Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements workshops This is the 4th year that HAPI has conducted our Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements. As always, one of the workshops was conducted on Oahu; this year it was Kauai’s turn for the workshop. There was a good mix among the […]
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The 2018 NCAT (National Center for Asphalt Technology) Test Track Conference was held Auburn, Alabama on March 27 to 29. The conference was attended by over 250 people including staff from sponsoring Departments of Transportation, other test track sponsors, vendors, and several State Asphalt Pavement Associations. Accelerated […]
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Last week, Joseph Shacat joined NAPA as Director of Sustainable Pavements, hailing from Grace Pacific LLC, a Honolulu-based asphalt paving and construction materials company. As the Environmental Compliance Manager there for nine years, he advocated for environmental performance through cooperation with government agencies and active engagement with […]
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by Guest Columnist Danny Gierhart of the Asphalt Institute “How thick should I specify the asphalt on my project, considering the number and types of traffic loads I expect, and the support I think the subgrade will provide?” That is the basic question posed by engineers who […]
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On March 10, HAPI conducted a training session for those taking Field Sampling & Testing Module Bituminous (Asphalt) Unit Exam. While the training is geared towards those taking the exam, it is opened to anyone interested in the subject. The story of the workshop is told by the captioned […]
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The University of Hawaii (UH) College of Engineering (COE) Career Fair – Spring 2017 was held on February 21st at the Campus Center. This HAPI’s second time at at the UH COE Career Fair. Our focus was letting students know about the engineering careers in the asphalt […]
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Astec, Inc. a division of Astec Industries, is a world leader in the production of both warm mix and hot mix asphalt equipment technology, support and training and is the only manufacturer in the world to offer a complete line of portable, relocatable and stationary continuous mix […]
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We were honored to have Tyler Sugihara, Chief, Division of Road Maintenance, Department of Facility Maintenance, City and County of Honolulu as our guest speaker. Attendees at our January lunch meeting learned about the City’s pavement management. Sugihara’s presentation covered the following topics: – Definition of Pavement […]
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You have learned the basics in our Best Practices for Asphalt Pavement. This 3-hour workshop takes you to the next level. The first half of the workshop is a discussion of paving on steep slopes, paving on flat slopes, paving in the rain, and pavement repairs. These […]
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The following article is from the Asphalt Today, a supplement to Road & Bridges magazine The reconstruction of Hawaii Island’s Saddle Road navigates tough environmental challenges by Jon M. Young, Executive Director, Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry Crews had to construct a new road through native, undeveloped ground. […]
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