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VOL. 45 NO. 10 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS DECEMBER, 2009
If you want to receive a weekly email meetingannouncement or want program details ContactSam Gillie ([email protected] 543-4739)or any of the EAH officers.
MEETING LOCATIONThe new location is at the Fort Street Grill in the
Topa Tower in the AMFAC Center (this is the Ewatower on Fort Street). $2 validated parking will beavailable in the AMFAC parking (enter fromNimitz). The WEB site has been updated to pro-vide directions and a Map. If you have questionsplease call Sam Gillie (543-4739) or any of theEAH officers.
Meetings are held from 12:00 - 1:00. Lunch isavailable for $10,(members) and $12,(Guests).November 2009 meeting dates are as follows:
December 4, Kevin Vaccarello, SustainHawaii
“Our Collective Goals and Missions ofImproving Our Islands’ Energy Security”
December 11, Chris Covert, Lumi*Solair“Lighting the Path to a Sustainable Future”Abstract: By sourcing different elements of
today’s most advanced new technologies,Duggal Energy Solutions has produced theLumi*Solair, a solar- and wind-powered hybridLED outdoor lamp for highway, street, parking,retail, and other commercial applications.Integrating sleek design with sustainable energy,these off-grid products offer the combined bene-fit of tremendous cost savings with reduced car-bon output. Additionally, the use of LED lampsreduces light pollution and has allowed theLumi*Solair to qualify for the IDA’s Dark SkyCertification. Duggal Energy Solutions is basedin New York City and is currently building a70,000 sq ft LEED Platinum Certified sustainabletechnology think tank and design center in the
Brooklyn Navy Yards. The first Lumi*Solair poleshave been successfully operating for nearly ayear and is their first product to reach market.
December 18, Mary Doeffinger, zEnergySolution“ENERGY ~ Conservation, Generation &Simulation”The Bigger Picture, The Low & Not So LowHanging FruitAbstract: Conservation: Lighting; NaturalSunlight (tubular Daylighting), LED, Inductive,Fluorescent; Window Tinting; Nana CeramicTinting; Increased Light, lower UV, Heat, Safety
New Building Technologies; Composite DesignSystems.
Generation: Sun & Wind; Solar Hot Water, EV/EV Charging Stations, PV, Wind Generation.
Stimulation: Stimulus moneys; Manufacturer &Utility Co Rebates, State & Federal Tax Credits,Grants, Federal Tax Deductions, Green Loans.
January 8, Alan Lloyd“Spanish Navigation of the Pacific”
PREVIOUS MEETINGS:Meeting Notes for October 30th, Speaker: Dr. Laura Kong, Director,UNESCO/NOAA International TsunamiInformation Center
Title: “The Sept. 29, 2009, Samoa Tsunamiand Its Aftermath” Dr. Kong provided the latestinformation on the Samoa Tsunami, includingminute by minute timelines of impacts the tsuna-mi had across Samoa. She explained the time-line on when the warnings were issued, but hermain theme was don’t wait for the warnings.People should look for the warning signs. Therecan only be minutes before a tsunami can impactan area. If the ground moved, if there is a roarfrom the ocean, if the surf went out, these are allsigns that people should note and act on. Getwarnings out to the public in the short minutes isalmost impossible. Also, communication maynot be working after an event. She showed thevideo of people walking in a parking lot onlymoments before the tsunami arrived. The videoshows the people running when they realize thetsunami is coming. The tsunami cleared theparking lot of the cars. Luckily the people arebelieved to have survived. Dr. Kong also talkedabout how NOAA can model and predict whenthe effects of a tsunami will arrive on distantshores. Dr. Kong’s complete talk will be availableon the EAH WEB site.
Meeting Notes for October 30th, Speaker: Edwin Sniffen, Hawaii State DOT
Title: “Upcoming Congestion ReliefProjects” Ed talked about two major highwaytraffic relief projects, the H1 afternoon rush hour
engineers andarchitects ofhawaii
founded 1902
po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsWEB address: http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home
2009 – 2010 OfficersPresident C. S. Papacostas 956-65381st VP Aaron Erickson 591-27282nd VP Andrew Keane 531-3017Treasurer Tit Mun Chun 839-4812 Secretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777Director Howard Wiig 587-3811Director Andy Keith 543-4523Director Ardalan Nikou 523-8874Past Pres Michael Albright 848-0751
contra flow lane to Leeward Honolulu and the H1Middle street widening projects. These projectswill cost about $160 million, but why now in atime of budget problems? He explained thescheduling is mainly because the other islandshave had other highway improvements and Oahuis due. He also explained that the traffic conges-tion cost to Hawaii is about $250 million annually($800 per person) and about 12 million hours peryear. That works out to be about 30 hours perperson per year. The traffic congestion has dou-ble since the 1980’s. Traffic time studies haveshown that the 2 mile drive from Middle St. toVineyard St, which should take 2 to 2-1/2 min-utes can take 20 to 40 minutes during peak rushhour times. Or the 8 minute drive from Radfordover pass to Waiawa can take 20 to 25 minutes.The contra flow project should cost about $55million and is schedule to be completed in 2012.Ed said that Owen Miyamoto commented thatthere will always be problems at the Middle streetbecause it is the Mauka extension of the H1 free-way, but the Makai extension, which was theNimitz flyover was never built so the freeway is athalf capacity. The Middle street project wouldcost about $100 million and completed in 2014.Ed’s complete talk will be available on the EAHWEB site.
Meeting Notes for October 23rd, Speaker: Russ Ogi - RAPID TechnologyLLC;
Title: “Advanced 3D VisualizationTechnology” Russ first explained what 3D print-ing was. Their 3D printer can take data from var-ious sources such as CAD drawings, medicalCAT-Scan imagining or modeling software appli-cations and print the object in actual 3D models.This is done by printing individual layers of themodel, factions of an inch at a time, until thecomplete model is built up. The printer operatesmuch like an ink jet printer. The printer headsprays a power which either harden to from themodel or stays as power if not part of the model.The unsolidified power is then blown away at theend of printing. The power can be color to pro-vide color models. Models which have movingparts can be printed with no assembly required.It prints at about 1 inch per hour, so a 6 inchmodel would take about 6 hours. This is alsocalled Rapid Prototyping as models can be madecheaply and quickly. Russ talked about severalprojects save significant money by being able toquickly create models, make revisions and thenfinalize the product.
FUTURE TALKS:If you are interested in speaking to the EAH or
would like to hear a specific talk, we welcomeyour input. Please contact Aaron Erickson, EAH1st Vice President for speaker arrangements.
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2010 HSPE ENGINEER OF THE YEARAWARD
In conjunction with the activities of Engineers’Week 2010, the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers (HSPE) is soliciting nominations for theHawaii Engineer of the Year Award. The select-ed engineer will receive their award at the 2010Engineers’ Week Banquet on February 20, 2010.Completed nomination forms and letters of sup-port must be received no later than Friday,December 11, 2009 at the following address(electronic submittals only):
Hawaii Society of Professional Engineersc/o Kurt Kunimune, [email protected]
Each candidate shall be nominated on the fol-lowing basis:
Candidate for Engineer of the Year(Nomination Form not to exceed 8 single-sided pages)1. Shall be a current practicing Licensed
Professional Engineer in the State of Hawaii ingood standing;
2. Shall be a current State of Hawaii resident;and
3. Shall not be a current State Officer or Directorfor HSPE.
Electronic files of the respective nominationforms are available for your use – contact KurtKunimune [email protected], or visit theHawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES)website at http://hces.us.
Criteria for Selection of Engineer of theYear Award1. 30% Technical Accomplishment
(Technical Awards, Papers & Presentations,Major Projects, etc.)
2. 35% Professional History & Contributions(Positions Held, Professional Affiliations,Special Contributions to Profession & SpecialRecognition, etc.)
3. 20% Civic & Community Contributions(Affiliations, Position Held, SpecialRecognition, etc.)
4. 15% Recommendation(s)(Why the individual is nominated)
No more than 3 letters of support per candi-date with maximum 2 page limit per letter.
Young Engineer/Early Career Award
The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies(HCES) is responsible for selecting annually anindividual who will receive the YoungEngineer/Early Career Award. The candidatechosen must be a practicing professional engi-neer in the State of Hawaii and 35 years of age oryounger, or within 5 years of graduation if anengineering degree was earned after the age of35. The technical accomplishment of the candi-date and his/her professional, civic, and commu-nity contributions are thoroughly evaluated by acommittee as selected by HCES. The award isconferred at the HCES Engineers’ WeekBanquet. This award has been given out since1984.
EligibilityThe following criteria shall be applied for eligi-
bility:• The nominee shall be 35 years of age or
younger by January 1st of the year the awardis to be made or if older that 35 years of agemust be within the 5 years of graduating withan engineering degree.
• The nominee shall be a current practicing pro-fessional engineer in the State of Hawaii.
• The nominee shall be a current resident of theState of Hawaii.
• The nominee need not be a member of anysociety affiliated with HCES.
SelectionThe following point system shall be applied in
the selection process:• Technical accomplishments (Awards
Received, Papers & Presentations, MajorProjects Undertaken) – 30%
• Professional History and Contribution(Positions Held, Professional Affiliations,Special Contributions to Profession, andSpecial Recognition) -30%
• Civic and Community Contributions(Affiliations, Positions Held, SpecialRecognitions Received) -20%
• Recommendation (Why the candidate is beingnominated) – 20%Nominations forms, submission deadline, and
other details regarding this award may beobtained by checking the HCES webpage at:http://hces.us.
Nominations must be received by December1, 2009 and applications for the award may besent to:
FALEAP.O. Box 4135Honolulu, HI 96812
Meeting Notes: The Hawaii ITE had itsmonthly luncheon meeting on November 17,2009, at the City’s Frank Fasi Municipal Building.The speaker was Dr. Dan Boylan, a history pro-fessor at the University of Hawaii at West Oahu,Columnist of Mostly Politics in Mid Week, andHost of Island Insight on PBS. He sat amongstITE members, imparting his knowledge and
views of journalism and politics through his sto-ries.
According to Dr. Dan Boylan, as engineers wehave facts and numbers on our side. However,when dealing with the opposition it can be diffi-cult to go up against an ideology that doesn’tbelieve the facts or tries to skew them. He hadthe following advice for engineers: tell a story toengage your audience, speak positively of thefuture and highlight benefits of success, havepeople see a project for more than its cost, beconsistent in what you say, and most important-ly, keep your cool.
Members asked questions of Dr. Boylan, suchas who he feels is a good communicator, howdoes one know that they are being fair and bal-anced, and what kind of reactions does he getfrom his writing? He entertain all our questionsand summarized it all by saying that in Hawaiione must be aware of the cultural sensitivity, thatcertain things are just not the local way.
HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS FOR 2009President: Steven YoshidaVice Pres.: Honglong LiTreasurer: Robert NehmadSecretary: Sara Toyama
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National Engineers WeekSponsorship OpportunitiesFebruary 14-20, 2010
The Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES)will once again be organizing events during 2010Engineers Week that include a luncheon, exhibit, andbanquet. This year, the Engineers Week Exhibits willbe held at Kahala Mall Center from February 14–20,2010. Static displays created by local companies ororganizations will be on exhibits throughout theweek.
HCES is seeking sponsors to support 2010Engineers Week events. Your donations will ensurethat we are able to achieve our goal of bringing pub-lic attention to the work and contributions of engi-neers, as well as cultivating interest in engineering,science, and math among our youth.
Sponsorship of 2010 Engineers Week events willprovide your company or organization with excellentexposure! Your company’s or organization’s logo willbe displayed prominently at Kahala Mall Center forthe duration of the Exhibit. In addition, your companyor organization will be recognized in the Wiliki as wellas during the 2010 Engineers Week luncheon andbanquet.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELSGold $500Silver $250
To explore other sponsorship opportunities, pleasecontact Maelyn Uyehara at (808) 521-2641 or [email protected]
NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEKFebruary 14-20, 2010
2010 SPONSORSHIP PLEDGE FORM
SPONSORING COMPANY:
Company Name
Contact Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip Code
Phone Fax
SPONSORSHIP LEVEL:❏ Gold ($500) $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _❏ Silver ($250) $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(Please contact Maelyn Uyehara at (808) 521-2641 for othersponsorship opportunities.)
TOTAL SPONSORSHIP $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Authorized Signature: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
NOTE: To be included in printed promotional materials, com-pleted sponsorship forms and payment must be received nolater than January 15, 2010.
Complete this form and make your check payable to“HCES”. Then, send the completed form & check to:
Maelyn Uyeharac/o Rider Levett Bucknall
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 1340Honolulu, HI 96813Fax (808) 521-3296
2010 HCES LIFETIMEACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CALL FOR NOMINATIONSThe “HCES Lifetime Achievement Award” has
been offered annually since 1997 by the HawaiiCouncil of Engineering Societies to recognize thelifetime achievements of retired engineers. Thisaward is bestowed upon an individual who hascontributed significantly to the development ofengineering in the State of Hawaii and who hasmade a noteworthy impact on the local engineer-ing community. The eligibility criteria were previ-ously revised to allow individuals still involved inthe practice of engineering to receive the award.The award is presented during the HawaiiEngineers Week Banquet.
ELIGIBILITYThe following criteria shall be applied when
considering a candidate for the award:• The nominee shall be affiliated with an HCES
member society as an active member.• The nominee shall have lived and worked in
Hawaii as an engineer or engineer-manager forat least 15 years.
• The nominee shall be 62 years or older at thetime of nomination.
• The nominee shall have taken retirement frompublic or private sector employment. Thenominee could, however, be continuingemployment or consultancy or other work aftereffective retirement.
• In the case of a nominee who was or isinvolved with a private company, the nomineeshall have actively handed over control of thecompany to a successor. However, the nomi-nee may continue to be involved with the com-pany.
• Posthumous awards may be made providedthe nominee was an active member of anHCES member society at the time of his/herpassing away and fulfilled all the required crite-ria listed above.
• A waiver of the age and residency require-ments may be considered upon request,depending on the “lifetime” achievements ofthe individual.
NOMINATIONThe following criteria shall apply to the nomina-
tion:• Any person belonging to any HCES member
organization may nominate a candidate.• The nomination shall be accompanied by a
citation that must effectively highlight, in narra-tive form, the engineering contributions of thecandidate. Special emphasis shall be placedon the nominee’s contributions to engineeringin Hawaii.
• The nomination shall include a detailed resumeof the nominee.
• The nomination shall be submitted with a coverletter addressed to the HCES Chair.
• Multiple nominators may nominate a singlenominee. The nominations submitted may bea joint or separate nomination. To be consid-ered valid, each nomination package shall becomplete.
• A single nominator may nominate multiple can-didates. The nomination for each candidateshall be distinct and complete with all neces-sary documents.
• If the nominee has been previously nominated,but not selected for the award, he or she maybe nominated in subsequent years.The HCES Selection Committee will select the
recipient. Nomination packages shall be submit-ted electronically to: [email protected] five copies of the nomination may be mailedto: 2010 HCES Lifetime Achievement Award,P.O. Box 2873, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802. Awardnominations must be emailed or post-marked on or before December 18, 2009.
ENGINEERS WEEK -2010 DISPLAY EXHIBITSINVITATION FOR ENGINEERINGCOMPANIES & SOCIETIES’ STUDENTGROUPS TO PARTICIPATE
Each year during Engineers Week, the HawaiiCouncil of Engineering Societies (HCES) orga-nizes display exhibits that help to increase publicawareness and appreciation of the engineeringprofession. For the past years, several societies’consulting engineering firms & manufacturingcompanies, the student groups from theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), and therobotics clubs from local high schools have gath-ered at Kahala Mall and displayed projects thatthey had been working on and entering in com-petitions. It turned out to be a great success. Notonly did we achieve the goal of public outreach,but students or engineers were also able to prac-tice their presentation skills and receive positivefeedback from a range of people.
This upcoming event in 2010, we will be focus-ing on “the future of engineering” once again.HCES is inviting the societies’ consulting engi-neering firms & manufacturing companies, theUHM student groups and the high school’srobotic clubs to participate in this event that willshowcase their respective projects as well as toallow interaction with the public and to excite oth-ers about the engineering profession. The staticportion of their exhibits will be on display atKahala Mall from February 14 through February20, 2010. Then on Saturday, February 20th, theparticipating students at the high school’s robot-ic clubs will perform demonstrations from 10 AMto 2 PM (times are tentative).
Student outreach activities are conductedthroughout the year by most HCES memberorganizations. The purpose of the displays andinteractive exhibits sponsored by HCES duringEngineers Week is to improve the public image ofthe engineering profession and to stimulate qual-ified students in public and private schools tochoose careers in engineering and in related sci-ence fields. The week of exhibits culminates in aninteractive exhibition at Kahala Mall on Saturday,February 20, 2010, presented by the SpaceGrant Program of the University of Hawaii, forwhich the HCES is providing an honorarium. Theinteractive exhibition will include a competitionbetween top high school robotics teams. Therobotics competition will alternate with interactivescience demonstrations. Similar events have pre-viously attracted enthusiastic crowds of youngpeople and their families.
To the student engineering group, consultingengineering firm or company, we encourage youto participate at this event and complete theattached Kindly contact our HCES ExhibitsChairman, Joseph Ting at [email protected] inorder to obtain a “PERMIT” for the CommunityBooth form, or for more information or ques-tions.
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P.O. Box 4135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812Website: http://www.falea.org
2008-2010 Officers and BoDirectors President: John C. RamosVice Pres/Pres Elect: Elvi B. PinedaSecretary: Zosima S. AgraanTreasurer: Marisol TaconAsst. Treasurer: Nicolo A. OrenseAuditor/Bus. Mngr: Angelie L. LegaspiPublic Relations Officer: Joey G. ResurreccionPast President: Napoleon Q. AgraanBoard of Directors: Ramon B. Bonoan Jr.
Eugene N. CalaraJeoffrey S. CudiamatVergel G. Del RosarioMarcelino C. LabasanJojo Lopez
The Society of American Military Engineers,Honolulu Post
& theHawaii Council of Engineering Societies
Cordially invites you to join us for the
2010 ENGINEER’S WEEK KICK-OFF LUNCHEONPresentation:
Speaker: Dr. Peter E. Crouch, Dean, College of Engineering, U.H. @ Manoa
Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree ShowroomTuesday, February 16, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Luncheon Cost: $30.00**$15.75 for Students
PLEASE RSVP BY: Wednesday, 12 FEBRUARY 2010
SEND THIS FORM AND PAYMENT TO:Society of American Military Engineers, Honolulu Post
c/o Eamonn P. KinsellaJ. M. Waller Associates, Inc.
155 Kapalulu PlaceHonolulu, HI 96819
Please make checks payable to: Society of American Military Engineers
Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Organization*: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Address: ________________________________________ Phone: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Number in Party: ______ x $30.00 (or $15.75) = Total $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Receipt required: No ______ Yes ______ Email: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
LUNCH: Warrior Buffet*Students please indicate school and program
BOD MONTHLY MEETINGNovember 6, 2009
Committee Reports:INFO & PUBLICATION – Joey has been updat-
ing the Website to reflect current activities.Priorities include publicity for our ScholarshipProgram, and the HCES’ annual search for qual-ified individuals for the various Awards given outduring Engineer’s Week in February. Although we
HONOLULU POST
SOCIETY OF AMERICANMILITARY ENGINEERSEstablished 1920 --Dedicated to the National Defense
P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817Web page: http://posts.same.org/honolulu/
Honolulu 2009 Post OfficersPresident CAPT Bret Muilenburg, USN1st VP (Programs) Bryan Zachmeier2nd VP (Sustaining Members) Will Boudra3rd VP (Membership) Jerry MatsudaSecretary LTC Jorge CuadrosTreasurer MAJ Gail Cathelineaud
Mark Ambler, PE, PMP, from Weston Solutionsgave an informative talk on Modular VegetativeRoof System at the monthly meeting at the HaleIkena on Nov 10. He highlighted the energy andcost savings that can be obtained in retrofittingstructures with “green roofs.”
The next monthly luncheon will be onDecember 8th at the Hale Ikena at Fort Shafter.The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Commander,Captain Greg Thomas will discuss the ShipyardModernization Plan.
are tasked with the selection of the “YoungEngineer of the Year” again this year, there is noreason why we can’t also urge or nominate ourqualified members to participate in the other cat-egories. Check the HCES Website also. Juny,who is a member of the HCES Board is theWebmaster for the Council.
MEMBERSHIP – A new member recommend-ed by the membership committee was approvedby the Board. Thanks to Ramon for bringing himin.
Unfinished Business:SCHOLARSHIP – We have received several
applications with possibly more to come, for thescholarship which will be awarded during ourChristmas Banquet. Eugene and his committeewill have their work cut out for them.
CHRISTMAS PARTY – We do need to confirmour ticket sales, and collect the money. Weshould have a distinct advantage over other func-tions in Waikiki since we are charging a very rea-sonable cost at $45.00. The Emcee will beAmelia Casamina Cabatu. Suzie & Nap alreadyhas the DeeJay confirmed. Participants for theentertainment portion are being lined up. For thedance afficionados, expect lots of dancingincluding several solo or group performances.
Our own FALEA Dancers have had a couple ofrehearsals for some surprise numbers also. Ifanyone has any special talent, let Elvi or Suzieknow. Now is the time to showcase those tal-ents.
CHRISTMAS CAROLING – December is fastapproaching, and we’ll continue our tradition ofspreading the spirit of the season around whenour equally talented FALEA Singers make theirrounds to pre-set appointments during theHolidays. Rehearsals will start at Angie’s onNovember 27th, Friday evening afterThanksgiving Day!
TYPHOON ASSISTANCE – Elvi and Marisol willcoordinate sending the collected donations tothe selected Agency for distribution.
PASKO SA FILCOM – FALEA will be helpingout the Filipino Community Center in Waipahuduring its Christmas celebration on December13. We will be handling the “Bahay Kubo” as partof the décor for the festivities. There will be acoordination meeting on Sunday, November 15,at Filcom for the representatives of the variousorganizations who will be participating in theevent. FALEA will have its own special committeemeeting at 5:30 PM on November 18, at Elvi’s to
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go over the final design of and other require-ments for our FilCom project. Ok folks... HAVE AGREAT TG AND HOLIDAY SEASON!!
Next Meeting: December 4, 2009, 5:30 PMat APB’s.
FALEA, from page 4
2010 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 20, 2010Luau Garden at the Hale Koa Hotel
5:30 p.m. Cocktails6:30 p.m. Dinner7:15 p.m. Program:
• Presentation of Engineers Week Exhibit Awards.• Presentation of Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, HCES
Lifetime Achievement, and Student Engineer of the Year Awards.• Guest Speaker – Paul Brewbaker, PhD, Principle of TZ Economics, Chair of
the Council on Revenues and former Senior Vice President and ChiefEconomist for Bank of Hawaii. He received his bachelor’s degree in eco-nomics from Stanford University and his doctorate in economics from theUniversity of Hawaii.
• Installation of 2010 HCES officers.
Contact Person and Organization ________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________
Telephone___________________________ E-mail __________________________________
Rates are $40.00 per person for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 9, 2010,$50 per person for registration(s) postmarked after February 9, 2010 and $30.00 for stu-dents. Tables will seat 10 people.
HCES has invited special guests to attend the banquet. These guests may include theGovernor, Mayors, Members of the State Legislature, Governmental Department Directors,and/or their representatives.
If you would like to sponsor an invited special guest and their spouse/companion to sit atyour table, please fill in “HCES Special Guest” for two seats in the list below and HCES willassign a special guest and their spouse/companion to your table. Alternatively, if you wouldlike to arrange for your own special guest(s), please include their name(s) in the list below.
Please type or print the name and company/organization affiliation for each attendee, asthey would like it to appear on their name tag.
Name Company or Organization
1. ________________________________ ______________________________________
2. ________________________________ ______________________________________
3. ________________________________ ______________________________________
4. ________________________________ ______________________________________
5. ________________________________ ______________________________________
6. ________________________________ ______________________________________
7. ________________________________ ______________________________________
8. ________________________________ ______________________________________
9. ________________________________ ______________________________________
10. ________________________________ ______________________________________
Number of people attending: ______ x $40.00 (registration on or before Feb 9) = ________
Number of people attending: ______ x $50.00 (registration after Feb 9) = ________
Number of students attending: ______ x $30.00 = ________
Sponsored Guests (2 x $40.00 = $80.00) = ________
TOTAL AMOUNT REMITTED ________
Please make checks payable to “HCES” and mail with completed registration form to:2010 Engineers Week Banquetc/o Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E.HCES TreasurerS.S. Dannaway Associates, Inc.720 Iwilei Road, Suite 412Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-5316
For further information regarding cancellations and refunds, or if you have any questions,please contact HCES Chair Song Choi at [email protected], telephone 956-8404 / 7727 orRegistration Committee Chair Derick Kam at [email protected], telephone 356-2461.
Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers
A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers
P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812
WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe
2009-2010 Officers and DirectorsPresident Florence Ching, P.E.
[email protected] Pres. Elect Majella Stevenson, P.E.
[email protected] Vice Pres. Kurt Kunimune
[email protected] Secretary Marc Botticelli, P.E.
[email protected] Treasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E.
[email protected] Pres. Manny Lanuevo, P.E.
Chapter DirectorsHonolulu Enrique Che, P.E.
[email protected] Darren Okimoto, P.E.
[email protected] Island Galen Kuba, P.E.
[email protected] Nancy Burns, P.E.
From Curtis Beck, the HSPE Big IslandPresident, an announcement on a New ProductAward Program of the National Society ofProfessional Engineers.
The Professional Engineers In Industry InterestGroup (PEI-IG) announces the 2010 NewProduct Award Competition. PEI-IG is asking thehelp of all engineers in Hawaii to spread the wordabout this award competition and to solicit nom-inations from businesses in Hawaii. PEI-IG isencouraged to cast its net wider this year thanksto the success of locally-based Sopogy, Inc. whowon this prestigious engineering award in 2008,for their solar concentrating thermal energy sys-tem. Sopogy’s innovative new product was suc-cessfully nominated by the Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers (HSPE). Sopogy’s DarrenKimura accepted this award in July 2008 at theNSPE annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.
Don’t miss an opportunity to get national visi-bility for your product by entering the 2010 PEINew Product Award competition. The competi-tion recognizes any process, machine, or mater-ial developed in the U.S. that improves the pub-lic’s standard of living.
All 2010 PEI New Product Award entrants willhave the opportunity to showcase their productduring the NSPE annual meeting in Orlando,Florida, in July 2010. Entries must be submittedto NSPE by February 15, 2010! For an applica-tion and list of past NPA winners, visit the PEINew Product Award Web page atwww.nspe.org/npa.
Any assistance that can be provided that maylead to Hawaii landing this award once more in2010 is greatly appreciated. Please contact CurtBeck by e-mail at [email protected] or bytelephone at 808-969-0134 for further informa-tion regarding the NSPE New ProductAward. Mahalo.
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Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings are
scheduled for Wednesday, December 2, 6:00p.m. at Ryan’s Grill, 591-9132 and WednesdayJanuary 6, 6:00 p.m. at Sam Snead’s Tavern atthe Navy-Marine golf course, 421-7267 . If youare interested in attending to find out what theYMF is all about, please contact Troy Ching at(808)440-4548 or [email protected].
Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
Incoming 2009-2010 YMFOfficers PhonePresident: Troy Ching 697-6233
[email protected]: Eric Arakawa 258-5770
[email protected]: Kurt Nagamine 533-3646
[email protected]: Lauren Arizumi 524-3771
[email protected] President: Aaron Erickson 591-2728
APPROVED FY 2010 BUDGETIncome Categories FY 09 Actual FY 10 Budget
Income AmountSection Dues $ 10,880.25 $ 12,500.00Society Allotment $ 5,683.99 $ 5,200.00Interest $ 170.85 $ 0.00Contributions to Section $ 787.00 $ 800.00Grants $ 3,290.00 $ 0.00 Advertising Income $ 4,636.00 $ 1,000.00Conferences $ 13,560.97 $ 0.00Meetings $ 12,913.03 $ 10,500.00Miscellaneous $ 1,284.60 $ 0.00ASCE Golf Tournament $ 23,775.00 $ 27,000.00Walter Lum Fund $ 6,220.00 $ 3,000.00Total Income $ 83,201.69 $ 30,000.00
Expense Categories FY 09 Actual FY 10 BudgetExpense Amount
ASCE Conferences $ 13,814.23 $ 0.00Miscellaneous $ 763.07 $ 450.00Donations from Section $ 100.00 $ 200.00Grants $ 6,643.94 $ 0.00Postage + P.O. Box Rent $ 450.01 $ 650.00Newsletter $ 866.40 $ 900.00Meetings $ 17,631.42 $ 11,000.00 Younger Member Forum $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00Student Chapter $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00Official Travel $ 7,445.16 $ 6,000.00Committee Expenses $ 127.04 $ 1,000.00ASCE Region 8 $ 1,019.00 $ 1,050.00Awards & Prizes $ 2,783.56 $ 2,750.00Scholarship Awards $ 12,143.90 $ 6,000.00ASCE Golf Tournament $ 18,247.54 $ 24,000.00Total Expenses $ 88,035.27 $ 30,000.00
NET INCOME(EXPENSES) $ (4,833.58) $ 0.00
DECEMBER DINNER MEETINGThere will be no dinner meeting in December.
Please have a happy holiday season.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGDecember 9, 2009ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS
Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize thosedeserving students. We continue to accepttax-deductible donations with the goal ofincreasing the annual scholarships. Make yourcheck payable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and
KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas
HAWAII KAI(SER?)Sometimes things turn out contrary to expec-
tations. Two months ago (October 2009), I wroteabout Henry J. Kaiser’s plans to sell mass-pro-duced houses using pre-fabricated concretecomponents in his Hawaii Kai development, andI thought that would be the end of that story.
But then, I got a response from CharlesSchuster that prompted last month’s articleabout several proposals for road tunnels and theconstruction in 1962 of a utility tunnel, 11 feet indiameter, between Hawaii Kai and Waimanalo.
While putting that story together, I discoveredthat Dr. Alfred A. Yee, consulting structural engi-neer, had some association with Kaiser. So, Iaddressed the following email to the office ofApplied Technology Corporation in Honolulu ofwhich Dr. Yee is the President:
“As you may be aware, I have been writingshort historical vignettes related to civil engineer-ing in Hawaii since 1995 for the Hawaii Section ofASCE. My October 2009 installment was aboutHenry J. Kaiser’s promotion of all-concrete hous-es. I was able to find some information about theidea, but not what eventually happened to it. I amturning to you who, given your association withthe Hawaii Kai development, may know. I’dappreciate your answer and any other major itemthat I may have missed in my article.”
Only four days later, I received his responsefrom Precast Design Consultants Pte. Ltd. inSingapore that he directs:
“Dear Prof. Papacostas, Thank you for your e-mail of 18 October 2009.
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mail to ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box917, Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any ques-tions, please contact Mike Hunnemann at 791-3980, or [email protected].
ASCE JOB LISTINGSFor more information on these job listings,
please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website athttp://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobsinfo.html.
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2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERSPosition Officer PhonePresident Myles Shimokawa 593-0933
[email protected] Pres. Ron Iwamoto 486-5202
[email protected] Jeffrey Hanyu 536-2108
[email protected] Jason Emoto 942-9100
[email protected] Phil Gerwien 531-4627
[email protected] Tim Waite 479-1216
[email protected] John Cheung 848-2032
[email protected] Stephanie Doan 531-7094
[email protected] Pres Ian Robertson 956-6536
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers InstituteHAWAII CHAPTER98-029 Hekaha St. Unit 23, Aiea, Hawaii 96701Phone: (808) 485-1400 Fax: (808) 485-1500Web Page: www.cfsei.org
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[email protected] Pres Jason Emoto 942-9100 942-1899
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[email protected] Alison Agapay 536-2626 536-3926
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AD-HOC COMMITTEEThe fourth meeting of the ad-hoc committee
meeting tasked with developing general notesand specifications for cold-formed steel was heldat noon on October 28, 2009 at the office ofWilson Okamoto & Associates. Work focused onfinalizing the draft specifications and then coordi-nating with the previously drafted general notes.The next meeting is scheduled for December 9,2009.
FUTURE CHAPTER ACTIVITIESFollowing the well attended and successful
plant tour of the Dietrich Metal Framing facilityheld on September 16, 2009, we are planning tohave a technical seminar in early 2010. Amongthe possible topics is a presentation by Jeff Ellisof the CFSEI shear wall design guide that waspublished in June of 2009.
Membership We are thankful to all members for supporting
Committee Reports:Technical Seminars/Events:
The installation banquet for 2010 is tentativelyscheduled for January 15th 2010. ChairmanJohn Cheung suggested holding the event at thenew BIA Training Center in Waikele. The Boardapproved this location.
SEAOH is exploring the possibility of holdingthe convention of 2011 in Hokkaido, Japan.George Nishimura has offered his extensive con-tacts to organize a 6 day trip to the Sapporoarea. A questionnaire will be distributed to deter-mine interest in this possibility.
SEAOH / CCPI Convention• A combined SEAOH/CCPI Convention was
held on October 17 and 18 at the MoanaHotel. The event was kicked off with CCPI’sannual Pink Ball Golf Tournament at theHonolulu International Country Club.
• Presentations of technical interest were madeby SK Ghosh of SKG Associates, ProfessorIan Robertson of the University of Hawaii,Robin Lim of Geolabs, Inc., Taka Kimura ofParsons Brinkerhoff and Wade Clark of WissJanney Elstner.
• Paul Brewbaker, of TZ Economics Consultingwas guest speaker at Friday’s lunch, “Hawaii’sEconomic Outlook: Stimulated andSustainable?”
• The First Annual CCPI vs SEAOH OutriggerCanoe Race was held on Saturday on acourse fronting the Halekulani and theSheraton Waikiki. Three heats were held.Despite the CCPI team’s large GVW advantagethe SEAOH team sailed away with First RunnerUp Honors, winning the Presidents ConcretePlaque.
General Membership Meeting #3:• The third SEAOH GMM was held on October
21 at the Pagoda Hotel during a break in SKGhosh’s Seminar on the 2009 IBC ConcreteProvisions.
• The slate of candidates for the 2010 Board ofDirectors was presented to the membershipand the meeting was opened for additionalnominations from the floor.
• Nominations are as follows:P: Ron Iwamoto (Iwamoto & Associates)VP: Brian Ide (Allison Ide Structural Engineers)S: Karl Umemoto (Nagamine Okawa
Engineers)T: Patrick Calizar (Retired HECO)D: Kimo Scott (OK Hardware)D: Les Kempers (GPRM Prestress)• Ballots will be distributed shortly.
National Council of Structural EngineeringAssociation:
The National Council of Structural EngineeringAssociations (NCSEA) held its annual conferencein Scottsdale, Arizona from October 15-17,2009. Gary Chock attended as the SEAOH dele-gate, and Ron Iwamoto attended as the alternatedelegate. Along with exhibitions and booths fromvarious vendors, and technical presentations bynoteworthy speakers, the delegates from across
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the CFSEI-Hawaii chapter in 2008 and encour-age you to renew your membership for 2009. Tobecome a member of CFSEI, you must firstbecome a member of the national Steel FramingAlliance (SFA). You will then be allowed to join thenational CFSEI and the Hawaii Chapter of CFSEIat no additional cost. For more information aboutmembership, please contact Marvin Mestanza byphone or email. Or visit www.cfsei.org orwww.steelframing.org for the membership appli-cation form or for paying your membership duesfor 2010 online.
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Engineers Without Borders - Honoluluhttp://www.ewbaloha.org
2008-2009 OfficersPresident Shannon Holman 593-1116
[email protected] Pres Alexi Remnek 586-4343
[email protected] Bryce Toyama 521-8408
[email protected] Brannon Pang 521-3051
Hawaii SectionThe AmericanSociety of
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Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii
2009-2010 OfficersChairperson Edmund Chang 543-4227
[email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966
[email protected] Derek Sato 543-4108
[email protected] Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708
NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEETINGDate: January 12, 2010Time: 5:30 pm to 7:15 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue
CafeteriaAgenda: Ross Rolirad of HITLIN USA,
Introducing: An Industrial Insulationfor the 21st Century.
After the demise of asbestos almost fourdecades ago, heavy industries (refining, petro-chemical, power, etc.) began using two otherproducts for their high temperature services —-calcium silicate and/or perlite. These two prod-ucts made good economic sense back when oilwas $15 per barrel. Today, with oil runningaround $75 per barrel better alternatives areneeded. During this meeting, we will introduceyou to HITLINT (high temperature layered insula-tion). HITLINT is borne of a patented new man-ufacturing process that yields an industrial insula-tion product that (when compared to commonlyused products), may be applied at service tem-peratures up to 1400°F, yields significant energysavings (approximately 100% more energy effi-cient than calcium silicate or perlite), contains nochemical binders, takes much less time to install,is 99.7% water resistant, is unbreakable(reusable), is non-combustible and much more.
Members and guests are invited. There will befree pizza and soft drinks as usual. Please con-tact Ed Chang for directions and for more infor-mation, such as parking.
NOVEMBER 10, 2009 MEETING HIGHLITESBombardier Transportation
Andrew S. Robbins, P.E., Vice President,Business Development & Sales in the SystemsDivision of Bombardier Transportation, was thefeatured speaker. Attending were 18 membersand guests to hear about BombardierTransportation and particularly about urban auto-mated transits systems. He discussed various railoptions available worldwide by Bombardier.About half of Bombardier is a full spectrum tran-sit company that designs and manufactures sys-tems from people movers to heavy transit. Theother half of Bombardier is in Aircraft develop-ment and manufacturing (i.e. the Dash 8’s thatIsland Air operates and the Bombardier CRJ 200that GO utilizes).
Robbins presented and answered questionson Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) such as a sys-tem envisioned for Honolulu. He talked aboutART’s Linear Induction Motor propulsion system,which enables fully automated driverless trainoperation, bogie rail vehicle running gear, whichmakes going around curves smoother and qui-eter, elevated systems versus street systems,and much more. Bombardier Transportation isthe global leader in the rail equipment manufac-
The Engineers without Borders-HonoluluProfessional Chapter is working with theUniversity of Hawaii Student Chapter on a projectfor the town of La Pita, Nicaragua. Final plansare being completed in preparation for an imple-mentation trip at the end of this year. EWB-UHplans to send a team of 6 engineering studentsand 2 professional engineers to reconstruct adilapidated vehicular bridge for a small farmingcommunity. The bridge serves as the sole accessto the nearby city, San Ramon, where the mar-ket, school, and medical clinic are located. LaPita is also trying to initiate an ecotourism busi-ness, but the current bridge cannot support larg-er vehicles and is at risk of failing in the nearfuture.
The San Ramon District Mayor’s office is col-laborating with EWB-UH and has recently startedthe repair of the roads leading to the village,which were previously in poor shape. Once thebridge construction is complete, the road will begraded to meet the bridge deck elevation. Theteam is excited as they approach the implemen-tation of their first international project and theyhope to share their experience in the upcomingnewsletters.
We are also soliciting end of the year donationsfor the project and are available to come talkabout our projects to your company or organiza-tion. If you are interested in learning more or join-ing our efforts, please contact info@ ewbalo-ha.org or go to http://sites.google.com/site/ewbuhmain/.
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PRINCIPLES OF FIRE PROTECTIONENGINEERING
The Hawaii Chapter of the Society of FireProtection Engineers is sponsoring this excitingthree-day seminar. This seminar provides anexcellent overview of the field of fire protectionengineering.Sponsored by: Hawaii Chapter, SFPEWhere: Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter, HawaiiWhen: Monday, January 11 throughWednesday, January 13, 20108:00 AM - 5:00 PMCost: $500 ($400 for SFPE members & ChapterFriends)
turing and servicing industry providing completerail transportation systems including propulsionand controls, rail control solutions, and transitsecurity solutions.
Wally Zimmerman, Senior Vice President ofBright Light Marketing arranged the evening’spresentation.• 25-Year Member Award: John Ahern was hon-
ored with the 25-year ASME member certifi-cate. Ahern is an active member of the HawaiiSection, representing the Section at HCESmeetings.
• Student Section: Attending was MelvinRodenhurst, Roland Considine, Justen DelaCruz, and Shem Livai. Rodenhurst reported onthe state of the Student Section.
• Department of Mechanical Engineering: Dr.Mehrdad Ghasemi-Nejhad, Department Chair,reported on his department and mentionedabout the upcoming ABET visit November 22-24.
LISTING FOR ENERGY AUDITORSHawaii Energy has taken over the
HECO/HELCO/MECO’s energy efficiency pro-grams since July. They are in a process of com-piling a free listing for energy auditors for allislands. ASME members interested in being list-ed as one of the energy auditors/HVAC/mechan-ical/industry related contractors with HawaiiEnergy website/list should email Lily Koo<[email protected]> of Hawaii Energy with thefollowing information: Company name; contact’sname, title, phone number, email address; list ofislands taking care of; taking care of residentialand/or commercial projects; and Scope ofWork/Products provided: (For Example: EnergyAudits, Energy Project Management, data log-ging, energy surveys, energy analysis, design,construction, financing, operations and mainte-nance, specializing in HVAC, pumping, Lightingtechnology etc.). Hawaii Energy is doing a freeindustry referral list for customers who ask aboutenergy related services/products.
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My first contact with Henry Kaiser was in theSpring of 1956 when he became the first cus-tomer of our just opened mass production pre-cast prestressed concrete plant on Sand Islandin Honolulu. He was in the beginning stages ofconstructing the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel inAla Moana and became a repeated customer inthe purchase of our prestressed concretebeams. A few years later he took me to theHawaii Kai Development where I personally metGil Olsen from Arizona who was in the final
SEAOH, from page 7
the nation were briefed on various national com-mittee reports and updates along with other infor-mative presentations. These presentationsincluded topics on Serviceability for Steel Floors,Structural Changes to the 2009 IBC, and theInvestigation of I-35 Bridge Collapse, to name afew. The delegates also participated in breakoutsessions and discussions on generational differ-ences in our membership.
During the conference, the Western Council ofStructural Engineering Associations (WCSEA)also held its annual business meeting onThursday, October 15, 2009. Gary Chock andRon Iwamoto were present at this meeting as thedelegates from SEAOH. Other SEA’s represent-ed included Arizona, British Columbia, Idaho,Oregon and Washington. Some highlights of themeeting included:• The new Structural III Exam will be adminis-
tered in April 2011. For those engineers cur-rently taking the Structural I and II Exam, theywill need to pass the exam by 2010, before thenew exam is administered.
• The SEA of Montana was voted in as a newmember of the WCSEA.
• In 2010 there will be a WCSEA Meeting andRoundup in Whistler, B.C. Hawaii will be thehost of the WCSEA Meeting and Roundup in2013.The next SEAOH Board of Directors and
Officers meeting will be held on Tuesday,December 1st, 2009, at the University of Hawaii,Holmes Hall. Contact SEAOH President MylesShimokawa (593-0933, [email protected]) formore information.
stages of fabricating beams and slabs by usingsegmental concrete blocks threaded togetherand grouted to erect some housing units.Although I saw some of his work as a passingvisitor, I was not involved with the project or thetechnology being applied. I do recall that hisconcept was eventually discontinued after somehomes were built with this method. Other thanthat my information is very limited and I apologizenot being able to assist you in greater detail.”
Even though I’ve heard of Dr. Yee beingdescribed as the “father of prestressed concretein Hawaii,” I was not aware of the establishmentof his plant at Sand Island in 1956, which, with-out a doubt, must be a milestone event inHawaii’s structural engineering history, nor of thefact that he supplied beams to the then underconstruction “Kaiser” Hawaiian Village. My nextnote to him said:
“Thank you Dr. Yee for responding. The infor-mation you shared with me adds another dimen-sion to the story I related to the ‘Wiliki’ readers.May I use it in an upcoming issue of the ‘Wiliki?’My deadline is in two weeks.”
The reply came only a day later from AngelinaHwa, his Executive Secretary in Singapore:
“Dear Prof. Papacostas, Dr. Yee left Singaporefor Saudi Arabia this morning to give lectures totwo universities and will be back to Singapore on29 October 2009. Yes, Dr. Yee has agreed thatyou may use the information in the upcomingissue of the ‘Wiliki’.”
Behind this exchange, I visualized five days inthe life of an internationally renowned engineer.His clients’ demand for his always-innovativedesign solutions took him around the globe,engaged him in two distant universities, but, still,he found the time to answer my question abouthis association with Kaiser 53 years earlier.
A Star-Bulletin story about an interview ofKaiser by A. A. Smyser in 1963 opened with“ideas burst like popcorn around Henry J. Kaiser,a man with the genius talent of making the diffi-cult look simple [SB, 3/25/1963].” From my ownobservation, this description fits Dr. Yee to a tee,as well.
But, unlike Dr. Yee, Kaiser seemed to alwaysseek the limelight of celebrity. Everything he did,it seems, he stamped with his name. For promo-tional reasons, he even named radio stationKHVH after his “Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel,”the idea for which preceded his successful pro-
ject in Waikiki.“At an informal conference this morning
between Superintendent Forbes of the territorialpublic works department and Secretary A. P.Taylor of the Hawaiian Promotion Committee, theproposed Hawaiian Village which the PromotionCommittee has for some time hoped to haveestablished somewhere within the city ofHonolulu was discussed.”
By the way, I don’t think it was by coincidencethat a “Hawaiian Village” concession was builtthat same year at the San Diego Exposition fea-turing “a remarkably fine reproduction ofDiamond Head [SB, 5/22/1916].”
On the next day, “Plan of Forbes for HawaiianVillage Takes” explained:
“A Hawaiian Village on the Alamoana road atWaikiki is almost assured, according to thoseinterested in the project. At the last meeting ofthe Hawaii Promotion Committee, membersindorsed the plan as outlined by George Angusand Charles R. Forbes. Sometime ago,Superintendent Forbes recommended theimprovement of Alamoana road and the estab-lishment of a Hawaiian Village on the beach withgrass huts and all the native life...” A site visit wasarranged for “members of the Hawaii PromotionCommittee, City Planning Commission, OutdoorCircle, Commissioner of Public Lands, and Mr.Forbes [SB, 5/23/1916].”
But it took the stamp of “Kaiser” to turn thedream into reality!
This brings to mind the account I have seen onseveral occasions that, although “Hawaii Kai” hasa perfectly acceptable meaning (“Sea Hawaii”according to “Place Names of Hawaii” by Pukui,Elbert & Mookini), the “Kai” in “Hawaii Kai” waschosen precisely because it was part of “Kaiser!”
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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PACIFIC GUARDIAN TOWER 1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1120Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 942-0066Fax: (808) 947-7546
FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.1357 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1530Honolulu, HI 96814Ph: 944-1821 • Fax: [email protected]
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Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers
1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 735-1634
HAWAII COUNCIL OFENGINEERING SOCIETIESP.O. Box 2873Honolulu, Hawaii 96802
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Akira Usami, P.E.Territory Sales Manager, Kapolei facility91-300 Hanua StreetPhone: (808) 682-5747Fax: (808) 682-2928www.dietrichmetalframing.comwww.dietrichsteeljoist.com
Engineering Concepts, Inc.Civil /Environmental /Sanitary Engineers
1150 South King Street, Suite 700 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010
Email: [email protected]
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91-059 Hanua StreetKapolei, Hawaii 96707Office: (808) 673-2310Fax: (808) 673-3355
Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.
Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants94-417 Akoki Street
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797(808) 678-8024 FAX (808) 678-8722E-mail: [email protected]
NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926
INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720
Phone: (808) 961-3727 / Fax: (808) 935-8033Civil Engineering • Structural Engineering
Land Surveying
SAM O. HIROTA, INC.Engineers & Surveyors
864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813
Telephone: 537-9971
ERNEST K. HIRATA &ASSOCIATES, INC.
Soils and Foundation Engineering99-1433 Koaha Place • Aiea, Hawaii 96701
Fax (808) 486-0870 • Phone (808) 486-0787
GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services
2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819
Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749
ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS
98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007
MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP
MFA
FewellGeotechnical
Engineering, ltd.OAHU: 96-1416 Waihona Place • Pearl City, Hawaii 96782-1973
(808) 455-6569 • FAX (808) 456-7062MAUI: (808) 873-0110 FAX (808) 873-0906
Esaki Surveying and Mapping, Inc.Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
Ph. (808) 246-0625 • Fax (808) [email protected]
ENGINEERS • SURVEYORSEstablished 1979
ESMENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.
(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
900 HALEKAUWILA STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96814
Phone: 591-811698-1268 Kaahumanu Street, Suite C-7 • Pearl City, Hawaii 96782
Phone: (808) 488-0477 • Fax: (808) 488-3776
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, INC. Our Name, Our Mission for a Sustainable Environment
Cost and Project Management Services(808) 947-4525
www.cummingcorporation.com
Maui – Honolulu brownandcaldwell.com
1132 Bishop Street • Suite 1003Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-2830
Phone: (808) 524-3771 • Fax: (808) 538-0445Website: www.hdrinc.com