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VOL. 45 NO. 8 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS OCTOBER, 2009 OCTOBER IS ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH Hawaii depends on imported petroleum to meet about 90% of its energy needs, creating risks for Hawaii’s economic security and leaving the state vulnerable to supply disruptions and volatile global energy prices. In January 2008, the State of Hawaii, in part- nership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), a long-term partnership designed to accelerate the transformation of Hawaii into once of the world’s first economies based primarily on clean energy resources. This will reduce the state’s dependence on imported oil and help bring energy price stability to Hawaii consumers. The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative is charting a new path toward an energy indepen- dent future for Hawaii: 70% clean energy by 2030. The comprehensive thinking, analysis and planning to achieve this 70% clean energy objec- tive has been underway for the past 21 months. The partnership provides technical assistance and technology program support for a variety of innovative projects that draw on technologies developed through a range of Department of Energy research and development programs. Public and private partners are also working on several clean energy projects throughout the state, including: designing cost-effective approaches for 100 percent renewable energy on smaller islands; designing systems to improve the stability of electrical grids while integrating solar, wind, energy storage and advanced vehicle technologies into existing island energy systems; minimizing energy use and incorporating renew- able energy technologies at new large military housing developments; expanding Hawaii’s capability to use locally grown crops and byprod- ucts to produce fuel and electricity; and upgrad- ing Hawaii’s comprehensive energy regulatory and policy frameworks. Hawaii is focused on two primary objectives to move towards the goal of energy independence for Hawaii: Conserve and Convert. Conserve energy: reduce waste and increase efficiency at home, work, school and on the road. Convert: stop building fossil fuel plants. Generate 40% of our energy locally by 2030. Harness energy from solar, wind, ocean, geothermal and biomass resources. Establish a sustainable alternative fuel strategy. Embrace electric vehicles. Modernize our power-grid system. Hawaii’s success in achieving the HCEI goal will result in improved energy security and eco- nomic vitality for the state and its residents and will serve as a model of energy system transfor- mation for other states, regions and nations. While DOE and the state are developing the initial framework, ultimately all of Hawaii’s citizens will need to be involved in the successful trans- formation of Hawaii’s energy systems. Hawaii’s engineering community will be at the forefront of turning the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative from ideas into reality: new infrastructure, new part- nerships, new rules and legislation that make it possible for all of us to conserve energy and con- vert to the renewable energy imperative to the secure economic future and clean environment our children and their children deserve. SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 3 IS HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC’S “LIVE ENERGY LITE” Pack up the family and head to Pearlridge Center’s Uptown Center Court on Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for Hawaiian Electric’s annual Live Energy Lite celebration that kicks off Energy Awareness Month. Get energy saving tips from experts; learn about Hawaii’s clean energy future plans; enjoy Hawaiian entertainment by the award-winning trio Pilioha and the keiki ukulele ensemble, Kai ulu, from Ka Waihona o Ka Na`auao Public Charter School; experience the fascinating wizardry of the Mad Science of Hawaii “scientists;” and try your hand at an energy wheel or test your energy IQ to win family-friendly prizes. PLUS enjoy a special afternoon appearance by the 2009 Lei Queen Lauren Kanoelani Chang! And all this for FREE! Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Place: Pearlridge Center, Uptown Center Court Sponsors: Hawaiian Electric Company; Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism; Malama Hawaii; and Pearlridge Center. Information: Call 543-7511 On Thursday, September 3, 2009, Laurie Foster, Senior Consultant from Business Consulting Resources, provided an informative presentation on a meaningful topic to many business owners: Succession Planning - Is Your Firm Ready? The topic must have a struck a nerve because this was one of our most attended general mem- bership meetings in recent memory. As an appropriate follow-up discussion, our October general membership meeting will address key differences between C and S Corporations. Having the wrong setup can cost tens if not hun- dreds of thousands of dollars. Thurs. Oct. 1, 2009 11:45 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. Honolulu Country Club C vs. S Corporations Presenter: Douglas Levin, CPA, MBT Partner/Principal, Levin & Hu, LLP, Certified Public Accountants Originally presented as part of this year’s Hawaii BizTax Summit, this forum is appropriate for those who are still operating as a C corporation or who made the switch to S corporation but may not understand completely why. Topics will include how tax planning differs for both entities and why exiting from a C corporation is so much more expensive than from an S. You will learn the best possible tax saving entity for your particular business, and more importantly why these make such a difference. An open question and answer session will follow. ACECH Fall Conference: If you haven’t already considered attending the fall conference, now is your last chance! These conferences offer terrific learning opportunities for business owners and project managers (http://www.acec.org/confer- ences/fall-09/index.cfm). Attendees will also have a chance to support our very own June Nakamura (Engineering Solutions) as she receives the coveted Community Service Award. Congratulations, June! P.O. Box 88840 Honolulu, HI 96830 Website: www.acechawaii.org OFFICERS & DIRECTORS President: John Katahira, P.E. 596-7790 Pres-Elect: Sheryl Nojima, Ph.D. 521-0306 Treasurer: Douglas Lee, P.E. 523-8499 Secretary: Terrance Arashiro, P.E. 533-3646 Past Pres: Norman Kawachika, P.E. 531-1308 Nat. Dir: Jon Nishimura, P.E. 944-1821 Directors: Beverly Ishii-Nakayama 942-9100 Joel Yuen, P.E. 521-3773 Mike Street, P.E. 836-7787 Exec Dir: Ginny M. Wright 234-0821 Email: [email protected] HCEI - Hawaii Powered energy The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) goal is 70% clean energy by 2030 — 30% from conserving energy, plus 40% from converting to renewable energy.

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VOL. 45 NO. 8 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS OCTOBER, 2009

OCTOBER IS ENERGY AWARENESS MONTHHawaii depends on imported petroleum to

meet about 90% of its energy needs, creatingrisks for Hawaii’s economic security and leavingthe state vulnerable to supply disruptions andvolatile global energy prices.

In January 2008, the State of Hawaii, in part-nership with the U.S. Department of Energy(DOE), announced the Hawaii Clean EnergyInitiative (HCEI), a long-term partnershipdesigned to accelerate the transformation ofHawaii into once of the world’s first economiesbased primarily on clean energy resources. Thiswill reduce the state’s dependence on importedoil and help bring energy price stability to Hawaiiconsumers. The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative ischarting a new path toward an energy indepen-dent future for Hawaii: 70% clean energy by2030.

The comprehensive thinking, analysis andplanning to achieve this 70% clean energy objec-tive has been underway for the past 21 months.The partnership provides technical assistanceand technology program support for a variety ofinnovative projects that draw on technologiesdeveloped through a range of Department ofEnergy research and development programs.

Public and private partners are also working onseveral clean energy projects throughout thestate, including: designing cost-effectiveapproaches for 100 percent renewable energyon smaller islands; designing systems to improvethe stability of electrical grids while integratingsolar, wind, energy storage and advanced vehicletechnologies into existing island energy systems;minimizing energy use and incorporating renew-able energy technologies at new large militaryhousing developments; expanding Hawaii’scapability to use locally grown crops and byprod-ucts to produce fuel and electricity; and upgrad-ing Hawaii’s comprehensive energy regulatoryand policy frameworks.

Hawaii is focused on two primary objectives tomove towards the goal of energy independencefor Hawaii: Conserve and Convert. Conserveenergy: reduce waste and increase efficiency athome, work, school and on the road. Convert:stop building fossil fuel plants. Generate 40% ofour energy locally by 2030. Harness energy fromsolar, wind, ocean, geothermal and biomassresources. Establish a sustainable alternative fuelstrategy. Embrace electric vehicles. Modernizeour power-grid system.

Hawaii’s success in achieving the HCEI goalwill result in improved energy security and eco-nomic vitality for the state and its residents andwill serve as a model of energy system transfor-mation for other states, regions and nations.

While DOE and the state are developing theinitial framework, ultimately all of Hawaii’s citizens

will need to be involved in the successful trans-formation of Hawaii’s energy systems. Hawaii’sengineering community will be at the forefront ofturning the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative fromideas into reality: new infrastructure, new part-nerships, new rules and legislation that make itpossible for all of us to conserve energy and con-vert to the renewable energy imperative to thesecure economic future and clean environmentour children and their children deserve.

SAVE THE DATE:OCTOBER 3

IS HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC’S“LIVE ENERGY LITE”

Pack up the family and head toPearlridge Center’s Uptown Center Courton Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 10a.m. to 3 p.m., for Hawaiian Electric’sannual Live Energy Lite celebration thatkicks off Energy Awareness Month.

Get energy saving tips from experts;learn about Hawaii’s clean energy futureplans; enjoy Hawaiian entertainment by theaward-winning trio Pilioha and the keikiukulele ensemble, Kai ulu, from KaWaihona o Ka Na`auao Public CharterSchool; experience the fascinating wizardryof the Mad Science of Hawaii “scientists;”and try your hand at an energy wheel ortest your energy IQ to win family-friendlyprizes. PLUS enjoy a special afternoonappearance by the 2009 Lei Queen LaurenKanoelani Chang! And all this for FREE!Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Place: Pearlridge Center, Uptown

Center CourtSponsors: Hawaiian Electric Company;

Department of Business,Economic Development &Tourism; Malama Hawaii; andPearlridge Center.

Information: Call 543-7511

On Thursday, September 3, 2009, Laurie Foster,Senior Consultant from Business ConsultingResources, provided an informative presentationon a meaningful topic to many business owners:Succession Planning - Is Your Firm Ready?

The topic must have a struck a nerve becausethis was one of our most attended general mem-bership meetings in recent memory.

As an appropriate follow-up discussion, ourOctober general membership meeting will addresskey differences between C and S Corporations.Having the wrong setup can cost tens if not hun-dreds of thousands of dollars.

Thurs. Oct. 1, 200911:45 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.Honolulu Country ClubC vs. S CorporationsPresenter: Douglas Levin, CPA, MBTPartner/Principal, Levin & Hu, LLP, CertifiedPublic AccountantsOriginally presented as part of this year’s Hawaii

BizTax Summit, this forum is appropriate for thosewho are still operating as a C corporation or whomade the switch to S corporation but may notunderstand completely why. Topics will include howtax planning differs for both entities and why exitingfrom a C corporation is so much more expensivethan from an S. You will learn the best possible taxsaving entity for your particular business, and moreimportantly why these make such a difference. Anopen question and answer session will follow.

ACECH Fall Conference: If you haven’t alreadyconsidered attending the fall conference, now isyour last chance! These conferences offer terrificlearning opportunities for business owners andproject managers (http://www.acec.org/confer-ences/fall-09/index.cfm). Attendees will also have achance to support our very own June Nakamura(Engineering Solutions) as she receives the covetedCommunity Service Award. Congratulations, June!

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

OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPresident: John Katahira, P.E. 596-7790Pres-Elect: Sheryl Nojima, Ph.D. 521-0306Treasurer: Douglas Lee, P.E. 523-8499Secretary: Terrance Arashiro, P.E. 533-3646Past Pres: Norman Kawachika, P.E. 531-1308Nat. Dir: Jon Nishimura, P.E. 944-1821Directors: Beverly Ishii-Nakayama 942-9100

Joel Yuen, P.E. 521-3773Mike Street, P.E. 836-7787

Exec Dir: Ginny M. Wright 234-0821Email: [email protected]

HCEI - Hawaii Powered energyThe Hawaii Clean Energy

Initiative (HCEI) goal is 70% cleanenergy by 2030 — 30% fromconserving energy, plus 40% fromconverting to renewable energy.

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2009-2010 OFFICERSChair: Dr. Dong Choi 956-8404Vice Chair: John RamosSecretary: Grant Torigoe Treasurer: Samuel Dannaway

SOC Representative AlternateAACE M. Uyehara T. TaamACECH K. HayashidaASHRAE J. TingASCE M.Hunnemann J. KalaniASME D. Kam J. AhernCFSEI M. MestanzaEAH A. Nikou M. McMorrowEWBH S. HolmanFALEA S. Agraan J. RamosHLSA W. Ing D. HirotaHSPE F. Ching K. KunimineIEEE G. TorigoeITE W. YamamotoSAME B. ZachmeierSEAOH S. DoanSFPE S. DannawayUH(assoc) S. Choi

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

2008-2010 Officers and BoDirectors President: John C. RamosVice Pres/Pres Elect: Elvi B. PinedaSecretary: Zosima S. AgraanTreasurer: Marisol TaconAsst. Treasurer: Nicolo A. OrenseAuditor: William A. RapisuraBusiness Manager: Angelie L. LegaspiPublic Relations Officer: Joey G. ResurreccionPast President: Napoleon Q. AgraanBoard of Directors: Ramon B. Bonoan Jr.

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Mark Rognstad [email protected]

If you want to receive a weekly email meetingannouncement or want program details ContactSam Gillie ([email protected] 543-4739)or any of the EAH officers.

EAH Special AnnouncementAfter 65 years of meeting at the Richard Street

YWCA, the Engineers and Architects of Hawaiiwill be changing the location of the weekly EAHFriday Meetings. The new location is at the FortStreet Grill in the Topa Tower in the AMFACCenter (this is the Ewa tower on Fort Street). $2validated parking will be available in the AMFACparking (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site hasbeen updated to provide directions and a Map. Ifyou have questions please call Sam Gillie (543-4739) or any of the EAH officers.

Meetings are held from 12:00 - 1:00. Lunch isavailable for $10,(members) and $12,(Guests).October 2009 meeting dates are as follows:

October 2 Speaker: Jeff Kalani, Yogi KwongEngineers. Title: Emergency EarthquakeDamage Assessment Lower Hamakua Tunneland Intake Repair, Waipio Valley, Big Island,Hawaii.

October 9 No Meeting, Columbus Day.October 16 Speaker: Douglas Codiga,

Schlack Ito Lockwood Piper & Elkind. Title:Hawaii Clean Energy Law and Policy.

October 23 Speaker: TBAIf you are interested in speaking to the EAH or

would like to hear a specific talk, we welcomeyour input. Please contact Aaron Erickson, EAH1st Vice President for speaker engagements.

October 30 Speaker: Edwin Sniffen, HawaiiState DOT Highways Division. Title: UpcomingCongestion Relief Projects.

engineers andarchitects ofhawaii

founded 1902

po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and ArchitectsWEB address: http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home

2009 – 2010 OfficersPresident C. S. Papacostas 956-65381st VP Aaron Erickson 591-27282nd VP Andrew Keane 531-3017Treasurer Tit Mun Chun 839-4812 Secretary Gary Yamamoto 485-2777Director Howard Wiig 587-3811Director Andy Keith 543-4523Director Ardalan Nikou 523-8874Past Pres Michael Albright 848-0751

HIGHLIGHTS BOD MONTHLY MEETINGSeptember 4, 2009

Treasurer’s Report: Marisol’s efforts to col-lect receivables through gentle prodding has paidoff as there had been good response. S h ehas also been very diligent in paying off bills, andstill manages to keep our accounts well bal-anced.

Committee Reports: INFO & PUBLICATION– Joey has now added several photo albums asan additional enhancement to the Website.Check it out. Everyone is encouraged to sendphotos of previous activities as well as tidbits ofinformation or articles to Joey for publication.

Unfinished Business: SUMMER FUNRECAP – Ramon gave a very comprehensivereport and accounting of expenses for the recentFALEA picnic on Secret Island. The games whereboth the young and the older members of thegroup participated were great. Those who werebrave enough to venture offshore tried their skillshandling the Kayaks. Everybody seemed to likethis idea of relaxation and suggested we shouldhave more similar outings. Thanks to Ramon andhis committee for a super job. SCHOLARSHIP –Announcement will be on the website along withan application Form that can be downloaded.NOMINATIONS – This has been tabled until thenext Board Meeting. The NominationsCommittee will confirm commitment for a possi-ble candidate for the vacant Auditor’s position.CHRISTMAS PARTY – The Pacific Beach Hotel’sMakai Ballroom has been reserved for December12, and Suzie already has the tickets ready fordistribution. This event will also mark FALEA’S16TH Anniversary. The cost will be $45/person.Check the Website also. We will be awardingseveral scholarships to deserving high schoolseniors at this event. Entertainment and otheractivities for the evening are now being lookedinto and lined up. Start getting reservations, andspread the word around. CHRISTMAS CAROL-ING – We’ll start our rehearsals soon. Accordingto our coordinator, we already have some com-mitments lined up for our FALEA Singers. 2010FALEA GOLF TOURNAMENT – This is our majorfundraiser for our Scholarship Program. We’ll bein our 3rd year, and if the previous two tourna-ments are any indication, this upcoming oneshould be another successful event.

Announcement: FALEA SCHOLAR INROBOCON 2009 TOURNAMENT – Elvine PhilipPineda II, a FALEA Scholar since 2007 and cur-

rently a Mechanical Engineering student at MITwas part of a select team to participate in theprestigious Robocon 2009 competition held inJapan this past August. Their team won the over-all championship. The robotic competition was a12-day event where participants in the 15 teamsfrom eight different countries did brainstorming,machine designing and workshops. Each team’srobot was put into the test on the final day of theevent where the winning team was selected.

(Note: The foregoing is an excerpt from amore comprehensive article written by Joey andposted in our Website. The competition’s videohighlights are also posted on You Tube). FALEAcongratulates Elvine for his participation andaccomplishment in the tournament and wish himall the best in his future endeavors!

Next Meeting: October 2, 2009, 5:30 PM atAPB’s.

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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEETINGDate: November 10, 2009Time: 5:30 pm to 7:15 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue

CafeteriaAgenda: Derick Kam reporting on the District

D Leadership Training Conferenceheld in Portland, OR, May 8, 9.

Members and guests are invited. There will befree pizza and soft drinks as usual. Please con-tact Ed Chang for directions and for more infor-mation, such as parking.

HI-LITES OF SEPTEMBER 8 MEETING• Kailua HS Career Fair is scheduled for

November 4. Ed Chang, James Grogan, andDerek Sato will participate for ASME.

• MATHCOUNTS Competitions are schedule forFebruary 6 and March 13, 2010. The StateMarch 13 competitionwill be held at IolaniSchool. Ed Chang will berecruiting proctors andscorers, as usual.

• 2010-2011 ASME-HIofficer nominations willinclude Derek Sato asChairman and Kory Ikedaas Secretary.

• Amendment to bylaws:All present were in favorof increasing the numberof Directors from the cur-rent two to four. Anexplanation for thechange is to provide anincentive for more partic-ipation. The amendmentproposal will be includedin the annual ballot-sur-vey scheduled for mid-January 2010.

• Annual Christmas Party:Canceled

• Program: Derek Sato,P.E., presented HECO’sFuels Infrastructure. HisPowerPoint presentationincluded ASTMaintenance, PipelineMaintenance, GoverningRules (API for Tanks, Title49 CFR 195 forPipelines), Fuel Receiptand Delivery methodsand sources, examplesof maintenance for tanksand pipelines, and fueltransfer controls.

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www.FBIjobs.gov

Become an FBI Special Agent.We are currently seeking Special Agent candidates in the following critical skill areas: Intelligence experience • Computer Science or IT • Engineering • Physical Science • Accounting/Finance • Law • Law Enforcement or other Investigative experience • Military experience • or Foreign Language (Arabic, Chinese – all dialects, Korean, Urdu, Farsi, Dari, Russian, Albanian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Swahili, Spanish, Punjabi, Tamil, Pashto, Hindi, and Turkish) • and many other disciplines.

To qualify for the position of FBI Special Agent, you must possess a four-year college degree plus three years of professional work experience; be available for assignment anywhere in the FBI’s jurisdiction; be between the ages of 23 and 36; and be in excellent physical condition with the ability to pass a rigorous physical fitness test.

Professional Staff opportunities exist in the following areas:• IT/Computer Science • Intelligence • Engineering • Budget/Finance • Management • Human Resources • Trade & Maintenance • and many more.

To apply, visit: www.FBIjobs.govThe FBI is an equal opportunity employer.

Hawaii SectionThe AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

Website: www.sections.asme.org/hawaii

2009-2010 OfficersChairperson Edmund Chang 543-4227

[email protected] Derick Kam 848-6966

[email protected] Derek Sato 543-4108

[email protected] Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708

[email protected]

HONOLULU POST

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

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

Honolulu 2009 Post OfficersPresident CAPT Bret Muilenburg, USN1st VP (Programs) Bryan Zachmeier2nd VP (Sustaining Members) Will Boudra3rd VP (Membership) Jerry MatsudaSecretary LTC Jorge CuadrosTreasurer MAJ Gail Cathelineaud

2009-10 OFFICERS President Albert Hahn, P.E.Pres.-Elect Dicson AggabaoVice Pres. Michael ChangSecretary Barry Jim On, P.E.Treasurer vacant

BOARD OF GOVERNORSMember Joseph K. Ting, P.E.Member Kevin Saito, P.E.Member William Lee, P.E.Member Paul Scott

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

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

(continued on page 4)

2009 ASME-HI P.E. REFRESHER COURSERaymond Liu reports that this year’s course is

continuing. As of September 29, 12 sessionshave taken place including one mock exam withDr. Charley Kinoshita, P.E., Dr. Steven Masutani,P.E., and Raymond Liu, P.E. taking turns with theinstructions. The final class session is planned forOctober 13, followed by another mock exam andthen a final review session on October 20. TheP.E. exam is on Friday, October 23.

ASME-HI WEBSITE REACTIVATEDIt was previously reported that the Hawaii

Section website was not being updated due toan occurrence of Gumblar malware on the ASMEsections web server. After several months of eval-uation and planning, ASME is currently beta test-ing the ASME-ORG section website FTP set-tings. ASME section webmasters were grantedaccess using the new methods under the betatest period. The FTP settings structure has beenmodified to keep operations more streamlined.The server-hosting environment has been recon-figured adding more security and scanning fea-tures to protect against malware/virus issues.

JOB OPENING ON MAUIMaui County’s Development Services

Administration (DSA), a division of theDepartment of Public Works, has a positionopening for a licensed Mechanical Engineer. TheME position will supervise the plumbing section(five plumbing inspectors and one clerk). Theposition is mostly office administrative workincluding reviewing plans (no design work). Formore information go to http://www.mauicounty.gov/jobs.aspx?jobID=175

SAME Honolulu Post is pleased to announcethe seven (7) scholarship winners for 2009:Kevin Aguilar, William Casey, Reyn Fernandez,Aaron Haque, Andy Lieu, Austin Poe, and HaroldShimono, Jr. A total of $17,500 was given outwith scholarships worth $2500 each. To beawarded a SAME scholarship, students must bea high school student planning to major in archi-tecture or engineering, or a current college stu-dent in either field. Students were selectedbased on academic achievement, involvement inextra-curricular activities, and related work expe-rience. Money raised for the scholarships comesfrom our annual fund-raiser golf tournament aswell as charitable contributions to SAME.Students and parents on behalf of students inattendance at the 14 July monthly SAMEHonolulu luncheon at Hale Ikena are pictured.

At the 8 September SAME Honolulu monthlyluncheon, Ardalan Nikou, a senior civil engineerat the design and construction group AECOM,gave a talk on Rockfall Protection and Mitigationin Hawaii.

Monthly Meeting at Dave & BustersThursday, Oct. 8, 2009 (5:30 PM -8:30 PM)

Hawaii Chapter proudly features the “ElectricalEngineering for Dummies”. This will be presentedby Doug Buhr, who is the president & CEO ofDouglas Engineers Pacific Inc., a mid-sized MEP

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Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812

WEB SITE www.eng.hawaii.edu/~hspe

2009-2010 Officers and DirectorsPresident Florence Ching, P.E.

[email protected] Pres. Elect Majella Stevenson, P.E.

[email protected] Vice Pres. Kurt Kunimune

[email protected] Secretary Marc Botticelli, P.E.

[email protected] Treasurer Nathan Yuen, P.E.

[email protected] Pres. Manny Lanuevo, P.E.

[email protected]

Chapter DirectorsHonolulu Enrique Che, P.E.

[email protected] Darren Okimoto, P.E.

[email protected] Island Galen Kuba, P.E.

[email protected] Nancy Burns, P.E.

[email protected]

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

2008-2009 OfficersPresident Shannon Holman 593-1116

[email protected] Pres Alexi Remnek 586-4343

[email protected] Bryce Toyama 521-8408

[email protected] Brannon Pang 521-3051

[email protected]

EWB-Honolulu is working with a University ofHawaii student chapter project that is in the aridcoastal town of La Garita, Ica Province, Peru. OnSeptember 16 the student chapter held a gener-al meeting and presented the new project tomembers. Members of the student chapter visit-ed in December 2007 to assess the current con-ditions in the town. Due to major earthquakeswithin the country over the past 8 years, a largepart of the town was damaged and many of thewater holding tanks and water supply systemhas been destroyed. La Garita’s water supplycurrently consists of water trucks filling holdingtanks on a weekly basis. While USAID has pro-vided some assistant with providing latrines andhousing, there is still no permanent solution forrebuilding the water supply system. A siteassessment trip will be conducted in December

On August 7, 2009, the HSPE EducationalFoundation hosted its fundraising golf tourna-ment at the Waikele Golf Course. Thirty-oneteams played in the Scramble format tourna-ment, which is the premier fundraising event ofthe Foundation, which supports the annualHawai‘i Mathcounts competition. Through thegenerous donations and involvement of the vari-ous sponsors, donors and players of the golftournament, adequate funding was raised for theMathcounts competition. Mahalo to all for yourtime and effort.

On August 18, the Kona-Kohala Chapter ofHSPE met with the West Hawaii ExplorationsPublic Charter School (WHEA), to establish aworking relationship with the school. The HSPEKona-Kohala Chapter will meet once a week, fora couple of hours at a time, to speak to the stu-dents, who range from 6th grade through highschool.

WHEA offers a science based, project based,hands on approach to learning. WHEA will beteaching an engineering class this year for itsmiddle school students (grades 6-8). The pur-pose of the class is to introduce students tobasic engineering concepts of design, materialsand construction of structures. The focus will beon bridges, domes and buildings.

WHEA’s goal is to provide students with anintroduction to careers in engineering by meetingand working with mentors from the community ofprofessional engineers and building contractors.The idea is for students to engage in hands-onbuilding & research activities that apply mathe-matics and physical science principles, and togain a deeper understanding of what it takes todesign and construct structures.

WHEA is looking for mentors for students andclasses, to provide consultation with students asthey design and build projects, and/or to help“judge” or comment on the merits of the variousstudent solutions to the project challenges.

Individuals or organizations interested in help-ing WHEA may contact Ms. Sara Medeiros [email protected] or at 808-327-4751, duringschool hours.

consulting firm located in Honolulu. He is alicensed Electrical Engineer with a BSEE fromIowa State University and approximately 30 yearsof experience drawing squiggly lines. As an elec-trical engineering consultant working closely within-house mechanical engineers as well as engi-neers from other companies, Doug will be pre-senting electrical engineering information that hefeels every mechanical engineer should know.

The “DO & DON’T” technical session for theevening will be Hot Water & Steam BoilerSystems. Paul Scott, the President of EngineeredSystems Inc., will conduct the session on bothsteam & hot water boiler systems including theircommon problems. Engineered Systems Inc. isthe local agent for Cleaver Brooks Boilers andseveral other steam related companies. The talkwill cover the types of boiler systems and the reg-ulatory agencies that govern the operation ofthese systems. He will touch on how to avoidmajor problems in the field by addressing con-cerns during the design phase of any related pro-jects.

REGISTRATION: RSVP Bill Lee [email protected] prior to October 5, 2009. Otherwise,send your remittance to ASHRAE HawaiiChapter, P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu HI 96812-3916. Or, simply remit your payment via “PayPal”by clicking http://hawaii.ashraechapters.org.

Pre-registration: All pre-registrants shouldremit payment as indicated. No refunds will beprovided (show or no show).

ASHRAE Members: $35 per personNon-Member of the above organizations: $40

per personOn-site Registration (if available): Regardless of

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S T R U C T U R A LE N G I N E E R S

A S S O C I AT I O NO F H AWA I I

PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org

2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERSPosition Officer PhonePresident Myles Shimokawa 593-0933

[email protected] Pres. Ron Iwamoto 486-5202

[email protected] Jeffrey Hanyu 536-2108

[email protected] Jason Emoto 942-9100

[email protected] Phil Gerwien 531-4627

[email protected] Tim Waite 479-1216

[email protected] John Cheung 848-2032

[email protected] Stephanie Doan 531-7094

[email protected] Pres Ian Robertson 956-6536

[email protected]

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OFFICERS Phone FAXPresident Jeoffrey S. Cudiamat 488-5000 488-5099

[email protected] Pres Jason Emoto 942-9100 942-1899

[email protected] Dean Doi 955-4441 942-2027

[email protected] Tim Goshi 533-2210 533-2686

[email protected] Alison Agapay 536-2626 536-3926

[email protected] Glenn Isidro 533-2210 533-2686

[email protected] Akira Usami 683-5747 682-2928

[email protected] Pres Marvin Mestanza 946-2277 946-2253

[email protected]

CFSEI PublicationsCFSEI Shear Wall Design Guide, based upon

the 2006 International Building Code, titled“Cold-Formed Steel Framed Wood Panel or SteelSheet Sheathed Shear Wall Assemblies” is nowavailable. Purchase price is $30.00 for CFSEImembers and $40.00 for non-members.

A new Technical Note “Designing Cold-Formed Steel Using the Direct Strength Method”is posted in the “Members Only” section of theSFA and CFSEI websites at www.steelfram-ing.org or www.cfsei.org.

AD-HOC COMMITTEEThe second meeting of the ad-hoc committee

tasked with developing general notes and speci-fications for cold-formed steel was held at noonon August 19, 2009 at the office of WilsonOkamoto & Associates. Anyone interested inparticipating in the development of these generalnotes and specifications is encouraged tobecome a member of this ad-hoc committee. Ifyou wish to participate, please contact AkiraUsami.

Membership We are thankful to all members for supporting

the CFSEI-Hawaii chapter in 2008 and encour-age you to renew your membership for 2009. Tobecome a member of CFSEI, you must firstbecome a member of the national Steel FramingAlliance (SFA). You will then be allowed to join thenational CFSEI and the Hawaii Chapter of CFSEIat no additional cost. For more information aboutmembership, please contact Marvin Mestanza byphone or email. Or visit www.cfsei.org orwww.steelframing.org for the membership appli-cation form or for paying your membership duesfor 2009 online.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGSeptember 1, 2009

Committee Reports:

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events:

The upcoming seminars and events are antici-pated to be presented later this year:– The CCPI/SEAOH Convention will be held at the

Moana Surfrider in Waikiki from October 15th to17th.

– The NCSEA Annual Conference will be held inScottsdale, Arizona from October 15th to 17th.

– S.K. Ghosh will present a seminar on October20th regarding an update of ACI 318.

– AISC will present a seminar on November 10thregarding the practical design of structural steelconnections.

– A seminar regarding masonry will be coming upin November.

2010 Officer Nominations:The following members were nominated for posi-

tions on the 2009 SEAOH Board of Directors:President Ron IwamotoVice President Brian IdeSecretary Karl Umemoto

Treasurer Pat CalazarDirector Kimo ScottPlease contact any SEAOH officer if you would

like to nominate someone for one of these posi-tions.

Disaster Response Committee:The final draft of SEAOH’s internal guidelines for

response to disasters has been completed and hasbeen posted on the SEAOH website for review andcomment by the membership. Members arerequested to visit the website, review the guide-lines, and send their feedback by the end ofSeptember.

National Council of Structural EngineersAssociations:

The Board unanimously approved the appoint-ment of Gary Chock as SEAOH’s designatedNCSEA delegate. Gary and Ron Iwamoto will beattending this year’s conference in Scottsdale,Arizona on October 15-17. Gary and Ron will alsoattend this year’s Western Council of StructuralEngineers Associations annual meeting which willbe held in conjunction with the NCSEA conference.

Convention Committee:This year’s SEAOH Convention will be held joint-

ly with the CCPI’s Annual Meeting on October 16and 17 at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel.Registration forms have been emailed to all mem-bers and are also available at the SEAOH websiteat http://www.seaoh.org/ content.htm. TheConvention will be preceded by the CCPI’s PinkBall Golf Tournament on October 15.

New Member Applications:New member application for Membership for

John Ritchey was received and is open for com-ments from the membership. His application willbe voted on at the October 2009 board meeting.

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

2008-2009 YMF OfficersPhone

President: Aaron Erickson [email protected]

Vice-President: Eric Arakawa 258-5770 [email protected]

Secretary: Karen Chongue [email protected]

Treasurer: Troy Ching [email protected]

Past President: Lisa Takushi [email protected] ext14

2008-2009 OFFICERSOffice Name PhonePresident Michael Hunnemann 791-3980

email: [email protected] Jeff Kalani 596-2928

email: [email protected] Roger Babcock 956-7298

email: [email protected] Dawn Barsana 943-1133

email: [email protected] Ian Arakaki 596-7790

email: [email protected] President Ron Iwamoto 486-5202

email: [email protected] 8 Chair Westley Chun 943-1133

email: [email protected]

OCTOBER DINNER MEETING Program: 1st Annual ASCE Hawaii SectionAwards Banquet; Honoring Hawaii’s CivilEngineering Achievements

ASCE Hawaii Section humbly requests thehonor of your presence at our inaugural ASCEHawaii Section Awards Banquet, which aims torecognize a variety of projects that demonstratesuperior civil engineering knowledge and innova-tion, as well as honor significant contributions toour industry as set forth by local engineers. Date: Friday, October 2nd, 2009Location: Cupola Theatre, Honolulu Design

CenterTime: 5:30 p.m. - Social Hour/Poster-Board

Viewing6:30 p.m. - Dinner7:30 p.m. - Program9:00 p.m. - Adjourn

Menu: Plated DinnerAttire: Semi-FormalCost: $80 per person

$850 per table of 8 (includes reservedseating & 2 bottles of wine)

Please make checks payable to ASCE-HawaiiSection and mail to Ian Arakaki, ASCE Treasurer,The Limtiaco Consulting Group, 650 Iwilei Road,Suite 208, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 postmarkedby Friday, September 25, 2009. Reservations forthe dinner meeting to Ian Arakaki by Monday,September 28, 2009, by phone at 596-7790, faxat 596-7361 or email at [email protected].

See www.ascehawaii.org for more informationand RSVP form.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: September 14, 2009Next meeting: October 7, 2009

ASCE SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENTOn August 14, 2009, 144 golfers gathered at

Pearl Country Club to participate in our 2ndAnnual ASCE Hawaii Section Scholarship GolfTournament in Honor of Steve Fong. It was a dayof fun, fellowship and camaraderie, as 48 threeplayer teams scrambled their way through thegolf course to help sponsor our annual ASCEHawaii Section Scholarship. This year the schol-arship was awarded to a very deservingUniversity of Hawaii Civil Engineering student,Kristen Au. We would like to thank our tee spon-sors, manpower volunteers, student volunteers,participants, golf tournament committee, andYvonne Fong and the Fong family for making thisyear’s tournament a great success.

FY2009-2010 ASCE HAWAII SECTIONOFFICERS ELECTED

Elections were held during our August dinner

meeting and following officers were installed dur-ing our September dinner meeting:• President: Jeff Kalani, P.E.• President-Elect: Roger Babcock, Ph.D., P.E.• Vice President: Dawn Barsana, P.E.• Secretary: Ian Arakaki, P.E.• Treasurer: Brian Enomoto, P.E.• Immediate Past President: Mike Hunnemann,

P.E.• YMF President: Troy Ching, E.I.T.

Congratulations and good luck to our FY2009-2010 Executive Committee!

CONTINUING EDUCATIONASCE National holds more than 275 seminars

and computer workshops each year on a widevariety of technical, management, and regulatorytopics. These seminars are held in more than 45cities across the U.S. In addition, ASCE offerscustomized on-site training and many distancelearning programs, including live interactiveweb/teleconference seminars, online coursesand courses on CD, videotape, and audiotape.Please visit www.asce.org/conted/ for completedetails.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deservingstudents. We continue to accept tax-deductibledonations with the goal of increasing the annualscholarships. Make your check payable to‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to: ASCEScholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu,HI 96808. If you have any questions, please con-tact Ron Iwamoto at 486-5202, or [email protected].

Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings are

scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 6:00 p.m.at Dave and Buster’s, 589-2215 and Wednesday,November 4, 6:00 p.m. at Kakaako Kitchen,596-7490. If you are interested in attending tofind out what the YMF is all about, please contactAaron Erickson at (808)591-2728 or [email protected].

Congratulations to Troy Ching, YMF Presidentfor 2009/2010!

Special Olympics Holiday Classic BowlingTournamentBy Lara Karamatsu, Community Service Chair

On Sunday, December 7, 2008, YMF mem-bers Lisa Takushi, Karynn Niimi, Lance Yoneshigeand Lara Karamatsu volunteered at the SpecialOlympics 2008 Holiday Classic BowlingTournament at Hickam Air Force Base. As score-keepers for the Individuals Bowling Event, they

monitored the scores, assisted with the rotationof athletes, and cheered the athletes on as theybowled. Thank you to the YMF volunteers forcoming out to help and to Cindy Ujimori for coor-dinating this event.

Special Olympics Aukake Classic Bocceand Soccer TournamentBy Lara Karamatsu, Community Service Chair

On Sunday, August 23, 2009, YMF members(Lisa Takushi, Eric Arakawa, Javis Carino, andLara Karamatsu) and friends and family (SherylMiyagawa, Darla Carino, and Jarin Carino) volun-teered at the Special Olympics 2009 AukakeClassic Bocce and Soccer Tournament at WaiauDistrict Park. It was a sunny day with multiplegames going on all around the park. The athleteswere filled with excitement and determination asthey ran down the field and scored goals. In sup-port of the athletes during the game, some mem-bers played the roll of ball fetchers while the oth-ers cheered on the sidelines. Once the gamesfinished, all members helped with presenting theawards to the elated athletes. Thank you to thevolunteers for coming out to help at this eventand to Cindy Ujimori for coordinating this event.

KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. Papacostas

KAISER’S CONCRETE HOUSESBack in Oct. 2006, John Young of Belt Collins

wrote, “Dr. Papacostas: We have a project inHawaii Kai, at the back of Kamilonui Valley adja-cent to and mauka of the existing farm lots. Wesee concrete tunnels on the site (see photos)which we believe were once a batch plant usedby Kaiser. Would you have any suggestions onwhere we could start our research to determinethe past use of the concrete tunnels.”

The two photographs of the “tunnels” intriguedme. The reinforcing steel of the roof was exposedand highly corroded, as were frames of whatappeared to be bulkheads and remnants ofmachinery hoppers hanging from the ceiling.Judging by the amount of graffiti defacing theconcrete block walls, their existence must be wellknown.

My initial response to John was, “As far as Iknow the Kaiser plant you are describing was toproduce a special building block using native rawmaterials. The blocks were glued with epoxy and“strung” on steel rebars for roofs and walls.Kaiser hoped to substitute these for wood. Sincethis occurred in the early 1960s, you may actual-ly be able to find some old-timers who werearound at the time. I do not know where theKaiser Hawaii Kai Development Co. files arearchived. Please let me know if you find out.“

Since then, I learned that Kaiser’s papers arearchived at the Bancroft Library of the Universityof California, Berkeley, but I have not been able totake advantage of that resource. Instead, withsome additional research, I discovered the largercontext of the tunnels from local sources.

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• Environmental & Infrastructure

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R. M. TOWILL CORPORATIONSINCE 1930

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ASCE History, from page 62009, and various potable water options arebeing evaluated, including wells, redevelopingthe holding tanks, and possibly installing a smalldistribution system.

We are looking for volunteers to assist the UHStudent Chapter during planning and designstages of the project, and help with fundraisingefforts as well. EWB hopes to return and helpbuild a water supply system in mid-2010 onceengineering design and fundraising is completed.If you are interested in joining our efforts pleasecontact [email protected].

EWB, from page 4

Please notify any SEAOH Officer prior to theOctober 2009 board meeting if you wish to com-ment on this prospective member.

The next SEAOH Board of Directors and Officersmeeting will be held on Tuesday, October 6th,2009, at the University of Hawaii, Holmes Hall.Contact SEAOH President Myles Shimokawa (593-0933, [email protected]) for more information.

SEAOH, from page 5

On April 5, 1961, both the Honolulu Advertiser(HA) and the Star-Bulletin (SB) prominently fea-tured the opening of Henry J. Kaiser’s concreteproducts plant in Kamilonui Valley “high aboveKuapa Fish Pond” the day before. The HA head-ing stressed the plant itself with “Kaiser Unveils$2 Million Plant For Lava-Base Building Blocks,”whereas the SB chose to emphasize the mainobjective of the plant with “Kaiser Unveils Under-$20,000 Home Plan.”

To be sure, the plant was put up in conjunctionwith the planned development of Hawaii Kai,which initially was considered to have strongresort components in addition to residential sub-divisions. At one point, a toll highway via a tunnelfrom above the concrete plant to Waimanalo waseven envisioned, but I’ll leave this idea to anoth-er day.

Between the coverage in the two papers, andallowing for the typical expressive liberty of non-technically trained reporters, I was able to piecetogether the following picture.

Kaiser hired Gilbert E. Olson, a research con-sultant, to investigate the possibility of using

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employers have openings they

would like to fill:• Fukunaga & Associates (Civil &

Environmental/Sanitary Engineers - Honolulu)• Moffatt & Nichol, Hawaii (Civil Engineers –

Honolulu)• Kamehameha Schools (Environmental Project

Manager – Honolulu)• CH2M HILL (Transportation Engineer –

Honolulu)For more information on these job listings,

please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website athttp://jobs.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobs.html.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION’S WEBMAIL LIST –SIGN-UP AND/OR UPDATE

If you would like to receive e-mail notices ofupcoming meetings or activities, please sign-upfor the ASCE Hawaii Section’s webmail list athttp://www.ascehawaii.org/emailform.html. Youmay also update your email address on thatsame webpage. Please consider helping theHawaii Section reduce operating costs by receiv-ing your monthly issue of Wiliki via email. If youhave any questions, please contact WebmasterJoanna Seto at 586-4309 or [email protected].

ASCE, from page 6 native materials to produce concrete for theroadways and structures in Hawai`i Kai. Cement,of course, was to be supplied by Kaiser’sPermanente Cement plant that opened inNanakuli on August 20, 1960 to compete withthe original Hawaiian Cement plant that beganoperations a few days earlier at Barber’s Point,now known as Kalaeloa (for details, see my Sept.2004 article).

Olson concluded, “Within Hawaii Kai werefound the necessary basalt boulders, volcaniccinders and coral for making the concrete prod-ucts [HA].” Portable crushers would processlarge basalt boulders, and lightweight aggregatecould be obtained from a cinder cone near KokoCrater. Since large areas had to be cleared ofbasalt boulders anyway, “a problem has beenconverted into an opportunity,” Kaiser was quot-ed to have said. A second story in the same issueof the HA says that the plant was “electronicallyautomated” needing a crew of only five and “themost modern plant facility obtainable on twocontinents... Overhead batching equipmentautomatically measures out the proper propor-tions of cement and aggregates, and drops thematerials into a revolving turbine-type mixer.”

The reports further explain that the plant pro-duced concrete pipe, decorative tiles, and otherproducts, among which was what Kaiser pro-posed to be a major replacement for convention-al construction materials so that “we can go along way toward freeing ourselves from depen-dence upon materials that must be transportedlong distance.”

The new product consisted of tongue-and-groove interlocking tiles “6-by-8-by-16 inches,then cemented with a new adhesive called epoxyinto building slabs, 92 inches for walls and 18feet long for roofing [SA].” The tiles (or “blocks”)were formed by “Clanton automatic block pressand forming machine” and before assemblage bythe “Rapidex system”, they were stacked ontostorage racks and fork-lifted into steam curingrooms where precise temperature and humiditywere kept by an automatically controlled steamboiler.

The HA indicated that “sections for the roofsare assembled by inserting long steel reinforcingrods under tension on the interior of the blocks,”which the SB correctly described as “the pre-stressing principle.” The walls, on the other hand,were strengthened by running reinforcing barsfrom roof to slab floor [SB].” No details about thestrength of steel or the size and spacing of rein-forcements were given.

Three model homes were already constructedon Kalanianaole Highway near Portlock Road;one of them served as Kaiser’s temporary office.

“A roof for the 1,250 square feet houses, plustwo-car carport, can be put in place in two hoursor less, without use of rafters,” proclaimed theHA, and then went on to describe a model homeshown by Kaiser. The estimated cost was lessthan $20,000 including land development costs.This translated to $9 per square foot, versus $13-15 for wood, or $15 up for a conventional hollowtile house, argued Olson, who pointed out thatthe concrete house would also be termite andfire-proof.

What happened next remains a mystery to me.The only reference I could dredge up was in theJuly 18, 1968 issue of the SB where Ross E.Haffner, the Woods Products Association ofHawaii executive director, was quoted to say,“Henry Kaiser tried for over 10 years to build asuitable low-cost home out of concrete, butfailed miserably.”

Perhaps someone who witnessed the eventsof that time first hand can enlighten us.

Do you know of a civil engineering accom-plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send a briefdescription to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014,email [email protected]). Previous arti-cles in the series may be found at the Section’sweb site. Just point your browser tohttp://www.ascehawaii.org.

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