A highlight of the recent NAPA 59th annual meeting was the unveiling of the industry’s new coordinated Go-to-Market effort. The comprehensive communications program builds on a wide range of scientific and engineering research, and a solid understanding of what drivers want from a pavement. The end focus […]
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(Courtesy of NAPA Action News) The latest NAPA/FHWA survey of asphalt producers’ use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt finds nearly a quarter of all asphalt produced during the 2012 construction season was made using warm-mix asphalt technologies. The survey, conducted by NAPA under contract to FHWA, […]
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On January 23, Jas. W. Glover hosted a tour their Black Plumeria Plant. The visitors were 13 staff of the State Department of Transportation, Harbors Division. The tour started with a short classs room presentation about the plant followed by a lively question and answer session. We […]
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Chad Blair discusses the problems that are delaying the completion of the Waialae Avenue road improvement project. Mr. Blair provides several links to past reports. Here’s an example: “Kokua Line’s June Watanabe responded: “The city’s contractor has continued to hit ‘soft spots’ all along Waialae Avenue, ‘something […]
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HAPI was honored to have Mayor Caldwell as the guest speaker at our recent members meeting attended by just over 50 members and invited guests. Mayor Caldwell shared that he likes being mayor as opposed to a senator or other elected position, because a mayor has the […]
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After 15 years as Director of the Hawaii Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), Professor C. S. Papacostas bids a heartfelt farewell in the current issue of the LTAP newsletter. Under his direction, the program has grown to be one of the most successful centers in the national constellation […]
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From the Honolulu StarAdvertiser: The County of Maui is starting their seal coating program. See below for article and flyer.
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The GCA of Hawaii’s goal is to try to provide an updated project listings and opportunities to increase your business. Click on the links below for various Federal, State and City agencies’ upcoming projects. City & County of Honolulu DDC City & County of Honolulu BWS – […]
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Work crews will round out 2013 having repaved a record 392 lane-miles of crumbling city road across Oahu, capping year one of Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s publicized push to fix the island’s streets, city reports show. The tally comes from a Dec. 20 Department of Design and Construction […]
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Addressing the urban heat island effect (UHI) is a growing concern for many municipalities, but a new report from Arizona State University (ASU) calls into question many common assumptions about the ability of reflective pavements to mitigate UHI. Reflective surfaces redirect solar energy and for this reason […]
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