VOL. 51 NO. 6 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS AUGUST, 2015 continued on page 7 THE PINEAPPLE By Samuel S. Dannaway, PE, FSFPE My first office space was in the old American Can Company Warehouse, also known as the 1928 building (having been built in 1928) in the Dole Cannery Complex. The address was 720 Iwilei Road. Our tiny 520 square foot office was located on the fourth floor, accessible by two ancient freight elevators; you know the ones with manually operated doors and gate. One cool thing about our location was that it was in shadow of what was one of the most significant landmarks in Honolulu, a water tower that looked like a pineapple. In 1927, the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. (HPC), later to become the Dole Food Company, undertook a major expansion of its processing plant, located in the Iwilei section Honolulu. The expanded plant and its several new build- ings eventually covered a total area of 19 acres. Of course, a reliable water supply was needed for the many new automatic sprinkler systems. As part of that water supply, a new water tank would be constructed. The tank was designed by HPC engineer Simes Thurston Hoyt. The architect in charge of the expansion pro- ject was famed Hawaii architect Charles William (C. W.) Dickey. Of interest is that Dickey was the brother-in-law of James Dole, the Pineapple King, founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company. Dickey is known for defining the Hawaiian style of architecture that has held sway through today. In a moment of inspiration, Dickey proposed that the tank be built to resemble a pineapple. The rest is history. Engineer Hoyt developed the tank design and contracted its manufacture to the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (CB&I) factory in Greenville, Pennsylvania. The tank was shipped to Honolulu in three pieces. The Watertower, Chicago Bridge and Iron’s newsletter predicted the tank would “no doubt be one of the important objects of interest to visitors at Honolulu.”1. The Pineapple made CB&I famous and start- ed a trend. CB&I later built other product based water tanks including the Gerber Baby Food Jar in Rochester, New York and the Sir Walter Raleigh Tobacco Can in Louisville, Kentucky. Erection of the tank was completed in January of 1928. The tank measured 24 feet in diameter and 40 feet in height. It was placed on a 100 feet tall steel structure. When the del- icate leafy crown and red aircraft beacon were placed, the Pineapple Water Tank stood out as the tallest structure in Honolulu. For us fire folks, the tank’s design gives us a glimpse of early fire sprinkler design and installation. In 1927, the design of sprinkler systems for a manufacturing plant would likely be based on the 1926 edition of NFPA 13. Sizing of sprin- kler system piping was according to the “1-2- 3” pipe schedule, introduced with the 1905 edition of NFPA 13. The “1-2-3” designation indicated that a 3/4-inch pipe could supply one sprinkler, a 1-inch pipe could supply two sprin- klers, 1 1/4-inch pipe could supply three sprin- klers, and so on. This pipe schedule remained unmodified until 1940 at which time the use of 3/4-inch steel pipe in a pipe schedule system was prohibited and the schedule became known as ordinary hazard pipe schedule. It is noted that with the 1931 edition of NFPA 13 the “1-2-3” pipe schedule become known as the Class A sprinkler system. This was done to distinguish it from the newly established Class B system. The pipe schedule for Class B sys- tems was modified in 1940 and became the light hazard pipe schedule. 2 It is safe to assume that the buildings at HPC were protected by the “1-2-3” pipe schedule systems (ordinary hazard). Now, let us assume the water supply requirements for pipe schedule systems were the same as those of today and that ordinary hazard sprinkler sys- tems at the plant protected buildings of both combustible and noncombustible construc- tion. Let us further assume the sprinkler sys- tems were supervised by plant personnel. Then it would be reasonable to establish the water supply requirements at a flow of 1,500 gpm for 60 minutes for a minimum total capac- ity of 90,000 gallons (see Table 11.2.2.1 of NFPA 13, 2013 edition). That would explain why the pineapple tank was sized to hold 100,000 gallons of water. The American Can Company Warehouse, where my office was located, had such a 1-2-3 pipe schedule sprinkler system, complete with 3/4-inch steel pipe. The building had 13 feet high ceilings, perfect for storing pallet loads, two or three high, of the empty tin cans for holding those juicy circular slices of pineapple. Another interesting thing about this system is that the installers took full advantage of the NFPA 13 provisions allowing the bending of steel pipe. Another thing that always amazes me about the sprinkler system is those eight- inch diameter threaded tees. The fitters in those days must have really had some. Sprinkler protection was not only provided for process and storage buildings. The well- appointed headquarters building was also pro- tected. Grinnell quartzoid sprinklers, the first glass bulb sprinkler, shown in the photo, were originally installed in the main entrance lobby of the HPC headquarters office building. The sprinklers were ornately adorned with lead attachments coated in gold leaf (not sure if that came with a listing). Now let us get back to the water tank. In addition to its importance to plant fire protec- tion, the pineapple water tower was also a powerful memory trigger to the thousands of island teenagers (my wife Linda and her sister Irene, included) that spent summer vacations working at the plant. A recent article in Honolulu Magazine 3 contains recollections of several who worked there as teens. Though the thing they seem to remember most is the overpowering smell of the sweet pineapple (Linda recalls smelling like pineapple on the long bus ride home to Waipahu) there is no doubt that every time they drove by Iwilei, either along Nimitz Highway, Dillingham Boulevard, or King Street; and saw the pineap- ple, fond and not so fond memories, alike, would abound. To many other locals, the tank was like an old-time GPS. For decades, locals used the landmark as a point of reference for giving directions and for getting around Honolulu. For the first several years in my office on Iwilei Road, barely a week went by when I used the tower to help clients find our location. Nobody
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My first office space was in the old AmericanCan Company Warehouse, also known as the1928 building (having been built in 1928) in theDole Cannery Complex. The address was 720Iwilei Road. Our tiny 520 square foot office waslocated on the fourth floor, accessible by twoancient freight elevators; you know the oneswith manually operated doors and gate. Onecool thing about our location was that it was inshadow of what was one of the most significantlandmarks in Honolulu, a water tower thatlooked like a pineapple.
In 1927, the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. (HPC),later to become the Dole Food Company,undertook a major expansion of its processingplant, located in the Iwilei section Honolulu.The expanded plant and its several new build-ings eventually covered a total area of 19acres. Of course, a reliable water supply wasneeded for the many new automatic sprinklersystems. As part of that water supply, a newwater tank would be constructed. The tankwas designed by HPC engineer SimesThurston Hoyt.
The architect in charge of the expansion pro-ject was famed Hawaii architect CharlesWilliam (C. W.) Dickey. Of interest is thatDickey was the brother-in-law of James Dole,the Pineapple King, founder of the HawaiianPineapple Company. Dickey is known fordefining the Hawaiian style of architecture thathas held sway through today.
In a moment of inspiration, Dickey proposedthat the tank be built to resemble a pineapple.The rest is history.
Engineer Hoyt developed the tank designand contracted its manufacture to the ChicagoBridge and Iron Co. (CB&I) factory inGreenville, Pennsylvania. The tank wasshipped to Honolulu in three pieces. TheWatertower, Chicago Bridge and Iron’snewsletter predicted the tank would “no doubtbe one of the important objects of interest tovisitors at Honolulu.”1.
The Pineapple made CB&I famous and start-ed a trend. CB&I later built other productbased water tanks including the Gerber BabyFood Jar in Rochester, New York and the SirWalter Raleigh Tobacco Can in Louisville,Kentucky.
Erection of the tank was completed inJanuary of 1928. The tank measured 24 feet indiameter and 40 feet in height. It was placedon a 100 feet tall steel structure. When the del-icate leafy crown and red aircraft beacon wereplaced, the Pineapple Water Tank stood out asthe tallest structure in Honolulu.
For us fire folks, the tank’s design gives us aglimpse of early fire sprinkler design andinstallation.
In 1927, the design of sprinkler systems for amanufacturing plant would likely be based onthe 1926 edition of NFPA 13. Sizing of sprin-kler system piping was according to the “1-2-3” pipe schedule, introduced with the 1905edition of NFPA 13. The “1-2-3” designationindicated that a 3/4-inch pipe could supply onesprinkler, a 1-inch pipe could supply two sprin-klers, 1 1/4-inch pipe could supply three sprin-klers, and so on. This pipe schedule remainedunmodified until 1940 at which time the use of3/4-inch steel pipe in a pipe schedule systemwas prohibited and the schedule becameknown as ordinary hazard pipe schedule. It isnoted that with the 1931 edition of NFPA 13 the“1-2-3” pipe schedule become known as theClass A sprinkler system. This was done todistinguish it from the newly established ClassB system. The pipe schedule for Class B sys-tems was modified in 1940 and became thelight hazard pipe schedule. 2
It is safe to assume that the buildings at HPCwere protected by the “1-2-3” pipe schedulesystems (ordinary hazard). Now, let usassume the water supply requirements for pipeschedule systems were the same as those oftoday and that ordinary hazard sprinkler sys-tems at the plant protected buildings of bothcombustible and noncombustible construc-tion. Let us further assume the sprinkler sys-tems were supervised by plant personnel.Then it would be reasonable to establish thewater supply requirements at a flow of 1,500gpm for 60 minutes for a minimum total capac-ity of 90,000 gallons (see Table 11.2.2.1 ofNFPA 13, 2013 edition). That would explainwhy the pineapple tank was sized to hold100,000 gallons of water.
The American Can Company Warehouse,where my office was located, had such a 1-2-3pipe schedule sprinkler system, complete with3/4-inch steel pipe. The building had 13 feethigh ceilings, perfect for storing pallet loads,
two or three high, of the empty tin cans forholding those juicy circular slices of pineapple.Another interesting thing about this system isthat the installers took full advantage of theNFPA 13 provisions allowing the bending ofsteel pipe. Another thing that always amazesme about the sprinkler system is those eight-inch diameter threaded tees. The fitters inthose days must have really had some.
Sprinkler protection was not only providedfor process and storage buildings. The well-appointed headquarters building was also pro-tected. Grinnell quartzoid sprinklers, the firstglass bulb sprinkler, shown in the photo, wereoriginally installed in the main entrance lobbyof the HPC headquarters office building. Thesprinklers were ornately adorned with leadattachments coated in gold leaf (not sure if thatcame with a listing).
Now let us get back to the water tank. Inaddition to its importance to plant fire protec-tion, the pineapple water tower was also apowerful memory trigger to the thousands ofisland teenagers (my wife Linda and her sisterIrene, included) that spent summer vacationsworking at the plant. A recent article inHonolulu Magazine 3 contains recollections ofseveral who worked there as teens. Thoughthe thing they seem to remember most is theoverpowering smell of the sweet pineapple(Linda recalls smelling like pineapple on thelong bus ride home to Waipahu) there is nodoubt that every time they drove by Iwilei,either along Nimitz Highway, DillinghamBoulevard, or King Street; and saw the pineap-ple, fond and not so fond memories, alike,would abound.
To many other locals, the tank was like anold-time GPS. For decades, locals used thelandmark as a point of reference for givingdirections and for getting around Honolulu.For the first several years in my office on IwileiRoad, barely a week went by when I used thetower to help clients find our location. Nobody
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Thank you for passing on the torch of theACECH Presidency from our distinguishedPast President Bill Bow to me for this comingyear. As an engineer who is passionate aboutmy work, I look forward to using this platform tocontinue to grow our membership during thistime of remarkable infrastructure growth inHawai’i.
One of my main goals this coming year willbe to get younger engineers, i.e. those in theprofession under 40 years of age, to becomeinterested in the business aspect of the engi-neering profession. These younger engineersnow comprise the largest percentage of ourworkforce. They are familiar with a range oftechnologies that didn’t exist just a few yearsago and have skills that will help develop thenext round of innovation. Due to globalizationand digital technology, the pace of change inthe business world is faster than ever. In orderto effectively partner with clients and remaincompetitive, engineers in our design and con-struction industry have to equally embrace thebusiness side of the engineering profession.The generation of younger engineers have theskills that will allow them to effectively navigatethis new business world.
Engineers under 40 should not see them-selves as just technicians, and engineeringshould not be seen as just a technical practice.The business development side of engineeringis the aspect of our practice that is in sync withthe needs of our clients and the growth of ourcommunities. By anticipating and understand-ing the needs of the client, engineers can deliv-er more appropriate professional work prod-ucts. By networking and being proactive aboutgrowth opportunities, engineers can effectivelygrow their practice.
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Luncheon Event – August 4 Please join us Tuesday, August 4, for a lun-
cheon event at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Ourfeatured guest speaker will be Mr. EricGleason, President of NextEra EnergyTransmission LLC. NextEra Energy Resourceswith its affiliated entities is the world’s largestgenerator of renewable energy from the windand sun. The potential merging of their techni-cal know-how, experience and resourcestrength with Hawaiian Electric Industries willbring about many changes to Hawaii.Additional information is available athawaii.apwa.net/events/chapter.
Joint Meeting – September 8Please join us Tuesday, September 8, for a
joint luncheon event with ASCE at Pomaika’i Ballrooms at Dole CanneryIwilei. Governor Ige is anticipated to be our fea-tured guest speaker. Please join us and hearhis thoughts on his term in office, future goalsand visions, and roles of the engineering com-munity to help bring his goals and vision tofruition. Additional information will be availableat hawaii.apwa.net/events/chapter.
General Membership Meeting – June 26On June 26, Hawaii Chapter held a General
Membership meeting which featured the City’sePlans program. Presenters from the City andCounty’s Department of Planning andPermitting included Mark Leoncio, KenSchmidt and Mario Siu-Li. Implemented since2012, the program allows electronic review ofbuilding (new residential and commercial) per-mit, construction and grading plans. Benefits ofthe program includes a more transparent andefficient permitting process.
National President Visit APWA National President Larry Stevens paid
a visit to Hawaii Chapter in early June before hecontinued on to the International Public WorksEngineering Australasia Conference held inRorotua, New Zealand.
Board members, membership and represen-tatives from various City and State agencieswelcomed Larry on June 1 during a Meet andGreet event at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Thefollowing day, Mr. Stevens had the opportunityto tour various rail improvements in progressand the Kaneohe-Kailua Sewer Tunnel projectwhich included viewing of the drop shaft for thetunnel boring machine.
Special thanks are made to Darin Mar,Deputy Director with the Honolulu Authority forRapid Transportation, and Russell Takara,Assistant Chief of the City and County’sDepartment of Design and Construction-Wastewater Division, for their assistance withthe various tours.
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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: Scheduled for July 22, 2015.Time: usually 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: HECO Ward Ave Cafeteria
Conference RoomAgenda: To be determined.
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.
HILITES OF JUNE 24 EXECUTIVE COMMIT-TEE MEETING
Meeting was held in the Hawaiian ElectricCompany Ward Avenue cafeteria starting at5:30 PM with Chairman Derek Sato presiding.The following were discussed:• Dr. Zac Trimble reported on the 2015-2016
Student Section officers, which includePresident Saylan Siemann, Vice-PresidentForlian Garma, Treasurer Julie Mishima,Secretary Karen Calaro, Webmaster Tina Li,Historian Jordan Enos, Events CommitteeChair Shoshanna Douglas, External EventsCommittee Chair Stephen Sabala, andFinance Committee Chair Sean Grant. Thestudents plan on sending representatives tothe ASME National Conference in spring2016.
• ABET accreditation process: Dr. Trimblereported that the ABET self-study report wasin progress and is due June 30. The onsiteABET review will occur this spring.
• Derek Sato reported the 2015 Ballot-Surveyresults including 2015-2016 officers and
JULY 2015 HIGHLIGHTS:BOARD of DIRECTORS MTG:
SAFETY TRAINING – Again, our president,Frank Cruzata thanked all those who participat-ed and/or helped out in our recently completedfour Saturdays of the standard OSHA 30-HrSafety Training classes. Roger Urbi, our volun-teer instructor is willing to do the 40-Hr class(five Saturdays)provided we have enough indi-viduals signing up. The 40 hours is needed forcompanies dealing with Federal GovernmentProjects especially those involving the ArmyCorps of Engineers.
ARCHITECT REGISTRATION EXAMINA-TION – Frank announced that ARE has updat-ed its Policies and Procedures and the“Guidelines” is available and can be down-loaded ([email protected]). The newversion refines and improves the testingprocess of the ARE. For our ArchitectMembers’ info, the ARE 4.0 test is still availableuntil June 2018, even with the launching of ARE5.0 in 2016.
DECEMBER CHRISTMAS PARTY – It’scloser than you think, and it’s decision time! Wealready have a contract with Pomaikai Ballroomat the Iwilei Dole Cannery. Check a prior emailfrom Frank for details. We still need to decidewhich price/person out of three possible choic-es to take ($50-$55-$60)! Just email him asap– only four more months to go. HAVE ANOTH-ER ENJOYABLE & SAFE MONTH FALEANS!
FALEA Class 2015 - OSHA 30-Hr Safety,Roger Urbi (rear 2nd from left), Instructor.
CMAA Hawaii Chapter News:Following on the heels of our very successful
Community Service event at Hale Hilina’i,CMAA Hawaii joined other Engineering groupsand Sustainable Coastlines at Ala MoanaBeach park on June 27th for a Beach Cleanup.This was a great event hosted byHWEA/ASCE/AWWA focusing on removal ofwaste from hard to reach areas before itentered our oceans. Also in June, we hostedour 2nd Happy hour at HASR in Chinatown.Great food and camaraderie- A huge mahalo
Save the Date- 2015 CMAA Hawaii 4thAnnual Scholarship Golf TournamentWhen: 2 October 2015Where: Coral Creek Golf Course
Details to follow via email blast. Pleasemake plans to join us or otherwise supportthis event that generates scholarships forour local CM College Students and fundsour other CMAA Chapter events!
CMAA Hawaii’s 2015 Calendar of eventsJuly 21st 2015 - CMAA Luncheon HaleIkena Fort Shafter- Guest Speaker: HART.Subject: Rail update and CM opportunities.September 1-14, 2015 - 2016 CMAA BoardElections- Voting window.September 15th, 2015 CMAA Luncheon,Hale Ikena Fort Shafter- Guest SpeakersCMAA Educational Committee, SubjectCCM Certification and Recertification,obtaining Continuing education credits.September 25, 2015 CMAA End of YearPaina (Location TBD)September 2015 - CM Student Site Visit toan active projectSeptember 2015 - Awarding of CMAA CMStudent ScholarshipsSeptember 2015 - CMAA CommunityService event at Hale IkenaOctober 2, 2014 - CMAA Hawaii 4th AnnualGolf TournamentOctober 11-13, 2015 CMAA NationalConference, Orlando Fl.November 17, 2015 - CMAA Luncheon,Hale Ikena Fort ShafterNovember 2015 - CM Student Site Visit toan active projectDecember 4, 2015 CMAA End of YearHappy Hour
to all of those who joined us for these events!Our next bimonthly Luncheon will be held July21, at Hale Ikena- Representatives from HARTwill join us for a Rail update and discussion ofupcoming CM opportunities.
On October 2nd CMAA Hawaii will hold our4th Annual CMAA Scholarship Golf Tournamentat Coral Creek Golf Course- The proceeds ofthis event support the awarding of educationalscholarships to our deserving CM StudentChapter members.
Our chapter is here as a resource for allConstruction Engineering and Managementprofessionals.
If you have any questions regarding any ofour upcoming events, would like to join ourOhana and become more involved with theCMAA Hawaii Chapter or would simply like tobe added to our email list, please email us [email protected], also please note thatwe have a new mailing address; CMAAHawaii, PO Box 531, Honolulu, HI 96809
Looking for a CCM? The current listing for allHawaii CCMs can be found here:https://cmaanet.org/certified-construction-managers-registry .
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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!!
Section MeetingOn June 24, 2015, President Pete Pascua
opened the meeting welcoming everyone tothe Hawaii Section Annual Meeting at the PlazaClub. Pete announced reminders of theWestern District Annual Meeting in Las Vegas,June 19 – 22; International Annual Meeting inHollywood, FL, August 2 – 5; and Fall TechnicalConference in Tucson, AZ, October 26-29.
Western District Vice President Cathy Leongreported that the Student Endowment Fund asreceived $2920 in donations made in honor ofCostas. As such, at the Annual Meeting theDistrict will be presenting a plaque for hisrecognition, which will be given to Costas’brother. She also reminded members that theDistrict and International elections are currentlyopen, please take the time to cast your vote. Ifyou would like to know more about the candi-dates contact Cathy for information, as sheknows the candidates personally.
Pete introduced, in place of Race Randle,Tony Gaston, Howard Hughes CorporationDirector of Site Development. Tony, originallyfrom Mililani, graduated from the University ofHawaii School of Engineering, and also holds aBA from the University of Phoenix. He has pre-viously worked with Parsons, as well as Castle& Cooke.
Tony presented the Ward VillageDevelopment, with the goal of LookingForward. He started his presentation with aninteresting aerial photograph of the area beforeKewalo Basin and Ala Moana Park was devel-oped, side by side with what the land looks liketoday. Ward Village is 60 acres of mixed usespace, to be transformed into a vibrant com-munity, including residential, retail, office, andindustrial areas. Committed to Culture,Community, and the Environment, the WardVillage Foundation was started in January2014. Tony also explained the transportationplans for the area. The plan is to extendHalekauwila Street to Kamakee Street as a 3-lane roadway, one lane in each direction with acenter lane for left-turn; build a new street fromQueen Street to the new Halekauwila exten-sion; and have bike lanes throughout the area.
Tony opened the floor to questions andreplied with answers explaining that the exist-ing City owned roads will be built to City stan-dards and continue to be City owned, and theother roads will remain private built to standardregulations, but not with the intent to be turnedover to the City so that special colored side-walks and varying finished can be used. Healso stated biking is very much being encour-aged, as 30 bike racks have been ordered aswell as 4 bike service stands.
Pete called up the outgoing officers to thankthem for their year of serving the HawaiiSection. Robert Nehmad as Treasurer, SaraOkuda as Secretary, and accepting forNatasha Soriano as Vice President was SteveYoshida. Each received a certificate of appre-ciation and a commemorative wooden bowl.
Erron announced and Cathy swore in thenew 2015-2016 ITE Hawaii Section officers:
President – Juanita WolfgrammVice President – Sara OkudaSecretary – Chad KadokawaTreasurer – Chance MorrillRobert gave his outgoing Treasurer report
stating that the Sections finances has beenconsistent for the past 5 years, as dues wenttowards subsidizing meals for students andspeakers at meetings and awarding grants forstudents to present at the District meeting.
HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETINGJuly 1, 2015
General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events
For all events see seaoh.org or look for emailflyer for registration. • August 14-15 – Annual Convention @ Aulani.
Friday program includes ProjectManagement Workshop presented by Mr.Howard Birnberg with Zweig Group.Saturday morning speaker Dr. RandallPoston of Pivot Engineers will present on ACI562-13. For additional information, includingexhibitor registration, please see our web-site. Registration is due by July 28th.
• September 10 – “ACI318-14 Reorganized forDesign Building Code” seminar from 8:00am – 4:00 pm at the Honolulu Country Club.See website for additional details and regis-tration.
Education CommitteeSEAOH is kick-starting our Education
Committee! Our education committee will aim to educate and inspire the next generationof engineers. We have many opportunities to present at high school STEM EngineeringDays and other events. If you would like to jointhis committee please contact CommitteeChair Lyle Carden (521-4513 [email protected]).
Nominations for 2016 SEAOH Board ofDirectors
WE WANT YOU! SEAOH is looking forenthusiastic members to participate in thestewardship of our organization. Please con-tact E.Okuna if you have interest or would liketo nominate a fellow member to serve on nextyear’s board (945-0198 x103,[email protected]). We’re activelyseeking volunteers or nominees for VicePresident, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director.
$1,000 SEAOH ScholarshipWe are accepting scholarship applications
through September 11. Application is avail-able on the SEAOH website, www.seaoh.org.Intent is to encourage college education forHawaii’s youth - especially for those with struc-tural engineering interests.
New Member ApplicationsApplication for the following individuals has
been received and is open for comments fromthe membership: Deborah Kim-Ito at ClarkDietrich Building Systems as an AffiliateMember; Lauren Tolentino at Bonded as anAffiliate Member; Jonathan Okunaga atNagamine Okawa Engineers as an AlliedMember.
AUGUST DINNER MEETING There will not be a dinner meeting in August
due to the joint APWA meeting and OCEAAwards Banquet to be held in September.
SEPTEMBER JOINT LUNCH MEETINGThe ASCE Hawaii Section will hold a joint
lunch meeting with APWA at which GovernorIge will be speaking to the group. The meetingwill be held on Tuesday, September 8, at thePomaika’i Ballrooms. More details about themeeting will be available later this month.
OCEA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS &AWARDS BANQUET ANNOUNCEMENT
The ASCE Hawai’i Section seeks nomina-tions for the 2015 Hawai’i Outstanding CivilEngineering Achievement (OCEA) Awards,which honors the best and the brightestachievements within the local civil engineeringindustry. Various awards will be given to thoseprojects that demonstrate innovative and out-standing civil engineering accomplishments byHawai’i’s design and construction profession-als. The categories are: • Large Project (>$10M)• Medium Project (<$10M but >$2M) • Small Project (<$2M) • Green Building Project• Transportation Project• Water/Wastewater/Environmental Project• Building and Structural Systems Project• Studies and Research Project• Special Project• Humanitarian Project• International Project
Nominations are due Saturday, August 8,2015. Please contact [email protected] if youhave any questions.
The OCEA Awards Banquet will be held onSaturday, September 26, 2015 at TreetopsRestaurant. More information on the banquetwill be available later this month.
2015-2016 ASCE HAWAII SECTION OFFICER ELECTIONS
On Thursday, July 16, 2015 the 2015-2016Hawaii Section Officers were voted in and arelisted below. President-Elect: Tim Goshi, P.E.Vice President: Lara Karamatsu, P.E.Treasurer: Eric Arakawa, P.E.Secretary: Jason Kage, P.E.
Ben Rasa, P.E., who was elected to the posi-
tion of President-Elect in September 2014, willlead the Hawaii Section as its FY16 President.Tim Goshi, Lara Karamatsu and Eric Arakawawho are current Hawaii Section Officers werevoted in to succeeding officer positions. Newlyelected officer, Jason Kage, is a Senior ProjectManager at CH2M Hill. He previously servedas a Committee Chair and Consultant Trusteefor the AWWA Hawaii Section. He holds aB.S.C.E. from the University of Hawaii at Manoaand is a registered Civil Engineer in Hawaii andcertified for LEED AP BD+C.
The officers will be installed at the OCEAAwards Banquet on September 26, 2015.Congratulations and good luck to our 2015-2016 Executive Committee!
GOLF TOURNAMENTThe 13th Annual Scholarship Golf
Tournament in Honor of Steve Fong will be heldon Friday, August 28, 2015 at Pearl CountryClub. Deadline to register for the tournament isAugust 14, 2015. For more information, pleasevisit http://www.ascehawaii.org/events.html.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: July 7, 2015 Next meeting: Aug 4, 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/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 Brian Enomoto at388-5559, or [email protected].
ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-
ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:• Architect (Design Engineer) – Bishop & Co.• Civil Engineer (Design Engineer) – Bishop &
Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc.• Civil Engineer VI – City and County of
Honolulu• Civil Engineer IV – City and County of
Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – City and County of
YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, August 5, 6:00 p.m. atKakaako Kitchen. If you are interested inattending to find out what the YMF is all about,contact YMF at [email protected].
Sustainable Coastlines Beach Clean UpOn Saturday, June 27, 2015, YMF members
participated in Sustainable Coastline Hawaii’sBeach Cleanup. This non-profit organization isdedicated to maintaining the Hawaii’s coast-lines through hands-on beach cleanups. Theworkday consisted of picking up trash anddebris at Magic Island Beach Park. After thehard work was done, volunteers stuck aroundfor the BBQ social. This event was held in con-junction with HWEA, AWWA and CMAA. It wasa great day and thank you to all the volunteersfor coming out to help with this event and toSustainable Coastlines for hosting the event.
Honolulu• Mechanical Engineer V – City and County of
Honolulu• Structural Engineer V - City and County of
Honolulu• Electrical Engineer – Coffman Engineers• Structural Engineer – Coffman Engineers• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International• 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.
Tim Waite, P.E.Sales, EngineerMobile: 808-479-1216Email: [email protected] Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
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directors. Suggestions for tours includednew National Air Guard F-22Maintenance/Squadron Operations and air-craft maintenance unit facility, nuclear pow-ered submarine, Makai Pier, Kahuku &Kawailoa Wind Farms, and H-Power.
• Chester Kaitoku files are being scanned topdf files for review for historical context.
• Raymond Liu reported that PE RefresherCourse will not be held this fall.
ASME HAWAII SECTION HISTORYSo far we have reported on our first chair-
man, Henry S. Aurand, Retired Lt. General U.S.Army; Frederick H. Kohloss, P.E., JD, andASME Fellow; and Howard D. Hole, our sixthASME Hawaii Section Chairman. For this issue,we provide an observation after viewing theHawaii Section website. Members fromHawaiian Electric Company, Inc. have servedas chairman since the founding of ASMEHawaii Section. Starting with co-founderFrancis R. Montgomery (1955-1956), our otherHawaiian Electric chairmen included WallaceD. Johnston (1964-1965), Robert Freitas (1967-1968), T. Robert Uyechi (1972-1973), Jerry L.B.Yee (1973-1974), Roy T. Uemura (1978-1979),
knew where Iwilei Road was, but everyoneknew where the Pineapple was.
Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, things start-ed to change. Since 1968, land in centralOahu, once used to cultivate pineapple land,was being used for the development of thebedroom community of Mililani. Pineappleproduction on Oahu began a steady decline.Finally, the Iwilei cannery ceased operations in1992. Along with this, the Pineapple WaterTank, the largest pineapple in the world, thatHonolulu icon for 65 years, had gotten old. In1993, the rusting tank and tower were takendown. The tank was “stored” in its originalthree pieces. It was treated like that oncefavorite toy of which the child had tired. Sittingin a vacant lot at the Cannery, it continued tocorrode, eventually rusting into oblivion. I hadnot been so saddened by the loss of an inani-mate object since the Washington Senatorsfled to Texas after the 1971 season. I can onlyimagine what thousands of locals must havefelt when a symbol of their youth was allowedto rot away.
Now when someone wants to know how toget to our new office (which is in a different
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HAWAII CHAPTER OFFICERSPresident: Robert Bigtas S.S. Dannaway Associates [email protected] Vice President: Derick Kam Thermal Engineering CorporationSecretary: Ferdi Guinto Lohaus and AssociatesTreasurer: Sam Dannaway S.S. Dannaway AssociatesDirector: Mel Harano Thermal Engineering CorporationDirector: Bob Lohaus Lohaus and Associates
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building on the old HPC site) I give them direc-tions but they still get lost. I insist that it is notdue to the quality of my directions, but is due tothe fact that there is no giant pineapple to pointthe way.
There was “sort of” a promise to restore thetank, but it “sort of” was not kept.
For the second time in a few months I feel theurge to quote a Joni Mitchell lyric in this col-umn, Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’tknow what you got till it’s gone. I guess that oldpineapple took a ride in that Big Yellow Taxi inthe sky.1. The Largest Pineapple in the World,
Honolulu Magazine, March 2010.2. NFPA 13: Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Handbook, National Fire ProtectionAssociation, 2010
3. Cannery Tales, Honolulu Magazine,November 2014
Ann T. Yamamoto (1980-1981), Samuel F. Gillie(1990-1991, 1994-1995), Ed Chang (1993-1994, 2008-2010), Guy Pasco (1995-1996),Raymond W. Liu (2003-2008), and Derek Sato(2010-2012, 2014-current). In the early dayswe had enough active members to promoteofficers from secretary to treasurer to ViceChair to Chairman. Such that by the time youbecame chairman you were familiar with theduties of the officers below you.
In our earlier years, Hawaiian Electric helpedpay for members’ dues, providing an incentiveto participate. Also, I believe, the meetingswere held in Hawaiian Electric’s facility. After abrief period away from the Hawaiian Electricmeeting rooms, we have been back to theHawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenue cafeteria forquite a while. The location is great for membersliving in town and for University of Hawaii atManoa Department of Mechanical Engineeringstudent and faculty members. There is ade-quate parking on the Hawaiian Electricgrounds.
With most of the old-timers gone, we havevery little history of our earlier days. We will bereviewing Chester Kaitoku’s files and hope tofind more ASME-HI history to report.
Hawaii Section Officers 2015-2016President Donna KishiPres-Elect Dean Borges, PEVice Pres Kevin Luoma, PESecretary Mofazzal Mir, PETreasurer Willie DigucBd of GovernorsWilliam (Bill) Lee, PELori Arakawa, PERyan Chang, PEAndrew Crossland, PERudolph J. RitterMatthew Tio
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