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June Meeting Highlights (Annual Meeting)

President Packard called the meeting to order at 11:47 am.  He welcomed attendees and thanked them for their attendance.  He recapped FY 2012 ITE Hawaii Section activities, introduced the officers, summarized finances, and announced the lifetime membership of Khal Shah.  He then recognized the past Presidents of ITE Hawaii Chapter. Hong Li announced the results …

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May 2013 Section Meeting Highlights

President Packard called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm.  He welcomed attendees and announced that the annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 19 at 11:30 pm at the offices of SSFM International.  The guest speaker will be International Vice President Zaki Mustafa.  He also noted that members should have already received their …

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May 2013 Officers Meeting Minutes

President Packard called the meeting to order at 12:10 pm, Thursday, May 2nd. Topic: Elections Treasurer Toyama is changing jobs, but is still running for Secretary. Vice-President Wolfgramm is not running for office due to personal conflicts.    President Packard is willing to run again for President to fill the gap in the slate of candidates. …

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March 2013 Meeting Highlights

President Packard called the meeting to order at 12:02 pm.  He announced the upcoming ITE and Hawaii Section elections, and provided some candidate information.  He also announced that he had some flyers regarding the Complete Streets demonstration project that is being planned for Mother’s Day (May 12, 2013) in Kaka’ako. Vice-President Wolfgramm introduced the speaker, …

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January 2013 Meeting Highlights

President Packard called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm and asked for general announcements. Warren Yamamoto made an announcement about the upcoming HCES 2013 Engineer’s Week. President Packard announced that it was Vice-President Wolfgramm’s 30th birthday and presented her with a lei.  Servings of peanut butter pudding, made by Treasurer Toyama and her sister, …

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November Meeting Highlights

President Packard called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm and Vice-President Wolfgramm introduced the speaker, Chris Sayers from the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services. Mr. Sayers presented information on the final draft of the Oahu Bike Plan, including current projects such as the Lei of Parks concepts in Ala Moana and …

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October Meeting – Halloween Treats

President Mike Packard called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm on October 31, thanked everyone for attending and asked everyone to introduce themselves.  He then introduced the speaker, Tara Lucas the Safe Routes To School Coordinator from the HDOT Highways Division. Ms. Lucas started by announcing the instructions for the Halloween costume contest, in …

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September Meeting — Pat Phung’s Top 10 Tip for Accelerating Project Delivery

President Mike Packard called the meeting to order and introduced the speaker, Pat Phung from the Federal Highways Administration division office. Mr. Phung presented his top ten tips to accelerate project delivery.  He noted the economic benefits of accelerating project delivery, the new performance-based federal planning requirements, and the public’s awareness of the environmental process. His …

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ITE Hawaii Section August Meeting Highlights

Mr. Bob Driggers of Sensys Networks was the guest speaker.  He introduced his company, and its “puck” in-road sensor.  He briefly discussed the evolution of traffic signal control since the 1950’s and touched on current bicycle detection technology.  He then discussed issues around reliability measures and arterial optimization, including performance measures, speed detection, and the way …

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July Meeting Highlights

A joint meeting was held with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).  New ITE President Mike Packard, in brief comments, thanked ASCE for co-hosting the meeting, and announced the new officers for ITE’s Hawaii Section for 2012-2013: President: Michael Packard Vice President: Juanita Wolfgramm Secretary: Brian Gibson Treasurer: Sara Toyama Director: Hong Li Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Director …

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