2012 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award winners

VOL. 48 NO. 9 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS NOVEMBER, 2012

ASCE HAWAII SECTION2012 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award winners

The American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) Hawaii Section is pleased to announcethe 2012 Outstanding Civil EngineeringAchievement Award winners. The purpose ofthis award program is to recognize projectsthat demonstrate important outstanding civilengineering accomplishments by Hawaii’sdesign and construction professionals.Nominated projects and research/studies werereceived for six award categories. To be eligi-ble, projects were required to have beendesigned or constructed in Hawaii and com-pleted within the last two years. Some of thekey judging criteria included: • Resourcefulness in identifying and solving

design challenges• Contributions to the well-being of people and

communities• Pioneering use of materials and construction

methods• Inventive or new application of civil engineer-

ing technologies• Protection of and reducing impacts to natural

resources• Beneficial effects of the project, including

aesthetic valueThe following projects and project teams

were honored and presented with awards atthe ASCE Hawaii Section OCEA AwardsBanquet, held at the Pacific Aviation Museumon Friday October 5, 2012. Congratulations toour winners!

2012 Hawaii Outstanding Civil EngineeringAchievement Award

Waimalu Sewer Rehabilitation/Reconstruc-tion Phase 1, Aiea, Oahu, Hawaii - Client: Cityand County of Honolulu, Department of Designand Construction, Prime Design Consultant:HDR Engineering, Inc., General Contractor:Frank Coluccio Construction Company.

The Waimalu area is served by approximate-ly 20,000 feet of gravity sewers constructed inthe 1950’s. Sewer lines in many areas hadexhibited “sags” and inadequate slopes due tosevere ground settlement from poor soils. Theresulting low flow velocities causedgrease/debris accumulation, clogged lines,and decreased capacity. The inverted siphon(depressed sewer) under Waimalu Stream alsoexperienced sluggish flow and clogging prob-lems due to inadequate flushing velocities.Cracks and other pipe defects from groundsettlement caused significant rain-inducedinfiltration of groundwater into the sewers.Clogged pipes and excessive infiltration result-ed in sewage spills and discharges intoWaimalu Stream and Pearl Harbor.

The Waimalu Sewer rehabilitation/recon-struction project reduced sewage spills andmaintenance requirements by installing 7,000feet of new sewer lines and reconfiguring thesystem to eliminate the inverted siphon. Early inthe planning phase, detailed evaluation ofinformation from CCTV inspections and flowmonitoring identified sewage spill causes andpipe defect locations. Comprehensive geot-echnical analyses of historical data, a settle-ment monitoring program, along with soil bor-ing information identified special design fea-tures to minimize future settlement problems.Significant challenges associated with exten-sive replacement of sewers up to 17 feet deepin fully developed residential/commercial areaswith weak and compressible marsh deposits,high water table and congested streets, werealso identified in the planning stage and success-fully addressed in design and construction.

During construction, trenchless constructiondramatically reduced construction and aes-thetic impacts to residents and businesses.Smaller gravity sewers for the project wereinstalled with pilot-tube microtunneling. Thistechnology utilized a pilot tube, pushed from ajacking pit along line and grade, followed witha cutter head and casing pipe. A PVC carrierpipe was pushed through the casing and theannular space was filled with lightweight grout.This composite pipe section provided therequired stiffness to minimize future line sags,but was lightweight to minimize soil loadingand future settlement. This no-dig technologyenabled sewers to be installed at deeperdepths and steeper slopes to improve flushingvelocities and eliminate manhole drops at noadditional cost. “Silent” non-impact sheet piledriving equipment was also used. This newinnovative low noise pile driving technologywas ideal since vibrations from conventionalpile driving could cause significant settlementand collateral damage to nearby buildings andutilities. Lightweight concrete was extensivelyused to backfill around manholes and sewerlaterals due to loading and settlement con-cerns.

The combined use of lightweight fill andpilot-tube microtunneling with composite steelcasing and PVC carrier pipe on a large scalesewer replacement project in a fully developedarea with major soil and groundwater chal-lenges is unprecedented in Hawaii. The projectis especially noteworthy due to the limitedadverse impacts to the public, property, andutilities. The pilot-tube microtunneling signifi-cantly reduced sheet piling and related settle-ment problems and collateral damage.

Best Small Project: Emergency Repair ofthe Pali Trail, Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii -Client: National Park Service, GeotechnicalEngineer: Yogi Kwong Engineers, LLC, GeneralContractor: Oregon Woods, Inc.

Access to Kalaupapa has always been diffi-cult, but between April to September 2010, itwas nearly impossible. The Pali trail from top-side Molokai to the peninsula 1,700 feet below,was closed after the April 13, 2010 landslidewashed away the trail bridge.

The project designers quickly researchedand developed three foundation supportoptions. In July 2010, the lowest cost and out-of-the-ordinary engineering approach wasselected: a combined micro-pile and rockanchor support to the bridge abutments basedon initial site photograph examination, andusing the drilled portion of the work to simulta-neously verify assumed ground conditions.This unique approach included using steelcables to tether a “spider” drill rig on the cliffface to drill and install the necessary piles andanchors. This work also involved an iterativeevaluation of necessary pile lengths and num-bers based on the explored ground conditionsand pull out load tests.

In August 2010 the investigation and designwas completed, and in October 2010, thebridge was placed by helicopter on the recon-structed bridge abutment.

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APWA HAWAII CHAPTER MEET ANDGREET EVENT

The APWA Hawaii Chapter will be having aMeet and Greet event on Thursday evening,November 15 at Sam Snead’s Tavern locatedat 943 Valkenburgh Street in Honolulu. Pleasejoin us for an evening of networking with fellowmembers and representatives from State, Cityand other agencies. Various Hawaii ChapterProjects of the Year will also berecognized. Heavy pupus. No-host drinks. Formore information, please contact John Lamerat 768-8808.

APWA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC WORKSCONGRESS AND EXPOSITION 2012Joanne Hiramatsu,APWA Hawaii Chapter President 2012

American Public Works Association (APWA)held their annual International Public WorksCongress and Exposition in beautiful Anaheim,California, hosted by the Southern CaliforniaChapter from August 26-29, 2012. This eventbrings together public works professionalsfrom around the globe for training and educa-tion. This conference is also known as “TheBest Show in Public Works.”

Keynote speakers included Bob Woodruff,Broadcast Journalist for ABC News who spokeabout the serious injury by a roadside bombnear Taji, Iraq, and the road to recovery withthe help of his family and friends. He had atraumatic brain injury and had to re-learn howto speak. His book “In an Instant: A Family’sJourney of Love and Healing” is the story of hisfamily’s live after his injury. A percentage of theproceeds are donated to the Bob WoodruffFoundation which provides resources and sup-port to injured service members, veterans, andtheir families.

Michio Kaku, co-founder of String FieldTheory, Theoretical Physicist, Professor, TVHost, Author and Futurist, spoke of the future oftechnology and human interaction by simplyblinking your eyes. Small chips would beplaced on your contact lenses or eye glasses,and with a blink of the eye you would be ableto surf the internet and get an overview of aperson approaching you without even talkingor touching one another. His book “Physics ofthe Future” describes how science will shapeour lives by the 2100.

Other keynote speakers included JamieClarke, Extreme Adventurer and MasterStoryteller, and Simon T. Bailey, Author andCatalyst of Brilliance. Mr. Clarke told a story ofhis challenges, teamwork and leadership toreach the summit of Mount Everest. Mr. Bailyspoke about teaching people how to creativelyrelease leadership and organizational bril-liance.

The educational sessions covered a widevariety of subjects facing public workers from

career and personal development to fleet ser-vices and infrastructure maintenance. Sessionsincluded lessons learned from past experi-ences to actual ongoing projects and chal-lenges being faced with today’s ongoing andrising regulations on the impacts on the envi-ronment.

The Exposition included technological soft-ware that would expedite the way you do busi-ness in the office to heavy-duty equipment, likelarge vactor trucks for cleaning out drain man-holes and street sweepers. A short list ofexhibitors include paving materials, signage,technical educational institutes, drainage sys-tems, street lighting, best management prac-tices devices and methods, and various typesof software.

Attending from the Hawaii were JoanneHiramatsu, President of APWA Hawaii Chapter,Tyler Sugihara, APWA Hawaii ChapterSecretary, Rouen Liu, APWA Hawaii ChapterDelegate, and David Goode, Director, Countyof Maui, Department of public Works. I encour-age everyone that deals with public worksactivities to attend next year’s congress, whichwill be held in Chicago.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGANNOUNCEMENTNovember 1, 2012 (Thursday)Time: 11:45amLocation: Honolulu Country ClubSpeaker: Laurie Foster of Business Consulting

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2013 ENGINEERING EXCELLENCEAWARDS COMPETITION & BANQUET

Please mark your calendar and make plansto attend the 2013 Engineering ExcellenceAwards Competition Banquet, which will beheld on January 20, 2013 at the Koolau GolfClub. Competition intent to enter forms weredue on September 14, and the deadline forsubmitting Project Notebooks and Panels isNovember 1, 2012. Please visit our website(www.acechawaii.org) or contact Ginny Wrightat [email protected] for more informa-tion.

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

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HSPE members Barry Nakamoto and CurtisBeck attended the NSPE meeting in San Diegoin July of 2012. As with meetings in recentyears past, the House of Delegates were deal-ing with the basic question of how to keepNSPE relevant to its constituency in the face ofchanging demographics and challenges to theimportance of engineering licensure. NSPEdiffers from other engineering associations likeASCE and ASME, etc., in that it primarily repre-sents and defends licensed engineers acrossall disciplines and fields of work, versus serv-ing only electrical engineers, for example. Welearned, for example, that something like 80%of ASCE members are also members of NSPE,but increasingly the civil engineers are choos-ing to drop one or other of their two member-ships. This happens for a variety of reasons,including economic pressures such as engi-neering salary erosion and less dues supportfrom their companies. But it is also partly dueto a perception that they are receiving moredirect benefits from the technical society suchas technical training, versus the indirect bene-fits to the entire community of licensed profes-sional engineers that accrues from NSPE’sefforts to defend P.E. licensure requirementsacross the country. NSPE membership hasdeclined in recent years, threatening to dimin-ish the political clout wielded by NSPE as itaddresses licensure issues. The House dele-gates approved the Race for RelevanceInitiative that seeks to re-engineer NSPE toenable it to meet these challenges.

In other news, HSPE member MajellaStevenson was named a Fellow of NSPE, join-ing members Clyde Nagata, Eric Yamashige,Curtis Beck, Barry Nakamoto, and MannyLanuevo previously so named.Congratulations, Majella! The House ofDelegates elected Harvey Hnatiuk of thePennsylvania Society of Professional Engineersas Vice-President of NSPE. Harvey will assumethe presidency of NSPE in 2014. Finally, CurtisBeck was named to the NSPE Board ofDirectors for a two year term ending in July,2014. Next year’s annual meeting will be inMinneapolis July 17-20. It is planned that theannual meeting will return to Hawaii in July,2015 at a location yet to be determined.

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like to thank all who participated in the HSPEEFgolf tournament on June 29, 2012. We apolo-gize if portions of the tournament were disorga-nized, and we promise to have a more polishedevent next year. Mahalo!

The 2013 Oahu Mathcounts competition willbe held on February 9, 2013 at the FilipinoCommunity Center (Filcom) in Waipahu. TheState competition will be held on March 9, 2013also at Filcom.

Also, please be on the lookout for notices forthe Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer ofthe Year awards on the HCES and HSPE’srespective websites. Nominations will beaccepted for the Engineer of the Year andYoung Engineer of the Year awards – to be pre-sented at the 2013 Engineer’s Week Banquet inFebruary, 2013. Please contact Joelle Duboisat [email protected] for the per-tinent information. Nominations will be due inDecember of 2012.

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CMAA Hawaii held the 1st Annual CMAAHawaii Chapter Scholarship Golf Tournamenton Friday, Oct 5, 2012. The tournament washeld at the newly renovated Leilehua GolfCourse and the course did not disappoint the120+ golfers. Many thanks to the numeroussponsors, golf course and banquet staff, HCCvolunteers and CMAA golf committee for a ter-rific event. MC Chris Takashige shared some ofLeilehua’s history and his personal ties to thecourse in his “story-telling” style. The eventwas capped with an ono-licious banquet and amultitude of prizes, including a new iPad andseveral pairs of roundtrip inter-island tickets. Acommittee is being formed to award theChapter’s first scholarship from the tournamentproceeds. Hope to see you all at the 2ndAnnual tournament!

A Professional Construction ManagementCourse for Certification as a CertifiedConstruction Manager is scheduled for Nov 5,7 & 8, 2012 at Honolulu Community College.The 3-day course is designed to prepare indi-viduals for the Certified Construction Managerexam and includes sessions on program man-agement, contract administration, cost man-agement, value engineering, safety and riskmanagement. Please check out the CMAAHawaii website for more information.

CMAA Hawaii held a meeting Sept 19th atHale Ikena on Fort Shafter. Chad Karasaki,CEO & Resident Managing Director of AONRisk Services gave a presentation on OwnerConstruction Risk and how a controlled insur-ance program can protect project assets.

Please contact us for more information aboutChapter activities or if you are interested in get-ting involved with CMAA.

Volunteers from CMAA Hawaii and HCCflank Miss Chinatown Hawaii, Kelly Nugent,and CMAA Hawaii Chapter President MikeYoung (second from right) at the 1stAnnual Scholarship Golf Tournament.

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER: The FALEA/FALEA Foundation’s Biennial Installation & 19thAnniversary Luncheon & Celebration was heldat the Filipino Community Center (FilCom) onOctober 13, 2012. It was also the culminationof a very busy year filled with many activitiesincluding the FALEA Foundation’s 5th AnnualScholarship Golf Tournament held earlier thisyear in May. This year, five deserving recipientswere awarded scholarships made possiblethrough another successful golf fundraiser. TheScholarship Committee Chair, Ramon Bonoan,Jr. announced the awardees as follows: • Kenan Louis Guinto, a 2012 Mililani High

Grad, plans to major in MechanicalEngineering at the University of Hawaii;

• Romyl Lopez, a 2012 Damien Memorial HighGrad, now enrolled at the University ofHawaii as a first year Electrical Engineeringstudent;

• Michael Franz Sibayan, a FALEA Scholar forthe 4th year, Moanalua High Grad, currentlya senior at Woodbury University and major-ing in Architecture;

• Roger Keith Sibayan, a 2012 Radford HighGrad, currently enrolled as a Freshman at theUniversity of Hawaii majoring in CivilEngineering;

• Fernan Suela, 2011 Damien Memorial HighGrad, FALEA Scholar for the 2nd year, and aSophomore at the University of Hawaii major-ing in Electrical Engineering.

Additionally, the recipients of the 2012Outstanding Members in Engineering,Architecture & Surveying were announcedby the Committee Chair, Francisco Cruzata.They are:

• Engineering – Elvira Sutherland & NicoloOrense;

• Architecture – Angelie Armas, & FloranteLopez.Emcee for the event was Bennette

Misalucha, and the Luncheon Entertainmentwas provided by DeeJay Noni Panen, TheTeknikling Dancers, FALEA Dancers, and RicoViloria. The Guest Speaker, Rose Churma,President & CEO of the FilCom Center installedthe Officers & Directors of the organization fortheir 2-year term of office. They are Jeoffrey S.Cudiamat – President, Francisco T. Cruzata –VP/Pres-Elect, Krizelle Jane C. Mabuti –Secretary, Riza Marie R. Gatdula – Treasurer,Maritez A. Marquez – Ass’t Treasurer, NicoloOrense – Auditor, Lei Racel P. Jaramilla -Business Manager, John C. Ramos – PRO,Elvira Sutherland, Immediate past President,Gene C. Albano – Director, Zusie S. Agraan –Director, Gil Bumanglag – Director, Florante

Lopez – Director, Joey Resurreccion – Director,Arnie C. Valero – Director, Angelie Armas –Director, Ramon B. Bonoan, Jr. – ScholarshipCommittee, Eugene Calara – AthleticsCommittee, and Napoleon Agraan –Constitution & By-Laws Committee.

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGOctober 3, 2012

Committee Reports:General Membership Meetings/Technical

Seminars/Events:PCA/ACI 318 Code Seminar is scheduled for

November 8, 2012

2012 SEAOH Annual Convention Update:Over 150 participants attended this year’s

annual convention at the Turtle Bay Resort.Thanks to Ron Iwamoto, Brian Ide, WayneKawano, and all the other members, donators,and exhibitors who helped to make this year’sconvention a success!

New Member Applications:New member applications from Millicent

Domae at the University of Hawaii for the gradeof Student Member, Kase Kaneko at KSF, Inc.for the grade of Allied Member, Jung-Koo Parkat Kai Hawaii for the grade of Allied Member,Janelle Sebastian at the University of Hawaii forthe grade of Student Member, Andrew Stouppeat Trinity|ERD for the grade of MEMBER, andHuiquing Yao at the University of Hawaii for thegrade of Student Member were received andare open to comments from the membership.The applications will be voted on at theNovember 2012 board meeting. Please notifyany SEAOH officer prior to the November 2012board meeting if you wish to comment on theseprospective members.

Missing Members:Please contact Membership Chairperson,

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

The next SEAOH Board of Directors andOfficers meeting will be held on Wednesday,November 7, 2012. Contact SEAOH PresidentWes Segawa (965-4677, [email protected]) formore information.

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2011-2012 OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident Dawn Barsana-Szewczyk 943-1133 email: [email protected] Ian Arakaki 596-7790 email: [email protected] Brian Enomoto 388-5559 email: [email protected] Glenn Miyasato 488-7579 email: [email protected] Benjamin Rasa 521-5361 email: [email protected] President Roger Babcock 956-7298 email: [email protected]

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

2011-2012 YMF OfficersPresident – Lara [email protected] President – Kurt [email protected] – Jason Sugibayashi [email protected] – Puna Kaneakua [email protected] President – Eric Arakawa [email protected]

NOVEMBER DINNER MEETINGTopic: Science and engineering advance-

ments to keep up with climatechange impacts on Alaskan terres-trial, coastal and ocean regions.

Speaker: Oceana Puananilei Francis, Ph.D,P.E., Assistant Professor,Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering/SeaGrant College Program, Universityof Hawaii at Manoa

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012Location: Treetops at Paradise Park,

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

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

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

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

Please make checks payable to ASCE-Hawaii Section and mail to Tim Goshi, ASCEHawaii Section Treasurer, KAI Hawaii, Inc., 31N. Pauahi Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii96817, postmarked by Friday, November 9,2012. Reservations for the dinner meeting toTim Goshi by Monday, November 12, 2012, byphone at 533-2210 or email at [email protected].

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: October 11, 2012Next meeting: November 14, 2012

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 semi-

nars and computer workshops each year on awide variety of technical, management, andregulatory topics. These seminars are held inmore than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition,

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YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 p.m. atAloha Beer Company. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all about,please contact us at [email protected].

Congratulations to the 2012-2013 ASCEHawaii Section YMF Officers!President-Kurt Nagamine

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ASCE Region 8 Planning Session SocialBy Lara Karamatsu, Past President

The ASCE Hawaii Section YMF kicked off theASCE Region 8 Fall Planning Session with acommemorative social at Pearl Ultralounge, inhonor of the ASCE Region 8 Board ofGovernors & Assembly and the ASCE NationalPresident-Elect, Greg DiLoreto. Combinedwith the Hawaii Section & YMF members andguests, approximately 60 people gathered forthis event. The social provided a great oppor-tunity for the Region 8 members to meet theHawaii Section and YMF, and for the HawaiiSection YMF to share with Region 8 theirupcoming events such as MoanaluaElementary School Jr. Engineering Night, PearlHarbor Bike Path Clean-Up, Pau Hana Socialand Community Service awards they recentlyapplied for. Younger members embraced thisrare opportunity to meet the National President-Elect. It was a fun-filled evening blessed withthe forging of new friendships. This social isjust one of many upcoming events scheduledin celebration of ASCE Hawaii Section’s 75years of engineering in Hawaii.

TILECO Field TripBy Aaron Erickson, Field Trip CommitteeChair

A field trip to TILECO was conducted withrepresentation from the American Society ofCivil Engineers Younger Member Forum (ASCEYMF), the Structural Engineer’s Association ofHawaii (SEAOH), and the Engineers andArchitects of Hawaii (EAH). The process ofconcrete masonry material production was pre-sented to a group of approximately 15 in atten-dance.

The process begins with aggregates, of var-ious different types, including old recycledblocks, coral limestone, cinder, and basaltused in different kinds of block. TILECO crush-es their aggregates in-house to achieve tightercontrol on quality. The sand aggregates arewashed to remove fines (the byproduct is usedas a soil improvement additive). In addition tothe aggregate options, powdered coloringmaterials are available to change the pasteappearance. With the array of options, manyvarious colors and finishes are available toachieve a pleasing appearance. An architec-turally pleasing option that is reportedly gain-ing popularity is the ground face block which ispolished by a succession of diamond grindersin a wet process, to achieve a smooth flat sur-face that intersects the aggregates in the mix,something like a polished terrazzo floor. Thepolished option increases CMU material costssignificantly, but the cost increase may be off-set by the consideration that the wall would notneed an applied finish such as paint.

Additionally, a presentation of optional waterrepellant additive performance was provided, theBASF additives reduce water penetration into theblocks, and cause water to bead on the surfaceinstead of soaking into the block. The water repel-lant CMU wall systems should include modifiedspecifications for the block, mortar, and grout towork in conjunction together.

The process of block production is highlyautomated and proceeds in separate multipleproduction lines that run concurrently.Production currently is not every day, but inpreviously busier economic times productionincluded weekends and multiple shifts. Themixed material consisting of aggregates,cementitious materials, water and additives isfed into molds via a vibrating hopper, theblocks are put on racks and removed to steamrooms on an automated shuttle on rails.

The blocks cure in the steam room a while tohydrate and attain strength, they are subse-quently removed and palletized for shipment toproject sites and retailers. The blocks aretested regularly for quality control. Currentlyspecified compressive strength for typicalCMU is 1500 psi, although plans are toincrease that to 2000 psi. A compressive testthat was witnessed by the group resulted in

approximately 2800 PSI, which is reportedly atypical value for the CMU material testingresults. TILECO periodically does testing withan independent outside lab to supplant their in-house testing. In addition to their interest-ing tour, TILECO graciously provided pupusand refreshments to the attendees. On behalfof the design community, we would like toextend our appreciation for their accommoda-tion. If you have ideas or requests for futureengineering field trips, please feel free to con-tact Aaron Erickson at [email protected] or983-1949.

ASCE offers customized on-site training andmany distance learning programs, includinglive interactive web/teleconference seminars,online courses and courses on CD, videotape,and audiotape. Please visit http://ascehawaii.org for complete details.

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KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

KAPIÒLANI (ESTATE) BLOCK“The Honolulu Republican,” published daily

except Monday from June 14, 1900 to January25, 1902, was the first Hawaii newspaper tofeature a Sunday edition. Its mere appearanceon Sunday raised the wrath of religious author-ities who argued that such an act violated thesanctity of the day.

In its December 28, 1901 issue, the papercarried a front page story that began with:“Early in the new year the Kapiolani Estate willcommence work on the erection of a splendidnew office building on the corner of King andAlakea streets, to be known as the KapiolaniBlock and to contain the offices of theKapiolani Estate.”

Expected to cost about $50,000, the buildingwas designed by Beardslee & Page to occupythe mauka-ewa corner of the intersectionwhere it would be rounded. It featured eight“well-lighted and well ventilated stores on theground floor” and 20 offices on the second, abasement, large plate glass windows, hand-some double doors with large transoms, terracotta ornamentations, and a main cornice ofornamental galvanized iron. The interiorcolumns and girders were also designed ofiron.

The original plan called for the Kapiòlanicoat of arms bearing the inscription “Kulia i kanuù” (elevated to the highest) on the roundedsecond floor corner, but the caption on anarchitectural drawing that appeared in theHawaiian Gazette of May 13, 1902 (see below)stated that the planned coat of arms of theEstate was replaced by a corner window, andthe building, which was “almost ready for thebids,” was to be “ornamented by stucco workin the cornice” and “be a very beautiful struc-ture when completed.”

The shape of the building was, as otherbuildings I described earlier, an “irregularquadrilateral” with a 46-foot frontage alongKing Street, a bit wider in the back, and 188feet along Alakea Street.

Supporting the restoration of the HawaiianMonarchy, the newspaper called “TheIndependent” was published daily (exceptSunday) from June 24, 1895 to October 1,1905. In its Monday, June 2, 1902 edition, itannounced that tenders had been opened“Saturday at the Kapiolani Estate offices for thenew building.” The bid results give us aglimpse of some of the major contractors ofthat era: Hoffman & Riley, $64,999; J. F. Bowler,$64,365; Concrete Construction Co, Ltd,$68,240; Dwight & Sordan, $59,984.50; F. H.Redward, $61,983; Hawaiian Engineering andBuilding Co., $61,212.30; A. Harrison Mill Co.,$76,500; Honolulu Planing Mill, Lucas Bros,$55,100.

The last listed was the low-bid winner.In its retrospect for 1902, the Hawaiian

Almanac identified the Kapiolani building asone of the few under construction that year,“aside from the present activity in rebuildingthe burned section of Chinatown,” referring, ofcourse, to the Great Honolulu Chinatown Fire of1900.

On June 26, 1902, The Independentobserved what it called “a new innovation atthe excavation now going on for the newKapiolani Estate Building: A Japanese womanwith pick and shovel worked alongsideJapanese men. How’s that?” As it was typicallythe practice then, none of the names of any

Japanese workers were included in the story.The March 5, 1903 issue chose flowery lan-

guage to announce the placement of the finalbrick on the building: “Climbing upward, handover hand, and through the space of one hun-dred rounds of shaky ladders, and leaving thedisputed nine inches beneath them, a party ofgentlemen mounted to the apex of theKapiolani Memorial Building at 1:30 o’clock thisp m, and gathered on the roof of the buildingwith the flag of Erin ‘floating o’er them’ and sawPrince Cupid with the aid of a silvery-shiningtrowel appropriately marked, lay in its little bedof mortar the last brick in the construction of thein memoriam building.” Following the ceremo-ny which included singing of anthems, “allreturned to earth again pleased with havingventured and not having being lost.”

Prince Cupid was none other than PrinceJonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, Queen Kapiòlani’snephew, who later established his politicalcampaign headquarters in the building.

As for the “disputed nine inches,” theEvening Bulletin of June 18, 1903, among othersources, explains that it was “the contention ofthe authorities that the structure intruded somefew inches beyond the official line determinedby the Government survey as the street limit.”The issue of the alleged encroachmentbecame embroiled in political scheming aswell. For example, according to the HawaiianGazette of October 9, 1903, the Republicansaccused the Home Rule Party of incompe-tence, siting among other allegations “the fail-ure of the Home Rule surveyor’s candidate tocorrectly survey the line of the Kapiolani Estatebuilding on Alakea Street.”

The case dragged on, but in the end thebuilding was left standing where it was built.

Why single out this building to write about,you may have already asked. Well, as far as Ican determine, it served as the meeting placeof the Honolulu Engineering Association fromabout 1906 to 1910, but as we shall see next, italso played a pivotal role in the history of coun-ty government on Oàhu.

Do you know of a civil engineering accom-plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send abrief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014, email [email protected]).Previous articles in the series may be found atthe Section’s web site. Just point your browserto http://www.ascehawaii.org.

Engineers Without Borders - Honoluluhttp://www.ewbaloha.org

OfficersPresident Natalie Waters Vice Pres Wesley Wong 440-0217 [email protected] Alyssa Smith Treasurer Brannon Pang

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

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

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

Ogawa Engineers Inc.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

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

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-

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

Honolulu• Structural Engineer II – City and County of

Honolulu• Civil Engineer IV – City and County of

Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – City and County of

Honolulu• Mechanical Engineer IV – City and County of

Honolulu• Engineering, Civil Designer – Group 70

International, Inc.• Engineering, Project Manager (Civil) – Group

70 International, Inc.• Project Engineer – Hawaii Public Housing

Authority• Building Engineer IV – Hawaii Public

Housing AuthorityFor further information on these job listings or

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

FALEA, continued from page 4

Jeoffrey, new FALEA President, had this tosay about this special event: “Today, we cele-brate a new chapter of our organization as weinstall an eager and talented group of incomingofficers and directors. We are excited about theopportunity to serve our members and theengineering community-at-large as we under-stand the obligation bestowed upon us tomove this organization forward. As individuals,we are able to move fast, but as a group wecan move farther. Let’s all work together tomake this term successful and fun!”

Hawaii Section 2012-2013 Officerswww.ite-hawaii.orgPresident: Michael Packard [email protected] President: Juanita Wolfgramm [email protected]: Brian Gibson [email protected]: Sara Toyama [email protected]: Honglong Li [email protected]

The AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

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

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

[email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966

[email protected] Raymond Liu 497-1395

[email protected] Kevin Dang 737-1708

[email protected] Derek Sato 543-4108

[email protected] Rep: Derick KamAlternate: John Ahern

Officers SY 2011-2012President Paul Scott Engineered Systems Inc. Pres-Elect Kevin Saito Trane Co. Vice Pres Barry Jim On Insynergy Engineering Secretary Blake Araki U of Hawaii Facilities Treasurer Donna Kishi Power Products

Board of GovernorsPast Pres Michael Chang Hawaii Energy Alayna Shima Katayama & Assoc. Moffazzal Mir Insynergy Engineering Scott LeBeau DMG Hawaii Bill Lee Coffman Engineers

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

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

www.sfpehawaii.org

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

The Society of

FIREPROTECTIONENGINEERS

UHM College of EngineeringDeans and ChairsDean Peter E. CrouchInterim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Bruce Liebert

Assistant Dean Song K. ChoiCEE Chair Constantinos PapacostasEE Chair Anthony KuhME Chair Mehrdad N. Ghasemi NejhadHCAC Director Magdy IskanderHSFL Co-Director Wayne Shiroma

2540 Dole Street, Holmes HallHonolulu, Hawaii 96822

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

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

2012-2013 OFFICERSPresident COL Gregory J. Gunter, USAVP/Programs Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret)VP/Sustain. Members Will Boudra, PE, F.SAME, USN (Ret)

VP/Membership Jerry M. Matsuda, PE, Col, USAF (Ret)

Secretary 1LT Andrew K. Hill, USATreasurer LT Aaron T. Allison, USNRegional VP, Pacific Region Bill Grip, F.SAMEDir at Lge/Army LTC Doug Guttormsen, USADir at Lge/Navy TBDDir at Lge /Air Force Col Karl Bosworth, USAFDir at Lge /Coast Guard LCDR Andrew Wright, PE, USCG

Dir at Lge /Civilian Todd Barnes, PE, F.SAME, USA (Ret)

Deadline forWiliki

is November 15thMonthly Chapter meeting – Nov. 15th at Da

Kitchen ( St. Louis Alumni Clubhouse), 925Isenberg St.Time: 5:30 pm registration

6:00 pm Do’s and Don’ts SessionDo’s and Don’ts Session – Industrial Air

Filtration by David MatierMain Program –Current status of the

Honolulu Seawater CompanyCost: $35 per ASHRAE member; $40 per

guest; $55 at the door registration.Payment can be made via PayPal athttp://ashraehawaiichapter.infoOtherwise, make check payable toASHRAE Hawaii

RSVP with Melissa White at [email protected].

For more Chapter information and activi-ties go to website: http://ashraehawaiichap-ter.info/index.php

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERAL/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGDate: December 11, 2012 TentativeTime: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue

CafeteriaAgenda: TBA

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

OCTOBER 10, 2012 MEETING HI-LITESThis was a joint ASME-HI Senior-Student

Section meeting including the incoming ASMEStudent Section Faculty Advisor, A. ZacharyTrimble, Assistant Professor of MechanicalEngineering, and the new officers of the stu-dent section. Two officers will be attending theASME Student Leadership-training Seminar inBoise, Idaho on October 19-20, 2012. Theevent co-hosts are Boise State University andIdaho State University. Discussions turned toopportunities for tours and speakers that willbenefit both groups.

The Department of Mechanical EngineeringIndustry Advisory Board meeting is planned forDecember and expects to have 8 to 10 practic-ing engineers participating.

2013 MATHCOUNTS COMPETITION PROCTOR AND SCORER VOLUNTEERS

The Oahu Chapter Competition is plannedfor February 9, 2013 and the Hawaii StateCompetition on March 9, 2013. The events willnot be held at Punahou and Iolani Schools dueto conflicting school activities on those dates.Courtesy of Manny Lanuevo, current HSPEPresident, MATHCOUNTS has been offered the

use of the Filipino Community Center inWaipahu. Our proctor and scorer volunteerswill be contacted near the end of Decemberwith more details.

Best Special Project: Waikiki BeachMaintenance, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii - Client:State of Hawaii, Department of Land andNatural Resources, Prime Design Consultant:Sea Engineering, Inc., General Contractor:Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc.

Waikiki Beach is arguably one of the bestknown and most famous beaches in the world.Unfortunately, this man-made beach is not self

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sustaining, and has been receding at an annu-al rate of 1.5 feet since 1985. At this rate, thenarrower portions of the beach could havebeen completely gone in another 15 to 20years.

The design process included detailed sur-veys of the offshore sand resources and theirsuitability for beach nourishment and develop-ment of a maintenance plan and specificationfor the recovery, dewatering, and placement of24,000 cubic yards of sand. Key constructionelements included mooring a crane bargeequipped with an 8-inch submersible dredgepump and booster pump; fabricating a 2,200-foot-long HDPE pipe extending from the bargeto the shoreline and anchoring it to the bottomin a precisely designated pipeline corridor;constructing a 0.9 acre dewatering basin withinthe Diamond Head basin of Kuhio Beach Park;recovering and pumping a total of 26,000 cy ofsand to the dewatering basin; and placementof the dewatered sand along the shore in con-formance with the project plan. An efficienttruck haul system was devised to move andplace the sand in a time and cost effectivemanner while working in the most congestedwater and beach area in Hawaii. Constructiontook approximately 80 days, working 10 to 12hours a day. When the project was completed,the beach had been widened by almost 40feet.

Best Transportation Project:Papahawahawa Bridge Replacement, Hana,Maui, Hawaii - Client: Department of PublicWorks, County of Maui, General Contractor:Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company,Inc.

Scenic Hana Highway is traveled by thou-sands of tourists and local residents daily andincludes dozens of bridges which need struc-tural retrofitting or outright replacement. One ofthose structures requiring replacement was thePapahawahawa Bridge, located approximatelyeight miles southwest of Hana.

The original design for this project included aCast-In-Place concrete bridge with threeAASHTO Type II Girders. The structural work inthe original design would have required heavylifting equipment to set the precast girders.However, this would have been extremely diffi-cult due to tight space limitations at the siteand weight restrictions for hauling materialsand equipment to Hana.

For these reasons, an alternate design con-cept featuring a Post-Tensioned Cast-In-Placeconcrete bridge was utilized instead. Thisdesign only required the installation of a false-work system to support the 22 inch thick Post-Tensioned CIP Bridge Deck. The contractor uti-lized the EFCO Super Stud component systemwhich allowed for mobilization and installationof six foot long steel beams which can be bolt-ed end to end to create members of anylength, replicating longer full length beams withsimilar strength and deflection characteristics.Use of these smaller members eliminated theneed for large lifting equipment or special haul-ing requirements while still allowing the bridgestructure to span the required bearing-to-bear-ing distance of forty-three feet. The shallowerdeck design also provided increasedFreeboard Clearance to maximize storm flowbeneath the new bridge, decreasing chancesof roadway and structural washout in the future.

Best Medium Project: WaikikiImprovements, Kalakaua Avenue Sidewalks,Phase I, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii - Client: Cityand County of Honolulu, Department of Designand Construction, Prime Design Consultant:R.M. Towill Corporation, Inc., GeneralContractor: Kaikor Construction Company, Inc.

Sidewalks along Waikiki’s Kalakaua Avenue,the iconic boulevard through O‘ahu’s premiervacation destination, were last upgraded in themid-1980s and had fallen into disrepair. Theproject mission was to improve the sidewalksalong Kalakaua Avenue from Pau Street toLili‘uokalani Avenue (total of 10 blocks) prior tothe Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Summit, being held in Honolulu in November2011. The scope of work involved sidewalkreconstruction, compliance with ADA, drainageand electrical improvements, and landscaping

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and irrigation upgrades to improve the aesthet-ics of the area.

Management challenges included the 18month time period for both design and con-struction, an immovable deadline of APEC’sarrival in town, and a public agency whichowned only half the sidewalk, requiring suc-cessful negotiation with 24 private landownersto pay out-of-pocket for construction on theirhalf. The principal design challenge was toprovide positive drainage with the fewest pos-sible structures. The revised design reliedheavily on new landscaping features to perco-late and filter the runoff prior to entry into adrain inlet or a sporadic trench drain. Otherproject accomplishments included providinguninterrupted access to all establishments withcareful phasing and temporary ADA access,obtaining expeditious consent to proceed andagreement to pay from the private propertyowners or landowner representatives, includ-ing private property upgrades within the overalldesign to better address ADA and sidewalkdrainage issues, and more than doubling land-scaped areas.

Best Study and Research Project:Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant OutfallMonitoring and Modeling, Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii -Client: City and County of Honolulu,Department of Environmental Services, PrimeDesign Consultant: Oceanit.

The Honouliuli Waterwater Treatment Plantand deep ocean outfall system are located onthe Leeward coast of O’ahu and currently pro-vide advanced primary treatment to 25 milliongallons per day (mgd) and secondary treat-ment to 13 mgd. As an alternative to sec-ondary treatment, an analysis was performedto determine the feasibility of extending theexisting outfall to meet Water Quality Standardsof the Hawai’i State Department of Health.

The study included a bathymetric survey andthe design and deploying of two buoys to mon-itor current and temperature profiles for a 12month period. The data were then verified,processed and used as input for modeling theinitial mixing and far-field dispersion of theeffluent. Field dye dispersion tests were alsoconducted to determine the horizontal eddydiffusion coefficient to use as input to the far-field dispersion model developed to investi-gate the long-term effluent fate. By monitoringand modeling the outfall, the consultant deter-mined that placing the outfall at a deeperdepth as an alternative to secondary treatmentwould save money and have a lower carbonfootprint than secondary treatment.

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