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2015 ACECH Engineering Excellence Awards ResultsEach year the American Council of

Engineering Companies of Hawaii (ACECH)recognizes the outstanding achievements of itsmember firms with Engineering ExcellenceAwards. An esteemed panel of judges evalu-ated the entries based on the judging criteria ofuniqueness and originality; technical value tothe engineering profession; social and eco-nomic considerations; complexity; and meet-ing or exceeding owner/client needs. Thejudges assign projects to one of 3 levels withthe top project earning the Grand ConceptorAward, followed by Excellence and HonorAwards. A fourth award category is thePeople’s Choice Award, which is determinedby banquet attendees who cast their votesafter reviewing the project poster boardsbefore the awards program begins. This year’sawards banquet was held on January 18, 2015at the Ko‘olau Ballrooms. The awardees arelisted below:

Grand Conceptor AwardStream Bank Scarp Stabilization and Protectionat the Riverside Apartments, Hilo, HawaiiNominated by Yogi Kwong Engineers, LLCOwner/Rep: UHC 00382 Hilo, L.P.

Excellence AwardHana Highway Route 360 Emergency RepairsNominated by AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Owner/Rep: State of Hawaii Department ofTransportation

People’s Choice & Honor AwardWarrior Recreation Center at the University ofHawaii, Manoa Nominated by Wilson Okamoto CorporationOwner/Rep: University of Hawaii

Honor Awards• Manele Small Boat Harbor Tsunami Damage

ResponseNominated by Bow Engineering &Development, Inc.Owner/Rep: State of Hawaii Department ofLand and Natural Resources• ‘Ihi‘ihilauakea BridgeNominated by Bowers+Kubota ConsultingOwner/Rep: State of Hawaii, Department of

Transportation)• Statewide Pedestrian Master PlanNominated by CH2M Hill Inc.Owner/Rep: State of Hawaii, Department ofTransportation)

At its annual awards banquet, held onJanuary 18, 2015, the American Council ofEngineering Companies of Hawaii presentedthe 2015 ACECH Grand Conceptor Award tothe Stream Bank Scarp Stabilization andProtection at the Riverside Apartments, Hilo,Hawaii.

Riverside Apartments Dangerously Closeto Steep Riverbank.

Completed Scarp Slope Stabilization.

Grand Conceptor Award Winning Teamfrom Left to Right: Eva Ng, ShentangWang, Kealohi Sandefeur, Delene Osorio,Pierre Rousseau, Leana Choy, and WayneHiguchi

2015 OAHU CHAPTER MATHCOUNTS COMPETITIONThe 32nd Oahu Chapter MATHCOUNTS

Competition was held Saturday, February 7,2015, at the Kamehameha Schools MiddleSchool campus. The testing was in the KalamaDining Hall where 28 Oahu middle schoolteams competed for the six places that movesthem on to the State Competition on Saturday,March 7, 2015. A total of 245 students mainlyfrom the 7th and 8th grades competed for topscorer distinction and to help their teams takethe first place honor. After all the scores weretallied first place went to Punahou’ s Ryan Park,followed in order by Kent Kiyama ofWashington Middle School, Tetsuto Nagashimaof Punahou, Seobeen Chang, KennethNguyen, Kenny Thai, Haeri Kim, Kenso Kume,and Misato Nasu, all of Washington. In tenthplace was Kawananakoa’s Jacinda Chen. Thecombined scores of the Sprint and Targetrounds determined the mathlete placement.

With seven mathletes in the top ten,Washington Middle School team took firstplace. Team members are Haeri Kim, KentKiyama, Kenso Kume, and Kenny Thai. TheWashington coach is Sung Park, assisted byChristine Routon. Washington was followed inorder by Punahou, Kawananakoa Middle,Iolani, Mililani Middle, and HighlandsIntermediate. These are the six teams movingon to the March 7 State Competition. The

placement of teams is determined by addingteam members’ individual scores plus theTeam Round score. Rounding out the top tenschools were Kahuku Intermediate seventh,Hawaii Technology Academy eighth, Niu ValleyIntermediate Ninth, and Wahiawa Middle tenth.

Other awards presented included for “BestNew School,” Our Lady of Perpetual Help, andfor “Most Improved School,” Kaimuki Christian.

First place Washington team with theawards presenters, L-R: Lynne Unemori,Dewey Gottlieb, Coach Sung Park, KensoKume, Haeri Kim, Kenny Thai, KentKiyama, Coach Christine Routon, CarolKellett, and Dale Hahn.

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Hawaii Chapter would like to announce itsofficers for 2015. Tyler Sugihara of the City andCounty of Honolulu Department of FacilityMaintenance will be the incoming President.Tyler will be joined by Victor Valdez of SSFMInternational, Ryan Char of Group 70International and Darin Izon of Brown andCaldwell. Victor, Ryan and Darin will serverespectively as Vice President, Treasurer andSecretary. As outgoing President, KenKawahara of Akinaka & Associates will serveas Past President.

The annual Education Fund Golf Tournamentwill be held Friday, April 10, 2015, at the AlaWai Golf Course. Proceeds will sustain theChapter’s education fund which provides annu-al monetary awards at the Hawaii StateScience and Engineering Fair and annual par-tial scholarships towards higher educationtuition to eligible students who major in a publicworks-related field.

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2014-2015 OFFICERSChair: Dean Borges Chair-elect: Les KempersSecretary: Joanne HiramatsuTreasurer: Stephanie Doan

SOC Representative AlternateAACE J. UnoACECH K. HayashidaAPWA J. Hiramatsu ASCE D. Barsana R. BabcockASHRAE P. ScottASME D. Kam D. SatoCMAA C. LumEAH H. WiigEWBH W. Wong N. WatersFALEA F.T. Cruzata G. AlbanoHSPE M. Stevenson K. KunimineIEEE G. Torigoe ITE W. YamamotoSAME B. ZachmeierSEAOH A. AgapaySFPE S. DannawaySWE C. JowUHM CoE S.K. Choi

Preparation classes for the “Planning &Scheduling Professional” and “Certified CostProfessional” accreditation exams were heldon February 5, 6 & 7, 2015. Kristy Kastner andGregg Treese from HART, Jeanette Roberts ofHECO and Mike Bensussen from the Universityof Washington attended the PSP course on the5th. These same students were joined byRichard Koong, Tommy Uno, David Ladines,Brett Katayama and Joe Uno all from J. Uno &Associates, Inc. for the CCP course on the 6th& 7th.

Please join us on LinkedIn. Look for “AACEHawai‘i Section”!

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Hawaii Section 2014-2015 OFFICERSwww.aacehawaii.orgPresident Kristy Kastner, PSPVice President Greg TreeseSecretary Maelyn UyeharaTreasurer Cristo RojasDirector of Certification Stephen Jacobson, CCPDirector of Communications Joseph Uno, LEED AP BD+CDirector of Membership/Webmaster David Ladines

Join us at the 15th Annual College ofEngineering Dinner!Thursday, April 23, 20155:00 p.m. - Student/Faculty Exhibits andCocktails6:30 p.m. - Dinner and ProgramHawai‘i Convention Center, Kalakaua Ballroom

Please join us for the 15th Annual College ofEngineering Dinner honoring the college’s long

tradition of engineering excellence. Visit withfaculty, students, fellow alumni and friends anddiscover the latest news about the college.Honoring Distinguished Alumna Award:Sheryl Nojima, Procipal, Gray, Hong Nojima &

Associates, Inc.Outstanding Service Award: Scott Seu, Vice

President, System Operation, HECO.$250 per person or table sponsorship:Platinum $10,000Gold $5,000Silver $3,500Bronze $2,500

With your permission, we would like to seat afaculty or student at your table. (Tables seat 10)

Mail checks made payable to:UHF/COECollege of Engineering2540 Dole StreetHolmes Hall 240Honolulu, HI 96822ATTN: Jean ImadaRSVP by April 1, 2015 to Jean Imada at (808)

956-5112 or [email protected] proceeds will be used to benefit current

and prospective College of Engineering stu-dent programs. Last year, more than $100,000was raised in support of the College ofEngineering. Mahalo!

Deadline forWiliki

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2014-2015 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident: Glenn Miyasato, P.E. 488-7579 email: [email protected]: Benjamin Rasa, P.E. 531-1308 email: [email protected] President: Timothy Goshi, P.E. 791-3966 email: [email protected]: Lara Karamatsu, P.E. 566-2227 email: [email protected]: Eric Arakawa, P.E. 596-7790 email: [email protected] Pres: Brian Enomoto, P.E. 388-5559 email: [email protected] President: Puna Kaneakua, P.E. 593-1116 email: [email protected]

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

2014-2015 YMF OfficersPuna Kaneakua, [email protected] Tanaka, Vice [email protected] Leong, [email protected] Urabe, [email protected] Sugibayashi, Past [email protected]

William (Bill) Lee, PE PresidentDonna Kishi President-ElectDean Borges, PE Vice PresidentKevin Luoma, PE SecretaryMofazzal Mir, PE TreasurerBarry Jim On, PE Past PresidentRichard Beall, PE Board of GovernorsRyan Chang, PE Board of GovernorsMatthew Tio Board of GovernorsDean Oakley Board of GovernorsDavid Parke Board of Governors

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

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

MARCH DINNER MEETINGProgram: Draft Provisions for Tsunami Loadsand Effects Near Approval for ASCE 7-16InclusionSpeaker: Professor Ian N. Robertson, S.E.,University of Hawaii at ManoaSponsor: Simpson Strong-Tie Synopsis: In February 2011, the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers, ASCE, formed a newsubcommittee to develop design provisions forTsunami Loads and Effects (TLE). There is cur-rently no standard in the US for tsunami design,even though five Western states (California,Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii) areexposed to severe tsunami threats. The TLEsubcommittee consists of 18 members and 12associate members and has spent the pastfour years developing a new chapter for ASCE7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings andOther Structures. These design provisions arenearing final approval by the main committeeof ASCE 7 for inclusion in the 2016 edition ofthe ASCE 7 standard.

This presentation will give an overview of thedraft Tsunami Loads and Effects chapter ofASCE 7, highlighting how many of the loadingexpressions were developed based on labora-tory experiments and post-tsunami observa-tions. Results of a number of example tsunamidesigns of both concrete and steel buildingswill be included.Date: Thursday, March 19th, 2015Location: HASR BistroTime: 5:30 p.m. Social Time

6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Program

Menu: Multi-entrée buffetCost: $30.00 for ASCE/ SEI Hawaii

Section and SEAOH Members $35.00 for Non-Members andGuests $20.00 for University of Hawaii atManoa Student Chapter Members

Reservations: Please make checks payableto “ASCE Hawaii Section” and mail to EricArakawa, ASCE Hawaii Section Treasurer, TheLimtiaco Consulting Group, 1622 KanakanuiStreet, Honolulu, HI 96817, by Tuesday, March10th, 2015. Phone/email RSVP by Wednesday,March 11th, 2015, (808) 596-7790 or email [email protected]. No shows will bebilled.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: February 3, 2015Next meeting: March 3, 2015

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 semi-

nars and computer workshops each year on awide variety of technical, management, andregulatory topics. These seminars are held inmore than 45 cities across the U.S. In addition,ASCE offers customized on-site training andmany distance learning programs, includinglive interactive web/teleconference seminars,online courses and courses on CD, videotape,and audiotape. Please visit http://www.asce-hawaii.org/links.html and click on ASCENational for complete details.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserv-ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808-0917. If you have anyquestions, please contact Brian Enomoto at388-5559, or [email protected].

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-

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

Honolulu• 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• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International• Construction Manager – (Company withheld)

For further information on these job listings orto find out how you can post job openings inyour company on this website, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.

YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. at HoloholoBar & Grill. If you are interested in attending tofind out what the YMF is all about, contact YMFat [email protected].

Makapuu Lighthouse Trail HikeBy Emily Dong & Austin Wong, Social Co-Chairs

On Saturday, January 25, 2015, the YMF

Hawaii hosted its Fourth Annual Hike atMakapuu Lighthouse Trail. There were 9 atten-dees comprising of YMF members, friends,families and a dog. The hike started on a cool,sunny 8:00 a.m. morning. ASCE providedwater and light snacks. The MakapuuLighthouse Trail is a mile long paved path withpanoramic views of the south eastern neighborislands of Molokai and Lanai. At the summit,crystal clear views were seen of Kailua andWaimanalo on the eastern shore and SandyBeach Park on the south shore. Attendeeswere treated to humpback whales seen splashing and spouting. Thanks to all whocame out!

2015 MATHCOUNTS Oahu ChapterCompetitionBy Lori Higashi & David Miyasaki,Community Service Co-Chairs

On February 7, 2015, 16 ASCE YMF mem-bers graciously spent their Saturday morningvolunteering at the MATHCOUNTS OahuChapter competition at Kamehameha School.This competition involved 6th-8th grade stu-dents from schools all over Oahu. The mathskills of these students were put to the test asthey were challenged to solve a series of mathproblems within a given time limit. YMF mem-bers helped by tallying the results for three dif-ferent rounds: Sprint, Target & Team. Thank youto all the volunteers for coming out to help withthis event, we had a great turn out. And spe-cial thanks to Ed Chang for giving YMF theopportunity to participate, we look forward tohelping every year.

CCMAA Hawaii Chapterhttp://hawchapter.cmaa.org

OfficersPresident Derek Mukai 531.4252 [email protected] Pres. Jeff Clark 225.6799 [email protected] Secretary Bill Thornton 651.4541 [email protected] Treasurer Chandra Namumnart 561.7393 [email protected] Past President Tim Bramsen 256.5952 [email protected] Dustin Timm 256.2020 Mike Young 836.7787

The AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

www.asme-hi.com

ASME-HI 2014-2015 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 [email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966 [email protected] Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 [email protected] Kory Ikeda 628-1231HCES Rep: Derick KamAlternate: Derek Sato

http://www.hawaiispe.org/

HSPE Officers, 2014 to 2015Darren Okimoto [email protected] Beck [email protected] Kunimune [email protected] Dubois Past President/[email protected] Stevenson NSPE HOD [email protected] Nakamoto Educational [email protected] Botticelli Kona-Kohala [email protected] Mandy Saito Maui Chapter Director [email protected]

Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: March 31, 2015, TuesdayTime: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria

Conference RoomAgenda: Planning for the Francis R.

Montgomery Design Competition inMay.

All members are invited and encouraged toattend our meetings. There are always lots offree pizza and soft drinks. Please contactChairman Derek Sato or Ed Chang for direc-tions and for more information, such as parkingwithin Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenue facili-ties.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING HELDJANUARY 20, 2015

Meeting was held in the HECO Ward Avenuecafeteria and the following are additional notes

2014-2015 Maui Chapter HSPE Officers:President: Irina Constantinescu, PE, LEED APVice President: Mike Silva, PE, LS, LEED APSecretary: Troy Ching, PE, LEED APTreasurer:Theresa Nunan, PEState Director: Mandy Saito, PE, LEED AP

In celebration of Engineers Week the MauiChapter of the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers (HSPE) put on various events toincrease the understanding and appreciationfor the field of engineering during the month ofFebruary. The Maui Chapter promotes the vitalrole engineers have in protecting the health,safety, and welfare of the community. Theevents included the following.

Proclamation Signing with the Mayor: OnFebruary 2nd, 2015 the HSPE Maui Chapterboard and HSPE President met with MayorAlan Arakawa to sign a proclamation, to offi-cially declare Engineers Week in Maui County.

Project of the Year: The Project of the Yearcompetition recognized projects completedduring the 2014 calendar year. A selectedpanel of the Maui Chapter of HSPE was tochoose the project to highlight based on engi-neering difficulty, construction difficulty, envi-ronmental considerations, and public benefit.The selected project will be featured in an arti-cle in the Maui News Engineers Week supple-ment. All project entries were on exhibit to thepublic at the County building during EngineersWeek. For additional information please contact Fiona Van Ammers at [email protected].

HSPE Maui Chapter Scholarship: TheHSPE Maui Chapter is offering two $1,000scholarships to graduating seniors entering anaccredited College of Engineering. For addi-tional information please contact MarkMatsuda at [email protected].

Maui Chapter MATHCOUNTSCompetition: The annual Maui ChapterMATHCOUNTS competition was held at MauiWaena Intermediate School on February 7th,2015. Public and private middle schools partic-ipated in the event. Winners of the competitionadvanced to the State Competition to representMaui County. For additional information contactMandy Saito at [email protected].

Introduce a Girl to Engineering: The HSPEMaui Chapter assisted the Maui EconomicDevelopment Board’s Women in TechnologyProject for the 15th annual Introduce a Girl toEngineering. All 7th and 8th grade girls were

invited to participate in the program onThursday, February 26th. Volunteer engineersexposed girls to the field of engineering toencourage them to become engineers. Foradditional information contact Mapu Quitazol [email protected].

Career Shadowing: High School Studentswere invited to participate in the CareerShadowing program on Friday, February 27th,2015. Volunteer engineers from various firmsintroduced students to the field of engineeringby visiting both their office and project sites.For additional information, contact Derek Onoat [email protected].

Engineers Week Banquet: To culminateEngineers Week 2015, the HSPE Maui ChapterBanquet was held at Lei’s Class Act Restaurantat the University of Hawaii Maui College onSaturday, February 28th, 2015. The guestspeaker was Alice Lee, President of GO Maui,who gave a presentation on the ChallengesFacing Maui County. In addition, the HSPEMaui Chapter recognized the chapter MATH-COUNTS winners, the scholarship recipients,and The Project of the Year winner. For addi-tional information, please contact Mike Silva [email protected].

Math Matters Competition: The annualMath Matters Invitational MathematicsCompetition was held on Saturday, March 7th,2015 at Maui Waena Intermediate School. Allpublic and private elementary schools wereinvited to form a team consisting of four stu-dents from grades 3-5. For additional informa-tion please contact Eric Matsuda at [email protected].

from the Student Section:• Tour of the HECO Kahe Plant is being

planned through Derek Sato.• A professional networking event is sched-

uled for the Hale Koa Hotel on Sunday, May3, 2015. It will be a brunch from 10:30 a.m. –2:30 p.m. The students are requesting SeniorSection participation. A past attendee notedthat attendance of these events has beenpoor and that it may be time to seek otheravenues. Please contact Derek Sato for moreinformation.

• Valentine’s Day rose sale planned with theprofits going towards future robotics classes.It was mentioned that prospective ME stu-dents were interested in continuing roboticsin college and that there were little or no col-lege-level activities.

• A point system program planned for StudentSection members, in hopes to increasemembership and retain members. Therewards may include discounts for ASMEevents, both locally and on the mainland.Senior Section members are looking forwardto what the students devise.

ASME-HI MEMBER IS A 2015 UHAADAARECIPIENT

Stanford B.C. Yuen will be honored as a 2015University of Hawaii Alumni AssociationDistinguished Alumni. Yuen was nominated byASME-HI. The awards dinner is planned forMay 13, 2015 at the Sheraton Waikiki. Readabout the 2015 Distinguished Alumni awards inthe UH Alumni Association website.

2015 MATHCOUNTS OAHU CHAPTER COM-PETITION VOLUNTEERS

Ed Chang, Hawaii MATHCOUNTS SteeringCommittee member in charge of recruitingproctor and scorer volunteers for the competi-tion, recognizes and thanks the following orga-nizations for their participation and help:• ASCE-YMF and Lori Higashi, David Miyasaki

(coordinators)• ASME-HI• Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kevin

Araki (coordinator)About 12 proctors and 80 scorers are need-

ed so the competition can run smoothly andcomplete in reasonable time. These organiza-tions year-after-year provide the necessaryhelp to conduct the competitions.

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2015 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPosition Officer PhonePresident Fernando Frontera 781-2802 [email protected] President Jeffrey Hanyu [email protected] Joshua Tyau 535-3012 [email protected] Jinghai Yang 791-3947 [email protected] (Yr 2) Paul Kane III 537-2811 [email protected] (Yr 2) Tim Waite 479-1216 [email protected] (Yr 1) Dennis Sakamoto 682-5737 [email protected] (Yr 1) Gaur Johnson 956-2377 [email protected] President Ethan Okuna 945-0198 x103 [email protected]

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

2014-16 Officers/BoDirectorsPresident: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAVP/Pres-Elect: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED APSecretary: Maritez A. MarquezTreasurer: Riza Marie R. Gatdula, EITAss’t Treas: Belinda P.TeguiAuditor: Ramon B. Bonoan, Jr., LEED GABus. Manager: Ferdinand B. Guinto, PEPress Rel. Off: John C. Ramos, PE, CSPPast President: Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat, PEHCES Rep: Francisco T. Cruzata, AIAAlternate: Gene C. Albano, Jr., PE, LEED AP

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HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGFebruary 4, 2015

SEAOH Email DistributionPlease check your email settings to ensure

that SEAOH email address [email protected] and [email protected] areadded as a trusted email. We wouldn’t wantyou to miss out on the latest news and events!

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events

March 19: 2015 ASCE/SEI/SEAOH JointDinner. Location at HASR Bistro. Presentationby Professor Ian Roberston S.E. on “DraftProvisions for Tsunami Loads and Effects NearApproval for ASCE 7-16 Inclusion”.

SEAOH RenewalsSEAOH membership renewal forms have

been sent out to all members. Please com-plete forms and send membership dues byMarch 7, 2015.

SEAOH Governing DocumentsAlso included with this year’s renewal forms

are important updates to the SEAOH governingdocuments (the Charter of Incorporation andBylaws). The current and proposed versionscan be found on our website at http://www.seaoh.org/about/bylaws-charter/. Please con-tact any officer if you would like a hardcopy.You have the option to vote for or against theproposed bylaws and charter. Please send inballots with membership renewals.

SEAOH Building Code CommitteeSEAOH is looking for our best and brightest

members to serve on the SEAOH BuildingCode Committee. Our committee plays a keyrole in the State Building Code Council’s current efforts to adopt the 2012 IBC. If you are interested in serving on this committeeplease contact Gaur Johnson ([email protected]).

New MemberRyan Lawton of Kawikas Painting Inc. has

been accepted as an Affiliate member.

New Member ApplicationsApplication for Brian Ching, Kai Hawaii, for

Allied Membership, has been received and isopen for comments from the membership.

Missing MembersPlease contact Membership Chairperson,

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

Next MeetingThe next SEAOH Board of Directors and

Officers meeting will be on March 4, 2015. Forlocation, contact SEAOH President FernandoFrontera (781-2802 [email protected]).

FEBRUARY 2015 BOARD MEETING:

TREASURER’S REPORT – President FrankCruzata reported that $1,000 from the FALEAFoundation account was used as deposit toDole Cannery for this year’s Christmas Party inDecember. This was done ahead of time toalleviate “last minute” difficulties in getting aplace on a specific date to have our annualyear-end celebration, and awarding of scholar-ships. The new venue was the Board Members’consensus following an eMail discussion ofvarious options in January.

MEMBERSHIP – Frank encouraged theMembership Committee to recruit more mem-bers. All new members will receive the newly-designed Membership Certificate, as well as aT-Shirt with the redesigned logo.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – TheEIT/FE Saturday Review is presently beingorganized by Elvi, Tez, Belinda and Ramon.The timetable has become more “flexible” as itis now up to the individual to set up his/herschedule to take the test when ready. SafetyTraining will be scheduled by John and Rogerafter the EIT/FE Review.

2015 HCES BANQUET – This will be held onSaturday, the 28th of February. Gene Albano ishandling the FALEA list of attendees & reserva-tions. Susan Mukai, PE was selected as theYoung Engineer of the Year by a Committeeheaded by FALEA, and one of four otherAwards that will be presented during the ban-quet.

P.O. Box 88840Honolulu, HI 96830Website: www.acechawaii.org

2014-2015 Board of DirectorsPresident

William Bow, Bow Engineering & DevelopmentPresident-Elect

Robin Lim, GeolabsTreasurer

Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalSecretary

Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersNational Director

Sheryl Nojima, Gray Hong Nojima & AssociatesPast President

Beverly Ishii-Nakayama, Shigemura LauSakanashi Higuchi & Associates

DirectorsGarret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc. Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates

ACECH Honors Lennox Nishimura withKako‘o Award

Honolulu, HI – The American Council ofEngineering Companies of Hawaii (ACECH)honored Lennox Nishimura, with the organiza-tion’s Kako‘o Award at its 2015 EngineeringExcellence Awards banquet held on January18th. The Hawaiian word Kako‘o, expressesthe concept of providing support, assistanceand mentorship. The Kako‘o award was creat-ed in 2014 to recognize individuals who pro-vide extraordinary service to ACECH and makeoutstanding contributions that improve thelandscape for Hawaii engineering firms.

“It is our great honor to bestow LennoxNishimura with the Kako‘o Award,” said ACEChpresident William Bow. “Lennox has been aquiet but steady force in supporting ACECHover the last 30 years.”

In the early 1990s, Lennox served asPresident and National Director of ACECH.And in 1999, he chaired the ACECH ArmyCorps of Engineers (ACOE) Liaison Committeewhich was instrumental in convincing theACOE to team with the A-E community andstart the annual ACOE workshop. This hasgreatly opened up communication with theACOE over the years.

Lennox has distinguished himself on thenational level as a Board Member andChairman of the ACEC College of Fellows

Left to Right: William Bow, LennoxNishimura

Excellence Awards Results,from page 1

Deep soil erosion along a portion of theWailuku River, whose riverbank was less than10 feet from the non-profit Riverside Apartmentbuilding, threatened to undermine the shallowspread footing foundation of this multi-storyapartment building. The dangerously closeproximity of the steep and marginally stableslope also threatened the safety of the manyfamilies living in this 73-unit affordable housingcomplex in Hilo, Hawaii. The design and con-struction to stabilize the riverbank was severelyconstrained by the limited construction accessto the riverbank near the Riverside Apartments.Moreover, access to the riverbank via theWailuku River was prohibited unless an ArmyCorps Clean Water Act Section 404 permit wasobtained, a lengthy process which would havetaken two years or more causing the non-profitowner of the Riverside Apartments to not qual-ify for much sought after federal tax credits.

Highly competitive low-income tax credits,awarded by the Hawaii Housing Finance &Development Corporation (HHFDC), was cru-cial to the financial viability of the project.During the planning stages, YKE provided crit-ical testimony to HHFDC to ease concerns thatsuch an unprecedented and high risk projectcould be designed, permitted and constructedon-time and on budget. HHFDC finally award-ed BIFH/UHC the low-income tax credits andYKE began the permitting and design process.

Utilizing investigative field data gathered byconventional exploratory drilling; geologicmapping; and geophysical surveying, an inno-vative design approach was developed incor-porating small-diameter soil nails and rockanchors tied to a reinforced shotcrete mat. Thenails, anchors, and shotcrete mat could beinstalled by small equipment enabling con-struction within the narrow access to the site.The anchors stabilization system was designedto derive significant stabilization capacity frombasalt lava on both sides of the deep, soft, vol-canic ash. Permitting and design were com-

(COF) in 2005-2006, and Chair of their AwardsCommittee overseeing the ACEC CommunityService Awards, the ACEC ScholarshipProgram, and the Young Professional of theYear Award, which he still continues to dotoday.

Under Lennox’s leadership, the ACECScholarship Programs grew from two to fourscholarships with the addition of the SmallFirms Council Scholarship and the CASEScholarship. In addition, COF’s YoungProfessional of the Year Award has grown inlocal and national recognition. Lennox playeda key role in recognizing the young engineersnominated by the various professional soci-eties and associations. In 2010, Lennox wasalso recognized on the national level receivingthe ACEC Chairman’s Award which is reservedfor outstanding service and contributions to theorganization.

UPCOMING ACECH EVENTSAnnual MeetingDate: April 9, 2015Time: 8:00 amLocation: Honolulu Country Club Topic: Annual Meeting i. ACEC Hawaii Business (committee reports,

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pleted in only 7 months and construction wasalso completed in 7 months which met the tightschedule necessary to qualify for federal taxcredits which were essential to the project’sfinancial viability. Furthermore, the stabiliza-tion project not only prevented the U. S.Housing and Urban Development agency fromforeclosing on this much needed affordablehousing project bit it also preserved their con-tinued rental assistance subsidies.

Second place Punahou team, L-R: CoachTodd Chow-Hoy, Clarise Huang, AkshayChekuri, Ryan Park, and TetsutoNagashima.

An unofficial Countdown Round was held forfun pitting the top 12 individual scorers againsteach other in pairs. In the end the winner wasKent Kiyama with Ryan Park in second place.

Hawaii MATHCOUNTS is organized and sup-ported by the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers (HSPE) with the help of a steeringcommittee composed of educators and engi-neers. The major sponsor is Hawaiian ElectricCompany, Inc. providing financial support andscoring volunteers. With 28 teams and 133individuals, up to 80 scorers and 12 proctorsare needed. Scoring help came from HawaiianElectric Company, U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers (USACE), ASCE Young MembersForum (YMF), and ASME. Kevin Araki recruitedUSACE volunteers, and Lori Higashi and DavidMiyasaki helped assemble the ASCE YMF vol-unteers.

The Oahu Chapter Competition was honoredto have as the awards presenters DeweyGottlieb, Hawaii DOE Educational Specialist forMathematics; Dale Hahn, Senior Policy Advisorto Senator Brian Schatz; Carol Kellett, 29-yearMATHCOUNTS volunteer; and Lynne Unemori,Vice President, Corporate Communications,Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc. The Master ofCeremonies was Lou Muzzarini, retired USACEwho doubles as the competition moderator.

Hawaii MATHCOUNTS thanks theKamehameha Schools for hosting the OahuChapter Competition. They will also host theState Competition on Saturday, March 7, 2015.The State Competition will have the six Oahuschools competing with outer island schools todetermine the Hawaii team competing in the2015 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS NationalCompetition on Friday, May 8, 2015 in Boston,MA.

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