thepier at the Arizona Museum. Park in the museumlot. The boat leaves promptly at 3:45 p.m.

This is an educational boat tour around FordIsland and Pearl Harbor, highlighting major fea-tures, e.g. December 7 attack; Ford Island; ship-yard; Supply; Submarine Base; Active Ships;Mothballed Ships; Historic Sites; Housing; Close-up of Battleship USS Missouri, and memorialsUSS Utah and USS Arizona; Ford Island Bridge;Remnants of the December 7 Attack; West,Middle, and East Loch Shoreline; Waipio and

Pearl City Peninsula; Walt Disney Movie “PearlHarbor”; Current Projects, Future Plans aroundPearl Harbor, including Ford Island Development;and a private visit to the USS Arizona Memorial.

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HSPE State Officer Installation andWelcome Address

On June 15, 2007, a new slate of officers forthe Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers(HSPE) 2007-2008 term were installed by RobertMiller, P.E., President of the National Society ofProfessional Engineers (NSPE). On behalf of allof the Officers, I would like to extend our Aloha toall of you in the HSPE Ohana and invite you toshare any suggestions you may have on how wecan best meet your needs.

We expect the coming year to be exciting andrewarding. In July, NSPE holds its annual con-ference for all members filled with educationalworkshops and networking opportunities. Thisyear’s conference will be held in Denver,Colorado. The annual conference is also thetime where governance meetings are held whichinvolves all members who serve on Nationalcommittees, including State Delegates and thoseon the Board of Directors. Our current StateDelegate, Manny Lanuevo, will be proudly repre-senting Hawaii at the House of Delegates meet-ing. Also serving at the National committee levelare Eric Yamashige (NSPE Ethics Committee),Clyde Nagata (PEI Director), Curt Beck (PEIincoming Western & Pacific Region Vice-Chair,and myself (current PEI Western & Pacific RegionVice-Chair and State Delegate-elect).

Upcoming local activities include the HSPEEducational Foundation Golf Tournamentfundraiser, announcement of our 2007 collegescholarship award recipients, and the 2008MATHCOUNTS Competitions for the Chaptersand State. Please keep an eye out for additionalinformation on these great programs and events.Your continued generous support is vital to thesuccess of these programs for our future engi-neers and HSPE members!

In the meantime, if you have any suggestionsor thoughts to share with your new HSPEOfficers, please don’t hesitate to contact any ofus. We look forward to serving you over thecoming year.

Aloha,Barry Nakamoto, P.E.HSPE State President

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

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

SAME Honolulu 2007 Post OfficersPresident CDR Roger Wykle, P.E., USCG1st VP (Programs) Mr Todd Barnes, USACE2nd VP (Sustaining Members) Mr Will Boudra, Forest City3rd VP (Membership) Mr Jerry Matsuda, M&E PacificSecretary Lt Andy Wright, USCGTreasurer MAJ Robert Kroning, USA

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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]

2003 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEFUNDAMENTALS

This seminar will provide an overview of thecritical concepts of the 2003 InternationalBuilding Code. The concepts presented will pro-vide a basis for the correct use of the code in thedesign, plan review, inspection and analysis ofprojects. A clearer understanding of the require-ments identified by these basic code provisions,tables and categorizations will allow code usersto apply the code in clear-cut situations and helpto build their understanding of the code whenmaking code compliance decisions.

OBJECTIVES:1. Locate general topics (Chapters in the 2003

IBC).2. Locate applicable tables in the 2003 IBC for

specific situations.3. Apply code requirements to clear-cut, real-

world situations.4. Explain the intent behind a given code require-

ment.

5. Use better judgment in identifying borderlinescenarios as compliant or non-compliant.

INSTRUCTOR: Kraig Stevenson, RegionalManager of Governmental Relations for the ICC.DATES: Two separate days to choose from,Tuesday, August 21, or Wednesday, August 22.TIME: 8:15 am registration, 9:00 am program,4:00 pm end. Lunch will be provided.LOCATION: Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter.COST: CSI, AIA, SFPE Honolulu members andgovernment employees - $95. Non-membersand guests - $190.Reservations required: Call 847-1862 or FAX847-6575.

Post Meeting 10 July 07Location: Hale Ikena, FortShafter

Honolulu Post President,CDR Roger Wykle, P.E., USCGwelcomes members to the 10July 2007 SAME meeting.

10 July Meeting Notes

Honolulu Post President, CDR Roger Wykle,P.E., USCG welcomed members and guests tothe July meeting. CDR Wykle spoke about theHonolulu chapter and his new role as PostPresident. The new website was mentioned andmembers were encouraged to visit the site forSAME post information (http://posts.same.org/honolulu/). CDR Wykle introduced the featurespeaker, Dr. Armarjit Singh, Associate Professor,University of Hawaii.

Dr. Singh spoke on Hemisphericity inOrganizational Behavior w/ Application to Designand Construction Organizations. Dr. Singh dis-cussed the characteristics of “left” and “right”brainers. Language and mathematics reside inthe left brain; art, intuition and metaphysics are inthe right side. 63% of construction engineers areleft brain oriented, and 52% of design engineersare right oriented. He noted that design engi-neers were “judging” types who prefer struc-tured, focused meetings and tasks; constructionengineers were perceiving types who prefer flex-ible meetings and tasks. Dr. Singh spoke on theimplications, challenges and opportunities fordesign and construction organizations when theyhave a mix of right and left brainers.

Upcoming SAME meeting

August 14, 2007, 11:30 AM, Hale Ikena, Ft.Shafter

Speaker - LTC Charles Klinge, DistrictEngineer, US Army Corps of Engineers

Topic – Honolulu District Corps of EngineersFY 2008 and 2009 Program Details


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SCIENCE COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARINGON INNOVATION OFFSHORING

The following is from the June 15, 2007 ASMECapitol Update (ASME News and Public PolicyUpdates) and of interest to engineers and worthrepeating: • The House Committee on Science and

Technology held a hearing in June on the impli-cations of innovation offshoring for U.S. work-ers and the economy. While it is widelyacknowledged that technological innovationhas been key to improving America’s standardof living, increasingly science and engineeringjobs are becoming targets of offshoring.

• A recent study by the University of Texas foundthat of the 57 major announcements of globaltelecom R&D facilities in the past year, morethan 60 percent were located in Asia, com-pared with only nine percent in the U.S. “The Committee continues to be very con-

cerned about the effects of globalization and off-shoring. The American people have been told foryears that globalization will be a boon for ourbest-educated workers, but this has not neces-sarily been the case. Moreover, more evidence ismounting that the statistics we use to measurethe effects of globalization and off-shoring on oureconomy are inadequate and mask the negativeaspects of these activities. We must pay particu-lar attention to the future health of our domesticmanufacturing industries - including high-techmanufacturing - as we need to maintain good-paying jobs in the U.S,” remarked CommitteeMember Jerry Costello (D-IL) during the hearing.

ASME ISSUES A “GRAND CHALLENGE”As a leader in the energy field, ASME — and its

members — has a unique opportunity to providethe public with credible expertise on the impor-tant energy issues facing our nation. Thus, a newASME initiative called the Energy GrandChallenge will build partnerships and identifyresources inside and outside the Society to helpdefine technology, policy, and market issues andhelp define a more sustainable overall energysystem.

The Energy Grand Challenge Web site willserve as a clearinghouse for the Energy GrandChallenge partners and activities. This site willhost information on ASME’s public policy activi-ties, energy-related programs of ASME divisionsand institutes, and news and announcements.Visit the new Energy Grand Challenge Web site,under “Public Policy.” (www.asme.org/Communities/Technical/Energy).

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HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS FOR 2007President: Paul WonVice Pres.: Don HamadaTreasurer: Steven YoshidaSecretary: Honglong Li

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

2006-2008 Officers and BoDirectors President: Napoleon AgraanVice Pres/Pres Elect: John RamosSecretary: Zosima AgraanTreasurer: Marisol TaconAsst. Treasurer: William RapisuraBusiness Manager: Angelie LegaspiPress Relation Officer: Judy TabiosAuditor: Nicolo Orense

HAWAIIASSOCIATION OFLANDSURVEYORSpo box 2981 Honolulu, HI 96802

http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hals/hals_001.htm

Website: www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hals

Officers for 2007President Joanne WilliamsonVice Pres Dan HirotaSecretary Artie SevignyTreasurer Ron WagnerDirector Ryan SuzukiDirector Chris GuerinNSPS Gov Kevin Kea

ANNOUNCEMENTS1. Hawaii Community College (HCC) meeting

planned for July 25, 2007 to discuss SurveyingEducational Outreach. President JoanneWilliamson, Kendall Hee, Reid Siarot and BarbaraCooper will meet in Hilo with Rockne Freitas ofUH, to discuss UH setting up a “survey techni-cian” program.

2. HALS will hold it’s annual memberhsip meeting atMcCoy Pavilion on Friday September 14, 2007.

3. Planning continues for the annual SurveyingConference. It will be held January 31 - February1, 2007 at the Hilton Prince Kuhio Hotel (former-ly the Raddison) in Waikiki. Topics will deal withland surveying with sessions that may also be ofinterest to the civil engineering community, landtitle companies, and the public in general.

4. In conjunction with the annual SurveyingConference, planning also continues for a“Survey Challenge” to be held on Wed Jan 30,2007.

June Meeting HighlightsJune 21, 2007

Mr. Dick Riegels from Stanford CarrDevelopment LLC spoke at Hawaii ITE JuneMeeting. Stanford Carr Development recentlycompleted the Hawaii Kai Peninsula as well asmany other prominent projects on Oahu, Maui,and Big Island. Mr. Riegels offered a developer’sview, decision-making, and lessons-learnedabout traffic issues.

Ms. Sue Tilden of InfraConsult, as our techni-cal speaker, explained the ABCs of TransitOriented Development (TOD). Ms Tilden intro-duced the key characteristics of TOD, the defini-tion of “Complete Street” and smart growth andtheir relationships with TOD. She also discussedthe TOD in the context of climate changes andmost impedance to implementing TOD.

Congratulations to the two successful candi-dates for passing the Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) exam, formerly Engineer-in-Training (EIT), given last April 2007. These can-didates took the review class sponsored as a“free review class” by FALEA. They are: Mr.Steve Tagupa from the Department ofTransportation, Airport Division, EngineeringMaintenance Branch and Ms. Anita Juaquin fromthe Department of Transportation, HighwaysDivision, Materials Testing and Research Branch.

On February 3, 2006, the Fundamentals ofEngineering Review Class started and continuedevery Saturday until April 7, 2007. The reviewwas conducted at the Norman S. Wright (NSW)Office, as a courtesy from Ms. Marites Calad,Vice President of NSW and past president ofFALEA. The review has a total of 16 attendeesand while the rest attended the class to preparethem for the next exam, two out of the five whotook the test passed. This review was madepossible due to the invaluable contribution andtireless efforts of our volunteer lecturers: DennisBondocoy, Allen Thomas, Nick Orense, EmilBarroga, Frank Sapigao, Willie Rapisura, JoeyResurreccion, Manny Lanuevo and NapoleonAgraan. Special thanks to Ramon Bonoan for

taking the lead, and all others that made this pro-ject a success. Again, a big Mahalo and appre-ciations to all those to contributed their time andefforts to the success of the review and congrat-ulations to these successful candidates.

Also, FALEA will have its General Assembly inAugust 25th at the Neal Blaisdell Park (Aiea). Weencourage all members to attend and take partof the ratification of the revised Constitution andBy-Laws. Please bring your family and friendsand enjoy the food, camaraderie, fun, gameswith all the Falea Ohana.


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The 215 North King Street condominium is a 23-story affordablecondominium project at the end of Chinatown. The framingsystem of this high-rise is largely concrete as all post-tensionedsuspended slabs and demising walls are constructed fromconcrete. Besides the main tower building, the parkingstructure is also entirely constructed of post-tensionedsuspended slabs and beams and concrete columns. By utilizingconcrete for the suspended slabs and demising walls, theconcrete alone provided adequate fire rated partitions betweeneach living unit.

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OFFICERS Phone FAXPresident Brian Enomoto 486-5202 486-5206

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FY 2007 ASCE Hawaii Section ExecutiveCommitteeOffice Phone FAX President Lori Fong 384-5372

email: [email protected] Ron Iwamoto 486-5202 486-5206

email: [email protected] Mike Hunnemann 791-3980 533-2686

email: [email protected] Jeff Kalani 596-2928

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email: [email protected] Pres Walter Billingsley 846-3232 538-7819

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For additional information or to register, call CCPI at 848-7100or email to [email protected]

Our 43rd Year

Sponsored by Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii and theCement and Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii.

ACI 318-05, The StructuralConcrete Standard

Registration fee is $160.00 per SEAOH/CCPI member and Government Agencies; $200 pernon-members; $75 per UH engineering student. Registration includes presentation notes,

lunch, and parking. Class size is limited. Registration deadline is August 31, 2007.

This one-day seminar will present the changes in the 2005 Edition of ACI318. At this seminar you will learn the new Code provisions and how toimplement them correctly in your day-to-day work. Instructors will explaineach change, why it is made, and what it means to you as a designer andspecifier of structural concrete.

Thursday, September 6, 2007, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (registration from7:30 am), Pagoda Hotel & Restaurant, (C'est Si Bon Ballroom Makai) 1525Rycroft Street, Honolulu.

BASILE G. RABBAT,Ph.D, S.E., FACI,

Manager, Structural Codes,Portland cement Association.

Featured speakers are:S.K. GHOSH, P.E., Ph.D.,

president of S.K. Ghosh Associates Inc. (SKG),which is a company that specializes in

structural, seismic, and code consulting.

AUGUST DINNER MEETING ATTHE PAGODA HOTEL BALLROOMProgram: The August dinner meeting will be

jointly sponsored by ASCE HawaiiSection and the Structural EngineersAssociation of Hawaii (SEAOH). Thepresentation will be “Structural andScour Effects of Hurricane Katrina” byUniversity of Hawaii, College of Civiland Environmental Engineering pro-fessors Ian Roberson, Ph.D., P.E. andPeter Nicholson, Ph.D., P.E.

Date: Thursday, August 16, 2007Location: Pagoda Hotel BallroomTime: 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 members andguests$11.00 for UH Student Chaptermembers

Please RSVP and mail checks to RogerBabcock by Wednesday, August 9, 2007.Checks should be made payable to ASCE-Hawaii Section and mailed to Roger Babcock,ASCE Treasurer, Department of Civil &Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaiiat Manoa 2540 Dole Street, Holmes 383,Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.

HAWAII SECTION OUTSTANDING CIVILENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT (OCEA)AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR ASCE HAWAIISECTION OCEA AWARD

The ASCE Hawaii Section annually recognizesan exemplary civil engineering project as theOutstanding Civil Engineering Achievement(OCEA). This prestigious award recognizes theproject that best illustrates superior civil engi-neering skills and represents a significant contri-bution to civil engineering progress and society.

The 2007 Hawaii Section OCEA Award winnerwill be announced and the award presented tothe project owner at the Hawaii Section AnnualBanquet in October. OCEA Awards of Merit mayalso be awarded. The Hawaii Section OCEAAward winner will be nominated for the 2008ASCE National OCEA Award to be presentednext spring.

Nominations for the 2007 Hawaii SectionOCEA Award may be submitted by the individualfirms or agencies involved in the project. Theproject must be located either in the State ofHawaii or in a location that is not under the juris-diction of another ASCE Section. The level ofproject completion required to be eligible for the

OCEA Award depends on the type of project. Please download additional information locat-

ed at the following site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/awards.html#ocea Deadline for nominationsis Friday, September 14, 2007. Please submit six(6) copies of each nomination to AwardsCommittee Chair Benjamin Rasa of Belt CollinsHawaii, 2153 North King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii96819. If you have any questions, please e-mail

VOTING FOR ASCE NATIONAL ELECTIONSOn-line and mail-in ballots for the ASCE

national elections are due Aug. 14 at 5:00 p.m.EDT. Eligible members should have receivedtheir unique e-signature, required for voting, viabroadcast e-mail during the June 15-22 timeframe. If you have not received notification ofyour e-signature please contact ASCE MemberServices at (800) 548-2723 for assistance.

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employers have openings they

would like to fill:(continued on page 9)

CFSEI Membership meetingMark you November 19 for special a half-day

seminar on track-to-stud research. The chapterhas invited Dr. Roger LaBoube, P.E.; University ofMissouri-Rolla, to spreak on track-to-studresearch as well as the AISI standards. This willcoincide well with the adoption of the IBC. Venuewill be announced later. For more information,please contact Mardie Torres at (808) 4851400or visit www.hawaiisteel.com.

CFSEI Hawaii Chapter BoardThe CFSEI-Hawaii Chapter Board of Directors

meets monthly to discuss the chapter businessand programming. The minutes of every boardmeeting and schedule of membership meetingsare posted in the CFSEI website. If you have anysuggestions, please contact Brian Enomoto.

CFSEI Young Engineers’ ProgramTrue to its commitment to improve quality of

education for young engineers, CFSEI-HawaiiChapter has launched its Young Engineers’Program aimed at introducing engineers to vari-ous cold-formed steel framing details. For thisprogram, please contact Brian Enomoto.

MembershipIf you are interested to get more information

about cold-formed steel framing, we would liketo invite engineers and other design professionalto join the chapter. For more information aboutmembership, please visit application form fromwww.cfsei.org or www.steelframing.org. Formore information, please contact Brian Enomoto.


City and County of Honolulu Symposium for Architects and Engineers Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel

REGISTRATION FORM

On the morning of September 5th, 2007, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii (ACECH) will be hosting an informational symposium with the City and County of Honolulu for all architects and engineers. The workshop session descriptions and schedule are attached.

Location: Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel; 2500 Kuhio Ave. Honolulu, HI 96815 Time: September 5th, 2006 (Wednesday) 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM For information contact: Ginny Wright, ACECH Exec. Dir., at (808) 741-4772 or [email protected]

REGISTRATION OPTIONS: OPTION 1: REGISTER & PAY W/CREDIT CARD ONLINE AT WWW.ACECHAWAII.ORGOPTION 2: COMPLETE & SUBMIT FORM WITH CHECK (PAYABLE TO ACECH) BY AUG. 24 TO: ACECH P.O. BOX 88840 HONOLULU, HI 96830

COMPANY NAME _____________________________________________ ADDRESS______________________________________________________________________________ EMAIL CONTACT AT FIRM _____________________________________ PHONE______________________ TOTAL ATTENDING _________ NAMES OF ATTENDEES: (circle names of those needing vegetarian lunch option) _____________________ ______________________ _______________________ _____________________ ______________________ _______________________ PAYMENT: If postmarked before Aug 24th ______ persons at $109.00/person = $___________ If postmarked after Aug 24th ______ persons at $135.00/person = $___________ ENTER ESTIMATED NUMBER ATTENDING EACH SESSIONS: Please indicate the estimated number of personnel from your firm attending the various sessions (by Topic Code) below so that appropriate number of handouts can be prepared. Please refer to the workshop agenda and session descriptions for your selections.

____A -Starting A LEED® For New Construction or Major Renovation Project

____B -Joint Traffic Management Center Update ____C -Transit Oriented Development (TOD) ____D -Procurement of Professional Services/Upcoming City Projects (same as L) ____E -Sustainable Sites ____F -Oahu Bicycle Master Plan Update ____G -Statewide Adoption of the International Building Code (IBC) ____H -Department of Environmental Services Presentation ____I -Water Efficiency ____J -Bus/Ferry System Program ____K- Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) Recycled Water Program ____L- Procurement of Professional Services/Upcoming City Projects (same as D) ____M -An Overview on Commissioning ____N -Transit Update ____O -John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Well Water Assisted Cooling System ____P -City Land Acquisition Process

City and County of Honolulu Workshop for Architects and Engineers

Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Hilton Prince Kuhio Waikiki Hotel

AGENDA

7:30 AM Registration Check in & Continental Breakfast – Prince Kuhio Grand Ballroom (3rd Floor)

8:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks – ACECH President Jon Nishimura

8:20 AM Adjourn to Sessions

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM A B C D

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM E F G H

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM I J K L

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM M N O P

Topic Code Title

A Starting A LEED® For New Construction or Major Renovation Project

B Joint Traffic Management Center Update

C Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

D Procurement of Professional Services/Upcoming City Projects (same as L)

E Sustainable Sites

F Oahu Bicycle Master Plan Update

G Statewide Adoption of the International Building Code (IBC)

H Department of Environmental Services Presentation

I Water Efficiency

J Bus/Ferry System Program

K Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) Recycled Water Program

L Procurement of Professional Services/Upcoming City Projects (same as D)

M An Overview on Commissioning

N Transit Update

O John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Well Water Assisted Cooling System

P City Land Acquisition Process

12:30 PM Lunch – Prince Kuhio Grand Ballroom (3rd Floor)

12:45 PM Luncheon Speaker: Mufi Hannemann, Mayor

1:15 PM Presentation of Awards by Eugene C. Lee, Director, Dept. of Design & Construction

1:30 PM Closing Remarks & Adjournment

Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - (Hilton Prince Kuhio Waikiki Hotel)

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

TOPICCODE SYNOPSIS OF WORKSHOP SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS

A*

Starting a LEED® for New Construction or Major Renovation Project: The LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation (formerly LEED-NC) rating system provides a set of performance standards for certifying the design and construction phases of commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings. The credits within the rating system provide guidelines for the design and construction for buildings of all sizes with the intent to assist in the creation of high performance, healthy, durable, affordable, and environmentally sound buildings. The LEED rating system addresses: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovation in Design. Topics for this session will include:

Overview of the LEED for New Construction Rating System The process of LEED Case study and lessons learned

Speaker: Elaine Aye, LEED AP, Principal, Green Building Services

BJoint Traffic Management Center (JTMC) Update: The JTMC project is suppose to optimize traffic management and emergency response coordination and reduce traffic congestion on the island of Oahu how is it performing? What’s the latest on integration and upgrading of traffic signal and CCTV systems in the outlying areas. Speaker: Ty Fukumitsu, Dept. of Transportation Services

C

Transit Oriented Development (TOD): TOD is the creation of compact, walkable communities centered around high quality train systems. Making it possible to live a higher quality life without complete dependence on a car for mobility and survival. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) identifies it as an approach to combat traffic congestion and protect the environment that has caught on all across the country. Today, highways are out; urban transit systems are in. Speaker: Department of Planning and Permitting

DProcurement of Professional Services/ Upcoming Projects: The City’s consultant selection process in accordance with the Hawaii Procurement Code and an overview of upcoming projects will be discussed. Speaker: Eugene Lee, Department of Design and Construction

E*

Sustainable Sites: When selecting a site for your next building project, design teams should be aware of the inherent impacts of development on land consumption, natural resources, ecosystems, and energy use. Preference should be given to buildings with high performance attributes in locations that enhance existing neighborhoods, transportation networks, urban infrastructures, and maximize local energy opportunities while preserving natural ecosystem functions and enhancing the health of the surrounding community. This session is focused on a triple bottom line approach to site selection (social, economical, and environmental). Topics will include:

Site assessment and analysis Application and implementation strategies for LEED projects Cost considerations


F

Oahu Bicycle Master Plan Update: Last year people voted for a bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly Honolulu. Implementation of the concept is now in the initial phase with a bicycle master plan update that looks at it islandwide, taking into account some of the new initiatives like rail and connectivity points, along with programs to have buy into the bicycle-friendly concept to make the master plan work. Speaker: Dept. of Transportation Services

G Statewide Adoption of the International Building Code (IBC): Speaker: Department of Planning and Permitting

HDepartment of Environmental Services (ENV) Presentation: ENV recently completed a survey of engineering consultants, contractors and suppliers relative to capacity for design and delivery of projects. A summary of the survey findings and implications to the City’s general CIP budget and the 6 year CIP Plan will be discussed. Speaker: Eric Takamura Dept. of Environmental Services

I*

Water Efficiency: In the US, approximately one-fourth of the nations total supply of fresh water (340 billion gallons per day) is withdrawn from rivers, streams, and reservoirs to support residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and recreational activities, resulting in a 3,700 billion gallons per year water deficit. There are tremendous opportunities in the built environment to reduce the amount of water required for operations and industrial process as well as proven methods of re-use from the existing water budget. We will examine irrigation, stormwater management, and conservation technologies. This session is focused on a triple bottom line approach to water efficiency (social, economical, and environmental). Topics will include:

Water budget assessment and analysis Water conservation strategies for LEED® projects Cost considerations


J

Bus/Ferry System Program: Two vessels will run between Barbers Point Harbor and Aloha Tower, with a possible stop can be added at Iroqouis Point. This one-year federal demonstration is being evaluated as one option to ease traffic congestion coming in from the Leeward Coast to Downtown Honolulu during the morning and afternoon rush hours as a complement the proposed rail transit system. The plan calls for ferries to make three trips in each direction per day, with terminals linked to new shuttle bus routes serving Wai'anae, Makakilo, Kapolei, Waikiki and the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. Speaker: Dept. of Transportation Services

K

Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) Recycled Water Program, for O`ahu's Future Sustainability: In 2003, the BWS completed the acquisition of the Honouliuli Water Recycling Facility and distribution system in Ewa from US Filter Operating Services Inc., now Veolia Water North America. The system can provide 10 mgd of R1 irrigation water and 2 mgd of RO demineralized water for industrial processes. BWS continues to increase the distribution system to serve new developments in Ewa and has also begun planning and engineering on a recycled water system in Central Oahu utilizing R1 recycled water from the City's Wahiawa WWTP. The strategic approach to revenue, system operations and capital and master planning will be discussed. Speaker: Barry Usagawa, Water Resources Principal Executive BWS

LProcurement of Professional Services/ Upcoming Projects: The City’s consultant selection process in accordance with the Hawaii Procurement Code and an overview of upcoming projects will be discussed. Speaker: Eugene Lee, Director for the Department of Design and Construction

M*

An Overview On Commissioning: This session will cover the basics of commissioning. It will cover typical scopes of work with an emphasis of on the requirements for Commissioning a LEED project as well as the requirements for the Enhanced Commissioning credit. The typical process of commissioning will be discussed along with relative costs for projects. Issues that influence commissioning projects for owners and contractors will be reviewed. Hawaii based projects will be used as examples in discussions. Speaker: J. Jay Santos, P.E., Principal, Facility Dynamics Engineering

NTransit Update: The Honolulu Transit Project is focused on moving commuters in the highly congested east-west corridor between Kapolei and the Downtown Honolulu. A wide range of options for improving travel throughout the corridor are being evaluated. Speaker: Dept. of Transportation Services

OJohn A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Well Water Assisted Cooling System: Comparison of conventional central plant to JABSOM “district cooling” system, with presentation on the benefits of well water assisted cooling and practicality of using a well water assisted cooling system discussed. Speaker: Kevin Ihu, Civil Engineer, Board of Water Supply

PCity Land Acquisition Process - This session will present an overview of the City's easement acquisition process, and how the City's consultant can assist in the process. Speaker: Thomas Miyata, Department of Design and Construction

*These sessions are sponsored by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Rebuild Hawaii and the HawaiianElectric Company.

Sheraton Kauai, September 10-12, 2007. Theprimary focus of the workshop will be on seis-mic-design-related issues and sustainability ofstructures.

• In December, SEAOH and UH Department ofCivil Engineering are co-sponsoring an eventfor New Tsunami Wave Tank Tests forStructural Loading/Scour Effects. Speakerswill be Dr. Ian Robertson and Kwok FaiCheung. More information will be provided at alater date.

• The Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute(COPRI) of ASCE is conducting a Solutions toCoastal Disasters Conference on April 13 to16, 2008 at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu,including functionality in catastrophic events.

• In 2008, training in seismic bracing on non-structural elements will be arranged withFEMA.

• The next SEAOH Board of Directors andOfficers meeting will be held on Wednesday,August 1, 2007 at Martin & Chock, Inc.’s office.

Old Business:Membership Directory: The SEAOH

Membership Directory will be updated shortly byJonathan Murai. Please send in your member-ship renewal form as soon as possible. This listwill also be used as the master list for identifica-tion of Member and Allied members within theNational Council of Structural EngineersAssociations and the Western Council ofStructural Engineers Associations.

Disaster Response Committee: DisasterResponse Committee tasks are updating andrectifying the volunteer list, establishing a stan-dardized SEAOH evaluation data report form,working with the County of Hawaii and State CivilDefense on logistical protocols and identificationbadging from State Civil Defense. The commit-tee has developed standardized forms andguidelines for assessment of structures influ-enced by a natural disaster.The SEAOH recommendedmulti-hazard BuildingEvaluation SafetyAssessment form was dis-tributed to County CivilDefense Agencies and StateCivil Defense for review andcomment. A list of SEAOHvolunteers, both certifiedand uncertified, has beencompiled for post-disasterresponse assessment andfurnished to State CivilDefense. State civil defenseshall maintain the list of vol-unteers and be responsiblefor activating them. KylieYamatsuka is the DisasterResponse Chair joined byRon Iwamoto, JamesWalfish, and Tim Waite. Forthose who are interested involunteering, please notifyKylie Yamatsuka(ky l i e@baseeng r. com ) ,Disaster ResponseCommittee Chairperson, ifyou have not done so onyour membership renewalform.

Building CodeCommittee: For the adop-tion of the 2003 InternationalBuilding Code (Bill 26) by theCity and County ofHonolulu, the Mayor signedBill 26 on June 20, 2007.The effective date is 90 daysthereafter, or September 18,2007. The 2006 IBC adop-tion and amendment ordi-nance for Hawaii County is

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HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGJuly 11, 2007

Committee Reports:General Membership Meetings/Technical

Seminars/Events:• On July 5, Tim Waite of Simpson Strong Tie

Company gave a summary of the most com-mon misinstallations of connectors. Structuralas-built issues that were amply documentedwith photographs included sill plates, columncaps and bases, shear walls, joist hangers,and hurricane clips.

• A joint ASCE and SEAOH Dinner meeting willbe held on Thursday, August 16, 2007. Guestspeakers Dr. Nicholson and Dr. Robertson willpresent an overview of geotechnical and struc-tural damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.ASCE will issue a flyer soon.

• AISC Seismic Specifications Seminar will beheld on Tuesday, August 21, 2007.Registration has begun.

• There will be an AIA training for IBC and IRC2003 on August, 21–23, 2007.

• 2007 SEAOH Convention will be held in Konaat the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on the BigIsland on August 24 and August 25, 2007.This year’s technical program will focus onBuilding Codes, including transition to the IBC2003 and implementation of the new HawaiiStatewide Building Code. In conjunction withthe technical program, there will be an exhibitarea in the Ballroom displaying the latest inno-vations and technology in structural materials,manufactured products, software and sys-tems. Visit our web site www.seaoh.org formore information and registration form.

• An ACI 318-05 seminar will be held onThursday, September 6, 2007. This event willbe co-hosted by CCPI and SEAOH. Speakersinclude SK Ghosh and Basile Rabbat.

• There will be a one-day workshop for IBC2003 Structural Provisions on Tuesday,October 16 and Wednesday, October 17,2007. Register for your choice of dates andpre-order your code books. Mr. John Henry,Senior Staff Engineer with International CodeCouncil (ICC) Education Department, will dis-cuss Structural Provisions of the InternationalBuilding Code 2003 including references tochanges from the UBC 1997. This event is co-sponsored by Hawaii CZM Program, NOAA,and SEAOH.

• A masonry design seminar will be conductedon November 15, 2007 at the HonoluluCountry Club to discuss trial designs inmasonry using the IBC. Mr. John Tawresey,P.E. from KPFF in Seattle will be the guestspeaker. This event is co-sponsored byMasonry Institute of Hawaii and MasonryContractors Association of Hawaii.

• The 12th Annual U.S. – Japan Workshop onImprovement of Structural Design andConstruction Practices will be held at the

being formatted. On Maui, 2006 IBC was sub-mitted to Corporation Counsel for review. OnKauai, the 2003 IBC adoption ordinance hascompleted Corporation Counsel review.

DAGS Specification: The concrete specifi-cations have been reviewed by SEAOH Board ofDirectors and Officers. Recommended changeswill be forwarded to DAGS.

New Business:State Building Code: DAGS will be modern-

izing the building code for State projects. Amulti-agency task group comprised of specialistsin his or her discipline has developed the updaterequirements for nearly all disciplines in buildingconstruction. This will be implemented per Act82, which will mandate a Statewide BuildingCode and will allot funds for training, staffing, andimplementing the new code. Act 82 was signedby Governor Lingle into law on May 21, 2007.Gary Chock, SEAOH President, will serve on thenew State Building Code Council. On October23, 2007, a panel of council members will be dis-cussing the new code at the Pacific BuildingTrade Expo.

Legislative Committee: Bill HB1518 HD1SB2 CD1 to create a Design ProfessionalConciliation Panel has been signed by theGovernor.

Public Outreach: On August 26, 2007,SEAOH speakers will participate with State CivilDefense (sponsor), the Central Pacific HurricaneCenter, and the UH Sea Grant College in giving apublic workshop on hurricane and earthquakepreparedness. Other Kauai and Hawaii eventsare TBD, in coordination per the Hawaii StateHurricane Advisory Committee with State CivilDefense and the Insurance Division.

The SEAOH Board would like to hear frommembership about interest in holding the 2008

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

2006-2007 YMF OfficersPhone

President Lori Nishida [email protected]

Vice-Pres Lisa Takushi [email protected] ext 14

Secretary Lauren Ishima [email protected]

Treasurer Morgan LaRue [email protected]

Past Pres Florence Ching [email protected]

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The Kaua‘i County Board of Water Supply invites highly qualified, service-

oriented, and motivated individuals of the highest integrity and ethics to submit a

comprehensive resumé of their educational and professional qualifications for the

position of Manager and Chief Engineer (“Manager”). The Manager must have a

minimum of five(5) years experience in utility water supply systems, including

administration, planning, designing, developing, operating, and managing of such

water systems. Demonstrated experience in financial, public relations and

personnel matters is highly desirable. The Manager will need to be registered

under Hawai‘i State laws pertaining to registration of engineers. The Manager

shall be a citizen of the United States.

The Manager has significant interaction with consumers, County, State, Federal

and private agencies and administers policies, rules and regulations established

by the Board of Water Supply. The Manager selected must demonstrate proven

experience in the area of utility capacity planning, long-term facility planning,

water quality testing and monitoring, and knowledge of rules and regulations

regarding potable drinking water established by the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency and enforced by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health.

This position provides health benefits, retirement, vacation and sick leave.

Annual Salary increase up to $100,313.00 on January 1, 2008



To be considered for this exceptional career opportunity, submit a resumé with

proof of registered professional license, membership in professional

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Associations, education and degrees, professional references no later than

Friday, August 31, 2007 to: County of Kaua‘i, Board of Water Supply, P.O. Box

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Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Wednesday, August 1st, 6:00 p.m.at Romano’s Macaroni Grill, 356-8300, andWednesday, September 5th, 6:00 p.m. at SamSnead’s Tavern, 421-7267. If you are interestedin attending to find out what the YMF is all about,please contact Lori Nishida at 440-0205 [email protected].

ASCE Hawaii Section YMF Members TourHonolulu’s H-Power PlantBy Paulette Ujimori, Field Activities Chair

On Saturday June 16, 2007, nine members ofthe ASCE Hawaii Section YMF together withthree members from the Society of MilitaryEngineers attended a field trip to the City andCounty of Honolulu’s H-Power Waste-to-EnergyPlant. Attendees saw first hand the H-Powerprocess used to convert trash into electricity andlearned of H-Power’s environmental policies andprograms, metal recycling efforts (approximately25,000 tons of metal is recovered from the planteach year) and efforts to gain regulatory approvalto recycle the H-Power ash. Altogether, H-Power produces approximately 7 percent ofOahu’s electricity. The ASCE Hawaii SectionYMF would like to thank the H-Power FacilityManager, Mr. Robert Webster for taking time outof his Saturday to provide us with the H-PowerTour!

Friends of the Library of Hawaii ServiceProjectBy Jennifer Chang/Emi Kiyoi, Community ServiceChairs

On Saturday June 30, 2007 approximatelytwelve volunteers from the Hawaii Section YMFassisted with the 60th Annual Friends of theLibrary of Hawaii Booksale. This annual eventheld at McKinely High School helped to raise atotal of $200,000-- exceeding this year’s goaland last year’s sales by 11%! Our YMF volunteershelped on the first day of public sales by totalingindividual purchases and cashiering. Sale itemsvaried from rare collectibles to maps, textbooks,music memorabilia, and much more. Proceedsfrom the booksale will help libraries across theState and continue to support reading programs,scholarships, continuing education, and othercommunity activities.

A very special mahalo goes to Rosmary Chongand Byrde Cestare from the Friends of the Libraryof Hawaii for organizing and allowing us to takepart in such a successful event. Thanks to all theHawaii Section YMF volunteers for participating!

End the season YMF Social/SoftballPotluck at Keehi LagoonBy Stuart Ujimori, Softball Chair and SocialActivities Co-chair

Once again, the American Society of Civil

Engineers (ASCE) Hawaii Section YoungerMember Forum (YMF) participated in the 2007Architects & Engineers Mixed Softball League.The 15 team league ran from February thru Juneculminating with the tournament/picnic day atKeehi Lagoon Park on Sunday, June 24. Otherteams that participated included ArchitectsHawaii, Army Corps, BAE Systems, Belt Collins,ControlPoint Surveying Inc., KYA Design Group,

Matsunaga & Associates, Pacific Hawaii Designs,SSFM International, Tetra Tech, and URSCorporation.

The ASCE YMF softball team’s participationwas a success. The team was comprised ofASCE YMF members, engineering students andengineers from private and government agen-cies. If you are interested in participating nextyear, please call Stuart Ujimori at 768-8772.


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• Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. - CivilEngineers (Honolulu and Wailuku Offices) &Land Surveyor (Honolulu Office)

• Bills Engineering Inc. - Civil Engineer,Engineering Assistant & CADD Technician

• Brown and Caldwell - Senior Drafter (OahuOffice) and Senior Engineer (Maui Office)

• CH2MHILL - Transportation/Traffic Engineer• Engineering Solutions, Inc. - Civil/Sanitary

Engineers• Fewell Geotechnical Engineering -

Geotechnical Engineer• Fukunaga & Associates - Civil and

Civil/Environmental Engineers• MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. -

Senior Civil and Senior Geotechnical Engineer• Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc. - Civil Engineers• Warren S. Unemori Engineering - Project

Engineer, Civil Engineer, & Experienced CADOperatorFor more information on these job listings,

please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website athttp://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobs.html.

ASCE, from page 6

Convention in Hong Kong in July or November.Bennett Fung has made some preliminary inves-tigations. A Poll will be emailed out later this yearwhen more information is available.

New Member Application:Thomas Meehan’s (BASF Admixture) applica-

tion to be an Affiliated SEAOH Member wasapproved. Kason Pacheco’s (Hawaii EngineeringGroup) application to be an Allied SEAOHMember was approved. No new applications forSEAOH membership were received.

SEAOH, from page 7

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEESGALORE!

Last month (July 2007), I spoke about theacceptance of the completed Nuùanu Dam andReservoir No. 4 by the Territory on July 1, 1910.The project was approximately five years in themaking. Owing to work stoppages due toweather conditions, engineering disputes andcontract difficulties, however, only about twoyears were intermittently devoted to actual con-struction.

In his Annual Report issued in 1911, TerritorialSupt. of Public Works Marston Campbell dis-closed a total project cost of $298,563.86, fourtimes the initial estimate by the Department. Hejustified the cost by comparison to that of therecently completed private “Wahiawa Dam, con-structed by corporate labor which had theadvantage of using non-citizen and Japaneselabor.”

Among the reported “essential details” of theNuùanu Dam were a maximum height above thestream bed of 79 ft., a length on crest of 2497 ft.,a width on crest of 10 ft., and a total width onbase of 336 ft.

Following Engineer J. D. Schuyler’s recom-mendation (see May 2007), the crest elevationwas at 1038 ft. above mean sea level, or 10 feethigher than the original design of Civil Engineer S.G. Walker. This placed the crest higher than theelevation of the adjacent Pali Road (nowHighway) on the west end of the facility.

As an aside, it appears that modifications tothe original Walker plans by Schuyler and, later,by others retained the original stationing alongthe crest beyond, but not prior, to 2+00, a factthat apparently has caused some confusion as tothe location of 0+00 and variations in the subse-quently reported length at crest to as little as2000 feet.

During the next few years, the condition of thedam became but one, albeit major, considerationin an explosion of developments associated withHonolulu’s water supply. Examples include a firstterritory-wide “hydrographic survey” resultingfrom a 1909 cooperative agreement with the U.S.Geologic Survey; and the passage of Act 50 of1913 which effected the transfer of the water andsewer works to the City and County (C&C) ofHonolulu on June 30, 1914 at a cost of$1,142,031 payable in 30-year annuities com-mencing in 1916. Accepting the transfer fromGov. Lucius E. Pinkham and Supt. John W.Caldwell were Mayor Joseph J. Fern in his first oftwo split terms and C&C Engineer William A.Wall.

It is noteworthy that Pinkham had a technicalbackground having come to Hawaiì in 1892 tobuild a coal-handling plant for the Oahu Railway& Land (OR&L) Co. He then left the islands onlyto come back and work as an artesian-well drillerfor various plantations, among other jobs.Incidentally, in an unrelated search effort, I havediscovered in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser[PCA, 8/20/1907] the full text of a long paper hedelivered to the Engineering Association on street

construction and underground installation ofpublic utilities, replete with typical drawings in hishand. He is also most commonly known forbeing the prime mover of the Ala Wai Canal inWaikiki.

As a consequence of the renewed emphasison water supply, several Territorial, C&C, andjoint commissions and committees were formed,either partially or totally consisting of engineersresiding in Hawaiì. Thus the genesis of an OàhuLoan Fund Commission, including the TerritorialSupt. of Public Works, that had approval powerover the expenditure of water and sewer bondsby the city; a Territorial Water Commission,chaired by USGS-employed Supt. ofHydrography G. K. Larrison; and a HonoluluWater Commission, appointed in 1915 by newMayor John C. Lane and chaired by Lorrin A.Thurston (of Hawaiian Kingdom overthrow fameand owner of the PCA beginning in 1895).

Chief Engineer for the Honolulu Commissionwas none other than the “ubiquitous,” as Idubbed him for his constant appearances in var-ious roles since his arrival from New Mexico in1898, James Townsend Taylor, who was also amember of a five-engineer committee evaluatingthe feasibility of projects to be funded by theLoan Commission, including the Nu’uanu Dam.The other four members were Chair Francis B.“Drydock” Smith, the engineer on the first PearlHarbor drydock; B. Franklin Howard, the residentengineer during the last phase of the dam’s con-struction; Ed. J. Lord, a major contractor with theLord-Young Co.; and Carl B. Andrews, engineerfor OR&L, future University of Hawaii Professorand second ASCE-Hawaii President.

Curiously, Taylor was in a position of passingjudgment on behalf of the Loan FundCommission on projects he had designed for theHonolulu Water Commission! To his credit, he didresign from the former [PCA, 5/11/1916] andwas replaced by Marston Campbell who, havingfinished his public service as Supt. of PublicWorks, became associated with the HonoluluIron Works Co.

Among the technical people that also playedsignificant roles in our story were EngineerJorgen Jorgensen, whose Hawaiì projectsincluded the monumental Lower Hamakua Ditchon the Big Island and the Waiahole DitchIrrigation System conveying water from wind-ward to central Oàhu through the KoòlauMountains; T. F. Sedgwick, variously describedeither as “hydrographer” or “statistician,” andauthor of a history of Honolulu’s Water Worksfrom 1847 to 1913; and engineer Fred G.Kirchhoff who accompanied the water and sewerworks department from the Territory to the C&C.In the present context, Jorgensen was a memberof the Honolulu Water Commission andSedgwick of the Territory’s equivalent.

One of the projects addressed by Taylor wasthe augmentation of the inflows into ReservoirNo. 4 via the “Maole” Ditch from the nearbyHillebrand Glen that I described to some extent inJune 2006. This project was consistent with asuggestion made by Engineer Schuyler in his1907 report (see May 2007). The PCA indicatedthat the Honolulu Water Commission had earlier

appointed a special committee consisting ofJorgensen, Taylor and Sedgwick “to investigatethe question of seepage in the No. 2 reservoir”but the committee also reported on the possibil-ity of the “Maole” project and the need to investi-gate the “seepage from Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4.[11/16/1915]”

Larrison took measurements in December1915, and summarized his findings in a letter toSedgwick which has been preserved in a 1931report by Joseph B. Lippincott, yet another out-side expert. Sedgwick performed his own calcu-lations [PCA, 5/21/1916] as did, according to theStar-Bulletin for one, the Governor [SB,4/27/1916]. The conclusions of the last two werein stark contrast with the findings of a joint studyby Jorgensen and Taylor [PCA, 2/10/1916].

Details to follow.Do you know of a civil engineering accom-

plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send a briefdescription to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014,email [email protected]). Previous arti-cles in the series may be found at the Section’sweb site. Just point your browser tohttp://www.ascehawaii.org.


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