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VOL. 54 NO. 3 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS MAY, 2018
The Rainbow Warrior Racers are Road-Ready for Action
The 2018 First Hawaiian International Auto RWR has participated in the FSAE competi- per week in the workshop, bustling to bring a
Show was nothing short of its usual grandeur. tion four times in the past decade. The first racecar to life. By early February, the first pro-
The ground floor of the Hawaii convention cen- team competed in FSAE Michigan 2008 and totype of the RR18 was finished and took its
ter was brimming with not only the newly scored the highest of UH teams thus far. The maiden voyage around the parking lot outside
released 2018 models from over 25 different program then took a hiatus and was reintro- the College of Engineering building. From that
auto companies, but also shiny classic cars, duced in 2014. Since then, while the RWR pro- point, weekends were filled with testing, which
cutting-edge exotics and more. The excite- gram has struggled to meet its goals at compe- primarily took place at the HCC Fire Science
ment carried on to the third floor, where the tition, the potential of the team has yet to com- Academy parking lot near the airport and at
Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) had a few pletely emerge. Many great designs have SCCA autocross events held at Aloha
of its best race machines out for show. come out of the program, however, past teams Stadium’s parking lot. Besides attempting to
One of these vehicles in particular garnered did not have enough time or resources to finish push the car to its limits in the timed SCCA
much attention from onlookers: the Rainbow bringing those designs to life. Prior teams’ races, the team has been performing analytical
Racer 18 (RR18). The RR18 is the creation of a experiences, mistakes and insights have been testing to further improve the car’s perfor-
team of senior mechanical engineering stu- invaluable learning devices for the current mance. With every tune-up, it is becoming
dents at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, team, which has established goals to not only more and more promising that the team will be
called the Rainbow Warrior Racing (RWR) score better than all previous UH teams but to able to surpass many of the imposed vehicle
team. Many were interested in the develop- help develop the RWR program. requirements and ultimately reach its competi-
ment of this student-built racecar, moreover After much discussion, the 2017-2018 team tion goals.
the background and direction of the project as decided to aim to place in the top half of teams In addition to performance goals, the team
a whole. at competition. To help reach this goal, a hier- also set out to help cultivate RWR and focus on
Primarily, the RWR program serves as a cap- archy of requirements for the vehicle’s capabil- gaining outside support for the program.
stone project for senior-standing members. ities was created based on the competition Thanks to the collaboration with many commu-
However, underclassmen are also encouraged points break-down and how the team is aiming nity members, the team was able to stay on top
to join and gain early hands-on experience in a to place in each event. An overarching team of an aggressive schedule and meet its manu-
senior project. The 2017-2018 team currently objective to keep designs simple, reliable and facturing target deadlines. In addition, the vehi-
has 17 senior and 5 underclassmen members. robust was also embedded into much of the cle was completed in time to not only undergo
decision-making made during the design peri- an abundance of testing, but also be show-
RWR participates in the international
od, which took place mainly during the Fall cased as an engaging and educational project
Formula Society of Automotive Engineers
2017 semester. Winter break and the begin- that sparks excitement about the future of
(FSAE) competition annually held in Lincoln,
ning of the Spring 2018 semester were when STEM in Hawai’i. As a result, the program has
Nebraska during the summer. Other iterations
the bulk of the vehicle manufacturing took gained a great deal of exposure thus far, such
of this competition occur globally, such as
place. Team members spent 20 hours or more continued on page 7
FSAE Michigan, Formula Student Germany
and Formula Student East held in Hungary.
Team members set off to design, build and test
a small-scale Formula One-style racecar over
the course of the school year in order to com-
pete against 80 other teams in both static and
dynamic events. During static events, judges
evaluate the team’s knowledge of the car
through engineering design and business pre-
sentations. The dynamic events assess the
physical capabilities of the car, more so how
well the vehicle was designed and tested. This
is accomplished through events such as accel-
eration, endurance and fuel efficiency.
The competition is point-based, in which
teams earn points in both types of events and
the winner is chosen based on who performed
the best both on and off the race track. While
the design of the vehicle is open-ended, FSAE
requires teams to follow a vast set of rules in
order to pass technical inspections and com-
pete in the dynamic events. Though the FSAE
competition is strict in this aspect, one of its
greatest takeaways is that it allows students to
experience many aspects of a real-world engi-
neering project, from designing and testing to
time and financial management.Page 2
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NEXT ASME-HAWAII PROFESSIONAL Pint and Jigger 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm. (1936 So
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Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2018.
Time: usually from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm On April 21st a community service project in FIRE
conjunction with YWCA (1040 Richards St,
Place: Johnson Controls, 420 Waiakamilo Road PROTECTION
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the following committee positions: History & YMF General Meeting
Heritage Chair and Report Card Committee The next YMF general meeting is scheduled
members. If you are interested or have ques- for Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 6:00 pm at
tions on any of these positions, please contact Waikiki Brewing Company (Kakaako location).
President Lara Karamatsu, lkaramatsu@asce- If you are interested in attending and learning
hawaii.org. more about the various professional, social and
Outreach Committee service opportunities available through YMF,
An outreach STEAM (Science-Technology- please contact YMF at ymf.hawaii@gmail.com.
2017-2018 ASCE Hawaii Section Officers Engineering-Arts-Mathematics) Night was held Sports Day
President: Lara Karamatsu,P.E. at Hawaii Technology Academy on April 13. On Saturday, March 24th 2018, members of
email: lkaramatsu@ascehawaii.org Hawaii Section partnered with YMF for the the ASCE YMF and Student Chapter had a joint
President-Elect: Eric Arakawa, P.E.
email: earakawa@ascehawaii.org
event which was attended by approximately sports day social at Magic Island Beach Park.
Vice President: Jason Kage, P.E. 100 children and parents. The Program includ- Over twenty dedicated ASCE members woke
email: jkage@ascehawaii.org ed games and other activities for the students up to grey skies and showed up at the beach
Treasurer: Dayna Nemoto-Shima, P.E. to do to learn about civil engineering. park ready to play. Members endured light rain
email: dnemoto@ascehawaii.org
Membership and wind to participate in different competitive
Secretary: Clifford Lum, P.E. sports which included ultimate frisbee, soccer,
email: clum@ascehawaii.org If you haven’t already done so, please renew
your ASCE membership. You can renew your tug of war and football. The purpose of making
Past President: Timothy Goshi, P.E.
membership at www.asce.org. this event was partly to help the student chap-
email: tgoshi@ascehawaii.com
YMF President: Jordan Urabe, E.I.T. ter prepare their sports team for the ASCE
email: jurabe@ascehawaiiymf.org Pacific Southwest Conference at Northern
Arizona University. Good luck University of
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Hawaii ASCE Student Chapter, show the civil
Last held: Thursday, April 5, 2018 engineering community, what Hawaii’s got!
Next meeting: May 2, 2018
Moanalua Elementary Jr. Engineering Night
INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD On Wednesday, April 11th 2018, eight YMF
Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum
The third meeting for developing a Hawaii members volunteered at the Moanalua Junior
Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
Infrastructure Report Card was held on April 28 Engineering Night. This event is held yearly
at the new G70 offices in the Bank of Hawaii and volunteers from YMF, the UH Student
building, headed by Co-Chairs Amber 2017-2018 YMF Officers Chapter, and ATA provided interactive STEM-
Takenouchi and Steven Doo. Additional volun- Jordan Urabe, President
related activity stations for the elementary
jurabe@ascehawaiiymf.org
teers are welcome — if you would like to partic- school students. The kids were able to try a
Nicole Nakaoka, Vice President
ipate, please contact Lara Karamatsu, lkara- variety of engineering activities which helped
nnakaoka@ascehawaiiymf.org
matsu@ascehawaii.org. Austin Wong, Treasurer them learn concepts ranging from density to
CONTINUING EDUCATION awong@ascehawaiiymf.org water treatment to foundations. Thank you to
Please visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/links. Kapiolani Street, Secretary Tiffany Chinen of Moanalua Elementary School
html and click on ASCE National for complete kstreet@ascehawaiiymf.org for inviting us to be a part of this event and
details. Norman Leong, Past President thank you to all the volunteers for helping make
nleong@ascehawaiiymf.org this such a fun event!
May Dinner Meeting
Date: May 17, 2018 (tentative)
Location: HASR Bistro; 5:30 PM Social Time,
6:30 PM Dinner, 7 PM Program
Program: TBD; Meeting flyer to be distributed
2018 ASCE Walter Lum Scholarship
Hawaii Section is seeking undergraduate
and graduate student applicants pursuing a
degree in Civil Engineering in the College of
Engineering at the University of Hawaii. There
will be up to two awards of up to $3000 each.
Interested applicants are encouraged to con-
tact the Scholarship Committee Chair Roger
Babcock at rbabcock@hawaii.edu for more
information. Students are also encouraged to
apply for ASCE National Scholarships.
New Members
Hawaii Section welcomes new members
Manuela Melo, Liang Shi, and Zhenning Li. Sports Day
Region 8 Director Election
Hawaii Section’s own Tony Lau and Dennis
Richards from the Arizona Section are the 2018
candidates for Region 8 Director. ASCE Hawaii
Section has officially endorsed Tony Lau.
Members are encouraged to support Tony dur-
ing the May voting period.
2019 MRLC
Hawaii Section’s Younger Member Forum
will be hosting the 2019 Western Multi-Region
Leadership Conference on March 7-9, 2019 at
the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Attendance is
anticipated to attract approximately 400 atten-
dees from Regions 8 & 9 and Society leaders.
If interested in assisting, please contact
Conference Co-chairs Norman and Amanda at
ymf.hawaii@gmail.com.
Committee Positions
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2018 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Architects
President Maelyn Uyehara WEB address: www.eahawaii.org
President Jeoffrey Cudiamat 488-5000
Vice Pres. Christopher Kanae
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Vice President Kevin Nakamoto 356-1237 Secretary Kristy Kastner, PSP
Treasurer Cristo Rojas President Dave Martin 543-4504
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Secretary Craig Meierhoffer 534-1300 Dir Soc. Med. Joseph Uno, CCP, LEED AP BD+C
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Treasurer Eric Tomishima 486-5202 x 4 Secretary Gary Yamamoto, PE 485-2777
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Director (Yr 2) Deborah Kim-Ito 271-2862 Past Pres Michael Albright
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Director (Yr 1) Kainoa Aki 292-4473 February 24th. Joe Uno was installed as the EAH’s new meeting location is Room 301 in
Kainoa.aki@basf.com incoming Secretary of the HCES that evening. the Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; Old
Director (Yr 1) Jillian Sumitomo 488-7579
jillian@mkellc.com 18 AACE members and friends gathered for AMFAC Building). Validated parking is avail-
Past President Jonathan Murai 791-3952 lunch and fellowship on Wednesday, April 11th able (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site has
jmurai@kaihawaii.com to view the webinar, “The Planning Fallacy and been updated to provide directions and a Map.
its Effect on Realistic Project Schedules” If you have questions please call Sam Gillie
PREVIOUS BOD MEETING (543-4739).
April 4, 2018 together. This webinar was presented by
Jeffery A. Valdahl and Shannon A. Katt and Meetings are held every Friday (except
General Membership Meetings/Technical touched on the importance of being aware of Holidays). Meetings start at NOON and have
Seminars/Events biases that exist in the creation of Project ended PROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.
For all events see seaoh.org or look for an Program schedule may be adjusted. Call
Schedules. New member Anas Nasr, PE, PSP,
email flyer for registration. Sam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739; Fax
won the door prize drawing!
• SEAOH is planning a tour of GPRM’s precast 203-1335.
plant for May’s Programming Event. The AACE Hawaii Section will be participat- Lunch is $10.00 Members, $12.00 Guests.
• June’s Programming Event is slated to be ing in the Hawaii Visitor Industry Charity (All Welcome), Students Free. Drink refresh-
about geotechnical engineering for alternate Walk on Saturday, May 19. Please register at ments are complimentary. You may bring your
foundation systems, combined with a full mem- aacehawaiisection@gmail.com. Registration is own lunches, in which case a $2.00 donation is
bership meeting. free for the first 20 AACE Members! gratefully appreciated!!
2018 SEAOH Convention
Check your calendars!! The convention has
been scheduled for September 14-15 at
Aulani. Keep an eye out for a save-the-date
flyer in the near future.
2018 SEAOH Scholarship Golf Tournament
The golf tournament has been scheduled for
TILECO INC.
Friday, October 19, 2018 at Hoakalei Country
Club. The tournament is the main source of
revenue for the SEAOH college scholarships
We Help to
that are given every year. This year, SEAOH is
planning to award four $3,000 college scholar-
ships. The scholarship application form will be
posted on SEAOH’s website by the end of May.
Committee Volunteer Opportunity
The current Disaster Response Committee
Chairperson is planning to step down during
the first half of this year. The BOD is actively
seeking any SEAOH member willing to help
lead this committee. If interested please con-
tact a board member.
New Member Applications
Applications for the following individuals
have been received and are open for com-
ments from the membership: Leon Chan for
Member. Stephanie Stache for Associate
Member.
Next Meeting on May 2, 2018. For information,
contact SEAOH President; Jeoffrey Cudiamat
jcudiamat@structuralhawaii.com.
ph. 682-5737
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2017 Officers SAME Honolulu Officers and Directors
President Ryan Char 523-5866 President Col Scott Warner, USAF
ryanc@g70.design
Vice-Pres Darin Izon 523-8499 VP/Programs Leighton Wong, PE
dizon@BrwnCald.com VP/Sustaining
Secretary Rouen Liu 543-7245 Members Will Boudra, F.SAME, USN (Ret)
rouen.liu@hawaiianelectric.com Website: www.acechawaii.org
Past Pres Victor Valdez 356-1281 VP/Membership Wesley Ishizu
2017-2018 Board of Directors
vvaldez@ssfm.com President - Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong Engineers Secretary Major Jonathan Polston, USAF
President-Elect - Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho & Treasurer David Brotchie, PE
National Public Works Week, May 20-26 Associates
National Public Works Week is traditionally Treasurer - Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Regional VP,
sponsored and observed during the third full Ltd. Pacific Region Richard Stump, AIA, F.SAME
week in May. During May 20-26, the Chapter Secretary - Garret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Advisor at Lge,
Inc.
will maintain an exhibit of various recent public Air Force Col Mickey Addison, USAF
National Director - Janice Marsters, Hart Crowser
works projects to energize and educate the Past President - Corey Matsuoka, SSFM International Advisor at Lge,
public on the importance of the contribution of Director - Paul Matsuda, Group 70 International Army MAJ Andrew Johannes, USA
public works to their daily lives. Director – Michelle Adolpho, ECS, Inc.
Advisor at Lge,
Director – Derek Mukai, Community Planning and
This year’s theme “The Power of Public Engineering, Inc. Civilian John Lohr, Col, USAF (Ret)
Works” gives voice to the impact the many Advisor at Lge,
facets of public works have on modern civiliza- ACEC National Scholarship Program Coast Guard LCDR Todd Wimmer, USCG
tion. From providing clean water to disposing This year the ACEC National scholarship Advisor at Lge,
of solid waste, to building roads and bridges or program will award 7 general scholarships and Navy LCDR Nathaniel Herron, USN
planning for and implementing mass transit, to one specialty structural scholarship totaling
removing snow on roadways or devising emer- over $35,000 in awards to qualified candi- 2018 SAME Honolulu Scholarship Program
gency management strategies to meet natural dates. Last year the ACEC Hawaii Chapter was Each year, SAME Honolulu offers several
or manmade disasters, public works services proud to have Emily Valenzuela win the $5,000 four- and one-year scholarships to deserving
determine a society’s quality of life. APWA A/E ProNet Engineering General Scholarship. high school seniors and college students who
proudly honors the vital contribution public Emily is working towards her master’s degree will be or are currently enrolled at a university
works professionals make every day to com- in civil and water resources engineering from with an accredited engineering or architecture
munities all across North America, and it invites Colorado State University and has interned at
the public to celebrate their quiet dedication program. For more information on the 2018
ParEn, Inc dba Park Engineering since 2014.
and indispensable influence on our way of life. This year we received two applications for the scholarship program categories, eligibility, and
Instituted as a public education campaign general scholarship and both are being sent scholarship application submittal require-
by APWA in 1960, the Week calls attention to up to the national level for consideration. Good ments, download the 2018 SAME Honolulu
the importance of public works in community luck to our candidates this year. Scholarship Application at www.samehonolu-
life. Through the Week and other efforts, APWA Interested applicants must be students lu.org. Application deadline is June 15,
seeks to raise the public’s awareness of public entering their junior, senior, fifth year, or mas- 2018(postmarked). For all inquiries, email
works issues and to increase confidence in ter’s degree year in the upcoming school year scholarship@samehonolulu.org.
public works employees and professionals and attend an ABET accredited engineering
who are the often-unsung heroes of our soci- program to qualify. Applicants must apply to
ety. Additional information may be found at the ACEC Hawaii chapter. The chapter is
www.apwa.net. allowed to select and submit up to two candi-
Annual Education Fund Golf Tournament dates for the general scholarship and one can-
The 25th Annual Education Fund Golf didate for the specialty structural scholarship.
Tournament was held April 6, at the Ala Wai Applications are due in February prior to the
Golf Course. Golf Committee Chair Rouen Liu upcoming school year. More information about
extends a big mahalo to all participants and the ACEC national scholarship may be found at
volunteers for yet another successful event. ACEC website: www.acec.org/awards-pro-
grams/scholarships/.
2017-2018 ITE Officers
President: Chad Kadokawa
ckadokawa@atahawaii.com
Hawaii Society of Vice Pres.: Claire Fukuoka
Professional Engineers cfukuoka@atahawaii.com
A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers Sec./Treas.: Cristina Rodriguez
P.O. BOX 3774 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96812
crodriguez@atahawaii.com
The ITE Hawaii Section will be hosting their
http://www.hawaiispe.org/ next meeting on Wednesday, May 23rd at
HSPE Officers, 2017 to 2018 Wilson Okamoto Corporation, located at 1907
SWE – Hawaiian Island Section President: Mike Kamaka, PE South Beretania Street, Suite 400. Guest
P.O. box 61728 mkamaka@bowersandkubota.com
Past President: Mike Silva, PE, LS, LEED AP speaker will be Steve Yoshida on the
Honolulu, HI 96839
Swe.hisection@gmail.com mike@femaui.com “Statewide Guidelines for Permanent Highway
President Elect: Michael A. Lum Safety Hardware”. Also, please keep in mind
Executive Committee: mlum@bowersandkubota.com
President: Chancy Hopper Vice President: Sara Doi the ITE Annual Meeting will be on June 13th at
ArdentMC sdoi@bowersandkubota.com the Plaza Club, located at 900 Fort Street. More
Vice Pres.: Tiffany Au Secretary: Irina Constantinescu, PE, LEED AP information to come! Please email cro-
Secretary: Chi Jow IConstantinescu@brwncald.com
Treasurer: Anita Lenk Treasurer: Kurt Kunimune, PE driguez@atahawaii.com if you are interested in
Section Rep.: Kristen Yoshida kkunimune@bowersandkubota.com participating in either of these events.Page 7
Rainbow Warrior Racers, Rainbow Warrior Racing team members. Front row: Ashley Magno, Constance Young,
from page 1 Geoffrey Garcia, Robert Ramos, Clayton Castillo, Adrian Tauyan, Pouria Taeb, Ronnie
Soriano, Isaiah Amasol, Christiana Bisquera. Back row: Mykal Guigui, Dwight Matsuo,
as being featured in Midweek, on an episode of Constantine Papazacharioudakis, Justin Tice, Eldridge Shay, Chris Young, Keanu Kim,
PunishUM Motorsports, and of course at the Matthew Domenichelli, Nicko Naanos, Jan Austria.
First Hawaiian International Auto Show. The
basis of this effort is to create a foundation of
resources for future teams and to build a solid
community support system that will last for
generations of future RWR teams.
As the academic year is coming to a close,
the RWR team is seeking to finish up testing
within the next month and gear up for the jour-
ney to Nebraska for competition. While the per-
formance of the vehicle looks promising, the
community engagement gained is priceless for
the ongoing success of the project. The future
of student-run programs is always uncertain
when the majority of the team graduates and
leaves the project at the end of every year.
However, striving to set the bar higher and
transferring knowledge, drive and community
networking to future teams makes the hard
work and dedication invested in the project The 2018 vehicle displayed alongside SCCA’s toughest competition of the season, including
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