It’s not often that the Hawaii DOT, the City & County of Honolulu, Private Industry, and academia gather to discuss our roads in Hawaii. Thanks to INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII that discussion recently took place. Road construction, highway maintenance, potholes, and traffic congestion are all elements said […]
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Don Watson, recently retired from NCAT, spent a week in Hawaii sharing his 49 years of experience and knowledge of SMA with consultants, contractors, and government agencies. In recognition of his accomplishments he was inducted into NCAT’s Wall of Honor on February 28, 2019. Things got start […]
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On March 25, Ed Sniffen, Deputy Director, Highways Division, Hawaii Department of Transportation (HODT) was interviewed by Hawaii Public Radio. During the 52-minute long interview Sniffen talks about Hawaii roads and what the HDOT is doing to make improvements, including the use of a “new” asphalt mix […]
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ASTM recently released a new specification (D8239) which provides performance standards for modified liquid binders in road construction using the multiple stress creep and recovery test (MSCR). This new standard has an equivalent standard (M332) by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASTHO). Click […]
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The University of Hawaii (UH) College of Engineering (COE) Career Fair – Spring 2019 was held on March 6th at the Campus Center. Our focus was letting students know about the engineering careers in the asphalt industry as described in our brochure. Students participating in the HAPI […]
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The Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry (HAPI) contributed to an article in Building Industry Hawaii magazine about local programs offering training for industry newbies and veterans. Jon Young, our executive director was interviewed by the magazine. Their discussion is summarized in the article and explains the variety of […]
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HAPI contribution to the 2019 Construction Preview issue of Building Industry Hawaii magazine was an article titled “What is Stone Matrix Asphalt?” Click here for the answer. “Those in the A/E/C industry may see the abbreviation “SMA” and think of Special Management Area. We want everyone to […]
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The Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry was invited to submit an article to Road & Bridges magazine. They choose to tell the story of how HAPI members contributed to the success of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway Widening Phase 2. Three years after breaking ground and more than 10 […]
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The State Asphalt Pavement Associations (SAPA) conducted their annual winter meeting on the Friday (January 20th) before the NAPA meeting at Marco Island, Florida . The morning half of the meeting were updates from NAPA, the Asphalt Institute, and the Asphalt Pavement Alliance. The afternoon was spent on […]
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In 2018, we announced our first annual Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry Scholarship. The goal of this scholarship is to assist college students pursing a degree in civil engineering, construction management, construction engineering, and other degrees related to the design and construction infrastructure improvements. We are pleased to […]
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