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Assistant Professor
Director of Interdisciplinary Studies with emphasis in Construction Management
Office: SoA 301D
Phone: (808) 956-6845
Fax number: (808) 956-7778
E-mail: rakiona@hawaii.edu
Area of specialty: Construction Management
EducationUniversity of California at Berkeley, One year of two year coursework toward M.B.A. in Finance, 1972
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, M. S. in Construction Management, 1971
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, B. S. in Civil Engineering, 1970
AwardsHi Chang Chai Excellence in Teaching Award*, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, May 2001, May 2005. (Best Teacher of the Year in each department in the college)
Work HistoryUH at Manoa, School of Architecture, Aug 2006 to present
UH at Manoa, Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management, August 1998 to Aug 2006
Royal Contracting Co., Ltd., Project Manager/Engineer/Estimator, November 1983 to August 1998
Moses Akiona, Ltd., Estimator/Treasurer, August 1973 to June 1983
United States Army, Field Artillery Branch, 1972-73
Industry Training40-hour Hazardous Materials Course
8-hour supervisor's hazardous materials course (renewable annually)
First-Aid/CPR training (renewable bi-annually)
OSHA construction standards courses
Corps of Engineers Quality Control Courses
Engineering-In-Training Exam - 1971
Courses taught at UHCEE 375 – Construction Materials
CEE 471 – Construction Methods (Building)
CEE 472 – Construction Project Management
CEE 473 – Construction Equipment and Methods
CEE 474 – Construction Estimating/Bidding
CEE 476 – Construction Planning and Scheduling
CEE 491 – Construction Internship
Prior Major Work ExperienceKaho`olawe Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Project, 1997 and 1998 (1998 to 2000 as consultant to Royal Contracting Co., Ltd. for this project)
Owner: United States Department of the Navy
Represented Royal Contracting Co., Ltd. as a proposal writing team member of the Parsons-UXB Joint Venture. The Navy awarded the $240 million contract to the Joint Venture in September of 1997
Lead person in drafting the project's multi-million dollar logistics study
Designated as construction project manager for all construction (roads, temporary landing strip, upgrades to existing structures, new structures, upgraded fresh water supply, and utilities) to be done on Kaho`olawe in support of the cleanup operations
Vancouver House Offsite Sewer, 1998
Owner: City and County of Honolulu
Upgrading of the existing sewer system on Metcalf Street between Hunnewell and Marques Streets in support of new University of Hawaii housing on Vancouver Street
Project required 21-foot deep excavations through up to 8 feet of solid rock in heavily traveled Metcalf Street.
Existing underground utilities are old and require special precautions to maintain their integrity.
Coordinated redesign and/or relocation efforts between various public utility companies
Kilauea Avenue Improvements, 1997
Owner: State Dept. of Accounting & General Services, Kapiolani Community College
Roadway widening between Makapuu Avenue and 18th Avenue.
Completed project with no accidents in spite of heavy daily student and neighborhood traffic on an already narrow roadway.
H-1 Improvements at Pali Highway Off-Ramp, Eastbound, 1996-1997
Owner: State of Hawaii, Dept. of Transportation, Highways Division
Responsible for the widening of the existing off-ramp to accommodate increased storage and improve traffic flow while maintaining public use of existing off-ramp.
Scheduled work that required ramp closure to be done at night to minimize inconvenience to the public.
Waikele Improvements, 1991-1996
Owner: Amfac JMB, Hawaii
Managed and supervised numerous projects involving infrastructure improvements in what was once only sugar cane fields.
Work included widening of a portion of Kamehameha Highway above Waipahu Street, mass grading, and 800-foot long, 60-foot wide trapezoidal-shaped concrete drainage channel, two roadway overpasses for future golf course crossings, as well as a wide variety of subdivision improvements for future residential development.
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