Hawaii Section
Officers of the Hawaii Section 2009-2010
(effective July 1, 2009)
Chairman: Edmund W.K. Chang, P.E.
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer. Graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (BSME).
Cellphone: 808-352-1007
E-mail: change025@hawaii.rr.com
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Vice Chairman: Derick M. Kam
Mechanical Engineer at Thermal Engineering Corporation where he designs fire protection systems. Graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (BSME) where is served as Student Section secretary and then president.
Contact phone: 808-848-6966
E-mail: kam@thermaleng.com
Treasurer: Kevin Dang
Welding Engineer at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
Contact phone: 808-737-1708
E-mail: dangk001@hawaii.rr.com
Coach of First Lego League Robotics Team, The Spiders.
Secretary: Derek Sato, P.E.
Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc.
Engineer, Fuel Oil Facilities Division. Graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (BSME), Class of 93
Contact phone: 808-543-4108
E-mail: derek.sato@heco.com
Director (2-yr.): Chester Kaitoku, P.E.
City & County of Honolulu
Plans Review Examiner for the City & County of Honolulu Department of Planning & Permitting. He served as Chairman from 1989-90 and 1998-2001.
Business phone: 808-527-6063
E-mail: ckaitoku@honolulu.gov
Director (1-yr.) and HCES Representative: James F. Grogan
Retired. 31 years in the naval nuclear propulsion program, 21 of which were at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Four years as Energy Recovery Engineer for C&C Honolulu at H-Power.
Home phone: 808-254-2547
E-mail: jfgrogan@worldnet.att.net
Immediate-past Chairman: Raymond W. Liu, P.E.
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Mechanical Engineer. Graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (BSME).
Cellphone: 808-497-1395
E-mail: liur020@hawaii.rr.com
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
Hawaii Section By-Laws
Leadership Toolbox for ASME procedures and forms requiring annual attention.
Section Merit Based Funding Form to qualify for funding. Submittal required between July 1st and no later than October 1st annually.
Committee Chairpersons of the Hawaii Section
College Relations: Ron Flegal
Government Relations: James Grogan
History & Heritage: James Grogan
Honors & Awards: Ed Chang
Industry Relations: Sam Gillie
Member Interests: Chester Kaitoku
Newsletter Editor: Ed Chang
Professional Practice & Ethics: Ray Liu
Webmaster: Edmund W.K. Chang
RECOGNITION FOR HAWAII SECTION MEMBERS
Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES) ACTIVITIES
PAST ENGINEERS OF THE YEAR
1968 Howard D. Hole
1980 Frederick H. Kohloss
1998 Stanford B.C. Yuen. For story, click Wiliki Article.
2000 C. Don Manuel
PAST YOUNG ENGINEERS OF THE YEAR
1984 Charles M. Kinoshita
PAST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1999 Frederick H. Kohloss. For story, click Wiliki Article.
PAST HCES CHAIRPERSONS
1989 Gary Rush
1993 Samuel Gillie
1996 Edmund W.K. Chang
ASME ACTIVITIES
ASME FELLOW GRADE
Frederick H. Kohloss
R. Cengiz Ertekin, Ph.D. For story, click Wiliki Article.
H. Ronald Riggs, Ph.D. For story, click Wiliki Article.
Mehrdad Ghasemi-Nejhad, Ph.D. For story, click Wiliki Article.
ASME REGION IX ACTIVITIES
REGION IX OFFICE
2002-2003 Jay T. Higashi, Region IX NC - Nominating Committee Delegate
2002-2003 Samuel Gillie, Region IX RACON - Regional Advisory Committee on Nominations
OTHER ASME-HI ACTIVITIES
MATHCOUNTS HAWAII STEERING COMMITTEE
Ed Chang
Ron Flegal
Guy Pasco
TEAMS COMPETITION
Ron Flegal-mentor
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Charles Calvet
Edmund W.K. Chang
Sam Gillie
Derick Kam
Raymond Liu
Go to Past Chairperson to see the list of previous Hawaii Section chairpersons.
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