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VOL. 51 NO. 4
SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS
JUNE, 2015
THE 2015 ASME FRANCIS RHODES MONTGOMERY DESIGN COMPETITION
The ASME Hawaii Francis Rhodes
Montgomery Design Competition was held
May 8, 2015 in Hawaii Institute of Geophysics
HIG 110 auditorium on the University of Hawaii
at Manoa Campus. This annual event is
cosponsored by the Department of Mechanical
Engineering (DME), University of Hawaii at
Manoa, and the ASME Hawaii Francis R.
Montgomery Foundation. This year, the design
competition consisted of eight project teams
from the ME 482 Senior Design course. First
place and $500 went to the Inspired Medical
Engineering & Design (IMED) team, in second
place and receiving $300 was the ASME
Human Powered Vehicle Competition team –
Na Koa O Ka Alahele, and third place and $200
to the Wave Energy team. All competing 85
mechanical engineering students demonstrated application of their cumulative engineering
knowledge very well making final scores
extremely competitive.
Since 1987, ASME Hawaii has worked with
the DME, to host the Francis Rhodes
Montgomery Design Competition for the ME
481/482 Senior Design Courses. This is a two
sequence mechanical engineering design
course starting with ME 481 and completion
through the ME 482 course with the students
demonstrating not only their engineering
knowledge, but also the execution of project
management skills and the ability to work
closely in teams.
The student project teams compete before a
panel of practicing engineer judges in an oral
project presentation and demonstration judged
on the basis of technical content, originality of
concept and resolution of design problems,
and effectiveness of the prototype. Besides
recognizing and rewarding innovative design
efforts and practicality of the design, the competition encourages the students to practice
communicational skills to develop the ability to
present a design project in a clear and understandable manner and also to work in project
teams in their professional careers.
As for accomplishing ABET or Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology accreditation requirements, the competition provides
the DME third-party (practicing engineer
judges) verification documents showing effectiveness of the DME program. The judges this
year included Hawaiian Electric Company
engineers Cheyne Eugenio, Jeff Griffith, Tony
Koyamatsu, and Jordan Onuma. The opening
remarks were provided by ASME Hawaii
Chairman Derek Sato. Dr. A. Zachary Trimble
and ASME Student Section Faculty Advisor
coordinated the competition for the DME.
The following are abstracts of the design pro-
jects. More detailed
project abstracts can
be found on the ASME
Hawaii website at
h t t p : / / a s m e hi.com/frmdc.html.
FIRST PLACE TEAM
– Inspired Medical
Engineering &
Design (IMED)
Postoperative pulmonary complications
(PPCs) are costing
hospitals hundreds of
millions of dollars 1st place team: IMED, front row (L-R): Julia Gomes, Christopher
annually to provide Escalante, Shanice Sarmiento, Porsche Yogi, Eugene Carl Malvar,
medical assistance Kisha Shimamoto; and back row (L-R): Stephen Nishihara, John
that could have been Calaro, Caleb Peich, Mckenna Nakamura, Cody Machida
avoided. Coughing is
necessary to expel mucus from the body and
avoid PPCs, but also painful after surgery. In
addition to pain, there is a lack of motivation for
patients to follow through with their coughing
and breathing exercises. IMED’s Flow & Steady
is a motivational, interactive, and innovative
device to help patients prevent PPCs. This was
an 11 student team.
SECOND PLACE TEAM – ASME Human
Powered Vehicle Competition Team – Na
Koa O Ka Alahele
The purpose of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers’ Human Powered
Vehicle Challenge is to develop engineering
skills through the design of a human powered
vehicle similar to a bike or trike. The recumbent
design is frequently utilized for reasons of rider
comfort, reduced aerodynamic drag, and high
speed potential. The team’s objective was to
produce a trike that weighed less than 65 lbs,
reaches a top speed over 30 mph, and is versatile to compete in all events. This team had
12 students.
THIRD PLACE TEAM – Wave Energy
The wave energy converter is a device that
would convert energy produced by ocean
waves into electricity. This device takes advantage of Helmholtz resonance to generate a
more energetic mode of an incoming ocean
wave, thereby increasing the potential for energy extraction. This team had five students.
The other projects included the following:
Internal Combustion to Electric Drive
Conversion (EV30)
The EV30 project was established to conceive, design, fabricate, and test a platform for
elegant, high-performance electric drive conversions. EV30 foundation is focused on incorporating the forefront of cutting-edge engineer-
2nd place team: Human Powered Vehicle,
from left to right, first row (kneeling): Chris
Ahuna, Ryan Saito, Chaz Bajet, Sandrick
Cristobal; second row (standing): Nathan
Maldonado, Eric Caldwell, Wonjun Jung,
Ben Phouksouvath, Kelsey Kawaguchi,
Russell Shigeoka, Jayme Navor (Captain),
Joshua Gloga, Quincy Crowell. Sitting in
the bike: Dr. A. Zac Trimble, Faculty
Advisor.
ing technologies and innovation into existing
automotive concepts and recycling an abundant resource instead of replacing it, while surpassing traditional fuels in terms of efficiency
and sustainability, as well as exposing students
to carbon fiber composite manufacturing. This
team had nine Students.
MThruStR
The current market for marine thruster is
incomplete and there is a need for cheaper
options of lesser quality. Our thruster is
designed to cost less than $2500 per unit when
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John C. Ramos, PE, CSP
Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, PE
Francisco T. Cruzata, AIA
Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP
MAY 2015 HIGHLIGHTS:
FILIPINO FIESTA PARADE & CELEBRATION – FALEA participated in the Annual
Filipino Fiesta Parade on May 9 with its
Marching Unit. It started from Fort DeRussy
and ended up at Kapiolani Park where there
was all day celebration with entertainment,
food booths and exhibits.
NAVFAC HAWAII’S FEDERAL EMPLOYEE
OF THE YEAR AWARD – Our President, Frank
Cruzata was recently honored by NAVFAC for
Exceptional Community Service with the NAVFAC Hawaii’s 2015 Federal Employee of the
Year Award. Among the community activities
cited included volunteering in the recent
Ohana Medical Mission to the Philippines,
FALEA & Bicol Club involvement over the
years, and volunteer Architect Consultant for
the Waikele & Ewa by Gentry Community
Associations. Congratulations, Frank!
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS (ASSE), HAWAII CHAPTER, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – John Ramos,
a Past President of FALEA, and Past Chairman
of the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies
received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening ceremonies of the Biennial
OSHA Hawaii Workshop on May 13, 2015. He
has been involved in Occupational Safety &
Health in government, the private sector, as
well as a consultant. He has been with ASSE
for over 40 years, and other related professional organizations. Congratulations!
SAFETY TRAINING – Everything is a “go.”
By the time you read this issue of Wiliki, the full
Saturday of classes will have been almost over.
It starts May 23, and ends June 13.
BOWLING – Further discussions are on-going.
More information later.
FALEA’S marching group participating in the Filipino Fiesta Parade which ended at
Kapiolani Park.
Frank Cruzata receiving the NAVFAC
Hawaii’s 2015 Federal Employee of the Year
Award.
John Ramos receiving ASSE Hawaii
Chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
engineers and
architects of
hawaii
founded 1902
PO box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
An association for Hawaiiʼs Engineers and
Architects
WEB address: www.eahawaii.org
EAH 2014- 2015 Officers
President
1st VP
Treasurer
Secretary
Director
Director
Director
Director
Past Pres
Bill Brizee, AIA
Michael Albright, PE
Aaron Erickson, PE
Gary Yamamoto, PE
Dave Martin, PE
Geoffry Paterson, AIA
George Coates, AIA
Howard Wiig, PE
Joseph Feind, PE
523-9636
591-2728
485-2777
543-4504
587-3811
543-4781
EAH’s new meeting location is Room 301 in
the Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; Old
AMFAC Building). Validated parking is available (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site has
been updated to provide directions and a Map.
If you have questions please call Sam Gillie
(543-4739).
Meetings are held every Friday (except
Holidays). Meetings start at NOON and have
ended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.
Program schedule may be adjusted. Call Sam
Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739; Fax 2031335.
Lunch is $10.00 Members, $12.00 Guests.
(All Welcome), Students Free. Drink refreshments are complimentary. You may bring your
own lunches, in which case a $2.00 donation is
gratefully appreciated!!
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HONOLULU POST
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN
MILITARY ENGINEERS
Established 1920 -Dedicated to the
National Defense
P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817
Web page: www.samehonolulu.org
Officers/Directors/Advisors for 2014-15
President
VP/Programs
VP/Sustaining
Members
VP/Membership
Secretary
Treasurer
Reg. VP,
Pacific Region
Advisor at Lge,
Army
Advisor at Lge,
Navy
Advisor at Lge,
Air Force
Advisor at Lge,
Coast Guard
Advisor at Lge,
Civilian
CAPT Ed Sewester, USN
Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret)
Will Boudra, USN (Ret)
Jerry Matsuda, USAF (Ret)
Tim Dengler, USN
David Brotchie
Left to right: Membership Co-Director Ross Sasamura, Delegate John Lamer, Past
President Ken Kawahara, Secretary Darin Izon, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, President Tyler
Sugihara, Treasurer Ryan Char, Vice President Victor Valdez, Alternate Delegate Rouen Liu.
Richard Stump
MAJ Jeremiah Gipson
CAPT Ed Sewester, USN
Col Mickey Addison
LCDR Clay McKinney, USCG
John Lohr, Col, USAF (Ret)
Col “Mickey” Addison,
Commander,
Detachment 2, Air
Force Installation &
Mission Support
Center, addressed the
attendees at the May
13 Pacific Industry
Forum.
P.O. Box 88840
Honolulu, HI 96830
Website: www.acechawaii.org
2014-2015 Board of Directors
President
William Bow, Bow Engineering & Development
President-Elect
Robin Lim, Geolabs
Treasurer
Corey Matsuoka, SSFM International
Secretary
Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong Engineers
National Director
Sheryl Nojima, Gray Hong Nojima & Associates
Past President
Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, Shigemura Lau
Sakanashi Higuchi & Associates
Directors
Garret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc.
Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.
Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates
LETTER FROM THE ACECH PRESIDENT
Written by William H.Q. Bow, P.E.
The 2015 Legislative Session has just ended
and we were successful in deflecting the attack
on QBS law (HRS §103D-304) from the innovative procurement bills that were being introduced. Many thanks to the ACECH Legislative
Committee comprised of Ms. Janice Marsters,
Mr. Lester Fukuda, Ms. Sandie Wong, Ms.
Sheryl Nojima, and Mr. Robin Lim for the hard
2015 Pacific Industry Forum and
Scholarship Golf Tournament raises over
$13,000 for Hawaii Students
Over 200 individuals participated in SAME
Honolulu’s Pacific Industry Forum and
Scholarship Golf Tournament on May 12 and
13. The Forum, held at the Ala Moana Hotel on
May 13, brought together SAME sustaining and
individual members, non-members, and senior
leaders from the Federal, State and County
Governments for program briefings, a luncheon, and small business opportunities.
Program briefings were provided by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Air Force, NAVFAC Pacific, Pacific Command, and various
State of Hawaii and City & County of Honolulu
agencies.
The golf tournament, held on May 12 at the
Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course, generated thousands of dollars for the SAME Honolulu
Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to deserving students majoring in the
engineering or architecture fields.
work at the State Legislature on behalf of the
member firms.
In April 2015, a delegation of 12 members
from ACECH attended the ACEC Spring
National Convention and stormed Capitol Hill
to meet with our National Legislators to talk
about the issues that need their support. Four
of the issues discussed were:
• Enact a long-term re-authorization of highway and transit programs with increased
investments supported by stable revenue
sources. It’s hard to do any long range planning of our highways and bridges when the
funding is short term. As you may know
Map-21, Highway Trust Fund (HTF), will
expire on May 31, 2015.
• Encourage renewable energy and continue
to support tax incentives for renewable energy resources. Hawaii is a leader in renewable energy development and must continue
to develop new energy sources in the future.
• Seek to maintain cash method of accounting
for engineering firms. Recent House and
Senate tax-writing committee proposals
would force some firms to switch to accrual
accounting. Another financial proposal we
lobbied to stop was measures to increase Scorp payroll taxes.
• Promote Design-Build as another “delivery
system” to design and construct infrastructure and public buildings.
Suggested
streamlining the design-build process by limiting the second phase to the 3 best qualified
teams.
Website: hawaii.apwa.net
Hawaii Chapter 2015 Officers
President
Vice-Pres
Treasurer
Secretary
Past Pres
Tyler Sugihara
tsugihara@honolulu.gov
Victor Valdez
vvaldez@ssfm.com
Ryan Char
rchar@group70int.com
Darin Izon
dizon@BrwnCald.com
Ken Kawahara, 836-1900
kck@akinaka.com
768-3600
356-1281
523-5866
523-8499
National Public Works Week –
City Proclamation
Instituted as a public education campaign
by APWA in 1960, National Public Works Week
(NPWW)calls attention to the importance of
public works in community life. NPWW is traditionally sponsored and observed during the
third full week in May. Through the Week and
other efforts, APWA seeks to raise the public’s
awareness of public works issues and to
increase confidence in public works employees and professionals who are the oftenunsung heroes of our society.
On May 11, Hawaii Chapter was presented
with a City proclamation to designate May 1723 as Public Works Week. Additionally, Hawaii
Chapter maintained an exhibit of various recent
public works projects to energize and educate
the public on the importance of the contribution
of public works to their daily lives. The annual
exhibit was on display during NPWW in Kahala
Mall.
Meet & Greet – June 1
Please join us Monday evening, June 1, for a
Meet & Greet event at the Old Spaghetti
Factory. We will be joined by APWA National
President, Larry Stevens. Invitations have also
been extended to representatives from various
State and City Agencies. Additional information
is available at hawaii. apwa.net/events/chapter.
Project Awards
Hawaii Chapter is pleased to recognize two
projects for their excellence and contributions to
the communities they serve. Public works projects often go unrecognized but are critical to the
function and operation of the neighborhoods
and cities that we live in. Please join us in recognizing AECOM for the Hana Highway Route 360
Emergency Repairs Project and Bowers+Kubota
for the Emergency Repairs of the Ihi’ihilauakea
Bridge Project. Both successful projects were
vital to their communities and illustrate the need
for strong public works support.
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STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS
A S S O C I AT I O N
O F H AWA I I
PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801
Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org
2015 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Position
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director (Yr 2)
Director (Yr 2)
Director (Yr 1)
Director (Yr 1)
Past President
Officer
Phone
Fernando Frontera
781-2802
ffrontera@baseengr.com
Jeffrey Hanyu
jeffreyhanyu@allisonide.com
Joshua Tyau
535-3012
joshuat@nagamineokawa.com
Jinghai Yang
791-3947
jyang@kaihawaii.com
Paul Kane III
537-2811
alohamarketing@hawaii.rr.com
Tim Waite
479-1216
twaite@strongtie.com
Dennis Sakamoto
682-5737
dennis@tilecoinc.com
Gaur Johnson
956-2377
gaur@hawaii.edu
Ethan Okuna
945-0198 x103
eokuna@cshengineers.com
HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING
May 6, 2015
General Membership Meetings/Technical
Seminars/Events
For all events see seaoh.org or look for email
flyer for registration.
• June 11, 12, 13 – PTI Certification Workshop:
Level 1 & 2 Unbonded Post-Tension Special
Inspector.
• June 17 – YMG Social, June 20 – YMG
Service project, Contact James Aoki (5332210 jaoki@kaihawaii.com) for information.
• July 9 – General Membership Meeting at
REAL a gastropub.
• August 14 to 15 – Save the date! Annual
Convention @ Aulani details to come.
SEAOH Website Member Login
To take full advantage of the new site you will
want to activate your member account by following the instructions below:
1) Go to the lost password site http://goo.gl/
r8XSxe
2) Enter the email address that receives
SEAOH announcements.
3) Click Get New Password.
4) You will receive an email from SEAOH
Admin.
5) Follow the link at the bottom of the email.
6) Set a new secure password.
7) Login to the site using your email address
and new password.
You now have access to SEAOH website
privileges which include posting job listing and
the ability to edit your membership directory
information. Also check out seaoh.org for links
to building code information for State and
County amendments http://www.seaoh.org/
resources/government/
SEAOH Governing Documents
SEAOH governing documents (the Charter
of Incorporation and Bylaws) have been
approved through written vote on renewal ballots and unanimous vote of SEAOH Board of
Directors. Governing documents can be found
on our website at http://www.seaoh.org/about/
bylaws-charter/
Missing Members
Please contact Membership Chairperson,
Jiabao Chen (791-3945 jchen@kaihawaii.com),
or any of the SEAOH Officers if you have a new
mailing and/or email address.
Next Meeting
The next SEAOH Board of Directors and
Officers meeting will be on June 3, 2015. For
location, contact SEAOH President Fernando
Frontera (781-2802 ffrontera@baseengr.com).
The American
Society of
Mechanical Engineers
www.asme-hi.com
ASME-HI 2014-2015 Officers
Chairperson
Vice-Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Past-Chair
HCES Rep:
Alternate:
Hawaii Section 2014-2015 Officers
www.ite-hawaii.org
President:
Vice Pres.:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Pete Pascua
ppascua@wilsonokamoto.com
Natasha Soriano
natasha.a.soriano@hawaii.gov
Sara Okuda
sara.t.okuda@hawaii.gov
Robert Nehmad
rnehmad@mmm.com
Annual Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Place:
Plaza Club
Speaker: Race Randle, Vice President, The
Howard Hughes Corporation
Topic:
Ward Village Development
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns,
manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the
country. The company is comprised of master
planned communities, operating properties,
strategic developments and other unique
assets spanning 16 states from New York to
Hawaii. The Howard Hughes Corporation is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange as
HHC and headquartered in Dallas Texas.
Ward Village is a 60-acre urban master
planned community located in the heart of
Honolulu between the city’s downtown and
Waikiki. This world-class coastal community is
being meticulously curated into a vibrant
neighborhood with plans for over 4,000 exceptional high-rise residences and more than one
million square feet of retail space surrounded
by outdoor public gathering places and
pedestrian friendly streets. The neighborhood
will be anchored by a four-acre public park that
will serve as a multipurpose gathering space in
Honolulu where residents and visitors will convene, socialize, and enjoy an array of community events.
Phase One, projected for completion in
2016, includes the development of three residential towers and the recent opening of a new
sales and information center in the iconic IBM
building. Phase Two, Ward Village Gateway,
will include two mixed-use towers, a one-acre
park, and a flagship Whole Foods Market.
Ward
Village
has
received
LEED
Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND)
Platinum certification, making the Honolulu project the nation’s largest LEED-ND Platinum certified project and the only LEED-ND Platinum
certified project in the state of Hawai`i.
Derek Sato
543-4108
Derek.sato@hawaiianelectric.com
Derick Kam
848-6966
kam@thermaleng.com
Kevin Dang
737-1708
dangk001@hawaii.rr.com
Kory Ikeda
628-1231
Derick Kam
Derek Sato
NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Date:
Not scheduled yet.
Time:
usually 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Place:
HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria
Conference Room
Agenda: To be determined.
All members are invited and encouraged to
attend our meetings. There are always lots of
free pizza and soft drinks. Please contact
Chairman Derek Sato or Ed Chang for directions and for more information, such as parking
within Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenue facilities.
2015 BALLOTS & SURVEYS COMPLETED
APRIL 30, 2015
Voting and survey solicitation ended April 30,
and again the response was modest.
SurveyMonkey.com was again used to make
responding easy. Based on responses
received our 2015-2016 Officers and Directors
are Chairman Derek Sato of Hawaiian Electric
Company; Vice Chair Derick Kam of Thermal
Engineering; Treasurer Kevin Dang of Pearl
Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY); Secretary
Victor Russell of DSA Engineering; and
Directors Ed Chang of Hawaiian Electric;
Ronald Flegal, retired Leeward Community
College; and Raymond Liu of PHNSY.
2015 FRANCIS R. MONTGOMERY DESIGN
COMPETITION COMPLETED
The Montgomery Design Competition was
held Friday, May 8, 2015, on the University of
Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) campus, HIG 110
auditorium. The Montgomery Foundation
thanks judges Cheyne Eugenio, Jeff Griffith,
Tony Koyamatsu, and Jordan Onuma, all from
Hawaiian Electric Company. Co-MC for the
event were our Chairman Derek Sato and Dr.
Zac Trimble.
ASME HAWAII SECTION HISTORY
Last month we recalled the accomplishments of our first chairman (1953-1955), and
one of the charter members of the Hawaii
Section, Lieutenant General Henry S. Aurand
Sr. He played an important part, and held a
high position in the U.S. Army during World
War II. Now we would like to report on the
whereabouts of Frederick H. Kohloss, P.E., JD,
ASME Fellow.
Fred Kohloss was our Chairman in 19681969, HCES Engineer of the Year 1980, and
HCES Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
1999. He is also a Charter Member of the
Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers and
its President in 1961. Of course Kohloss was
more well-known and active during his later
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2015. Phone/email RSVP by Wednesday, June
10th, 2015, (808) 596-7790 or email at
eric.a@tlcghawaii.com. No shows will be
billed.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Last held: May 5, 2015
Next meeting: June 2, 2015
2014-2015 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICERS
Office
President:
Name
Phone
Glenn Miyasato, P.E.
488-7579
email: gmiyasato@ascehawaii.org
President-Elect: Benjamin Rasa, P.E.
531-1308
email: brasa@ascehawaii.org
Vice President: Timothy Goshi, P.E.
791-3966
email: tgoshi@kaihawaii.com
Secretary:
Lara Karamatsu, P.E.
566-2227
email: lkaramatsu@ascehawaii.org
Treasurer:
Eric Arakawa, P.E.
596-7790
email: earakawa@ascehawaii.org
Immediate
Past Pres:
Brian Enomoto, P.E.
388-5559
email: benomoto@ascehawaii.org
YMF President: Puna Kaneakua, P.E.
593-1116
email: pkaneakua@ascehawaii.org
COSTAS PAPACOSTAS
Hearts are heavy as the Hawaii community
has lost a great engineer, mentor, leader and
wonderful person. He played a very active role
in the organization with roles such as President
and then History & Heritage Chairman for many
years. ASCE Hawaii Section Executive
Committee sends its heartfelt sympathies to
the Family and friends of Costas Papacostas.
He will be missed.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The 13th Annual Scholarship Golf
Tournament in Honor of Steve Fong will be held
on Friday, August 28, 2015 at Pearl Country
Club. Deadline to register for the tournament is
August 14, 2015 (early registration closes July
17th, 2015). For more information, please visit
http://www.ascehawaii.org/events.html.
JUNE DINNER MEETING
Program: Stream Bank Bluff Stabilization and
Protection of the Riverside Apartments
Speaker: Kealohi Sandefur, P.E., Project
Manager, Yogi Kwong Engineers
Synopsis: Deep soil erosion along a portion of
the Wailuku River threatened to undermine the
shallow spread footing foundation of the
Riverside Apartments in Hilo, Hawaii. Several
challenges had to be endured throughout the
project including the existing steep and marginally stable slope, limited site access, regulatory compliance and project funding. Will
examine how this high risk project was successfully designed, permitted and constructed
on-time and on budget.
Date:
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Location: Dave and Busters, Pa’ina Room
(2nd Floor)
Time:
5:30 p.m. Social Time
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Program
Menu:
Multi-entrée buffet
Cost:
$30.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section
Members
$35.00 for Non-Members and
Guests
$20.00 for University of Hawaii at
Manoa ASCE Student Chapter
Members
Reservations:
Please make checks payable to “ASCE
Hawaii Section” and mail to: Eric Arakawa,
ASCE Hawaii Section Treasurer, The Limtiaco
Consulting Group, 1622 Kanakanui Street,
Honolulu, HI 96817, by Tuesday, June 9th,
CONTINUING EDUCATION
ASCE National holds more than 275 seminars and computer workshops each year on a
wide variety of technical, management, and
regulatory topics. These seminars are held in
more than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition,
ASCE offers customized on-site training and
many distance learning programs, including
live interactive web/teleconference seminars,
online courses and courses on CD, videotape,
and audiotape. Please visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/links.html and click on ASCE
National for complete details.
ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIPS
Please help us increase our scholarship
endowment so that we can recognize deserving students. We continue to accept taxdeductible donations with the goal of increasing the annual scholarships. Make your check
payable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:
ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,
Honolulu, HI 96808-0917. If you have any
questions, please contact Brian Enomoto at
388-5559, or benomoto@ascehawaii.org.
ASCE JOB LISTINGS
The following job listings are currently posted on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:
• Civil Engineer VI – City and County of
Honolulu
• Civil Engineer IV – City and County of
Honolulu
• Civil Engineer V – City and County of
Honolulu
• Mechanical Engineer V – City and County of
Honolulu
• Structural Engineer V - City and County of
Honolulu
• Electrical Engineer – Coffman Engineers
• Structural Engineer – Coffman Engineers
• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International
• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International
• Architect (Design Engineer) – Bishop & Co.
• Civil Engineer (Design Engineer) – Bishop &
Co.
• Structural Engineer (Design Engineer) –
Bishop & Co.
• Mechanical Engineer (Design Engineer) –
Bishop & Co.
continued on page 7
Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum
Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
2014-2015 YMF Officers
Puna Kaneakua, President
pkaneakua@ascehawaiiymf.org
Amanda Tanaka, Vice President
atanaka@ascehawaiiymf.org
Norman Leong, Secretary
nleong@ascehawaiiymf.org
Jordan Urabe, Treasurer
jurabe@ascehawaiiymf.org
Jason Sugibayashi, Past President
jsugibayashi@ascehawaii.ymf.org
YMF General Meeting
The next YMF general meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, June 3, 6:00 p.m. at Bevy Bar.
If you are interested in attending to find out
what the YMF is all about, contact YMF at
ymf.hawaii@gmail.com.
Hawaii Foodbank – National Association of
Letter Carriers’ (NALC)
By Lori Higashi and David Miyasaki,
Community Service Co-Chairs
On the Saturday before Mother’s Day, May 9,
2015, 30 YMF members volunteered their afternoon to participate in the Annual Foodbank
sorting at the Mapunapuna Foodbank. Along
with various groups from unions, banks, and
other businesses, YMF members helped with
assembling boxes, sorting and packing the
donations collected earlier that day during the
annual Letter Carrier’s Food Drive. Majority of
our members organized the donations into the
predefined categories such as canned meat,
assorted can, dry goods and miscellaneous. It
was a great turnout for a great cause. Thank
you to all the volunteers for coming out to this
event and to Lance Kamada for coordinating
this event with the YMF.
(L to R): (back) Nguyen, Andrew, Ben, Kapi, David, Jesse, Jason, Allison, Norman, (middle)
Jillian, Susan, Lara, Austin, Brent, Eric, Micah, Shaun, Julie, (front) Lori, Amanda, Nicole,
Emily, Alicia, Jess, Kurt, Adam. (Missing from Picture: Jodi, Kevin, Jimmy, Lisa, Matt)
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MONTGOMERY DESIGN
COMPETITION, from page 1
manufacturing 100 units. The housing is oil
compensated with an aluminum wall for high
structural integrity and thermal dissipation. A
3.5 HP DC brushed motor was utilized for its
cost and is controlled by an AMC 100A40 PWM
servo drive and Arduino Uno micro-controller.
The project is sponsored by Makai Ocean
Engineering. This team had five students.
SAE Aero Design Competition Team –
Micro Class
Manini Aero from the University of Hawaii
competed in the 2015 Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) Micro Aero Design West
Competition held April 24-26 in Van Nuys, CA.
The challenge was to design a lightweight
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of carrying a high payload fraction. Successful
designs are those able to carry a heavy payload relative to the empty weight of the aircraft
and those capable of being fully assembled
from a six inch diameter packing container by
two people. This team had 12 students.
SAE Formula Race Car Competition Team
(Rainbow Warriors Racing –RWR)
Formula SAE® (Society of Automotive
Engineers) is an international design project
where engineering students design, fabricate,
and drive an open wheeled race car. Students
dedicate their time and energy to be exposed
to new knowledge and fabrication skills not
otherwise learned in the classroom. By the end
of the project, students will be able to see their
unique designs come to fruition. The 2015
team improved upon different aspects of the
car in hopes of placing higher in competition.
This was the largest team with 28 students.
Team KEG
During an hour-long workout, an average
human has the potential to generate 100 watts
of energy, which is normally dissipated into the
atmosphere as heat. The purpose of the
Kinesthetic Energy Generator (KEG) is to convert the energy that is regularly wasted, into
electrical energy by taking the translational
motion in a workout and converting it to rotational motion for an electric motor. Though
there are similar products, none convert translational motion into electricity at the moment.
This team had three students.
Acknowledgements
The Francis Rhodes Montgomery Design
Competition was established in 1987 in memory of Francis R. Montgomery, retired Hawaiian
Electric Company, Inc. Vice-President of
Engineering, to further the field of Mechanical
Engineering. The Hawaii Section is grateful to
the DME for helping to perpetuate this competition. Coordinating this event for the DME were
Dr. A. Zachary Trimble, ASME Faculty Advisor,
and Dr. Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad, DME Chair
and UHM DME ABET Chair.
held in July, keep an eye out for our email
blasts for more information on that.
Our chapter is here as a resource for all
Construction Engineering and Management
professionals. If you have any questions
regarding any of our upcoming events, would
like to join our Ohana and become more
involved with the CMAA Hawaii Chapter or
would simply like to be added to our email list,
please email us at hawaii.cmaa@gmail.com.
Also please note that we have a new mailing
address; CMAA Hawaii, PO Box 531,
Honolulu, HI 96809 Looking for a CCM? The
current listing for all Hawaii CCMs can be
found here: https://cmaanet.org/certified-construction-managers-registry.
ASME,
CCMAA Hawaii Chapter
http://hawchapter.cmaa.org
Officers
President
Vice Pres.
Secretary
Treasurer
Past President
Directors
Derek Mukai
531.4252
President@cmaahawaiicmaa.org
Jeff Clark
225.6799
Vicepresident@cmaahawaii.org
Bill Thornton
651.4541
Secretary@cmaahawaii.org
Chandra Namumnart
561.7393
Treasurer@cmaahawaii.org
Tim Bramsen
256.5952
Hawaii.cmaa@gmail.com
Dustin Timm
256.2020
Mike Young
836.7787
Thank You all for your support in attending
our CMAA Hawaii 3rd Annual Chapter
Conference, which took place on Tuesday May
12th at the Ko’olau Ballrooms and Conference
Center was well attended and informative, look
for a write-up of our event in the upcoming
issue of BIH Magazine. Our next CMAA event
will be our upcoming Community Service
Activity, in May of 2015 when we will continue
our partnership with the Hawaii Judiciary,
Transforming the Honolulu boy’s home space
into Hale Hilina’i- a place of hope and safety for
Oahu’s at risk youth. This is a very rewarding
project that we are fortunate to have the opportunity to be involved with. If you would be interested in joining us (all are welcome), please let
us know. Our next bimonthly Luncheon will be
from page 4
years in ASHRAE, having been the Society
President in 1986-1987, and the Hawaii
Chapter President in 1989-1990. Currently, at
92, Kohloss is retired in Tucson, Arizona. If you
knew or met his wife Peggy, Fred reported that
she passed away in October 2009. They had
chosen Tucson over Hawaii because their
daughter Eleanor and family lived there, the
weather is pleasant, the facility is excellent,
and the city is familiar.
ASHRAE Tucson Chapter did an excellent
feature on Frederick H. Kohloss in an interview
in 2014, which can be found at
http://www.ashraetucson.org/history/memberprofiles/fred-kohloss/. In this interview, Fred
spoke about his association and friendship
with Francis R. Montgomery while Montgomery
was still with Hawaiian Electric Company. He
mentioned many other old-time Hawaii
Engineers he worked with many of whom I recognize. Frederick H. Kohloss is a very accomplished Engineer, a consummate role model for
the younger engineers. Now you know where
he is.
ASCE,
from page 6
• Environmental Engineer – Bishop & Co.
• Construction Manager – (Company withheld)
For further information on these job listings or
to find out how you can post job openings in
your company on this website, please visit
http://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.
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TELEPHONE: (808) 593-1676
FAX: (808) 593-1607
EMAIL: paren@pareninc.com
Pacific Geotechnical
Engineers, Inc.
Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants
94-417 Akoki Street
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797
(808) 678-8024 FAX (808) 678-8722
E-mail: pge@pacificgeotechnical.com
SHIMABUKURO, ENDO & YOSHIZAKI, INC.
Civil, Environmental & Structural Engineers
1126 12th Avenue, #309
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-3715
Phone: (808) 737-1875
Fax: (808) 734-5516
Email: seyeng@seyeng.com
Engineers, Surveyors, Planners
PHOENIX
INTERNATIONAL
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Phone: (808) 536-2705
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State Dept. of Transportation
R. M. TOWILL CORPORATION
Sato & Associates, Inc.
Consulting Engineers
CONSTRUCTION
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hawaii.gov/dot
Engineering transportation
solutions in Airports, Harbors,
Highways and Administration
1210 Ward Avenue, Suite 204
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808.536.1737
WALKER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Precast Concrete Products
Frederick K. Wong, PE
P.O. Box 1568
Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732
Maui (808) 877-3430
Fax (808) 871-7282
HAWAII COUNCIL OF
ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
P.O. Box 2873
Honolulu, Hawaii 96802
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BILLS ENGINEERING INC.
Civil Environmental Engineering
Tel: 808.792.2022
Fax: 808.792.2033
1124 Fort Street Mall
Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96813
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Multidiscipline Engineers
Maui – Honolulu brownandcaldwell.com
www.coffman.com
851 Fort Street
Suite 300
Honolulu, HI 96813
808.687.8884
MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.
A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP
1320 N SCHOOL ST., STE 1
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817
ENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.
(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
Phone: 591-8116
ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICAL
CONSULTANTS
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Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007
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Y. Ebisu & Associates
Engineering Concepts, Inc.
Acoustical and Electronic Engineers
Civil/Environmental/Sanitary Engineers
1126 12th Avenue, Room 305
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 735-1634
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Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010
Email: eci@ecihawaii.com
FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.
1357 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1530
Honolulu, HI 96814
Ph: 944-1821 • Fax: 946-9339
office@fukunagaengineers.com
www.fukunagaengineers.com
GEOLABS, INC.
Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services
2006 Kalihi Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
Phone: 841-5064
Fax: 847-1749
HIDA, OKAMOTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS
Honolulu 808.697.6200
Maui 808.359.2518
PACIFIC GUARDIAN TOWER
1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1120
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Phone: (808) 942-0066
Fax: (808) 947-7546
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Hirata & Associates, Inc.
Geotechnical Engineering
808.486.0787
www.hirata-hawaii.com
SAM O. HIROTA, INC.
Engineers & Surveyors
864 S. Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Telephone: 537-9971
INABA ENGINEERING, INC.
273 WAIANUENUE AVENUE
HILO, HAWAII 96720
Phone: (808) 961-3727 / Fax: (808) 935-8033
Civil Engineering • Land Surveying
Email: inabaeng@hawaii.rr.com
ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL
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Geotechnical Consultants
330 Ohukai Road, Suite 119
Kihei, Hawaii 96753
Phone: (808) 875-7355 Fax: (808) 875-7122
Email: ige@igehawaii.com
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NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.
CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926
NAKAMURA, OYAMA
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