Washington Middle School math team took first place in the 2012 MATHCOUNTS® 29th Hawaii State Competition on March 3, 2012 held at Iolani School. A week earlier Washington also placed first at the MATHCOUNTS ® Oahu Chapter Competition when they competed against 24 Oahu schools. This makes it two in a row for Washington, which placed first in 2011 State Competition, and second in 2010. As a result of its first place finish, Washington Coach Sung Park will be the Hawaii team’s coach at the National Competition on May 11, 2012 at Walt Disney World’s Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida...

Each year the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii (ACECH) recognizes the outstanding achievements of its member firms with Engineering Excellence Awards. An esteemed panel of judges evaluate the entries based on the judging criteria of uniqueness and originality; Technical value to the engineering profession; Social and economic considerations; Complexity; and Meeting or exceeding owner/client needs. Awards are given at 3 levels with the top project earning the Grand Conceptor Award, followed by Engineering Excellence Awards and Honor Awards...

2012 HCES Lifetime Achievement Award - Lawrence S. Agena, P.E., MPH
2012 Engineer of the Year - Ronald N.S. Ho, P.E.
2012 Young Engineer of the Year Award - Timothy Lum Yee, P.E., A.M. ASCE
2012 Student Engineer of the Year - Larry K. Martin

Each year during Engineers Week, the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES) organizes display exhibits that help to increase public awareness and appreciation of the engineering profession. For the past years, several societies’ consulting engineering firms & manufacturing companies, the student groups from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), and the robotics clubs from local high schools have gathered at Kahala Mall as well as Pearlridge Shopping Center and displayed projects that they had been working on and entering in competitions. It turned out to be a great success. Not only did we achieve the goal of public outreach, but students or engineers were also able to practice their presentation skills and receive positive feedback from a range of people.

This upcoming event in 2012, we will be focusing on “the future of engineering” once again. HCES is inviting the societies’ consulting engineering firms & manufacturing companies, the UHM student groups and the high school’s robotic clubs to participate in this event that will showcase their respective projects as well as...

A number of college alumni familiar with SWE at the collegiate level expressed the need for a professional Society of Women Engineers section in Hawaii that would empower women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity. They wished to continue as professional members of SWE, but there was no organization to fill this void. Being enterprising women, they took steps to fill that void, and in the summer of 2009 they came together to create a section in Hawaii that would accommodate those who wanted to socialize and network with others having similar interests...

It’s been over four years since the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Hawaii Chapter was launched in the summer of 2007. Since then, our local chapter has achieved numerous accomplishments and continues to prosper in these challenging economic times. Our membership has been steadily growing and currently stands at just under 50, and we continue to provide high-quality programs and educational events for our members and non-members alike...

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Hawaii Section is pleased to announce the 2011 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award winners. The purpose of the award program is to recognize projects that demonstrate important outstanding civil engineering accomplishments by Hawaii's design and construction professionals....

It began with an outlandish and ambitious idea, to wean our state off of imported oil for a cleaner, greener, and more-energy secure future. Making it happen takes cooperation from many in our community, and Hawaiian Electric is - and has to be - at the center of the effort....

The UH Manoa College of Engineering continues to move forward during difficult times under the guidance of Dean Peter E. Crouch. Highlights for 2010-2011 include key business competition wins by engineering faculty and students, national honors for its nanosatellite team, another successful banquet, two new staff hires and the hiring of four new faculty members....

Research from global property and construction consultant, Rider Levett Bucknall, reports a small uptick in quarterly construction cost escalation. Second quarter 2011 saw inflation in national average construction bid prices by 0.5%. While the increase is nominal, this marks the fifth consecutive quarter that construction costs have climbed slightly, indicating further stabilization of the battered construction markets....

The annual Francis Rhodes Montgomery Design Competition was held May 6, 2011 in the Hawaii Geophysics Building Room HIG 110, University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. Competing was eight teams with 42 students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME) Capstone ME 481/482 Senior Mechanics Design Project courses, competing for four monetary awards. Design projects competing included an electric car, a Baja racecar, a fuel-efficient vehicle, a heavy lift aircraft, an underwater plow, a solar tracker, a marine energy generator, and an unmanned boat....