UPCOMING EVENTS *
December 4-5, 2024
HWEA/AWWA-HI Section Water Reuse Conference - Early Bird Registration Closes: October 30, 2024
Wednesday - Field Trip at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant and Honouliuli Water Reclamation Facility
Thursday - Conference at Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Oahu
February 4-6, 2025
February 7, 2025
2025 Pacific Water Conference Golf Tournament; Hawaii Prince Golf Course
RECENT EVENTS *
2024 Hawaii Western Pacific Water & Wastewater Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Guam “Emerging Challenges for Pacific Island Water Providers”
See https://www.awwahiwps.org/2024-annual-conference.html for details and to register for in-person or virtual attendance.
Sponsorship/Vendor Agreement due: No later than September 6, 2024.
September 11-13, 2024
August 7, 2024 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
AWWA Hawaii Section Workshop
Topic: Maui County Water Issues in the Spotlight
Location: Pacific Pipe Maui (a Core and Main Company), 82 Pulehu Place #101 Kahului, HI 96732 on the second floor
Registration Fee: $50 per AWWA member; $75 per non-member
RSVP: ***FULL - Registration is CLOSED*** Registration deadline is Wednesday, July 31, 2024 (seats are limited)
July 10, 2024
Mahalo Sponsors!
ACE24 Transforming our Water Future at Anaheim, California
June 10-13, 2024
Joe K, Jessica, Juanita, Ken, Joe T, Keith after the Opening Plenary. Congratulations, 5 under 35 Awardee, Jessica Agsalda!
Juanita, Rich, and Josiah at the Blue-White booth.
Joanna, Juanita, Eddie & Ken sharing the Aloha in the Exhibit Hall.
Brian, Joanna (2019), Elson (2009), Cliff (2021), Shauna, Kevin (2024), Susan U (2007), Juanita (2022), Ken, Susan M. celebrate Kevin Ihu, our 2024 Fuller Awardee, with Eddie
June 10, 2024; Monday, 5-7 pm PST
AWWA Hawaii Section General Membership Meeting (and pau hana event) at the Anaheim Marriott Grand Ballroom G. If you and your coworkers/friends/spouses who are traveling with you would like to attend this Hawaii Section event, please Fill out the Registration Form and mail it with a check payable to the “AWWA Hawaii Section” to Mark Ohigashi by Monday, June 3, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Vice Chair Juanita Colon at juanita@hawaiirwa.org.
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April 7-13, 2024
February 20-22, 2024
October 25-27, 2023
2024 Water Matters! Fly-In to Washington D.C.
2024 Pacific Water Conference at the Hawaii Convention Center - See photos in the Winter 2023-2024 Newsletter!
59th Annual Hawaii Water Works Association (HWWA) Conference and Golf Tournament on Hawaii Island
September 15, 2023
September 6-8, 2023
Make a Splash 2023 in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
The Kaua`i Department of Water cordially invites you and your team to be a part of the 2023 Make a Splash (MAS) with Project Water Education for Teachers (WET) Festival on Friday, September 15th in Lihue! This annual signature event is an award-winning water education extravaganza that gathers all water partners, non-profit organizations, schools, parents and teachers to learn and discover water through hands-on, interactive activities. Students from across Kaua`i rotate through many different 25-minute stations, with each activity presentation involving one mini lecture and one exciting interactive component.
2023 Western Pacific Water & Wastewater Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Guam by the AWWA Western Pacific Subsection. Call for Abstracts due 08/11/2023.
ACE 23 in Toronto, Canada
Drinking Water Week
Mauka to Makai Expo at Waikiki Aquarium (in-person event)
2023 Pacific Water Conference at the Hawaii Convention Center!
2022 HWWA/AWWA-HI Section Water Reuse Conference at Ala Moana Hotel, Oahu, Hawaii (see article in Winter 2022-2023 Newsletter page 13 & 15)
June 11-14, 2023
May 7-13, 2023
April 15, 2023
February 7-9, 2023
December 7, 2022
Roundtable Discussion on Hawaii’s Fresh Water Initiative (L-R: Dana Okano, Dr. Roger Brewer, Dawn Szewczyk, Barry Usagawa, Cristin Reynolds)
September 15, 2022
August 31 - September 2, 2022
August 25-27, 2022
August 1-3, 2022
July 27-29, 2022
July 26, 2022 ~ 1-2 pm (HST) & July 27, 2022 ~ 9-10 am (Guam)
July 19, 2022 ~ 1-2 pm (HST) & July 20, 2022 ~ 9-10 am (Guam)
June 12-15, 2022
February 1-3, 2022
December 6, 2021
Next Dates/Times below for each listed workshop:
Sept. 21, 2021 (1-3 pm Hawaii) = Sept. 22, 2021 (9-11 am Guam)
Sept. 23, 2021 (1-3 pm Hawaii) = Sept. 24, 2021 (9-11 am Guam)
Oct. 12, 2021 (1-3 pm Hawaii) = Oct. 13, 2021 (9-11 am Guam)
Western Pacific Subsection Annual Conference “Investing in our Islands’ Infrastructure”
Regional Meeting of Section Officers (RMSO) IV – Oakland, CA
Transformative Issues Symposium: Embracing Our Difference – Cincinnati, OH
Summer Workshop 360° - Denver, CO
RCAC Workshops: Flushing – virtual
RCAC Workshops: Main Break and Cross Connection - virtual
ACE22 in San Antonio, Texas and virtually for most essential tracks
2022 Pacific Water Conference (virtual)
ACE21 Award Celebration (virtual)
AWWA & RCAC WORKSHOP SERIES: ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE SDWA IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Workshop 1: Controlling Lead in Drinking Water Systems
Workshop 2: Distribution System Infrastructure and Water Quality
Workshop 3: Coliform Sample Collection
September 29, 30 & October 1, 2021 (dates shown in Guam time zone)
2021 WESTERN PACIFIC WATER & WASTEWATER CONFERENCE GUAM - For more information, please visit: https://www.awwahiwps.org/
AWWA VIRTUAL SUMMER WORKSHOP - FREE LEADERSHIP WEBINARS (register at the links below)
AWWA Leadership Forum - Join AWWA CEO David LaFrance in a conversation with AWWA's newest President, Chi Ho Sham. We will hear from Chi Ho about his vision for AWWA in the coming year and what the future of AWWA looks like during these uncertain times.
Membership Works! - Join Dean West from Association Laboratory, Inc. for an insightful session on what’s working with membership, how the theory of membership is changing long-term as a result of Covid-19, and address key concepts on membership operations.
How to Wear Many Hats: The Difference Between Governance, Management, and Operations - Learn from our expert panel of Section staff on how to distinguish between governance issues, management matters, and operations so your Section leaders can be the best possible stewards. §
ACE 2021 All Virtual Registration is open at https://www.awwa.org/ace/Attend/Registration. The Professional Program is available at https://events.thepulsenetwork.com/gcmmaintenance/awwa/online%20agenda/30000108/index.htm.
Next 3 Dates/Times below for each listed workshop:
July 13, 2021 (1-2 pm MDT)
July 20, 2021 (12-1:30 pm MDT)
July 27, 2021 (11-1 pm MDT)
June 14-17, 2021
AWWA/USDA Cybersecurity Workshop Online
May 18-19, 2021: 12:30-3:30 pm
April 19-20, 2021
March 16-17, 2021 ~ 8:30 - 11:30 am
February 2-4, 2021
September 16-17, 2020: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Virtual Water Matters! Fly-In
FREE AWWA/USDA Finance Workshop
2021 Pacific Water Conference - Coming to you Virtually!
FREE Online AWWA-HI Small Systems Workshop: Optimizing Performance and Accessing Funding to Improve Small Systems
August 14, 2020
June 3, 2020
May 28, 2020
February 27, 2020
February 4-6, 2020
AWWA-HIWPS Virtual Micro-Conference [9am - 11:30am (ChST) = 8/13/20: 1-3:30pm (HST)]
Virtual YP Summit 2020 Part 2 - Extending a Virtual Hand to a Large Audience.
Virtual YP Summit 2020 following WEFMAX. (10:45 am - 12:15 pm, HST)
AWWA Hawaii Section Workshop - America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) 2018
2020 Pacific Water Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii
L-R: AWWA Treasurer Aurel Arndt, Jane Arndt, AWWA-Hawaii Section Treasurer Juanita Reyher-Colon, AWWA-Hawaii Section Chair Kevin Ihu
2020-2021 AWWA Hawaii Section Board Taking the Oath of Office (L-R: Cliff Lum, Susan Mukai, Juanita Reyher-Colon, Jessica Agsalda, Ken Kawahara, Rich Hopkins, Kevin Ihu and Aurel Arndt)
October 23, 2019
September 12, 2019
Imagine a Day Without Water - 11 am to 1 pm at Tamarind Park or Kapolei Hale! See flyer here.
Water For People Pau Hana - Come join us at pau hana and learn more about Water For People on Thursday, 12 September 2019 from 5:30PM - 7:30PM at Dave and Buster's, 1030 Auahi St, Honolulu, HI 96814. Cost: $20 for general admission or $15 for students or YPs. Please sign up by Monday, 9 September 2019 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/awwa-hi-pau-hana-tickets-70110220557. Hope to see you there! Sponsored by the Water for People Committee: Adrienne Fung, Greg Arakaki, Jennifer Nikaido, Kevin Baughman, Kraig Otani, Dr. Lelemia Irvine, Mike Tallering, and Tony Jones.
June 9-11, 2019 (Denver)
ACE19 - AWWA Annual National Conference held in Denver, Colorado
Hawaii Section Chair Kevin Ihu holds the Hawaii Section sign for the ACE19 Opening General Session on 6/10/2019.
![Congratulations, Paul “Scotty” Scott of Engineered Systems, Inc. - Winner of the Water for People Kenneth J. Miller Founders’ Award - Hawaii (with Kyle, on left) [photo by Kevin Ihu]Water For People is dedicated to the Everyone Forever model by prov…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a3dd4ee6f2e1b9a71290ef/1560229017577-C24XRJ5VJBMCI7MGOW3G/20190610.PaulScottAward.JPG)
Congratulations, Paul “Scotty” Scott of Engineered Systems, Inc. - Winner of the Water for People Kenneth J. Miller Founders’ Award - Hawaii (with Kyle, on left) [photo by Kevin Ihu]
Water For People is dedicated to the Everyone Forever model by providing every family, clinic, and school with access to safe water in the districts where we work. We could not accomplish this without the support, enthusiasm, and dedication of our partners in the water and wastewater communities. The Hawaii outstanding champion whose hard work and incredible generosity kept our mission moving forward.
"I See What You Mean" aka Big Blue Bear at the Denver Convention Center. See more about local artist Lawrence Argent and his sculpture at https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/denver-arts-culture/denver-blue-bear-artist/.
Exhibits! Susan Mukai, Brian Kau, Susan Uyesugi, Eddie, Jessica Agsalda, Kevin Ihu, Joanna Seto, Kawika Uyehara, Ken Kawahara
Big Blue Bear enjoying ACE19!
Beautiful Denver City Hall and Civic Center Park at night.
Guy Moriguchi, Kyle Yukumoto, and Kawika Uyehara between sessions.
Congratulations, Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Sacramento Office - Winner of the Water for People Kenneth J. Miller Founders’ Award - California (with Kevin Ihu and Joanna Seto)
Sketch Artist in progress…
Fuller Award Breakfast (L-R): Ken Ota, 2017 Fuller Award Winner; Susan Mukai; Jessica Agsalda; Dean Nakano; Kevin Ihu; Joanna Seto, 2019; Susan Uyesugi, 2007; Goodwin Seto; Paul Kemp, 2010
Look who we saw in the Exhibit Hall (L-R): John Stubbart, 2015 Fuller Award Winner now at Highlands Ranch Co; Joanna Seto, 2019 Fuller Award Winner; and Duke Shaefer of Pulama Lanai
Sketch Artist’s FINAL product!
2019 Hawaii Public Works Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii (link to Announcement)
2018 Water Reuse Conference held on Maui
Waiwai Ola Art Show: A Waterkeeper Tribute to Hawai‘i’s Living Water Resources; Waterkeeper Article; MidWeek August 15, 2018 Good Neighbor Article
ACE18 - AWWA Annual National Conference held in Las Vegas, NV
YP Field Trip to Kaneohe/Kailua Sewer Tunnel Construction Project
ACE 17 - AWWA Annual National Conference held in Philadelphia, PA
YP Community Service Event - Kalihi Bioswale, 8 AM - 12 PM
AWWA Hawaii Section Board Strategic Planning Meeting
Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair
Pacific Water Conference Community Service Event
May 24, 2019
February 19-21, 2019
November 29-30, 2018
September 7, 2018
June 11-14, 2018
February 6-8, 2018
June 24, 2017
June 11-14, 2017
May 6, 2017
April 28, 2017
April 10-12, 2017
February 18, 2017
February 17, 2017
February 14-16, 2017
December 5-6, 2016
December 1-2, 2016
dates/times shown in Hawaii time zone (unless otherwise noted)
Updated: 10/22/2024_JS