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• AWWA Hawaii Section Workshop (November 17 & 18, 2005)
• YP Makiki Stream Cleanup (August 27, 2005)
• YP Storm Drain Stenciling (July 30, 2005)
• 31st Annual Conference (May 10-13, 2005)

AWWA Hawaii Section Workshop
King Kamehameha Golf Club, Maui
November 17 & 18, 2005

November 17 and 18th was the site for our second workshop of the year held on Maui at the Kahili Clubhouse at the King Kamehameha Golf Club. There were a total of 56 attendees. A meet and greet was held at Tiffany’s Bar & Grill on Thursday evening and the work shop ended with a round of golf on Friday.

Thursday’s workshop began with Blake Kidd of Ford Meter Box Company and ended with the legendary Bill Moore of Beylik Drilling & Pump Services. A presentation of design decision modeling for ductile iron pipe and corrosion protection was also put on by Gerry Craft of US Pipe.

On Friday, Ameron of Hawaii presented a short seminar on preparing specifications for concrete structures and inspection of concrete pours and ended with Steve Golden of One Call Center Advisory Committee.

Workshop 01

Workshop 02

Workshop 03

(Highlights and photos courtesy of AWWA Hawaii Section Workshop/Safety Committee Chair Roy Silva)

AWWA Hawaii Section Young Professionals Committee
Makiki Stream Cleanup Community Service Project
August 27, 2005

On Saturday August 27, in record 92 degree heat, volunteers with the Young Professionals committee joined the Makiki Stream Stewards, Washington Intermediate School, and the Boys and Girls Club to help clean Makiki Stream. They proved that clean water professionals really can get down and dirty as they jumped into Makiki Stream gathering rubbish and removing invasive seaweed and weeds. In 2 hours, the combined efforts of 85 volunteers were able to accomplish:

TOTAL TRASH REMOVED: 100 bags, 20 palm fronds, 2 shopping carts
TOTAL STENCILED STORM DRAINS: 14
TOTAL GRAFFITTI REMOVAL SITES: 2 bus stops
TOTAL DOOR HANGERS: 100

Many thanks to the following volunteers:
Lianna Chang and friend, The Limtiaco Consulting Group – Committee Chair
John Katahira and family, The Limtiaco Consulting Group
Bryce Yoshimori, Fukunaga and Associates
Gavin Masaki, Gray Hong Nojima & Associates
Matt Sekiya, Austin Tsutsumi and Associates
Susan Uyesugi – BWS, AWWA Director (Susan, those sandwiches were ono!)

Highlights of the Makiki Stream Cleanup
Click on the thumbnails below to see a larger image. To view highlights of the cleanup, please click here to view the pdf file (1.4 MB).

Makiki 01	Makiki 02	Makiki 03
Makiki 04	Makiki 05	Makiki 06

(Highlights and photos courtesy of Young Professionals and Diversity Committee Co-Chair Lianna Chang and AWWA Hawaii Section Director Susan Uyesugi)

AWWA Hawaii Section Young Professionals Committee
Storm Drain Stenciling Community Service Project
Moanalua Area
July 30, 2005

Several members of the Young Professionals and Diversity Committee helped out with a City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services storm drain stenciling project in the Moanalua area. Along with volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, teams were made up of 4 members consisting of: 1) traffic control (person with safety vest), 2) sweeper, 3) scrubber, and 4) painter.

WORK PROCEDURE:
1) locate the storm drain to be stenciled (picking up litter along the way)
2) sweep the area to be stenciled to remove large particles
3) scrub the area with a metal brush to dislodge stubborn grime
4) sweep the area again to clear any loose particles
5) lay down the stencil and spray paint

Fortunately for us, the weather was slightly cloudy so we didn’t get burnt to a crisp. In an attempt to multitask, we picked up trash on our way to each storm drain as well as explained our mission to onlookers. Popular items picked up included soda bottles, plastic bags, and fast food containers (bags, cups, and French fry containers).

Stenciling 01

Stenciling 02

Stenciling 03

Stenciling 04

Stenciling 05

The Moanalua area (particularly Likini St.) is considered by the City as one of the heaviest littered areas. As we know, with the help of wind and rain, litter finds its way to the storm drains and eventually out into the ocean or in this case, Salt Lake. I’d like to think we did a little to help the community! You can click here to download a City ENV summary of the event in PDF format.

(Highlights and photos courtesy of Young Professionals and Diversity Committee Co-Chair Lianna Chang)

AWWA Hawaii Section 31st Annual Conference
Renaissance Ilikai Hotel
May 10-13, 2005

The 31st Annual AWWA Hawaii Section Conference was held May 10 - 13 at the Renaissance Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki. Click here to view highlights from this event

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