Training opportunities
HAPI Shorts: The highlighted session for January was the Use of Color in Communication by Jon Young. The session started with suggestions that Young has found to be helpful based on his many years of experience. Next, Young discussed how the use of color in communications may help direct the reader to highlights of the material being provided. The session closed a review of colors used for presentation slides background and a look at actual presentation slides and how the background changes how the slide is perceived.
Please see the HAPI Calendar of Upcoming Events below for other upcoming HAPI Shorts sessions.
Understanding a JMF Submittal Workshop: Please join us on March 17, 2026, for our FREE Understanding a JMF Submittal workshop. The workshop will be conducted in person at the HAPI office. Attendees will have a chance to win a $10 Starbucks gift card(s). Click here to register.
Comments from previous attendees:
- The presentation really broke down what to look for in a job mix formula submittal. It explained how to check if the mix meets specifications. Overall, a great informative workshop.
- The presentation was comprehensive and professionally given. It was 2 hours full of information and very interesting.
2026 LTAP/HAPI Annual (Virtual) Paving Conference: Our 2026 annual conference is scheduled for April 29, 2026. The four speakers have been secured:
- Christopher J Piche, P.E. Technical Sales and Marketing Development Engineer, Kraton Corporation
- HP (High Performing) Binders Past Present and Future
- David Johnson, P.E., Senior Regional Engineer, Asphalt Institute
- MixBusters – The Truth About Asphalt Myths
- Jon Young, P.E., Interim Executive Director, HAPI
- Prime Coats versus Tack Coats – Are They Really Different?
- Nathan Roberts, P.E., Division Manager, Scotty’s Contracting and Stone
- High Performing Parking Lots – How to Get the Most from Your New Pavement
Click here for the session descriptions and speaker bios.
Click here for additional information and to register:
– $0 for Hawaii Government Agency employees and UH System students and faculty
– $40 for HAPI members
– $45 for everyone else
2026 Best Practices for Asphalt Pavement: The 2026 workshops are scheduled for March 30, 2026, on Maui (Kahului Courtyard by Marriott) and April 1, 2026, on Oahu (East West Center). Click on the links below for additional information and to register:
- Maui workshop, March 30, 2026
- Oahu workshop, April 1, 2026
Reports and announcements
Balanced Mix Design (BMD) Implementation: NCAT has completed the preparation work of the aggregates for four of the five mixes and has completed the testing for one of the five mixes. They are making steady progress.
In addition to the five mixes sent to be used to evaluate what tests to use in the implementation, the materials for five more mixes are in transit to NCAT.
Updates will be provided via our monthly report to the Friends of the Hawaii BMD Implementation. Please contact Jon Young with your email address at jon@hawaiiasphalt.org if you would like to become a friend of the implementation.
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NAWIC Event: Jon Young attended the NAWIC Wahine Connect 2026 event representing the Women of Asphalt (WofA) Hawaii Branch. The program featured short, energetic presentations from fifteen women-focused organizations, each given three to four minutes to share what they do and what they are working on with an audience of approximately one hundred attendees. The event provided a great opportunity to learn about the wide range of initiatives supporting women across Hawaiʻi’s construction and professional communities. Click here for a complete report including photos.
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Job Opportunities at HAPI Member companies are listed at: http://hawaiiasphalt.org/careers/job-postings/:
Positions shown in blue are first time postings
- Project Manager (Kauai) – Road and Highway Builders
- Technician 2 (Guam) – Hawthorne Cat
- Technician 1 (Guam) – Hawthorne Cat
- Technician 1 (Guam) – Hawthorne Cat
- Tech 3 (Hilo) – Hawthorne Cat
- Tech 2 (Kauai) – Hawthorne Cat
- Tech Trainee 3 (Maui) – Hawthorne Cat
- Tech Trainee III (Waipahu) – Hawthorne Cat
- Tech Trainee (Waipahu) – Hawthorne Cat
- Intern – Civil Engineer – Oceanit
- Quality Control Technician (2 openings) – Jas. W. Glover, Ltd.
- Construction Engineer Internship – Jas. W. Glover, Ltd.
- Construction Claims Specialist, Kirschner Contractors
- Full Time Civil Engineer (0-5 years), Orion Engineers & Associates
- Sr. Civil Engineer/Project Engineer, Full Time, Orion Engineers & Associates
- Heavy Equipment Shop Technician / Mechanic – Kapolei, Pape Machinery
- Engineering Positions, Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc.
- Transportation/Traffic Positions, Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc.
- Civil Design Engineer, The Limtiaco Consulting Group
- Senior Scheduler, Kirschner Contractors
This month’s highlights
NAPA Balance Mix Design (BMD) Resource Guide: BMD was a general session topic at the recent NAPA Annual Meeting with a focus on a major step forward is the new AASHTO standard, introducing a tiered implementation system. This workshop walks through what’s new in the standard, how it differs from earlier frameworks like approaches, and what it means for both agencies and contractors.
The Resource Guide covers Approaches (soon to be Tiers), Laboratory Tests, Implementation, Tools, Resources and the National Working Group. The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) would like to acknowledge and thank the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) for their contributions in compiling this information and their continued work to keep this information up-to-date.
Jesse Cole, Owner Of The Savannah Bananas, Talks Banana Ball! Jesse Cole, the owner of the Savannah Bananas, truly knows baseball! He has been around baseball his entire life, and his passion for the sport has driven him to create Banana Ball, which eliminates all the boring parts of traditional baseball. In this 8.5 minute entertaining interview with host Gabe McCauley to find out why Banana Ball exists, and what are the rules that make it unique. One rule is that games cannot be longer than two hours. Learn why his company is called Fan First Entertainment.
Each year we are invited to contribute an article for the Construction Preview issue of Building Industry Hawaii magazine. The goal is to provide their readers with a better sense as to what may lie ahead for their organization, for the construction industry, and for Hawaii. HAPI’s contribution to this year’s issue is “Getting Modern with HiMOD and HiMA.” Click here for our article that provides an introduction to HiMOD and HiMA, and a glimpse at the HDOT Highways pilot project using HiMA.
Click here for a PDF version of the article.
