engineers and architects of Hawaii

engineers and architects of Hawaii 

Founded 1902

eaH is one of the most active technical associations in Hawaii meeting 24 times a year.  eaH meets in person, via Zoom, field trips and publishes meetings on YouTube and  Hawaii's Olelo Public TV channel 53.  eaH is the oldest Engineering and Architectural association in Hawaii, founded 1902.  

Public always welcome! 

Contact eahawaii@gmail.com to get the Zoom meeting Link. 

Friday Oct 16 Meeting:

Speaker: Howard Lau PE – 

Structural Engineer Retired Coffman Engineering

Howard Lau was HSPE’s Engineer of the Year for 2026 and he will visit with eaH and talk story about his 51-year structural engineering career. Howard retired from Coffman Engineering and previously was a principle at Shigemura, Lau, Sakanashi, Higuchi & Associates (SLSH).  His projects were across Hawaii and spanned the Pacific Ocean.  One of his leadership successes was mobilizing engineers to help Kauai after Hurricane Iniki, which allowed  Kauai to rebuild stronger, safer and advocating for improved buildings and community education.

Wednesday  Oct 21 PBXHi 2026 Conference – Neal S. Blaisdell Center

eaH will again be an Exhibitor at PBXHi 2026. There will be 210 exhibitor booths and 12 expert-led seminars.  PBX is Hawaii’s premier trade show of the design and construction Industry.   https://pbxhawaii.com/

Lunch $10, Pizza or Sandwiches - Salad, Drinks, Sweets

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If you have a program or know of a program that could be presented to eaH contact us at eaHawaii@gmail.com

Featured YouTube eaH Meetings

May 1st, 2026

$35,000 Paper Bag Bribery by Alexander Silvert - YouTube Link

Alexander Silvert, a Federal Defense Attorney, recounts the timeline and killing of his Petition submitted to the 2026 Hawaii State Legislature. The Petition requested the Legislature investigate the publicly reported alleged bribery payment of $35,000 in a paper bag to an unidentified influential Hawaii legislative representative, which was exposed in a related Federal Case.

Macrh 20th, 2026

$Balcony Solar by Mike Markrich  - YouTube Link

Michael Markrich has spent many years developing and championing renewable energy in Hawaii starting with Renew Rebuild Hawaii over 20 years ago.  Mark talked about how Germany's high energy costs like Hawaii, lead them to develop Balcony Solar Systems based on Plug and Play designs. 

December 5th, 2025

A Living Breakwater  Ben Jones PhD  - YouTube Link

Dr. Jones' talk centered on a project started in 2021, Rapid Resilient Reefs for Coastal Defense. Sea Level Rise and the increase in severe storms has impacted DOD Military bases around the World and is also a Hawaii Issue with the islands Ring Roads. 

eaH on Olelo Channel 53 

This year EaH continues to host past meetings on Olelo Channel 53. The 30 Minute Programs premier on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm and replay every Sunday’s at 1:00pm.

(Past Olelo Programs are available on this site - See Site Index In Left Sidebar (Click on 'Ξ' at top, if no side bar is showing)