Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry - HAPI

Interesting article about a Brazilian federal court halted progress on a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, ruling it likely will contribute to climate change.

Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In an unusual action, a Brazilian federal court halted progress on a project to pave a dirt highway that connects the major city of Manaus to populous regions, ruling it lik…

HAPI Shorts - Intro to Open Graded Mixes
July 17, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdOqsrTsuG9MVMQzt0giBH0Q2GRMDBBgP

What are open-graded mixes and where have they been used in Hawaii?

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Intro to Open-Graded Mixes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Jon M. Young, Hawaii Asphalt Pavement Industry An Intro to Open-Graded Mixes will answer the following questions: – What are open graded mixes? – Differences from dense graded mixes? – Where have they been used in Hawaii? – Where could they be used in the future? – What’s next?

HAPI Shorts - Use of Recycled Materials in Pavements
July 10, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
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Can Hawaii construct “sustainable roads” using waste tires, plastic, glass and old road pavement likely bound for landfill? Join us to learn about these potential recyclable materials and the status of their use in asphalt pavements on the mainland in Hawaii.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Use of Recycled Materials in Pavements. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Jon M. Young, Hawaii Asphalt Pavement Industry Can Hawaii construct “sustainable roads” using waste tires, plastic, glass and old road pavement likely bound for landfill? Join us to learn about these potential recyclable materials and the status of their use in asphalt pavements on the ...

HAPI Shorts - Design with Construction in Mind
July 3, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
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Discussion of three situations where keeping the construction aspect in mind may improve the design of the project: 1) consider the equipment that will be used, 2) options for centerline swales; and 3) uniform surface course thickness.

Follow by a discussion of unfortunate things that happened on the job site that could have been avoided with some forethought.

HAPI Shorts - Intro to High Friction Surface Treatments
June 26, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUod-uqrT0jG9f14YL4ND127zKRphVQkrvn

What is HFST and where has it been used in Hawaii?

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Intro to High Friction Surface Treatments. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Jon M. Young, Hawaii Asphalt Pavement Industry High-Friction Surface Treatment (HSFT) is not a new product, but it is something relatively new to streets and highways in Hawaii. What is a HFST, where is it used, and how is it installed? Learn how a HSFT improves the safety of the road.

June 2024 Newsletter
Featured Project: Kilauea Avenue and Keawe Street Rehabilitation
Featured Member: Jas. W. Glover, Ltd.
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Training Opportunities: HAPI Shorts; Talk Story with Phil Blankenship.
Reports and Announcements: Joseph Shacat leaving NAPA; TRIP Fact Sheet; Job Postings.

HAPI Pavement Guide Highlight: Maintenance
Asphalt Video: (Podcast) Pave it Black – Airfield Specifications
Featured Industry Articles: Two New Resources for Fighting Bad Joints, Emulsion Task Force Spreads Word About New Specs for Pavement Preservation, and a Preservation Primer

HAPI Shorts - Mat Defects - What Happened?
June 19, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (HST)
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When you see a mat defects and see if you can tell what's happening? We hope that will be able to tell after attending this session.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Mat Defects - What Happened?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Todd Mansell, Product Application Specialist, Caterpillar View videos of mat defects and see if you can tell what's happening. This session is intended as a group discussion to learn from each other's experiences.

HAPI Shorts - Intro to Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA)
June 12, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc-6tpjgoGdIysTetV2IJKPXy_1qs1WSf

This session will introduce Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA). SMA is a gap-graded hot mix asphalt (HMA) originally developed in Europe to maximize rutting resistance and durability. The mix design goal is to create stone-on-stone contact within the mixture. Since aggregates do not deform as much as asphalt binder under load, this stone-on-stone contact greatly reduces rutting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Intro to Stone Matrix Asphalt. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Jon M. Young, Hawaii Asphalt Pavement Industry This session will introduce Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA). SMA is a gap-graded hot mix asphalt (HMA) originally developed in Europe to maximize rutting resistance and durability. The mix design goal is to create stone-on-stone contact within the m...

HAPI Shorts - Review of a JMF Submittal
June 5, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdemqpzIvHdE3_YSH8h3mfIHrbGst_PmK

Uncover the mystery of the 6 graphs in a JMF submittal.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Review of a JMF Submittal. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Jon M. Young, Hawaii Asphalt Pavement Industry The job mix formula (JMF) submittal is the mechanism to confirm that the mix being produced is in accordance with the project specifications. This session explains the information provided in a JMF submittal for a Marshall Mix design, including...

May 2024 Newsletter
Featured Article: Hawaii DOT Pilots EDOT Platform
Featured Member: HaulHub Technologies Conference
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Training Opportunities: HAPI Shorts
Reports and Announcements: Best Practices for Asphalt Paving; NCAT Test Track Conference; Sakai America Factory Visit; Jhony Habbouche; New AIEI Program; NAPA Latest WMA/RAP Survey; Job Postings.

HAPI Pavement Guide Highlight: HMA Mixes
Asphalt Video: Top Engineering Leadership Tips to Excel in Your Career
Featured Industry Article: Is RAP Just a black rock?

HAPI Shorts - Specifying Asphalt Pavement Mixes
May 29, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcode2vrDMjHNJ4SkO3HF2NNhg8we-FJfDX

Learn about the various pavement mixes used in Hawaii and how to specify them in the construction plans and specifications.

LTAP/HAPI 2024 Asphalt Paving Conference

A belated thank you to our sponsors for their support of the conference:

- LTAP Hawaii (title sponsor)
- Alakona
- Geotech Solutions, Inc.
- Kraton Corporation
- Lakeside Industries - EZ Street Asphalt
- Orion Engineers & Associates
- SOLMAX
- The Limtiaco Consulting Group

Our title sponsor LTAP Hawaii made it possible for over 60 government agency employees to attend at no cost.

Please view the 7-minute video of our sponsors’ products and services at

LTAP/HAPI 2024 Annual Paving Conference - Sponsors Ad Thank you the sponsors of our 2024 Annual Conference:- LTAP Hawaii (title sponsor)- Alakona- Geotech Solutions, Inc.- Kraton Corporation- Lakeside Industries...

HAPI Shorts - Social Security Workshop
May 15, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkd-yurDIuHdHBrLkUC3GFvrKRGLGtUWao

Please join our guest speaker Owen Yamamura, Financial Planner and CEO, Pacific Capital Investments to learn how to get more money and benefits from your social security.

HAPI Newsletter - April 2024
Featured Article: LTAP/HAPI 2024 Annual Paving Conference
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Training Opportunities: HAPI Shorts; Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements.
Reports and Announcements: Hey NAPA; Mililani High School Career Night; Job Postings

HAPI Website Highlight: Parking Lots
Asphalt Video: NAPA’s Emerald Eco-Label Tool
Featured Industry Article: NAPA’s IS 139 High RAP Asphalt Pavements – Japan Practice

HAPI Shorts - Intro to Balanced Mix Design
May 1, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucO-pqzsrGdzvPUOHnGlvCmFOcYB4PiaT

Please join to learn about Balanced Mix Design (BMD) and what's happening in Hawaii.

HAPI Shorts - Agencies and Industry: Working Together for Success
April 17, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpc-uvrj0iHdB0mdB_v9PmQJLaRhWglhNu

Speaker: Kim Schofield**, Technical Director, Washington Asphalt Pavement Association

The session will begin with a look at the asphalt industry from an agency perspective and an industry perspective. Kim will provide her firsthand experience as she has worked for the Washington DOT and currently is the technical director for the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association. She will end the session by sharing her experience with successful collaborations between Washington DOT and industry.

**Kim Schofield, PE, is the Technical Director at the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association and holds a Master of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from Pacific Lutheran University. She is a registered professional engineer. Kim joined the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association beginning January 2023.

Prior to that, her professional experience included 28 years at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Kim began working in the Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) lab and has experience building and designing HMA mix designs as well as mix design, binder and emulsion testing. Her experiences also include pavement design, pavement management, research and life cycle cost analysis.

HAPI Shorts - Pavement Technologies in Hawaii
April 10, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZwvcO6grTgiEtAdBeiTynJhrxigh...

In recent years, HDOT Highways Division has added the use of PMA and SMA to the tool box of asphalt mixes. They are doing a project with mixes that use a plastic additive and mixes with 50% RAP.

Join us to learn more about these technologies and what HDOT has in store for the future.

HAPI Newsletter - March 2024
Featured Article: 2024 NAPA Annual Meeting
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Training Opportunities: HAPI Shorts; LTAP/HAPI Annual Conference; Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements. — Reports and Announcements: Understanding a JMF Submittal workshop; UH COE Career Expo; Job Postings

HAPI Website Highlight: On-Line Library
Asphalt Video: Discussing Mental Health and Su***de in Construction
Featured Industry Article: Asphalt Sustainability – Contracting mechanisms, project delivery methods and green public procurement

Mike Skinner (CAPA) invites you to join us on March 27 to learn about EPDs.

Conference Flyer:http://hawaiiasphalt.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-2024-HAPI-Paving-Conference-240220.pdf

https://youtu.be/JvoE116ekpE

HAPI CAPA Video 2 Feb 13 2024

HAPI Shorts - Pavement Treatments Used in Hawaii
March 20, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcO6grTgiEtAdBeiTynJhrxighvgZvJHt

Pavement treatments used in Hawaii was discussed at LTAP workshop for the counties and HDOT. This session summarizes the presentations made by representatives of the four counties and HDOT. Each presentation provided an overview of the agencies approach to pavement preservation.

HAPI Newsletter - February 2024
Featured Project: Runway 8L Widening Phase 2 at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Featured Member: Grace Pacific LLC
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Training Opportunities: HAPI Shorts, Understanding a JMF Submittal; LTAP/HAPI Annual Conference; Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements.
Reports and Announcements: HAPI Lunch Meeting; CAPRI Chats; Job Postings.

HAPI Website Highlight: FAQ: Is Asphalt Flammable?
Asphalt Video: Asphalt Mixture Automated Testing System
Featured Industry Article: BIH Construction Preview Issue – Paving Over Lava: A Minefield of Unique Challenges

Meeting our 2024 Scholarship Recipients:
- Justin Kawamura
- Ruimin Lin
- Mackelan Dax Mitchell
- Saroj Pathak

To learn more about our recipients, please visit:
http://hawaiiasphalt.org/2024-hapi-scholarship-recipients/

Thank you AsphaltPro magazine for sharing the news about our 2024 Hall of Fame inductee Dave Funkhouser.

Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee Dave Funkhouser Established in 2021, the Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry (HAPI) Hall of Fame honors and recognizes those individuals that have: Made significant and lasting contributions to the Asphalt Paving Industry. Unselfishly […]

Keeping the quarry in operation until 2047 would be good news for our asphalt industry.

Makakilo Quarry operations to potentially expand and close in 2047 As one of three operational quarries on Oahu, the Makakilo Quarry has provided Hawaii with stone, asphalt, and other construction materials for decades. Now the owners of the quarry are asking to m…

Join us on March 27th - one of four virtual sessions:
Topic: Polymer Modified Asphalts and Their Applications
Speaker: Gary Fitts, Manager, Market Development, Kraton Polymers US, LLC

Additional information and registration link at:http://hawaiiasphalt.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-2024-HAPI-Paving-Conference-240301.pdf

Thank you Reed Ryan

Outgoing SAPA Chair Reed Ryan (Utah) efforts were recognized at the 2024 NAPA Annual Meeting Tuesday night dinner. First by Audrey Copeland, NAPA's President and CEO, followed by incoming SAPA Chair John Hickey (Oregon).

Thank you Reed Ryan Outgoing SAPA Chair Reed Ryan (Utah) efforts were recognized at the 2024 NAPA Annual Meeting Tuesday night dinner. First by Audrey Copeland, NAPA's President...

HAPI Shorts - Envision Green Rating System
February 28, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (HST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ld-iqqjMoHd1_2u9Sk-RNS_3qVp1s-dGC

Thinking about sustainability? Join us on October 4th for an overview of the Envision rating system, that provides a consistent, consensus-based framework for assessing sustainability, resiliency, and equity in civil infrastructure.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Envision Rating System. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Speaker: Jon M. Young, Hawaii Asphalt Pavement Industry An overview of Envision rating system, that provides a consistent, consensus-based framework for assessing sustainability, resiliency, and equity in civil infrastructure. Awarded road and airfield projects will be presented as an examples.

Paving equipment on the HAPI office conference room table.

Thanks to our members that donated the pieces of equipment and thanks to the South Carolina APA that provided the towels that made the road.

HAPI Newsletter - January 2024
Featured Article: A Look Back at 2023 and Forward to 2024
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Training Opportunities: HAPI Shorts, Understanding a JMF Submittal; LTAP/HAPI Annual Conference; Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements.
Reports and Announcements: Updated MUTCD; HAPI Resource Guide; Job Postings.

HAPI Website Highlight: HAPI Photo Events Calendar
Asphalt Video: 5 Forces on an Asphalt Paver Screed
Featured Industry Article: Select Your Plate Compactor MVP

HAPI Shorts - Intro to Rejuvenators and RAP
February 14, 2024; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. HST
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-2vpzIrGdZl9xyDCFd6zfl047zHjVmk

Please join Hassan Tabatabaee, Global Technical Manager - Asphalt Solutions, Cargill as he discusses how the use of rejuvenators in asphalt mixtures can allow for the increased use of RAP in asphalt mixes.