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VOL. 40 NO. 1 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS JUNE, 2004 2004 MATHCOUNTS NATIONAL COMPETITION Rowena Blaisdell, Hawaii State MathCounts Coordinator reported that the Hawaii team placed 19th out of 57 MathCounts National Competition teams. She said the team did very well representing Hawaii. Eighth grader Aaron Fong of Iolani placed the highest of the Hawaii team members placing 48th out of 228 Mathletes. The Hawaii team included Steven Bartz and David Clifton of Punahou School and Aaron Fong and Robert Shimizu of Iolani School. Their coach was Li Ann Wada of Iolani School. Ms. Blaisdell added that while the Hawaii team worked hard in the competition, they also had fun sightseeing in the U.S. Capital. They visited U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka and were impressed with the new International Spy Museum located on F Street, NW at 9th Street, NW. The National Competition moved from last year’s Chicago Marriott Downtown Hotel site back to the nation’s Capital, Washington D.C. It was held on May 6-9 at the luxurious and his- torical Omni Shoreham Hotel on Calvert Street at Connecticut Avenue. The actual competition was held on Friday, May 7, with the written competition including the Sprint Round, Target Round and Team Round held from 8:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The Countdown Round with the top 12 individuals was held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This tense one-on-one oral problem solv- ing competition determined the National Champion, and this year’s winner was Gregory Gauthier of Illinois. Second Place Individual went to Jeffrey Chen of Texas, and 3rd and 4th Place Individuals were to Haitao Mao of Virginia and Sam Elder of Colorado, respec- tively. In the team competition, first place honors went to the team from Illinois. The California team came in second, with the Indiana team third. The Awards Ceremony & Banquet for this 21st MathCounts National Competition was held Saturday evening with the National Champion, Gregory Gauthier, receiving an $8,000 college scholarship, courtesy of General Motors Foundation; a trip to U.S. Space Camp, courtesy of NASA; and a note- book computer, courtesy of General Motors Foundation. In addition, he received another $8,000 college scholarship, courtesy of Motorola Foundation as the Written Round Champion. Jeffrey Chen received a $6,000 college scholarship, courtesy of General Motors Foundation for 2nd Place Individual. He also received another $6,000 college schol- arship, courtesy of Motorola Foundation as Written Round Runner-up. Haitao Mao and Sam Elder each received $4,000 college schol- arships, courtesy of Motorola Foundation. The first place team members from Illinois each received $2,000 college scholarships, courtesy of Motorola Foundation, along with trips to the U.S. Space Camp, courtesy of NASA, and notebook computers, courtesy of General Motors Foundation. This year 228 participants from 57 teams showed up at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. These included teams from the 50 states plus teams from the Department of Defense, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the State Department, and the Virgin Islands. The MathCounts National Sponsors are General Motors Foundation, Lockheed Martin, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Texas Instruments Inc., and 3M Foundation. The Founding Sponsors are CNA Foundation, National Society of Professional Engineers, and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Honorary Chairman is Lawrence D. Burns, Vice President, General Motors Research & Development and Planning. ESPN2 will be televising an hour-long pro- gram on the event at noon EDT June 3, 2004. The program will focus on the drama of the Countdown Round, highlighting the energy and excitement of the Mathletes as they test their math skills. It is recognized that similar to preparation for athletic events, Mathletes spend months working with a coach to practice and prepare for the MathCounts Competition events. The Hawaii Chapter MathCounts Coordinators are Larry Dill, Kauai Chapter; Carolyn Witcher, Big Island Chapter; Wendy Taomoto, Maui Chapter; and Rowena Blaisdell, Hawaii State. Visit the MathCounts Web Site, www.mathcounts.org, to learn more about this nationwide math enrichment and competition program for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. The Hawaii Team: L-R: David Clifton, Robert Shimizu, Steven Bartz, Aaron Fong, and Coach Li Ann Wada. Engineering Survey on Traffic Signals, Safety, Level of Service and Motorist Behavior Graduate students in transportation at the College of Engineering are doing var- ious projects on understanding drivers and improving traffic congestion. They have developed a questionnaire survey on the web. The survey is completely anonymous and focuses on how motorists rate congestion and safety at intersections with traffic lights. All engi- neers, architects, surveyors and their families and friends are invited to take this the survey by clicking on this link: http://traffic.eng.hawaii.edu/survey/hces.p hp?name=hces (Please do not retake the survey if you have taken it in the past.) The results of the statistical analyses will contribute to the ways engineers eval- uate and improve traffic light operations in Hawaii and the nation. The results from respondent opinions may facilitate priori- tization and implementation plans for improving traffic conditions on Oahu.

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VOL. 40 NO. 1 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS JUNE, 2004

2004 MATHCOUNTS NATIONAL COMPETITIONRowena Blaisdell, Hawaii State MathCounts

Coordinator reported that the Hawaii teamplaced 19th out of 57 MathCounts NationalCompetition teams. She said the team did verywell representing Hawaii. Eighth grader AaronFong of Iolani placed the highest of the Hawaiiteam members placing 48th out of 228Mathletes. The Hawaii team included StevenBartz and David Clifton of Punahou School andAaron Fong and Robert Shimizu of IolaniSchool. Their coach was Li Ann Wada of IolaniSchool.

Ms. Blaisdell added that while the Hawaiiteam worked hard in the competition, they alsohad fun sightseeing in the U.S. Capital. Theyvisited U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka and wereimpressed with the new International SpyMuseum located on F Street, NW at 9th Street,NW.

The National Competition moved from lastyear’s Chicago Marriott Downtown Hotel siteback to the nation’s Capital, Washington D.C.It was held on May 6-9 at the luxurious and his-torical Omni Shoreham Hotel on Calvert Street

at Connecticut Avenue. The actual competitionwas held on Friday, May 7, with the writtencompetition including the Sprint Round, TargetRound and Team Round held from 8:45 a.m. to11:15 a.m. The Countdown Round with the top12 individuals was held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00p.m. This tense one-on-one oral problem solv-ing competition determined the NationalChampion, and this year’s winner was GregoryGauthier of Illinois. Second Place Individualwent to Jeffrey Chen of Texas, and 3rd and 4thPlace Individuals were to Haitao Mao ofVirginia and Sam Elder of Colorado, respec-tively.

In the team competition, first place honorswent to the team from Illinois. The Californiateam came in second, with the Indiana teamthird.

The Awards Ceremony & Banquet for this21st MathCounts National Competition washeld Saturday evening with the NationalChampion, Gregory Gauthier, receiving an$8,000 college scholarship, courtesy ofGeneral Motors Foundation; a trip to U.S.Space Camp, courtesy of NASA; and a note-book computer, courtesy of General MotorsFoundation. In addition, he received another

$8,000 college scholarship, courtesy ofMotorola Foundation as the Written RoundChampion. Jeffrey Chen received a $6,000college scholarship, courtesy of GeneralMotors Foundation for 2nd Place Individual.He also received another $6,000 college schol-arship, courtesy of Motorola Foundation asWritten Round Runner-up. Haitao Mao andSam Elder each received $4,000 college schol-arships, courtesy of Motorola Foundation. Thefirst place team members from Illinois eachreceived $2,000 college scholarships, courtesyof Motorola Foundation, along with trips to theU.S. Space Camp, courtesy of NASA, andnotebook computers, courtesy of GeneralMotors Foundation.

This year 228 participants from 57 teamsshowed up at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.These included teams from the 50 states plusteams from the Department of Defense, theDistrict of Columbia, Guam, Northern MarianaIslands, Puerto Rico, the State Department,and the Virgin Islands.

The MathCounts National Sponsors areGeneral Motors Foundation, Lockheed Martin,National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration, Texas Instruments Inc., and 3MFoundation. The Founding Sponsors are CNAFoundation, National Society of ProfessionalEngineers, and National Council of Teachers ofMathematics. The Honorary Chairman isLawrence D. Burns, Vice President, GeneralMotors Research & Development andPlanning.

ESPN2 will be televising an hour-long pro-gram on the event at noon EDT June 3, 2004.The program will focus on the drama of theCountdown Round, highlighting the energy andexcitement of the Mathletes as they test theirmath skills. It is recognized that similar topreparation for athletic events, Mathletesspend months working with a coach to practiceand prepare for the MathCounts Competitionevents.

The Hawaii Chapter MathCountsCoordinators are Larry Dill, Kauai Chapter;Carolyn Witcher, Big Island Chapter; WendyTaomoto, Maui Chapter; and Rowena Blaisdell,Hawaii State. Visit the MathCounts Web Site,www.mathcounts.org, to learn more about thisnationwide math enrichment and competitionprogram for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

The Hawaii Team: L-R: David Clifton,Robert Shimizu, Steven Bartz, Aaron Fong,and Coach Li Ann Wada.

Engineering Survey onTraffic Signals, Safety, Level ofService and Motorist Behavior

Graduate students in transportation atthe College of Engineering are doing var-ious projects on understanding driversand improving traffic congestion. Theyhave developed a questionnaire surveyon the web. The survey is completelyanonymous and focuses on howmotorists rate congestion and safety atintersections with traffic lights. All engi-neers, architects, surveyors and theirfamilies and friends are invited to takethis the survey by clicking on this link:http://traffic.eng.hawaii.edu/survey/hces.php?name=hces (Please do not retake thesurvey if you have taken it in the past.)

The results of the statistical analyseswill contribute to the ways engineers eval-uate and improve traffic light operationsin Hawaii and the nation. The results fromrespondent opinions may facilitate priori-tization and implementation plans forimproving traffic conditions on Oahu.

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Date & Time: June 15 & 16, 2004; 7:30 AM -5:00 PM

Location: Hale Ikena, (Fort Shafter GolfClubhouse)

Cost: $225 ($175 for SFPE members,Chapter Friends, &

fire service personnel)Deadline: The registration deadline is Friday

June 11, 2004 Who should attend: Fire Protection

Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Fire AlarmInstallers & Suppliers, Building & Fire Officials,Fire Inspectors, and Insurance Loss ControlRepresentatives.

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HAWAII SECTION COMBINEDCOMMITTEES & POWER TECHNICALCHAPTER MEETINGDate: Tuesday, August 3, 2004Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Place: Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. Ward

Avenue CafeteriaAll members are invited and asked to attend.

Members are always welcome. The Officersand Directors of ASME-HI look forward to see-ing new and familiar faces. Naturally, we areconstantly seeking help from the membershipto fill the committee positions and with programideas. In addition, we are having a PowerTechnical Chapter meeting to discuss pro-grams for next year. Lots of free pizza and popare always provided. Please contact Ray Liu orSam Gillie for directions and more information.For Power Chapter questions, please contactEd Chang.

ISIS HAWAII ONE+ONE PROGRAMIsis Hawaii is seeking women Mechanical

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anniversary logo for the next two years insteadof the traditional ASME cloverleaf logo, whichstood as a symbol of the Society since 1880.Founded in 1880 as the American Society ofMechanical Engineers, and most recentlyknown as ASME International, ASME currentlystands as a 120,000-member professionalorganization focused on the technical, educa-tional and research issues. The new ASMElogo will emphasize the convergence of engi-neering disciplines. Before there weremechanical, civil, electrical, chemical andother specialized disciplines, there was only

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NEW ASME-HI WEB SITE ADDRESSASME section web pages hosted by ASME

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EAAUH Annual General Meeting: Planning for the general meeting is under-

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2004 EAAUH Golf Tournament: The tournament will be held at the Pearl

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CONCRETE SLABS ON GROUNDAvoid Curling & Shrinkage Problems

Registration fee is $85.00 per person. Registration includes lunch and handouts. Class size is limited. Registration deadline is June 22, 2004.

This seminar will feature the potential serious and costly issues of curlingand shrinkage in concrete floors and pavement that face designers, contrac-tors, owners and installers of concrete floor and floor covering materials.

Tuesday, June 29, 2004, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (registration at 8 am)Pagoda Hotel, 1525 Rycroft Street, Honolulu.

Featured speaker is Jerry Holland. Mr. Holland has 35 years of profes-sional experience in structural engineering for food processing plants,warehouses, distribution centers and other facilities, and is an activemember of many ACI structural committees.

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING05 May 2004

New Business:SEAOH has undertaken a review of “City and

County of Honolulu Chapter 2 – PermitProcessing” and the “County of HawaiiSections 106 and 108 Amendments” proposalto allow an exception to the plan review andconstruction inspections ordinarily done by thebuilding division.

Gary Chock attended the BOD meeting tobriefly discuss SEAOH’s proposed revisions toboth the Chapter 2 – Permit Processing regard-ing the “Third Party Review” and County ofHawaii Section 106 and 108 Amendmentsregarding a self certification process andSEAOH’s addition of an “Optional Third PartyReview” process. The BOD generally agreedwith the proposed revisions. The County ofHawaii Section 106 amendments included aself certification process for the review of plansand specifications for R-3 and U occupancystructures. This self certification processwould be denoted by a waiver by the buildingofficial when the architect or professional engi-neer submits a written request to the BuildingDepartment.

SEAOH’s proposed revisions to the City andCounty of Honolulu Chapter 2 – PermitProcessing includes revisions to the “ThirdParty Review” section. This section establish-es qualifications and requirements for certifica-tion of third party reviewers of submittal docu-ments and sets forth the process for third partyreviews of plans and submittals for buildingpermit applications. SEAOH’s proposed revi-sions to the County of Hawaii Sections 106 and108 include the addition of an optional processfor review of submittal documents by a thirdparty review as discussed hereinbefore.

SEAOH will not support the self certificationprocess code amendment as proposed inCounty of Hawaii Section 106 in its current formbecause of the potential abuse and noncon-forming designs, lack of an objective and inde-pendent review, and lack of County inspectionsof construction. SEAOH feels that public safe-ty is best served within a system that maintainsindependent checks for compliance to codesand regulations. SEAOH’s position on thisissue will be posted on the website.

New Member Applications:Received member applications from the fol-

lowing people:Hongtao Qu - Englekirk Partners Consulting

Structural Engineers, Inc., applied as an Alliedmember.

Saeid Pourjalali - KAI Hawaii, Inc., applied asan Allied member.

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General Membership UpdateOn May 18, the Chapter had a general mem-

bership lunch meeting at the PagodaRestaurant. The topic was a new sheathingproduct called Viroc, a non-combustible, ter-mite-resistant, floor sheathing being used par-ticularly in the commercial building sector. Theevent was largely subsidized by Viroc.Presenters were Rob Tucker, President ofCastleblock, and Pierre Genest, Superinten-dent for Steel Truss Systems, and they spokeabout the product and recent installations ofthe sheathing material.

The upcoming months should prove to bevery informative for the local membership. Ourprogram committee is working fastidiously tobring in two light gauge steel experts from themainland in the upcoming months. We areworking on an agreeable date with Dr. ReynaudSerrette from Santa Clara University to presenthis latest research on light gauge steel shearwalls and other topics. We are also excitedabout the possible return of Pat Ford, ofMatsen-Ford Engineers in Wisconsin, to dis-cuss his experience with load bearing LGS lowand mid-rise commercial projects. We are alsoworking with Dr. Ian Robertson from UH atManoa to set up a presentation upon comple-tion of his load bearing top plate research.Tentative dates for these events are July 16 for

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2003-2004 ASCE Hawaii Section ExecutiveCommittee

Phone FaxPresident Westley Chun 488-0477 488-3776

[email protected] Keith Niiya 533-3646 526-1267

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

[email protected] Lori Fong 531-7094 528-2368

[email protected] Phillip Ooi 956-8512 956-5014

[email protected] Pres Horst Brandes 956-8969 956-5014

[email protected]

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

2003-2004 YMF OFFICERSPhone

President Jamie Hikiji [email protected]

Vice-Pres Paulette Chang [email protected]

Secretary Scott Jennings [email protected]

Treasurer Geoff Ries [email protected]

Stud Chap Ronald Malalis 956-5808President [email protected]

JUNE DINNER MEETINGProgram: “Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC) – Status of Systems Technology”,Dr.Hans J. Krock, Ph.D., P.E., President, OCEESInternational, Inc., Professor of Ocean &Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii atManoa

Technical improvements in the last decadeand a systems engineering approach haveresulted in economically viable applications forOTEC systems in tropical island communities,including large-scale hydrogen production uti-lizing offshore platforms. Most of the progressin OTEC systems in the U.S. and the world hasoccurred in Hawaii. Multi-product OTEC sys-tems can now be based on demonstratedtechnology and can be shown to be economi-cally competitive with fossil fuel based systemsin many oceanic island communities.Implementation of such systems can contributeto the establishment of self-sustaining islandcommunities, independent of fossil fuels forproduction of food, water and electricity. Suchsystems use the largest renewable resource inthe world, the tropical ocean. Benefits ofemploying this vast resource include a moresecure energy supply, less dependence onimported energy, a better local and global envi-ronment, and a source of fresh water.Established in 1988 as an engineering consult-ing firm, OCEES has evolved into an energyand resource company intent on effecting theglobal commercialization of its integrated multi-product OTEC system.Date: Thursday, June 17, 2004Location: Maple Garden

(NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE)Time: 5:30 p.m. - Social Time

6:30 p.m. - Dinner7:30 p.m. - Program9:00 p.m. - Adjourn

Menu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $22.00 for Hawaii Section members

$25.00 for non-section membersand guests$11.00 for University of Hawaii atManoa Student Chapter members

Please make check payable to “ASCE-Hawaii Section.” Mail to Phillip Ooi, ASCETreasurer, c/o Department of Civil &Environmental Engineering, University ofHawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes383, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, postmarked byMonday, May 10, 2004. Reservations for thedinner meeting to Phillip Ooi by Monday, June14, 2004, by phone at 956-8512, fax at 956-5014, or email at [email protected].

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGMay 6, 20042004 CALENDAR OF EVENTS(subject to change)

June 2004 - Dinner meeting hosted by theOcean & Energy Committee, Recognition ofNew Life Members

July 2004 - Dinner meeting hosted by theEnvironmental Committee

ASCE HAWAII SECTION AWARDSPlease help us increase our scholarship

endowment so that we can recognize thosedeserving students. We continue to accepttax-deductible donations with the goal ofestablishing a second annual scholarship.Make your check payable to ‘ASCE HawaiiSection’ and mail to ASCE ScholarshipCommittee, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu, HI 96808.If you have any questions, please contact HorstBrandes at 956-8969, or [email protected].

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employers have openings they

would like to fill:Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (Civil,

Traffic/ Transportation, Environmental andSurveying - Honolulu and Wailuku)

Board of Water Supply (Chief CapitalProjects Officer - Honolulu)

CH2MHILL (Water Engineer - Honolulu)Engineering Solutions, Inc.

(Civil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu)Fewell Geotechnical Engineering

(Geotechnical Engineer - Honolulu)Fukunaga & Associates (Civil and

Civil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu)Hawaii Pacific Engineers (Civil and

Civil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu) Warren S. Unemori Engineering (Project and

Civil Engineers - Wailuku)Westaff (Maintenance Engineering - Hickam

AFB, Hawaii)Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers (Civil

and/or Structural Engineering - Guam)For more information on these job listings,

please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section websiteat www.ascehawaii.org.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVEASCE counts on our members to help us

grow every year by actively participating in theMember-Get-A-Member Drive. The drive isnow year-round and offers great new prizes,such as cash rewards, gift certificates, digitalcameras, personal digital assistants, LCD TVsand more. For most prizes, all you have to doto be eligible to win is refer a colleague. This isa great time to help out your colleagues whilealso helping ASCE find new members . Take aminute to think about the people in your pro-fessional life who could benefit from member-ship. Visit www.ASCEDrive.org to refer themand you could be a winner in the next drawing!Please contact our membership chair, LoriNishida, at 533-3646 or [email protected] further information.

Membership RenewalFrom this month’s member data, ASCE has

dropped any member not renewing their mem-bership for fifteen (15) months. These mem-bers, who have not paid their 2003 dues, willno longer be included in our membershipcounts or on our membership data. This willgreatly affect the standing of our Section, sincestandings are based on total membership. Thetotal membership consists of new and retainedmembers. If you have let your ASCE member-ship lapse and have not renewed, you may

Next YMF General MeetingsThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, 6:00 p.m. atWard Dixie Grill 596-8359, and July 6, 6:00p.m., location to be determined. If you areinterested in attending to find out what the YMFis all about and how much fun we have, pleasecall Jamie Hikiji at 521-3051.

YMF July Technical Presentation, July 6,2004 at 6:30 p.m. - Jet GroutingApplications in Hawaii

Kelly McGonagle, as a representative ofHawaii’s premier jet grouting specialty contrac-tor, Layne GeoConstruction, will present suc-cessful applications of jet grouting within thestate. Layne GeoConstruction has been suc-cessful in numerous applications of this proce-dure on Oahu including jet grouting for founda-tion support, groundwater control, and soil sta-bilization. As the prime contractor for Layne’slargest project on the island, Scott Jenningswith Robison Construction, will participate inthe presentation providing the client’s perspec-tive as to the success of this grouting methodat the Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.Beverages and light pupus to be served. Thelocation is yet to be determined. If you areinterested in attending, please contact JamieHikiji at 521-3051.

YMF April Field Trip – City and County ofHonolulu Traffic Management Center

The ASCE Hawaii Section Younger MemberForum (YMF) organized a technical field trip tothe City and County of Honolulu’s TrafficManagement Center (TMC) on Friday, April 23,2004. Eight participants spent the afternoonwith City engineers Ty Fukumitsu, Nate Warner,and Warren Yamamoto. Participants watchedas traffic was monitored during the Friday after-noon rush hour by viewing traffic on over 135cameras that cover the island from Ewa Beachto Hawaii Kai. They also observed how theTMC adjusts traffic signal timing whenever nec-essary on the 350 traffic signals throughoutOahu. It was a typical Friday afternoon rushhour that included a suspicious package at theHale Koa Hotel’s parking structure, which shutdown a portion of Kalia Road for several hours.Traffic reporters for various radio stations were

have been affected by this. Please contact ourmembership chair, Lori Nishida, at 533-3646 [email protected] for further information.

CONVERTING TO ELECTRONIC VERSIONOF WILIKI

If you would like to help the ASCE HawaiiSection reduce operating costs by receivingyour monthly issue of the Wiliki via e-mail,please contact Joanna Seto at 522-7426 or e-mail her at [email protected].

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Dr. Serrette and September 9 for Mr. Ford,places TBA. Look for these announcements inthe upcoming months.

The Specifications Committee met in themonth of May. The Spec Committee’s purposeis to develop a standard residential spec bymodifying the current section 5400. Anotherarea of interest is to develop a light gauge steeltruss spec. The committee plans to continuemeeting and the Chapter will disseminate infor-mation once the Board approves the proposedspecs. Please contact Brent Uechi to partici-pate in the Specifications Committee.

In LGSEA National news, the Board asapproved the increase in honorarium forLGSEA Technical Notes to $3,000 to eachapproved submittal, up from $1,500. ResearchNotes can be submitted with an honorarium of$1,500. Please submit any topics of interest tothe Chapter to present on your behalf.

LGSEA, (continued from page 3)

Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812

www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe

HAWAII SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONALENGINEERS – MAUI CHAPTERPO Box 4119Kahului, HI 96733

2003-2004 Officers:President Brooks Aoki, P.E., L.S. (242-4403)Vice-President Carlos Rivera, P.E. (242-4403)Secretary Wendy Kobashigawa, P.E. (270-7435)Treasurer Ty Fukuroku, E.I.T. (242-4403)State Director Eric Yamashige, P.E., L.S. (242-8611)

broadcasting live from the TMC. YMF partici-pants were also featured in the backgroundduring a live traffic update for TV station KHON.The YMF would like to thank the City andCounty of Honolulu Department ofTransportation Services for allowing us to visitthe TMC.

After the visit to the Traffic ManagementCenter, the group headed down the road toCompadres Bar & Grill for Happy Hour.Everyone in attendance enjoyed great compa-ny, food, and drink.

Awards AnnouncementsThe ASCE Hawaii Section YMF would like to

congratulate Ms. Lorna Heller and Ms. JadineUrasaki. Ms. Heller was awarded the 2004Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award forProfessional Achievement. The EdmundFriedman award recognizes young profession-al contributions of younger members to ASCEwho demonstrate service of advancement ofthe profession, evidence of technical compe-tence, high character and integrity, leadershipin the development of younger member atti-tudes towards the profession and contributionsto public service outside of their career and isnot awarded to more than five recipientsnationally each year. Ms. Urasaki was award-ed the Zone IV Young Government CivilEngineer Award. This award is awarded to ayounger member who demonstrates excellentperformance and demonstrates leadershippotential in public sector civil engineering, evi-dence of high character and professionalintegrity and who contributes to the communitythrough civic and humanitarian activities.Congratulations Lorna and Jadine!

The ASCE Hawaii Section YMF would alsolike to congratulate it’s members as the YMFwas awarded ASCE Committee on YoungerMembers Young Member Group Award forlarge sections.

ASCE Job ClassifiedLooking for work? Visit the ASCE’s job listing

page at http://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobsin-fo.html.

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

In antiquity, “Germania” was a region north ofthe Roman Empire. Gaius Julius Caesar men-tions the tribe of “Germani” he encountered in58 B.C.E., and, using secondary sources,Cornelius Tacitus in his 98 C.E. treatise associ-ates the name “Germania” with that of the firstof several related tribes that attacked the Gaulsacross the Rhine. In several languages,“Germania” stands for Germany.

Jumping to the 21st century, the PortlandCement Association’s “Executive Report” ofMarch 14, 2003 carried this notice:

“The Chicago Sun-Times reports today thatcrews rebuilding South Lake Shore Driveunearthed fragments of [a] statue used to pro-mote concrete at the 1893 World’s ColumbianExposition... [T]he helmeted heroine Germaniawas used to promote a German company’sexpertise in portland cement and concrete.”

From the historical description, we know thatthe statue of “Germania” did not represent apersonage but was the personification of acountry. But, could all this be in any way relat-ed to the imported Germania brand of cementused at the Kohala Ditch on the Big Island in1905-06?

Thanks to the Paul V. Calvin Library DigitalHistory Collection (Illinois Institute ofTechnology), I was able to access “The Book of

the Fair” written by Hubert Howe Bancroft in1893. Chapter 16 was about “Mines, Mining,and Metallurgy” in which domestic and foreigncements played a major role. Here is an exam-ple:

“Elsewhere in Germany’s section... [a]Heidelberg firm has erected an elaboratestructure composed of cement and gravel,though seemingly fashioned of limestone of abluish tint. At the entrance is an archway withfemale figures in classic pose. Of cementsthere are several exhibits, and in the display ofa Berlin laboratory are machines and appara-tus for comparative tests of this compound,especially of the Portland variety, the experi-ments conducted in accordance with regula-tions framed by the government. By the Lehrteand Misburg firm of Manske and company waserected, near the live-stock pavilion, a portal ofartificial sandstone, on which is a heroic statueof Germania...”

Published by the N. D. Thompson Co.at thattime, “The Dream City: A Portfolio ofPhotographic Views” includes a view of theGermania statue assembly that, according tothe caption, was “cast in Portland cement, amaterial that came into widespread use whenthe tall-building era began, about 1882. It isnot understood that the laws governing thepreservation of cement are yet discovered, forthere seems to be more fortune than skill in thelaying of the material. Sometimes it drinkswater and gets harder; sometimes dampnessdisintegrates the formation. It has been allegedthat cement was a disappointment to Chicagobuilders.”

This assessment was consistent withAmerican (but, perhaps, not German) experi-ence at the time: Describing the U.S. situation,ASTM’s “1898-1998: A Century of Progress”states that “[a]fter the turn of the century, ASTMformed several new committees... CommitteeC-1 on Cement, Lime and Clay Products, forexample, founded in 1902, played a key role instandardizing test methods in the cement andconcrete sector.” Prior to 1900, “the cementindustry suffered from a lack of basic stan-dards that defined the material’s chemicalcomposition and performance, leading to con-flicts between manufacturers and their cus-tomers in the construction industry... As aresult, construction companies often receivedcement that was unsuitable for a given projectbecause it did not meet performance require-ments.”

By contrast, the October 1888 issue of theNew York trade publication “Manufacturer andBuilder” marvels at the fact that “[i]n Berlin, andother large cities in Germany, mortar is manu-factured in large quantities and sold to buildersby the barrel.” In other words, reliable ready-mix was available as early as that! In July 1892,the same publication takes delight in informingits readers that, for the first time in the history ofworld fairs, the upcoming Chicago Expositionwould dedicate an entire building to “Minesand Mining” rather than in “the manufacturesbuilding, or in annexes to other structures...”

Zooming in on the pedestal of the Germaniastatue of 1893, we discern the inscription“Portland CementFabrik Germania” around acarved circular company logo.

Another clue to aid our quest. Stay tuned!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 (fax956-5014, email [email protected]).Previous articles in the series may be found atthe Section’s web site. Just point your browserto http://www.ascehawaii.org.

MAY 2004 MEETINGTreasurer’s Report: Treasurer Ty Fukuroku

reported that our account balance was$3,544.00.

Introduction of Guests: Phil Johnson andDmitri Callinicos from the Maui AIA were intro-duced.

Duane Reddington from Warren S. UnemoriEngineering was introduced as a guest engi-neer and hopefully a new HSPE member.

Announcements: Eric Yamashige remindedeveryone about the upcoming NSPE AnnualMeeting that will be held in July on Oahu. Healso informed us that the State HSPE will beneeding our slate of officers by May 27th.

Guest Speaker:Ernest Rezents from the County of Maui

Arborist Committee came to speak about howengineering impacts trees. He likened trees tohumans: 1) they shed leaves, flowers, bark,and branches; humans lose hair, skin, andnails; 2) they produce seeds to perpetuatethemselves just as humans do; 3) the olderthey get, the slower they heal.

Trees cannot grow well in the narrow plantingstrips normally provided for them in road right-of-ways. An 8’x 8’ planting space would bepreferable. Protect the bark of the tree asmuch as possible because the food and watertubes that nourish the tree are closest to thebark. Water the tree only as needed.Overwatering or not enough water can kill thetree’s roots. It is too costly to move largemature trees. It is better to plant young trees orleave the mature trees in place.

Mr. Rezents informed us that the MauiCounty Planting Plan was available forreference at a cost of $15. Call Sue Kiang at875-1647.

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engineers andarchitects ofhawaii

founded 1902

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

OFFICERS FOR 2003 - 2004President: Martin McMorrow 1st V.P.: Bob Morrissey 2nd V.P.: Gary Yamamoto Treasurer: Ralph Dobson Secretary: Sam Gillie Director: Mary Ellen Nordyke-Grace

(2 year term)Ron Boyle (2 year term)August Ahlf

HONOLULU POST

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

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

SAME OFFICERS President: LTC Dave Press 438-1069 Vice Pres: COL Jim Lyon 449-8363 Secretary: CPT Sam Battaglia 438-1468 Treasurer: LT Kristina McGee 471-1170x250

It was that time of year again, the AnnualSociety of American Military Engineers (SAME)golf tournament. This is a yearly event thatraises funds for a multitude of educational andcommunity outreach projects, including col-lege scholarships for aspiring engineers andarchitects, sponsoring two high school stu-dents to one week construction camps at theAir Force Academy in Colorado Springs and atPort Hueneme California, sponsoring highschools in the yearly TEAMS competitions, anddonating scholarship money to the StateScience Fair.

This year’s tournament exceeded the plan-ning committee’s expectations. Over $10,000was raised to support SAME educational pro-grams throughout the year. By the time the firstball was hit off the first tee box at the NavyMarine Golf Course, 17 corporate sponsorshad signed up to support this tournament. Aspecial treat was at hole #6 with GeoEngineershanding out cold bottles of water, snicker bars,and for those who needed it, stress balls.

One hundred forty-eight people signed up toplay in the scramble style tournament. The firstteam teed off at 1115 and the last team finishedjust after 6:00 p.m. A reception was held at thegolf course and deliciously catered by SamSnead’s Taking top honors this year was a teamfrom Metcalf Construction, including BullyKahalioumi, James Ocllien, Ken Ball, and RichBirdlacich. The team finished 15 under parand won by 4 strokes.

At the reception, Colonel Jim Lyon, SAME’sHonolulu Post Vice President, addressed thetournament attendees and that in the 26 yearsof military service he has never seen the gov-ernment and civilian contractors come togeth-er to bond and work together for a commoncause. He said this golf tournament just solid-ifies the fact that the military and private con-tractors are working in conjunction with eachother like no other time in history to fight the waron terrorism.

Colonel Lyon also introduced Kevin Huwel,who was a recipient of one of SAME’s con-struction camp scholarships Kevin will begoing to the US Air Force Academy for a weekin July to learn about construction and theengineering field. Kevin is a junior at St. LouisHigh School and indicated that after gradua-tion next year he hopes to actually attend theAir Force Academy in Colorado Springs as acadet. An aspiring engineer like Kevin repre-sents a primary reason SAME holds thisfundraising event each year.

A highlight of the day was when LieutenantGeneral Robert Flowers, Chief of Engineers,US Army Corp of Engineers, addressed thecrowd. He reiterated Colonel Lyon’s commentsand talked about a contractor who recently losthis life in Iraq working with the US military tofight the war on terror. He also noted thatSAME had recently initiated a new Post in

Baghdad, Iraq. General Flowers expressedappreciation with the outstanding effort thateveryone, including our civilian contractors areputting forth to fight the war on terrorism.

SAME would like to thank the following cor-porate donors for their generous support:

Shaw GroupDick Pacific ConstructionCH2M HillEarthtechMetcalf Construction Co., IncWeston SolutionsMWHR.M. Towill Corp.Parsons Infrastructure & TechGeoEngineersActus Lend LeaseMitsunaga & Associates, Inc.Northwest Pump & EquipmentParsons Brinckerhoff Flour Federal Services, LLCM&E Pacific, Inc.Dawson Group

Lieutenant General Robert Flowersaddressing the participants of the tourna-ment.

Notice: Nomination for Officers and Boardof Directors will be closed on June 11th.June Meetings: Program Chair LeeMansfieldJune 4 - To be Announced June 11 - NO MEETING - King KamehamehaDay June 18 - To Be Announced June 25 - ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION OFOFFICERS, AND PICTURE- TAKING

Meetings held every Friday at YWCA room205 on Richards Street downtown. Parking atAlii Place off Alakea Street for $1.00 per hour.Meetings start at NOON and end promptly at1:00 pm.

Members-$7.50 Guests-$8.50Program schedule may be adjusted. Call

Secretary to confirm speaker. Anyone wantinga weekly email meeting notice please sendyour email address to Sam Gillie [email protected].

EAH April and May MeetingsOn April 2nd, Alan Lloyd gave a talk titled

“A Visit to Koho’olawe”. Alan revisited withEAH his trips over, around and on Koho’olawe.Alan presented a brief history of the Island andpresented his slides he taken during his visitsto the Island. Alan recalled his first fly by of theIsland in the 1930’s, when he remembers theclouds of red dust blowing off the island,because of it’s barren condition. Alan com-mented that this was before the U.S Militaryused the Island as a target range. The sound-file of this talk in available at the EAH WEBsite. Go to “Past Meetings” Page.

On April 16th Shari Ishikawa - PrincipalTransmission Planning Engineer at HECOtalked about “Keeping the Lights On”. Sharigave an informative and education overview ofwhat it takes for HECO to keep the energy flow-ing to our homes and businesses everyday.She also shared with us how HECO designs forupdating and maintaining the transmission sys-tem.

On April 23rd, architect Charles Palumbopresented his concepts for improvements toWaikiki to make transportation friendlier totourists while making Waikiki less concrete andasphalt. Many of his proposals could easily beimplemented with minimal impacts to existingproperties. He also proposed a water taxi fromthe airport to Waikiki, thereby exposing thetourist to our tropical experience rather the LAfreeway experience on the H-1. And having alltourists luggage delivered directly to their hotelrooms. His most controversial was convertingthe Ala Wai golf course into a hotel resort park.The soundfile of this talk in available at theEAH WEB site.

On April 30th Dr. Michael F.PavkovicProfessor, Hawaii Pacific University gave atalk titled “War in Iraq: Strategic andOperational Analysis.” Professor Pavkovicgave a detailed analysis of the recent historybetween Iraq and the United States, statingwith the first golf war and up to current times.He explained why it was not internationallypolitically possible during the first Golf War toremove Saddam Hussein. He also argued thatgiven the current war on terror, it was not pos-sible to leave Saddam Hussein in power. Thesoundfile of this talk in available at the EAHWEB site.

On May 7th Daniel Martinez, NationalParks Service Historian, featured on theDiscovery Channel, talked about his latest pro-ject related to the Thunderfish, The AerialTorpedo used by the Japanese at Pearl Harboron December 7th. The Japanese solved theproblem of dropping torpedo’s in the shallowwaters of Pearl Harbor. One torpedo wasrecovered after it was misdropped and landednose first into the mud. Because there was a20 sec run time delay before the torpedo wasprimed it never detonated.

May 14th: Shari Shima, TV WeatherForecaster – “How Your TV Weather GetYou”. Shari explained that Hawaii’s weather isnot a predictable as we think. Hawaii is not likethe mainland which as weather station allaround the country. In Hawaii there are noweather station for 2000 miles. Hawaii has torely on reports from ships at sea, airplanes andsatellites. Also, the Big Island has all climatesexcept for the arctic climate. The soundfile ofthis talk in available at the EAH WEB site.

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Professional Directory

WALKER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Precast Concrete Products

AARON UNOP.O. Box 1568 Maui (808) 877-3430Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732 Fax (808) 871-7282

WES THOMAS ASSOCIATESLand Surveyors

75-5749 Kalawa St., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740-1817Tel: 808 329-2353 Fax: 808-329-5334

Surveying Hawaii Since 1975

R. M. TOWILL CORPORATIONSINCE 1930

PLANING • ENGINEERING • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESPHOTOGRAMMETRY • SURVEYING • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

420 WAIAKAMILO ROAD HONOLULU HAWAII 96817-4941 808 842 1133

720 Iwilei RoadSuite 425P.O. Box 3351Honolulu, HI 96801Phone: (808) 536-2705Fax: (808) 599-4032

YOUR ADCOULD APPEAR

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2003-2004 OFFICERSOffice Name Phone FaxPresident Cathy Leong 946-2277 946-2253Vice Pres Susan Uejo 521-5361 538-7819Secretary Pierson Koike 527-6989 521-2501Treasurer Fred Smoot 841-7617 833-6125Past Pres Richelle Suzuki 541-2530 541-2700

meet others with similar interests and concernsat the new ASME Communities of Practice site.Several communities of interest, moderated byvolunteer members, were launched for betatesting at the beginning of May, on topics rang-ing from Engineering Entrepreneurs to PowerPlant professionals. After testing is completedat the end of June, the communities will beopened to members wishing to participate orsuggest new communities. You will need toregister the first time that you use the page,and set your preference for your home page.To visit the site, and test the features, go towww.cop.asme.org.

FUTURE ACTIVITIESSeveral tours and meeting speakers are

being planned. Also visit the ASME-HI websitefor more information.• Sept. 9, 2004, Annual Pearl Harbor Boat

Tour, at 4:00 p.m., hosted by Stanford Yuen.Nine seats still available. Contact Ed Changat 543-4227.

• Sept. 25, 2004, Kapaia Power Station Tour, at10:00 a.m., hosted by Brad Rockwell,Kapaia Power Station Manager. The plant islocated on the Island of Kauai.

ASME, (continued from page 2)

Paul Kane III - Aloha MarketingManufacturers Representatives, LLC, appliedas an Affiliate member.

Applications will be voted on at the JulyBoard Meeting. Please notify any SEAOHOfficer prior to the July Board Meeting if youwish to comment on these prospective mem-bers.

Web Notes:SEAOH is currently upgrading our website.

If you have any comments or suggestions,

please forward to Les Nagata at [email protected].

2004 Calendar of Events:Next BOD meeting: 02 June 2004, 4:30

p.m., at Shigemura, Lau, Sakanashi, Higuchioffice.

June 18, 2004: General MembershipMeeting at the Honolulu Country Club. The sta-tus of the IBC code adoption by the City andCounty of Honolulu will be presented by GaryChock and Dr. Clay Naito of Lehigh Universitywill speak on “Blast assessment and hardeningof load bearing shear wall structures” and“Development of a seismic design methodolo-gy for precast floor diaphragms”.

June 26 and 27, 2004: Thomas KeolaAhsing Scholarship Fundraiser Concert at theHawaii Theater. This concert is a benefitfundraiser for the Thomas “Keola” AhsingScholarship in the University of Hawaii -College of Engineering.

June 29, 2004: Concrete Slabs on Ground –Avoid Curling & Shrinkage Problems seminar atthe Pagoda Hotel. Floor and pavement curlingand shrinkage concerns will be presented byJerry Holland.

July 13, 2004: Masonry Design IBC 2003seminar at the Pagoda Hotel. Seminar andsoftware overview by Russ Brown of ClemsonUniversity regarding masonry design per IBC2003.

August 6-7. 2004: Annual convention at theTurtle Bay Hotel. Theme for the convention willbe “Earth, Wind, & Fire ... Whichever Governs –Seismic & Wind Provisions of IBC 2003.”

JUNE 2004 MEETINGSpeaker: Robert Lung of the Honolulu Police

Department, Traffic DivisionTopic: HPD Website displaying Real-Time

Traffic Accident Report from the HPDDispatch .

Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2004Time: 11:45 AMPlace: Belt Collins Conference Room

2153 North King Street, Suite 200Cost: $8.00 for members/guests and $5.00

for studentsPlease call Pierson Koike at 527-6989 or send

email message to [email protected] bynoon, Tuesday, June 15, 2004 to make your reser-vations. Payment will be collected at the meeting.

JUNE 2004 FIELD TRIPDate: Saturday, June 19, 2004Time: 12:00 p.m. Bento Lunch

1:00 p.m. ITE Truck Driving Time Cost: $8.00 for members and guests,

$5.00 for studentsLocation: Leeward Community College, Upper

Level Parking LotField trip arrangements with the Hawaii

Transportation Assocation (HTA) have beenconfirmed. HTA will allow ITE members to drivetheir large trucks to gain an appreciation ofmaneuvering large vehicles through tight turn-ing movements and narrow lanes. You mayarrive early to watch the HTA professional truckdriving competition which starts at 6:00 a.m.and is expected to end around 1:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to Pierson Koike by June 10,2004.

April Meeting HighlightsThe April luncheon meeting was held on

April 20, 2004 at the State of HawaiiDepartment of Transportation’s conferenceroom in Kapolei. The featured speaker wasHilarie Keehne, planner for Townscape, Inc.,who spoke about the Keahole to HonaunauRegional Circulation Plan that they prepared forthe County of Hawaii. The plan, which wasfinalized in February 2003, provides recom-mendations that could help to alleviate existingand projected traffic conditions resulting fromexpected rapid population growth and landdevelopment, and the lack of affordable hous-ing in the vicinity. The primary conclusion of

the analysis performed for the plan was thatdespite all of the current and upcoming pro-jects that the County of Hawaii has planned forthe region, the implementation of alternativetransportation facilities such as mass transitand bikeways would not be sufficient toaccommodate future traffic growth without theconstruction of additional infrastructure. Forthe short term, the plan suggests that theCounty institute programs and policies regard-ing corridor preservation and access manage-ment, implement improvements to existingfacilities, and explore new ideas such as trans-portation demand management (TDM) andparatransit. For the long-term, the plan indi-cates that an additional north-south corridorwill be needed by the Year 2020 and exploresthree different possible alignments for that cor-ridor. In addition, the plan identifies other pro-jects and programs that could be explored fur-ther to help alleviate anticipated conditions.Since the study was finalized, the County hasbeen considering instituting TDM programsinvolving rapid accident removal and the use ofshoulder lanes to increase the capacity ofexisting roadways. In addition, they have beenexploring the need to expand the existing busroutes, implement bike friendly improvements,and create a thoroughfare map, and revise thezoning and subdivision code.

Hawaii Section ElectionsThe nominating committee presents the fol-

lowing candidates for the 2005 ITE HawaiiSection Officers:

President: Wayne Y. YoshiokaVice-President: Greg H. HiyakumotoSecretary: Jodi ChewTreasurer: I. Robert Nehmad

If you have any nominations, please send apetition signed by not less than five Sectionmembers eligible to vote to Cathy Leong, cur-rent President, no later than June 16. Ballotswill be mailed to eligible Section members thelast week of June.

UH Student Receives Dai Ho ChunDissertation Completion Fellowship

Lin Zhang, ITE member and PhD candidatein civil engineering, was recently one of fourpeople selected from 121 qualified applicantsto receive the UH Graduate Division’s 2004 DaiHo Chun Dissertation Completion Fellowship($3,000).

SEAOH, (continued from page 3)

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Tel: 808.545.2462

Fax: 808.528.5379

www.amec.com

Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Full service environmental consulting, engineering, andcompliance support. Formerly Ogden Environmental

HIDA, OKAMOTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS

PACIFIC GUARDIAN TOWER 1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1120Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 942-0066Fax: (808) 947-7546

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501 Sumner Street, Suite 620Honolulu, Hawaii 96817Ph (808) 531-1308 | Fax (808) 521-7348Project Managers, Planners, & Engineers

• CIVIL• STRUCTURAL

• ENVIRONMENTAL • OCEAN

Marc M. Siah & Associates, Inc.810 Richards Street, Suite 888, Honolulu, HI 96813, Ph: 538-7180

KN CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.Civil Engineers1451 South King Street, Suite 412Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 941-8882Fax: (808) 941-8828Email: [email protected]

Esaki Surveying and Mapping, Inc.Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

Ph. (808) 246-0625 • Fax (808) [email protected]

ENGINEERS • SURVEYORSEstablished 1979

ESM

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ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS

99-1205 Halawa Valley Street, Suite 302Aiea, Hawaii 96701-3281Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007

Professional DirectoryAUSTIN, TSUTSUMI & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Civil Engineers • Surveyors501 Sumner Street, Suite 521

Honolulu, HI 96817Tel: 533-3646, Fax: 526-1267, Email: [email protected]

Branch Office: Wailuku, MauiCIVIL • TRAFFIC • SANITARY

Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

(808) 735-1634

NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

1001 Bishop Street • Pauahi Tower, Suite 725Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

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

FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.1388 Kapiolani Blvd.Honolulu, HI 96814Phone: 944-1821Email: [email protected]: www.fainc.org

ENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)

900 HALEKAUWILA STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96814

Phone: 591-8116

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

NAKAMURA, OYAMAand ASSOCIATES, INC.

CONSULTING ENGINEERSELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION

1314 South King St., Suite 401Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-1939

Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383

Oceanit ®

Environmental EngineeringCoastal EngineeringCivil EngineeringPlanning

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(808) 531-3017 / Fax: (808) [email protected] / www.oceanit.com

NEWCOMER - LEELAND SURVEYORS, INC.

1498 Lower Main Street, Suite “D”Wailuku, HI 96793-1937

Tel: (808) 244-8889Fax: (808) 244-8422

MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP

MFA

INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720

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

Land Surveying

GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services

2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749

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

Okahara &Associates, Inc.

Engineering Consultants200 Kohola St., Hilo, HI 96720 / Ph. (808) 961-5527 Fax (808) 961-5529

677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 703, Honolulu, HI 96813Ph. (808) 524-1224 Fax (808) 521-3151

73-5574 Maiau St., Bay 6B, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740Ph. (808) 329-1221 Fax (808) 329-1006

Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.

Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants429-B Waiakamilo RoadHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808) 841-8024 FAX (808) 848-5102E-mail: [email protected]

CIVIL ENGINEERING AND PLANNING WASTEWATER AND WATER TREATMENTCONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Hawaii Pacific Engineers, Inc.1132 Bishop Street • Suite 1003

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-2830Phone: (808) 524-3771 • Fax: (808) 538-0445

E-mail: [email protected]

SHIMABUKURO, ENDO & YOSHIZAKI, INC.Civil, Environmental & Structural Engineers

1126 12th Avenue, #309Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-3715Phone: (808) 737-1875Fax: (808) 734-5516Email: [email protected]

SUITE 300, KAWAIAHAO PLAZA567 SOUTH KING STREETHONOLULU, HAWAII 96813TELEPHONE: (808) 531-1676

Engineers, Surveyors, Planners

HAWAII COUNCIL OFENGINEERING SOCIETIESP.O. Box 2873Honolulu, Hawaii 96802

PresortedStandard

U.S. Postage PaidHonolulu, HawaiiPermit No. 1400

BROWN AND CALDWELLEnvironmental Engineering And Consulting • Analytical Services

119 Merchant St., Suite 200 • Honolulu, HI 96813(808) 523-8499 Fax (808) 533-0226

2145 Wells St., Suite 302 • Wailuku, HI 96793(808) 244-7005 Fax (808) 244-9026

94-025 Farrington Hwy.Waipahu, Hawaii 96797

808/676-0205FAX 808/676-0264

CATERPILLAR & OLYMPIAN Generator Sets, Engines,Switchgear and Ancillary Equipment. (Prime Power & StandbyPower, 8-2000 kW) CATERPILLAR 3600 Utility PlantGenerator Sets (1.5-5 MW)

PACIFICMACHINERYINC.

S.S. DANNAWAY ASSOCIATES, INC.

Fire Protection EngineersBuilding Code Consultants

720 Iwilei Road, Suite 412, Honolulu, HI 96817Tel: (808) 526-9019/Fax: (808) 537-5385

[email protected]

Sato & Associates, Inc.HONOLULU MAUI2046 South King Street 2115 Wells StreetHonolulu, HI 96826 Wailuku, HI 96793Tel: (808) 955-4441 Tel: (808) 244-9265Fax: (808) 942-2027 Fax: (808) 244-5303

CONSULTING ENGINEERS • CIVIL & STRUCTURAL

KFC AIRPORT, INC.PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTSPLANNING • ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERINGDESIGN • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

3375 Koapaka Street, Suite F220-48Honolulu, HI 96819Phone: (808) 836-7787Fax: (808) 834-4833

GEOTECHNICAL GROUTING

ConsultantEdward D. Graf

182 Lumahai St. Tel: 808-396-9451Honolulu, HI 96825 Fax: 808-396-2075

…innovation through engineering and scientific excellence…

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THE LIMTIACO CONSULTING GROUPCIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS

615 Piikoi Street, Suite 1605 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Tel (808) 596-7790 • Fax (808) 596-7361 • www.tlcghawaii.com

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Certified

Arborist

P.O. Box 893953, Mililani, Hawaii 96789-0953

Mobile (808) 381-1342 FAX (808) 625-4287

E-mail: [email protected]

SurveyingCivil Engineering & DesignEnvironmental EngineeringWater Treatment & SupplyConstruction ManagementWastewater Collection & Treatment

841 Bishop Street, Suite 1900Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

590 Paiea Street, Suite B, Honolulu, HI 96819-1835Tel: (808) 840-2000 � FAX: (808) 839-0339

• Environmental & Infrastructure

• Design & Engineering Services

• Construction & Maintenance

• Homeland Security

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