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2018 ENGINEER OF THE YEARRON IWAMOTO

Mr. Ron Iwamoto is the owner and principal ofIwamoto and Associates, LLC, a consulting structuralengineering firm that he founded in 2002. He serves asthe principal-in-charge of design and manages thethe development of numerous complex structuralbuilding designs of public and private structures indiverse locations with a number of award-winning pro-jects. During his career, Mr. Iwamoto also served as aninstructor for the University of Hawaii at Manoa Schoolof Architecture from 1997 thru 2001, teaching structural design in archi-tecture to undergraduate students.

Mr. Iwamoto is a 1987 graduate of Damien Memorial High School. Heattended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received aBachelor’s of Science Degree with Distinction in Civil Engineering in 1992and a Master’s of Science Degree in Civil Engineering specializing inStructural Engineering in 1994.

Throughout his 25-year career, Mr. Iwamoto has been recognized in theprofession by his election to notable leadership positions in professionalorganizations. He was recently elected as Chair of the State of HawaiiProfessional Licensing Board of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, andLandscape Architects. In 2010, Mr. Iwamoto was elected as Presidentof the Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii, working closely with themembership, government officials and with leaders from other local engi-neering organizations to address numerous business and technicalissues facing the profession. He has also served as a volunteer on theSEAOH Disaster Response Committee for many years, providing assis-tance to building officials on Kauai in the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki in1992, and to building officials on the Big Island after the 2006 Kiholo Bayearthquake.

2018 Young Engineer of the YearMr. Norman Leong

On behalf of the Hawaii Council of EngineeringSocieties, FALEA’s selection for the 2018 YoungEngineer of the Year is Mr. Norman Leong. Mr. Leongis a licensed civil engineer working as a project engi-neer at Wesley R. Segawa and Associates in Honolulu.His primary responsibility is to serve as civil engineerfor the company’s design projects under the supervi-sion of a Project Manager. He has particular responsi-bility for projects with NPDES and ADA requirements.

In addition to his engineering work, he is very active in the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Young Member Forum (YMF). Heserved in four successive officer positions, culminating as President from2016-2017. The section was awarded the ASCE Younger Member Groupaward for small groups for three of the four years he was an officer. Heco-chaired the 2019 Western Region Younger Member Council confer-ence, with Younger Member groups from the western states attending.Norman has coordinated several new YMF technical and social events.He volunteers in numerous community, service and outreach eventsthrough ASCE YMF.

Outside of ASCE, Mr. Leong selflessly gives back to the communitythrough his tireless involvement in several civic organizations. Theseinclude the Honolulu Chinese Junior Chamber of Commerce, TheHonolulu Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Dragon BoatAssociation, and the Hawaii Okinawan United Association SHINKA.

Mr. Leong earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 2008 atthe University of Hawaii at Manoa.

2018 STUDENT ENGINEER OF THE YEARKEVIN J. CHO

The 2018 HCES SEOY award goes to Mr. Kevin J.Cho, who is majoring in Computer Engineering in theElectrical Engineering Department, College ofEngineering (CoE), University of Hawaii at Manoa(UHM), and is expected to graduate with a BS CEng inthe Spring semester of 2018 with a “meager” cumula-tive GPA of 3.85/4.00 and a major GPA of 3.94/4.00.

Kevin is a proud 2014 graduate of Hawaii BaptistAcademy and originally started his engineering edu-cation in electrical engineering but quickly switched to computer engi-neering after realizing his passion for programming. As a result, he hasaccumulated a wide breadth and depth of engineering knowledge duringhis short tenure at UHM.

So, upon enrolling at UHM, Kevin quickly made a decision to getinvolved in research projects around campus. Thus, he has beeninvolved in multiple projects including the UH Drone Technologies, LiquidMetal Electronics, Smart Campus Energy Lab, and UH Ambient Researchgroup. He is particularly proud of his efforts in the Liquid MetalElectronics group as this has earned him three coauthored, peer-reviewed research papers: 1) “A Liquid-Metal Polarization-Pattern-Reconfigurable Dipole Antenna,” to appear in IEEE Antennas andWireless Propagation Letters; 2) “Reconfigurable Liquid-Metal AntennaWith Integrated Surface-Tension Actuation,” in the 2016 IEEE 11th AnnualInternational Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and MolecularSystems; and 3) ”Vertically Integrated Research In Reconfigurable

2018 HCES Lifetime Achievement AwardRONALD N.S. HO

Ronald N.S. Ho founded Ronald N.S. Ho &Associates, Inc. in 1978 as a one-person firm andserved as its President from 1978-2011. It is one of thelargest electrical engineering consulting firms in Stateof Hawai‘i today. The company provides electricalengineering services within the State and throughoutthe Pacific.

Mr. Ho received his BSEE degree in 1967 and anMSEE in 1968, both from the University of Hawai‘i. Heis still a licensed electrical and mechanical engineer in the State ofHawai‘i.

Prior to founding Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates, Inc., he served as atechnical staff member of American Aviation in Anaheim, California from1968 through 1972, then as an electrical engineer with ARINC ResearchCorporation in Honolulu, Hawai‘i from 1972-1976 and finally as vice pres-ident of C&H Engineers in Honolulu, Hawai‘i from 1976-1978.

Throughout his vast career, Mr. Ho has been involved in major electricalplanning and design projects for local, state, and federal governments;land owners and developers; and commercial enterprises. Chief amonghis projects were: UH-West O‘ahu Campus, Phase I (planning and elec-trical engineering design); Case Middle School at Punahou School (elec-trical engineering design for new classroom buildings); HonoluluInternational Airport FIDS and PA Systems Upgrade (electrical engineer-ing design for implementation of new systems); Kamehameha Schools,Maui and Hawai‘i campuses (planning and electrical design for newclassrooms and building); Schofield Barracks (electrical engineeringstudy for primary distribution system); and Kaakako Improvement District7, 10, and 11 (electrical engineering design for utilities renovation).

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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: To Be AnnouncedTime: usually from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: usually at HECO’s Ward Ave CafeteriaConference RoomAgenda: To be announced.

As usual, all members and guests are invitedand encouraged to attend our meetings. Thereare always lots of complimentary pizza and softdrinks. Please contact Chairman Froilan Garmafor directions and for more information, such asparking within Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenuefacilities.

35th ANNUAL MATHCOUNTS OAHU CHAPTER COMPETITION

The Oahu Chapter Competition is on trackfor February 10, 2018 at Kamehameha Schoolswith 27 public and private schools planning toparticipate. Up to a 100 volunteers have beenrecruited for tasks including scoring and proc-toring. These volunteers come from HawaiianElectric, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers,ASCE Young Members Forum (YMF), andASME.

It was recently announced that the HEICharitable Foundation has awarded a $10,000grant to the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers Educational Foundation to help withthis year’s Hawaii MATHCOUNTS expenses.

ANNUAL SECTION BALLOT AND SURVEYDuring this time of the year, we usually seek

candidates for Section offices for the nextASME fiscal year, July 1 to the following June30. However, with the acceptance of the newGroup Operation Guide (Section by-laws), theGroup Leadership Team (GLT) can now decideon the nominations and selection of volunteersby a simple majority vote. But, if a current GLTmember decides to resign creating an open-ing, or a Section member decides to run for anoffice, a “Call for Volunteer Nominations” to thegeneral membership of the Section is issued.The GLT includes the Section Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Group PageAdministrator, and two Members. Since the listof confirmed GLT members (officers) must besent to ASME by June 30, the deadline for vol-unteer nominations submittals should be April30.

This notice is the “Call for VolunteerNominations” for any Hawaii Section GLT posi-tion, and to inform the Hawaii Section membersthat the annual SurveyMonkey.com “Ballot &Survey” will not be continued, effective immedi-ately, unless the GLT later decides otherwise.The current Hawaii Section GLT is in the firstyear of a possible 3-year term; however, if amember would like to be considered for a posi-tion, the April 30 deadline is in effect. Pleasesend nominations or inquiries to ChairmanFroilan Garma. The GLT positions and majorduties can be found at the ASME-HI website:http://asme-hi.com/bylaws-GOG2015.pdf.

Save the date!18th Annual College of

Engineering DinnerThursday, April 19, 20185:00 p.m. - Student/Faculty Exhibits andCocktails6:30 p.m. - Dinner and ProgramHawai‘i Convention CenterKalakaua Ballroom1801 Kalakaua Ave.

The College of Engineering invites you toan evening with students, faculty, alumni,and friends to honor their achievements inacademic and research excellence andoutstanding service and leadership.

Student Project PresentationsDistinguished Alumni AwardOutstanding Service Award

Individual seat: $250Table sponsorships: Platinum $10,000,Gold $5,000, Silver $3,500, and Bronze$2,500. Tables seat 10. With your permis-sion, we would like to seat a faculty mem-ber or student at your table.

All proceeds will be used to benefit cur-rent and prospective College ofEngineering students. Last year, more than$100,000 was raised in support of theCollege of Engineering.

We are also accepting nominations forDistinguished Alum and Outstand Serviceawardees, BUT nominations must be in byJanuary 5, 2018.Distinguished Alumni Award: http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Distinguished.Alum_.Award18.pdfOutstanding Service Award: http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Outstanding.Service.Award18.pdf

Mahalo!

2018 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 24, 2018, 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom at the Koolau Ballroomsand Confrence Center

Guest Speaker Colton ChingSenior Vice President, Planning & TechnologyHawaiian Electric Company

Hawaiian Electric serves95% of Hawaii’s 1.4 millionresidents with a service areamade up of five separateislanded electric systems.At 27% RPS with 17% of itscustomers deploying vari-ous rooftop solar systems,Hawaiian Electric has taken

a leading role in the integration of renewableenergy and distributed energy systems.

In his current role, Colton leads a teamresponsible for the research, testing, planningand development of Hawaii’s electric system ofthe future.

Colton previously served as Vice President ofEnergy Delivery as well as Vice President ofSystem Operation and Planning. He has beenwith Hawaiian Electric for 27 years, serving invarious roles in engineering, planning, strategy,operations, and construction.

In addition to his work at Hawaiian Electric,Colton serves on the Corporate Board ofDirectors of the Boys and Girls Club of Hawai‘i,the Executive Board of the Aloha Council BoyScouts of America, and on the State of Hawai‘iCivil Defense Advisory Council. Colton is alsoone of 13 inaugural cohorts in the OmidyarFellows Leadership program.

Colton was born and raised on the island ofMaui and is a graduate of the University ofHawai‘i at Manoa where he received a degreein Mechanical Engineering. He now callsKaneohe home where he resides with his wifeVicky and their son Jacob.

2018 Engineers Week BanquetSaturday, February 24, 2018Grand Ballroom at the Koolau Ballrooms & Conference Center

5:30 p.m. Cocktails6:30 p.m. Dinner7:15 p.m. Program:

• Presentation of Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer/Early Career, HCESLifetime Achievement, and Student Engineer of the Year Awards.

• Guest Speaker – Mr. Colton Ching, Senior Vice President, Planning andTechnology, Hawaiian Electric Company

• Installation of 2018 HCES officers.

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Rates are $60.00 per person for registration(s) postmarked on or before February 9,2018, $70.00 per person for registration(s) postmarked after February 9, 2018, and$40.00 for students. Tables will seat 10 people. Registration deadline is February 16,2018.

HCES has invited special guests to attend the banquet. These guests may include theGovernor, Mayors, State Legislators, Governmental Department Directors, and/or theirrepresentatives.

If you would like to sponsor an invited special guest and their spouse/companion to sitat your table, please fill in “HCES Special Guest” for two seats in the list below and HCESwill assign a special guest and their spouse/companion to your table. Alternatively, if youwould like to arrange for your own special guest(s), please include their name(s) in thelist below.

Please type or print the name and company/organization affiliation for each attendee, asthey would like it to appear on their name tag.

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Number of people attending: ______ x $60.00 (registration on or before Feb 9) = ________

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Sponsored Guests (2 x $60.00 = $120.00) = ________

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To pay by credit card, please visit the HCES’ new website address at www.hceshawaii.org. Please note that an additional fee will be applied to processthe credit card transaction.

To pay by check, Please make checks payable to “HCES” and mail with completed registration form to:

2018 Engineers Week Banquetc/o Donna KishiNorman S. Wright Precision Environmental Division94-449 Koaki St, Waipahu, HI 96797

No refunds. No shows will be billed.

Banquet attire will be aloha wear. There is no charge for parking. For further informationor inquiries regarding the Banquet, please contact 2018 Registration CoordinatorTim Goshi at [email protected] or Dayna Nemoto-Shima at [email protected]

Website: www.acechawaii.org

2017-2018 Board of DirectorsPresident - Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersPresident-Elect - Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho &AssociatesTreasurer - Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates,Ltd.Secretary - Garret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering,Inc.National Director - Janice Marsters, Hart Crowser Past President - Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalDirector - Paul Matsuda, Group 70 InternationalDirector – Michelle Adolpho, ECS, Inc.Director – Derek Mukai, Community Planning andEngineering, Inc.

ACECH General Membership MeetingThe speaker at the February general mem-

bership meeting will be Caine Nakata, theDirector of Hawaii Operations for theFoundation for Financial Education. The title ofhis presentation is “TAXES AND RETIREMENT:What the new tax bill means for you...” Cainewill be presenting on several topics:• What the new tax bill means for you• Taxes: Pay them now or pay them later• What type of tax advisor do I need?• Running the retirement marathon• “Eroding Factors”: What factors are workingagainst you? (Ex. taxes)• How do I know if I will be ready?

Caine has always believed his mission in lifeis to help and serve others to ensure they makesound financial decisions for themselves andtheir loved ones. The breakfast meeting will beat the Pacific Club on Thursday, February 1,7:30 am. Keep an eye out for the invite.

CCMAA Hawaii Chapterhttp://hawchapter.cmaa.org

2018 CMAA Hawaii Chapter Board President Brook Corney (CH2M) Vice President Alex Pascual (Bow CM) Secretary Ranelle Ho (SSFM) Treasurer Emily Boirum (Bowers + Kubota) Chap Past Pres Chandra Namumnart (EKNA Services)

CMAA Hawaii Chapter News:Aloha & Happy New Year CMAA Hawaii! On

Thursday, January 18th the bi-monthlyLuncheon was held at Dave and Buster’s. Theguest speaker was Racel “Lei” Jaramilla (Cityand County of Honolulu, Storm Water QualityBranch). The topic was on point forConstruction Management, “How the City andCounty of Honolulu Stormwater Quality Branchrule improvements for construction activity willimprove water quality”. Our next event is a“Happy Hour” scheduled for February 15th.Please check our CMAA emails for details. Asshared in the past, our chapter is here as aresource for all Construction Engineering andManagement professionals, and the things that

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The Society of American MilitaryEngineers, Honolulu Post

andThe Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies

cordially invite you to join us for the

2018 ENGINEERS WEEK“KICK-OFF” LUNCHEON

Guest Speaker:

Captain Gregory D. Burton, USNCommander, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

& Intermediate Maintenance Facility(PHNSY & IMF)

Presentation:

PHNSY & IMF Capital Investment Program

Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom11:30 AM, Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Warrior Buffet Luncheon Cost: $45.00

PLEASE RSVP NLT: Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Payment Method:Please visit the SAME Honolulu website to register

with a credit card or PayPal. www.samehonolulu.org

Questions:Please contact Kendra McDonough

with any questions or [email protected],

808.474.3486 (o), 808.265.0672 (m)

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

2018 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPresident Jeoffrey Cudiamat 488-5000 [email protected] President Kevin Nakamoto 531-1308 [email protected] Craig Meierhoffer 534-1300 [email protected] Eric Tomishima [email protected] (Yr 2) Michael Greer 591-2728 [email protected] Director (Yr 2) Deborah Kim-Ito 271-2862 [email protected] (Yr 1) Kainoa Aki [email protected] (Yr 1) Jillian Sumitomo [email protected] President Jonathan Murai 791-3952 [email protected]

PREVIOUS BOD MEETINGJanuary 11, 2018

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events

For all events see seaoh.org or look for emailflyer for registration.• Engineers Week – February 17, 2018,Windward Mall. SEAOH will set up its interac-tive shake table. Please come by the eventand witness how ground motions caused byearthquakes can affect structures.

New Member ApplicationsApplications for the following individuals

have been received and are open for com-ments from the membership: Brian Viloria forAffiliate Member.

Next Meeting on February 7, 2016. Forinformation, contact SEAOH President; JeoffreyCudiamat [email protected]

CMAA, from page 3we do benefit not only our CM community butour larger Ohana as well.

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], or at our mailingaddress; CMAA Hawaii, 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. Safety always.

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EAH 2016- 2017 OfficersPresident Dave Martin 543-45041st VP Howard Wiig 587-38112nd VP OpenTreasurer Aaron Erickson, PE 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto, PE 485-2777Stg-At-Arms Martin McMorrow 256-4713Director Phil Blackman Director Bill Brizee, AIA 523-9636Past Pres Michael Albright

EAH February ProgramProgram Chair Martin McMorrow February 2. Speakers: Mike Young, PE, CCM,- Project Director; Tony Jones PE, - FacilitiesResident Engineer, Bowers+Kubota KK TunnelCM Team. Title: Kaneohe - Kailua Waste WaterConveyance & Treatment Facilities Project.

In April 2015 boring began on the 13 footwide 3 mile long tunnel from Aikahi RWWTP tothe Kaneohe WWTPF. Very shortly the first gal-lon of waste water from Kaneohe to Kailua willmake that 3 mile trip. Mike will review this chal-lenging construction project including theextraordinary drilling of the large and deepmidpoint vertical vent shaft utilizing the reversecirculation drilling process. Mike’s colleagueTony will review the $150M Kailua TunnelInfluent Pump Station (which includes a new 45MGD Tunnel Influent Station, New HeadworksFacility and a new Generator Building withthree 150kW 12.47kV standby generators) andwrapping up with the $20M Kaneohe TunnelInfluent Facilities projects which will bringKaneohe side wastewater flow into the tunnelto be pumped up and out of the tunnel in to theAikahi Treatment Plant. Come join us and learnabout this, which is for we Hawaii engineers,truly a once in a life time engineering project.There has not been a tunnel constructed any-where near this length since the WaiaholeIrrigation Tunnel was started in 1913 more than100 years ago.February 9. Speaker: Bill “Noodle” Leary PE.Marine Engineer Retired. Title: Tasmania orBust!

Bill last spoke to us after skippering his 35foot sailboat Moku Pe’a on an 8,000 nauticalmile voyage down to and through the SouthPacific. Today Bill has again successfully chal-lenged the Golden Goddess the Sea. This timebringing a 80 foot sailing yacht 10,000 nauticalmiles from California to the land that time hasgotten, Tasmania. Join us who dream of beingdeepwater sailors but are confined within ourengineer’s/architect’s bodies and at our draw-ing boards. Follow the track of the Van DiemenIII through the South Seas and see Tasmania,said by many to be the most beautiful island inthe world.February 23. Speaker: Mark Costa. RoyalPools of Hawaii, Kailua Kona. Title: WaterPurification for Pools

Mark will bring us up to date on the state ofthe art swimming pool purification equipment.Processes which will prevent the need to drainpools and allow conservation of our Islandsmost precious resource, water.

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Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; OldAMFAC Building). Meetings are held everyFriday (except Holidays). Meetings start atNOON and have ended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pmfor 70 Years.

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!!

2017-2018 ASCE Hawaii Section OfficersPresident: Lara Karamatsu,P.E. email: [email protected]: Eric Arakawa, P.E. email: [email protected] President: Jason Kage, P.E. email: [email protected]: Dayna Nemoto-Shima, P.E. email: [email protected]: Clifford Lum, P.E. email: [email protected] President: Timothy Goshi, P.E. email: [email protected] President: Jordan Urabe, E.I.T. email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: Wednesday, January 3, 2018Next meeting: February 1, 2018

INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARDHawaii is the only state in Region 8 that does

not have a state report card. Plans are under-way to form a committee to kick-start the effort,with initial coordination meetings in February. Ifyou would like to help create one for Hawaii, please contact Lara Karamatsu, [email protected].

CONTINUING EDUCATIONPlease visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/

links.html and click on ASCE National for com-plete details.

Upcoming Dinner MeetingsFebruary: No dinner meeting; please sup-

port Engineers Week functions running fromFebruary 19-24.

March: Tentative date of March 15 with aStructural Engineering topic/speaker

April: April 26, 2018 at Dave & Busters.UH Student Chapter presentation on the

ASCE Student Conference and 2017-18 high-lights

Multi-Region Leadership ConferenceASCE Western Regions 8 & 9 held their lead-

ership conferences on January 12-13 at LakeLas Vegas near Henderson, Nevada. The con-ference included the Workshop for Section andBranch Leaders (WSBL), the Western RegionYounger Member Council (WRYMC), and theWorkshop for Student Chapter Leaders(WSCL).

Region leadership led strategic planning dis-cussions and breakout sessions on developingleadership skills. Attendees had opportunitiesto meet 2018 President-Elect Robin Kemperand assess the 2018 nominees during a Q&Asession. Roundtable discussions also touchedon Incorporating Government Relations intoSection meetings, Dream Big, StudentOutreach, and Fundraising and Sponsorships.

Dayna Nemoto-Shima accepted the awardfor Outstanding Section and Branch for

Medium Sections and Branches on behalf ofthe Hawaii Section, as presented by ASCEPresident Kristina Swallow.

Attendees also got to meet Hawaii Section’sown Tony Lau in an up-close Q&A session ofthe candidates for Region 8 Director. ASCEmembers are urged to support Tony during thevoting period in May.

2019 MRLCHawaii Section’s Younger Member Forum will

be hosting the 2019 Western Multi-RegionLeadership Conference on March 7-9, 2019 atthe Hilton Hawaiian Village. Attendance isanticipated to attract approximately 400 atten-dees from Regions 8 & 9 and Society leaders.If interested in assisting, please contactConference Co-chairs Norman and Amanda [email protected].

CALLING ALL FEMALE ENGINEERS!ASCE Hawaii is planning an outreach event

at Lanakila Elementary School on Thursday,February 22, 2018 as part of the Introduce aGirl to Engineering Day. We need female engi-neers to help us visit classrooms (K-5), talkabout what you do as an engineer, and do activities with the students. More details tofollow, but if you’re interested please contact Lara Karamatsu ([email protected])or Dayna Nemoto-Shima ([email protected]).

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

2017-2018 YMF OfficersJordan Urabe, President [email protected] Nakaoka, Vice President [email protected] Wong, Treasurer [email protected] Street, Secretary [email protected] Leong, Past President [email protected]

YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 6:00 pm atUnderdogs Sports Bar & Grill in Kalihi. If youare interested in attending and learning moreabout the various professional, social and ser-vice opportunities available through YMF,please contact YMF at [email protected].

Lanakila Elementary School’s Science &Engineering Fair

On December 19th, two YMF members vol-unteered as judges for Lanakila ElementarySchool’s 3rd Annual Science and EngineeringFair. The projects were put together by 2nd,3rd, and 4th graders and were inspired byeveryday problems that people face; includingeverything from dealing with pesky flies togrowing food sustainably. As judges, volun-teers interviewed, scored, and provided posi-tive feedback for the participating students.Based on the feedback received from thejudges, Lanakila Elementary School will selectfive projects by students in the 4th and 5thgrades that will move on to the District ScienceFair. YMF, along with a few volunteers from theHawaii Section, had fun representing the civilengineering community and were veryimpressed with the projects presented. Thankyou to both the Hawaii Section and YMF mem-bers for volunteering at this event!

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In 2007, Mr. Iwamoto was elected asPresident of the Hawaii Section of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers and diligently workedwith his executive committee to promote theCivil Engineering profession across the State.He also led the Hawaii Section for many yearsin other key positions, including the StructuralTechnical committee chair and as theStructural Engineering instructor for theYounger Member P.E. Examination ReviewCourse. Since 2011, Mr. Iwamoto has been anactive member of the ASCE Leader TrainingCommittee, a national committee that trainslocal and region leaders, committee chairs,and incoming officers of geographic units serv-ing over 150,000 members across the country.He currently serves as the lead organizer forthe annual ASCE Multi-Region LeadershipConference and Workshop for Section andBranch Leaders for Regions 8 and 9 whichbrings together over 300 Students, YoungerMembers, Section and Branch leaders, andRegion leaders for two days of leader trainingsessions and networking opportunities.

Mr. Iwamoto’s involvement as the SeniorGroup Coach with the Pearl City Aquatics com-petitive swim team has been an integral part ofhis community involvement. He has been avolunteer coach since 2010 and under hisleadership, his athletes have achieved numer-ous individual State Age Group, Senior andHigh School championships, multiple regionaland state swimming records, and multiple USASwimming National Top 10 times. He hasdeveloped nationally recognized swimmersfrom the team including a USA SwimmingScholastic All-American, an NCAA Division 1Scholarship swimmer, and Junior National,Senior National and U.S Open qualifiers.

Liquid-Metal RF Devices,” presented at the2016 National Radio Science Meeting.

Kevin has interned at three impressive, yetvery different, companies during his collegecareer. In the Summer of 2015, he worked asan undergraduate researcher, one of four cho-sen department-wide, for a study abroad pro-gram at Tokyo University of Agriculture andTechnology (TUAT) in Japan. In the Summer of2016, he interned at Northrop GrummanCorporation’s (NGC) Aerospace Systems atRedondo Beach, CA in the Microelectronicsdepartment testing High Electron MobilityTransistors on III-V compounds. His mostrecent summer internship was at Amazon atSeattle, WA where he worked on launchingAmazon’s first social media product AmazonSpark. His project was to work on a product-picking feature. This feature has now beenreleased within an application and used by80% of users. During the academic year, hehas worked as a teaching assistant for two,core-level EE classes, an organizer for theEE496 Poster Sessions, and an undergraduateresearch assistant.

Kevin’s professional activities include thepresident of the UH Manoa chapter of IEEE-HKN. He has also held the roles of Webmasterfor IEEE and the Student Advisory Board chair.He has also participated as a member of IMS2017’s steering committee and volunteered atthe previous two IMS conferences.

All in all, a pretty impressive “early career” fora young man who is graduating this spring…

2018 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR,from page 1

2018 STUDENT ENGINEER OFTHE YEAR, from page 1

Mr. Ho has been actively involved with theUniversity of Hawai‘I over the years. He hasserved on the University of Hawaii FoundationBoard for 15 years of which he was Chairmantwice. He has actively served the College ofEngineering for the past 25 years serving as anadvisor to the Dean on his Advisory Group andhis Council of Industry Experts. Mr. Ho wasalso responsible for helping to organize theAnnual COE Dinner and the popular“Holmescoming” event which brings back

2018 HCES Lifetime AchievementAward, from page 1

Website: hawaii.apwa.net

2017 OfficersPresident Ryan Char 523-5866 [email protected] Darin Izon 523-8499 [email protected] Rouen Liu 543-7245 [email protected] Pres Victor Valdez 356-1281 [email protected]

Community Service – litter cleanup, grasstrimming

The Chapter participated in the City’sMalama O Ka ‘Aina program by cleaning up lit-ter and trimming grass in Mo‘ili‘ili on January15. The work was performed under the super-vision of the City & County of HonoluluDepartment of Facility Maintenance on the tri-angular section median between the intersec-tion of South King and South Beretania streets.The median also includes the Hiroshima toHonolulu Friendship Torii, a half-size replicatorii (traditional Japanese gate). The culturalgift and art piece symbolizes the close tiesbetween the two areas.

Malama O Ka ‘Aina is a partnership betweenthe City & County of Honolulu and its citizens tocare for our land and help keep our islandcommunity a quality place for residents.Volunteers provide much needed support inthis partnership, and the Chapter is proud tohave made a difference in the community.Information on future chapter events may befound at hawaii.apwa.net.

25th Annual Education Fund GolfTournament

The 25th Annual Education Fund GolfTournament will be held in early April (date tobe determined) at the Ala Wai Golf Course.Proceeds will sustain the Chapter’s educationfund which provides annual monetary awardsat the Hawaii State Science and EngineeringFair and annual partial scholarships towardshigher education tuition to eligible studentswho major in a public works-related field.Interested golf players may contact Rouen Liuat 543-7245 or [email protected]. Scholarship applications will beavailable at hawaii.apwa.net.

alumni and friends to the College duringHomecoming week. Mr. Ho has devotedcountless hours in promoting the College ofEngineering and supporting its students whomany will become the future generation ofengineers promoting the College and theindustry.

Wiliki

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