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Full-Time Engineering & Aerospace High School Program Launches at Maryknoll School

Mx Scholar Program for STEM & Aerospacestudents will use CAD software starting intheir freshman year of high school.

Hawaii’s engineers of tomorrow will soonhave an opportunity to gain a head start ontheir STEM careers with a new full-time, STEM-integrated high school curriculum that is thefirst of its kind in the state. Maryknoll School’snew Mx Scholar Program for STEM &Aerospace will enable high school students toaccelerate their learning and focus on solvingreal-world problems through engineering, sci-ence and technology. The program is currentlyaccepting applications for students entering9th grade or 10th grade for next fall. Fewerthan 100 openings are available for this presti-gious and state of-the-art program.

The U.S. Department of Commerce esti-mates that jobs in science, technology, engi-neering and math will grow 17 percent by2018, nearly double the growth for non-STEMfields. The Mx STEM & Aerospace curriculum isdesigned to prepare students to fill the over 1.2million new STEM jobs that are expected to becreated.

That’s the goal of STEM engineer Adria Fung,one of the program’s specialist instructors, whodiscovered her own passion for engineeringand mathematics at a young age. She joinedthe robotics club at her high school, and wenton to major in robotics engineering atWorcester Polytechnic Institute inMassachusetts and intern at NASA’s AmesRobotics Academy before returning home.

“Growing up in Hawaii, I’ve seen STEM andengineering fields really grow, but we’re notwhere we need to be yet,” Fung said. “I reallywanted to come back to Hawaii and get peoplewho are passionate about STEM and engineer-ing ready for the next level. I feel very fortunatefor the opportunity to work with Maryknoll onthis very exciting program.”

Mx STEM & Aerospace offers her a chanceto help provide an immersive STEM environ-

ment for a truly unique four-year high schoolexperience. Starting in the 9th grade, studentswill learn to use and apply computer-aideddesign (CAD) software through a curriculumequivalent to a traditional college freshmancourse. Other courses will cover advancedcourses such as principles of engineering, digital electronics, aerospace engineering,computer programming, game developmentand Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone,design and construction.

In addition, students will learn aviation sci-ence by studying actual aircraft at HonoluluInternational Airport through Maryknoll School’sunique partnership with the Hawaii Wing ofCivil Air Patrol. Maryknoll School’s CadetSquadron is one of the largest units in theHawaii Wing and one of the largest squadronsin the nation embedded in a Catholic privateschool. Interested students can even learn tofly planes and earn their FAA private pilot’slicense before they graduate from high school.

Partnerships with Leading EngineeringFirms

To provide these high school students withexperience in the workforce and additionalguidance as they look at colleges and careers,Maryknoll School is forming partnerships withleading national and local companies andengineering firms.

Leading global defense and aerospace firmBAE Systems assisted Maryknoll in designingthe four-year curriculum. Susan Peckham,hardware engineering director with BAESystems, believes the future of Maryknoll stu-dents achieving in the STEM fields is brightwhen they are given opportunities in this inno-vative program.

“It is in our best interest to give them thebuilding blocks to learn the fundamentalsbehind STEM and also the fundamentals of

life,” Peckham said. “The Mx STEM &Aerospace Program will teach them skills ofcommunication, compromise, teamwork andso much more.”

Chad McDonald, senior vice president ofMitsunaga & Associates, another of the pro-gram’s first partners, believes the Mx STEM &Aerospace Program will help students becomeinnovators, problem solvers and leaders.

McDonald stated, “As a practicing engineerwith local roots, I was very impressed with whatthe Maryknoll Mx STEM & Aerospace Programoffers students in terms of their advanced cur-riculum, project-based learning, internshipsand mentorship program.”

Other program partners include: design andarchitecture firm Fung Associates; generalengineering firm Structural Systems, Inc.;Hawaii’s leading fixed-base operator AirService Hawaii; STEM education companyElemental Minds; the Hawaii Drone Academy;and the Pacific Aviation Museum. Partners arebecoming involved in a variety of ways, includ-ing providing curriculum enrichment, mentorsand internships.

Maryknoll School is continuing to look foradditional partners who are interested in devel-oping top local talent in engineering, technolo-gy and aerospace. Mx STEM & Aerospace stu-dents will be prepared for quality internshipsduring high school through the program’s rigor-ous curriculum and focus on leadership devel-opment.

Will Bow, another of the specialist instructorsand the program’s internship lead, is lookingforward to helping students explore their careerpossibilities and drawing upon his own experi-ence at his father’s firm, Bow Engineering. “Theprogram is exciting because it places studentscloser to the careers that they’ve heard somuch about,” said Bow.

Students in the Mx Scholar Program for STEM & Aerospace will be part of Maryknoll School’sCivil Air Patrol Squadron and can earn their private pilot’s license before graduating.

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A reminder that nominations are beingsought for Engineer of the Year and YoungEngineer of the Year candidates. Nominationforms are available on the HCES and HSPEwebsites. The awardees will be presented atthe 2016 Engineer’s Week Banquet in February,2016. Please contact HSPE’s Kurt Kunimune [email protected] for nomi-nation forms. Nominations will be due byDecember 31, 2015. Mahalo!

On November 10, 2015, NSPE president TimAustin, P.E., F.NSPE submitted a letter to theeditor in response to an article by Ian Bogostin The Atlantic that says computer program-mers, who call themselves “engineers” areundermining “a long tradition of designing andbuilding infrastructure in the public interest.”

Read more at http://www.nspe.org/resources/blogs/nspe-blog/the-cheapening-the-engineer-title.

In his letter, Mr. Austin notes:

“Ian Bogost’s article “Programmers: StopCalling Yourselves Engineers” gives muchneeded and long overdue attention to thecheapening of the “engineer” title. In hisNovember 5, 2015, article in The Atlantic, IanBogost brings to light a pervasive problem thatlicensed professional engineers have beenworking to address for decades: that many“engineers” by title are, in fact, not engineers.Engineering is a learned profession. As alicensed professional engineer, or PE, my fore-most priority is protecting the public health,safety and welfare by carefully designing,building, and maintaining systems.

For more than a century, the licensing of pro-fessional engineers in the US has protected thepublic from unqualified actors performing engi-neering services. The “engineerwashing” ofsoftware development is just the latest exampleof an industry pilfering the engineer title to cre-ate the appearance of credibility at the public’sexpense.

As Bogost notes, engineering is as much acivic profession as it is a technical profession.Licensed professional engineers know thiswell. They follow a code of ethics that placesthe protection of the public health, safety, andwelfare above all other considerations; andthey dedicate themselves to professional con-duct based on honesty, integrity, impartiality,fairness, and equity.

Years ago, the National Society ofProfessional Engineers recognized that thepeople who design software systems that have

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a direct impact on the public health, safety, andwelfare should follow the same standards asprofessional engineers. Now, thanks to thework of NSPE, IEEE, and the other members ofthe Software Engineering LicensureConsortium, software engineers have a clearpath to professional licensure.

As artificial intelligence, driverless cars, andother technologies advance, society stands tobenefit greatly. But there’s also the very realpotential for great harm. The public deservesto know that the people designing those sys-tems are qualified and place paramount impor-tance on public safety.”

Please note that the views expressed by Mr.Austin are those of the author and do not nec-essarily represent the views of and should notbe attributable to the National Society ofProfessional Engineers or the Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers.

Recap – November 10 General MembershipMeeting

A General Membership Meeting was heldNovember 10 at McCoy Pavilion at Ala MoanaBeach Park. The meeting featured the City andCounty of Honolulu’s Complete Streets check-list, a tool that will be used to implement provi-sions of the Complete Streets Ordinance.

A future general membership meeting featur-ing the Complete Streets Design Manual will beforthcoming early next year. Please checkhawaii.apwa.net for additional information onthis and other upcoming events.

Website: hawaii.apwa.net

Hawaii Chapter 2015 OfficersPresident Tyler Sugihara 768-3600 [email protected] Victor Valdez 356-1281 [email protected] Ryan Char 523-5866 [email protected] Darin Izon 523-8499 [email protected] Pres Ken Kawahara, 836-1900 [email protected]

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2014-2015 OFFICERSChair: Les Kempers Chair-elect: Stephanie DoanSecretary: Kristen YoshidaTreasurer: Joanne HiramatsuSOC Representative AlternateAACE J. UnoACECH K. KawaharaAPWA J. Hiramatsu ASCE G. Miyasato B. RasaASHRAE P. ScottASME D. Kam D. SatoCMAA T. BramsenEAH H. WiigFALEA F.T. Cruzata HSPE M. Stevenson K. KunimineIEEE G. TorigoeITE W. YamamotoSAME B. ZachmeierSEAOH D. SakamotoSFPE S. DannawaySWE C. JowUHM CoE S.K. Choi

NOMINATIONS WANTEDNominations are requested to honor

Hawaii’s outstanding engineers to be rec-ognized at the Engineers Week Banqueton February 27, 2016.

HCES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTAWARD recognizes the lifetime achieve-ments of an outstanding retired engineerand is bestowed upon an individual whohas contributed significantly to the devel-opment of engineering in the State ofHawaii. See the HCES website(http://www.hces.us) for details. Awardnominations must be received byDecember 18, 2015.

ENGINEER AND YOUNG ENGINEEROF THE YEAR. See the HSPE article onpage 3 for further details. Nominationsforms must be received by December 31,2015.

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ASME-HI 2015-2016 OfficersChairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 [email protected] Derick Kam [email protected] Victor Russell [email protected] Kevin Dang 737-1708 [email protected] Kory Ikeda HCES Rep: Derick KamAlternate: Derek Sato

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: January 27, 2016Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria

Conference RoomAgenda: TBA

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.

NOVEMBER 18, 2015 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULED

Meeting was planned for November 18 in theHawaiian Electric Ward Avenue cafeteria. Newbusiness or issues on the agenda includedrecruiting officers for 2016-2017, getting readyfor the 2016 MATHCOUNTS Competitions andEngineers Week Banquet, planning for toursand meeting speakers.

KAILUA HIGH SCHOOL CAREER FAIRDerek Sato and Ronald Flegal represented

ASME at the November 6, 2015 career fair.They reported meeting several students inter-ested in an engineering education.

HAWAII AIR NATIONAL GUARD F-22 MAIN-TENANCE FACILITIES TOUR

It was drizzling over most of Oahu, but it wasa great day at Hickam where 13 mechanicalengineering students and five mechanicalengineers toured the new F-22 maintenancefacilities on November 10, 2015. The tour wasarranged by Major General (Retired) RobertG.F. Lee, ASME member. The tour was givenby Major Ivan Aguirre, P.E., LEED® AP BD+C.Major Aguirre is a Civil Engineer and is the

154th Wing Civil Engineering Squadron DeputyCommander.

After parking at the Nimitz Gate VisitorCenter parking lot and receiving our passes, abus drove us to the 154th Wing maintenancefacilities. First on the agenda was a photoshoot around an F-22 Raptor with Raptor pilotstelling about the F-22 and answering questionsabout the F-22 and their lives as fighter pilots.The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force’s newest fight-er aircraft, combining stealth, supercruise,maneuverability, and integrated avionics. Itperforms both air-to-air and air-to-ground mis-sions allowing full realization of operationalconcepts vital to the 21st century Air Force.

Next visited was the huge maintenancehangar where the F-22 and other planes of the203 Air Refueling Squadron and 204th AirliftSquadron may be worked on. The 12” thickconcrete slab was impressive noting that a 2”slump was maintained during pouring and theaggregates coming from British Columbia.Attached to the hangar was the nondestructivetesting lab/storage where an arsenal of instru-ments was ready and waiting to be used. In thelab were stationary magnetic particle testing(MT) and liquid penetrant testing (PT) equip-ment, many portable NDE instruments, includ-ing MT, PT, ultrasonic, eddy current, and digitalradiography equipment.

Last came the maintenance building/office, aLEED® Platinum certified facility. Major Aguirre

ASME group in front of an F-22 Raptor.

Message from Donna Kishi, ASHRAEHawaii Chapter President

Aloha,

This month is the beginning of the holidayseason. I cannot believe we have less than twomonths before the end of 2015. I can certainlyrelate to the old saying that the older one gets,the faster the year goes by for this has been anextremely fast year for me!!

Again thank you for great attendance to theOctober membership meeting. The speakersfor both sessions were great and informative

Ruben Whillmart representing the CarrierCorporation included very practical applica-tions for VRF systems as well as a good reviewfor the attendees.

Michael Chang from Hawaii Energy present-ed a comprehensive picture of Hawaii’s energyusage. He stated his company’s role in theidentification of target markets where there areenergy savings opportunities. He also statedhow Hawaii Energy developed programs thatassist residential and commercial energy usersaddress the common and specific barriers toachieving energy efficiency in their homes andfacilities.

Michael is also a past president of theAHSRAE Hawaii chapter and it was very nice tosee him again.

I invite you to attend the November meetingon Thursday November 12 for another greatevening of continuing education, fellowshipand good food.

Have a great Thanksgiving to all of you

Join me in offering gratitude for beingallowed to live in this great place called Hawaiiand for all of the blessings for wonderful fami-lies, friends and associates.

Here is the information for the ASHRAEChristmas Party:

When: Thursday, December 10, 20155:30pm-9pm

Where: Honolulu Country Club 1690 Ala Puumalu St., Honolulu, HI

Hawaii Section Officers 2015-2016President Donna KishiPres-Elect Dean Borges, PEVice Pres Kevin Luoma, PESecretary Mofazzal Mir, PETreasurer Willie DigucBd of Governors William (Bill) Lee, PE Lori Arakawa, PE Ryan Chang, PE Andrew Crossland, PE Rudolph J. Ritter Matthew Tio

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

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

AACE Hawaii Chapter NewsThe Hawaii Section toured the Kapiolani

Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s newPICU/NICU Wing Friday, September 18th.. Bigthanks to Mike Jones, Senior Project Managerwith Rider Levett Bucknall who organized thetour and to Mr. Todd Hardcastle of LaytonConstruction who provided an incredibly inter-esting and informative tour. He outlined manyof the unique challenges which were overcomein the construction of this state-of-the-art facili-ty. Hats off to Layton Construction!

The Section met on November 10th in theoffice of J. Uno & Associates, Inc. to view thewebinar, “Best Practices in Total CostManagement” by Dr. Nick Lavingia, P.E.

Our Section will be participating in a commu-nity service event on Tuesday December 22ndfrom 5-6:30 pm at the Institute for HumanServices (IHS). Please contact Kristy Kastner ifyou would like to join us for this opportunity togive back to our community.

Please make note of our new WebsiteAddress: http://www.aacehawaii.com.

The next board meeting will be held inJanuary 2016, time and date to be announced.

proudly pointed out the parts of the buildingand grounds making this a high-performancegreen building. Probably the highlight for manywas the cockpit exit simulator, used by pilots topractice getting out of the F-22 cockpit with allthe cumbersome gear they have to wear.Several students and James Carberry, a veter-an fighter pilot, got to get in and out of the sim-ulator.

This was a very enjoyable and educationaltour, and we are asking Bob Lee to arrange fora second tour next year.

NOVEMBER BOARD MTG HIGHLIGHTS:FUND RAISERS FOR 2015 – This is a

reminder that all the Chili Fundraiser ticketsmust be redeemed by November 29. PresidentFrank thanked each of the Board Memberspresent for all their help and hard work. Hesaid, “Remember that it’s all for a good cause.The proceeds, in addition to the income fromour 30-Hour OSHA Training Class conductedby Roger Urbi earlier this year will partly defraythe cost of our Scholarship Awards to be pre-sented to deserving students during ourupcoming Christmas Party.” You, or someoneyou know, can also donate money for thisworthwhile undertaking. It’s all tax deductible.

TREASURER’S REPORT – Riza Gatdula,our Treasurer gave an update on the financialcondition of FALEA, and the FALEA FOUNDA-TION. All previous receivables and currentpayables have been paid and/or accountedfor. The P.O. Box rent had been paid, andmembership dues are due. The Board alsoapproved a maximum of 5 Scholarships to beawarded this year. So far we have severalapplicants which will be evaluated by theScholarship Committee, Elvi Sutherland andLyna Burian. The deadline for submitting appli-cations is November 15.

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2015 – It’s almost here!Frank gave a rundown of expected activitiesfor discussion and additional input from theBoard. As it stands now, Jojo & Angie will han-dle the Program. Frank will get a final commit-ment for a “guest speaker” from an old-timer,as well as do a report on the organization’sactivities this past year. We will forego the sou-venir program, and will have one of our mem-bers be the emcee for the evening. For enter-tainment, we will have our FALEADancers/Carolers, Tres Marias (by populardemand? Riza will handle the leis for our schol-ars, and special guest(s). Joey will prepare aslide show for continuous showing as he hasbeen doing in previous years. The FALEABOARD will contribute $15.00 each for prizes,and we’ll also be selling tickets for door prizesand a possible grand prize. Last, and mostimportant: The Santa Claus position is stillopen – any volunteers? We’ll finalize all thedetails at a special meeting to be called byFrank about a week before the event(November 27 or 28?)

HAVE A HAPPY, EXCITING, AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON FALEANS!

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Website: 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

HAWAII CHAPTER OFFICERSPresident: Robert Bigtas

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Vice President: Derick Kam

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Treasurer: Sam Dannaway

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HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGNovember 4, 2015

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events

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• December 10 – AISC Structural Steel“Fundaments of Stability” Seminar by RonaldZiemian, 8am to 4pm at Pagoda.

• January 23 – SEAOH 47th Annual Installation

Banquet at the Oahu Country Club. Meet the2016 officers as they begin their year of ser-vice to promote structural engineering inHawaii. Additional information and registra-tion can be found at seaoh.org

New MemberEdmund Weidknecht of Moffatt & Nichol has

been accepted as an Allied Member.

Next MeetingThe next SEAOH Board of Directors and

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2016 Hawaii Chapter OfficersPresident: Bill Thornton (Ledcor) [email protected] Pres: Chandra Namumnart (HDR) [email protected]: Craig Williamson (Bowers+Kubota) [email protected]: Julie Hero (SSFM) [email protected] Past President: Derek Mukai (Community Planning & Engineering) [email protected] Directors: Tim Bramsen (Bowers+Kubota) Mike Young (Bowers+Kubota) Jeff Clark (Fluor)

CMAA Hawaii Chapter News:Your Hawaii CMAA Chapter Board has been

busy planning 2016! After returning

from the National Conference (held this year in

Orlando, FL) with Chapter of the year honors,

the newly elected board held our annual retreat

to plan the CMAA Hawaii 2016 program.

Highlights for our chapter in 2016 will include

hosting of the Professional Construction

Manager (PCM) training class at Honolulu

Community College and a planned first ever

visit by Bruce D’agostino (CMAA National

President) as keynote speaker at our Mini

Conference! In addition to this of course will be

all of the other events that have been the back-

bone of our Chapter such as Community

Service events, bi monthly luncheons, network-

ing activities such as Happy Hours and the

Paina, project site visits, and of course our

Annual CMAA Hawaii Scholarship Golf tourna-

ment which generates funds to provide schol-

arships to local CM College students and fund

our chapter activities.

2016 promises to be another great year for

CMAA Hawaii as we continue to charge for-

ward and build on our past successes. L o o k

for the 2016 CMAA Hawaii calendar to be pub-

lished in the next issue of Wiliki, or, if you would

like to see it sooner, we will be email blasting it

out to those on our distribution list as soon as it

is ready.

Be a part of our Ohana! Our chapter is here

as a resource for all Construction Engineering

and Management professionals, and the things

that we do benefit not only our CM community

but our larger Ohana as well.

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

[email protected], or at our mailing

address; CMAA Hawaii, PO Box 531, Honolulu,

HI 96809 Looking for a CCM? The current list-

ing for all Hawaii CCMs can be found here:

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managers-registry.

DECEMBER DINNER MEETINGThere will be no dinner meeting in

December. Please have a Happy Holiday sea-son.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: November 5, 2015Next meeting: December 9, 2015

MEMBERSHIPThe end of the year is quickly approaching

and ASCE 2016 dues are due December 31,2015. If you haven’t already done so, pleaserenew your ASCE membership atwww.asce.org.

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. As an ASCE Hawaii Sectionmember you can receive discounts on ASCENational Webinars. Please visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/webinars.html for more 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 Glenn Miyasato [email protected].

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently posted

on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:

• Civil Engineer VI – City and County ofHonolulu

• Civil Engineer IV – City and County ofHonolulu

• Civil Engineer V – City and County ofHonolulu

• Mechanical Engineer IV – City and County ofHonolulu

• Structural V – City and County of Honolulu

• Electrical Engineer – Coffman Engineers

• Structural Engineer – Coffman Engineers

APPROVED ASCE HAWAII SECTION FY16 BUDGET

FY15 FY16

INCOME CATEGORIES ACTUAL BUDGET

INCOME AMOUNT

Section Dues $ 10,035 $ 10,000Society Allotment $ 4,915 $ 5,600Interest $ 0 $ 0Scholarship Acct Interest $ 3,427 $ 5,000Contributions to Section $ 880 $ 600Grants $ 1,000 $ 0Advertising Income $ 840 $ 1,250ASCE Conf in Hawaii $ 7,615 $ 0Miscellaneous $ 80 $ 100Meetings $ 14,743 $ 17,500OCEA $ 945 $ 6,000ASCE Golf Tournament $ 35,575 $ 31,000Walter Lum Fund $ 723 $ 1,000Taxes $ 0 $ 0Outreach $ 0 $ 0Total Income $80,778 $78,050

EXPENSE CATEGORIES FY15 FY16

ACTUAL BUDGET

EXPENSE AMOUNTGrants $ 0 $ 0ASCE Conf in Hawaii $ 7,806 $ 200Miscellaneous $ 146 $ 200Donations from Section $ 0 $ 0Stationery & Supplies $ 137 $ 100Postage + PO Box Rental $ 0 $ 350Newsletter $ 728 $ 900Meetings $ 15,321 $ 16,400OCEA $ 3,766 $ 5,000Website $ 111 $ 150YMF Activities $ 3,000 $ 3,000Student Chapter $ 0 $ 1,500Official Travel $ 6,072 $ 6,000Committee Expenses $ 709 $ 750Scholarship Awards $ 6,000 $ 6,000ASCE Golf Tournament $ 32,581 $ 31,000ASCE Region 8 $ 1,284 $ 1,300Awards & Prizes $ 2,000 $ 2,000Taxes $ 1,498 $ 1,500Outreach $ 1,294 $ 1,700Total Expenses $82,453 $78,050

Net Income (Expenses) $(1,675) $ 0

2015-2016 ASCE Hawaii Section OfficersPresident: Ben Rasa, P.E. email: [email protected]: Tim Goshi, P.E. email: [email protected] Pres.: Lara Karamatsu,P.E. email: [email protected]: Eric Arakawa, P.E. email: [email protected]: Jason Kage, P.E. email: [email protected] Pres.: Glenn Miyasato, P.E. email: [email protected] Pres.: Amanda Tanaka, P.E. email: [email protected]

• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International

• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International

For further information on these job listings,please visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/job-list-ings.html. To find out how you can post jobopenings in your company on this website,please contact President-Elect, Tim Goshi [email protected].

Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum

Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html

2015-2016 YMF OfficersAmanda Tanaka, President [email protected] Leong, Vice President [email protected] Urabe, Secretary [email protected] Nakaoka, Treasurer [email protected] Kaneakua, Past President [email protected]

YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Thursday, December 3rd, 6:00 p.m. at FortShafter Bowling Alley. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all about,contact YMF at [email protected].

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Phone: (808) 536-2705

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Engineers, Surveyors, Planners

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

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

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Labs, Simulators & a New Approach toLearning

Mx STEM & Aerospace is based onadvanced high school STEM curriculum andprograms that have proven to be highly suc-cessful on the mainland. The curriculumincludes engineering modules from one of thenation’s top STEM program providers, Project

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PO box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaiiʼs Engineers andArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.orgEAH 2014- 2015 OfficersPresident Bill Brizee, AIA 523-96361st VP Michael Albright, PE Treasurer Aaron Erickson, PE 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto, PE 485-2777Director Dave Martin, PE 543-4504Director Geoffry Paterson, AIADirector George Coates, AIADirector Howard Wiig, PE 587-3811Past Pres Joseph Feind, PE 543-4781

EAH’s new meeting location is Room 301 inthe Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; OldAMFAC Building). Validated parking is avail-able (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site hasbeen updated to provide directions and a Map.If you have questions please call Sam Gillie(543-4739).

Meetings are held every Friday (exceptHolidays). Meetings start at NOON and haveended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.Program schedule may be adjusted. Call SamGillie to confirm speaker 543-4739; Fax 203-1335.

Lunch is $10.00 Members, $12.00 Guests.(All Welcome), Students Free. Drink refresh-ments are complimentary. You may bring yourown lunches, in which case a $2.00 donation isgratefully appreciated!!

On October 28, 2015, President NitaWolfgramm opened the meeting welcomingeveryone to the Hawaii Section OctoberMeeting at the Fasi Municipal Building.President Nita Wolfgramm announced that theITE Hawaii Section had their first clean-up onOctober 10th as a part of the DOT Adopt-A-Highway program which involved picking uptrash along Kahekili Highway betweenAhuimanu Place and Haiku Road and that thenext clean-up is expected to occur in January.Cathy Leong, ITE Western District President,then announced that the 2015 LegislativeNewsletter has been published and a link tothe article can be found on our website. Shestrongly urges all members to read the articleas it provides valuable information on the vari-ous transportation related bills being dis-cussed for each state within the WesternDistrict.

Vice President Sara Okuda then introducedPanos Prevedouros, UH Manoa Civil andEnvironmental Engineering Department Chairwho spoke about various sustainability topicsincluding life cycle analysis and sustainabletransportation. In addition, Panos concludedwith a brief update on the University of Hawaiiat Manoa College of Engineering which includ-ed student enrollment numbers at the under-graduate and graduate level.

2015-2016 ITE OfficersPresident: Juanita Wolfgramm [email protected] Pres.: Sara Okuda [email protected]: Chad Kadokawa [email protected]: Chance Morrill [email protected]: Pete Pascua [email protected]

Lead the Way (PLTW), which give students theunderstanding of engineering design anddevelopment to be able to work on projectsranging from piston redesign to car seat headand neck supports.

Since students will spend significant timeoutside the classroom, the program has part-nered with an award-winning education plat-form, Edmentum, to help organize the work-load, monitor student progress and enable vir-tual hybrid learning. Maryknoll High School isalready implementing Edmentum in its tradi-tional courses, and students have been moreengaged through the ability to interact withteachers and other students through chatrooms, discussions and even whiteboard simu-lations.

“It’s led to more independent and motivatedlearners due to the instant feedback and givingstudents the chance to learn anywhere theymay be,” said Stephanie Frank, director of vir-tual curriculum at Maryknoll School.

In addition to a lightning fast fiber wirelessenvironment, lesson streaming capabilities andtechnology such as Apple TV, the Mx STEM &Aerospace facility near Honolulu InternationalAirport includes engineering and robotics labs,a bank of flight simulators, and classrooms withflexible furniture for group collaboration.Multiple industrial 3D printers — the first donat-ed by Bert Mitsunaga and Lincoln Builders —will enable students to produce life-size proto-types, prosthetic limbs, models and other itemsthat they design. The facility is an extension ofMaryknoll High School, and students in theprogram will be transported to and from thehigh school campus in Manoa so they can takefull advantage of Maryknoll High School athlet-ics, clubs and other extra-curricular activities.

“Mx STEM & Aerospace is an exciting oppor-tunity for Hawaii’s young leaders and aspiringengineers, and a program that will be transfor-mative, inspiring and unforgettable for all of thestudents who participate,” said its programdirector Christopher Ugale.

Maryknoll School is currently acceptingapplications for the Mx STEM & Aerospace program for freshman and sophomore studentsin the 2016-2017 school year online atmxscholars.org. For more information on applications, partnerships, mentoring or internships, call 952-7300 or [email protected].

MCE INTERNATIONAL, INC.MECHANICAL AND FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS

1360 S. Ber tania St., Ste. 400Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Ph: (808) 941-0955 Fax: (808) 550-8167 Email: [email protected]

NAKAMURA, OYAMAand ASSOCIATES, INC.

CONSULTING ENGINEERSELECTRICAL/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/FIRE PROTECTION

1314 South King Street, Suite 401, Honolulu, HI 96814Telephone (808) 591-8887 Fax (808) 596-2383

www.noa-engineers.com

NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

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

ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL

ENGINEERING, INC. Geotechnical Consultants

Fax: (808) 875-7122 [email protected]

330 Ohukai Road, Suite 119Kihei, Hawaii 96753

Phone: (808) 875-7355 Fax: (808) 875-7122Email: [email protected]

HIDA, OKAMOTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS

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

Honolulu 808.697.6200Maui 808.359.2518

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GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services

2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819

Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749

FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.1357 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1530Honolulu, HI 96814Ph: 944-1821 • Fax: [email protected]

MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP

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

1320 N SCHOOL ST., STE 1HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817

Phone: 591-8116

Engineering Concepts, Inc. Civil /Environmental /Sanitary Engineers

1150 South King Street, Suite 700 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010


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1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

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Maui: 1129 Lower Main Street, Suite 102Wailuku, Hawaii 96793Ph:(808)242-9641, Fax:(808)244-9220Email: [email protected]

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ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS

98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337 Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914 Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007 masa-fujioka-associates.com • [email protected]

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Civil - Mechanical EngineersHilo: (808) 961-5527 • [email protected]

Oahu: (808) 524-1224 • [email protected]

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Hirata & Associates, Inc.

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808.486.0787

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SAM O. HIROTA, INC.Engineers & Surveyors

864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813

Telephone: 537-9971

INABA ENGINEERING, INC.273 WAIANUENUE AVENUEHILO, HAWAII 96720

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