BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Date:

Thursday, 08/10/2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Place:

King Kalakaua Conference Room, King Kalakaua Building, 1st Floor, 335 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Agenda

 

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS,

SURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

 

AGENDA

 

DATE:              Thursday, August 10, 2023

 

TIME:               10:00 a.m.

 

LOCATION:      King Kalakaua Conference Room

                        King Kalakaua Building, 1st Floor

                        335 Merchant Street

                                                            Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

 

AGENDA:        Posted on the State electronic calendar as required by HRS section 92-7(b).

 

                        If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please email your testimony to easla@dcca.hawaii.gov or by hard-copy mail to Attn: Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

 

1.                   Establish Quorum, Public Notice, Call to Order, HRS §92-3 Open Meetings and HAR §16-115-11 Oral testimony

 

2.                   Chair’s Report

a.       Announcements

b.       Approval of the Minutes of the June 22, 2023 meeting

c.       Outgoing Board Member Appreciation

d.       Welcome of New Board Member

 

3.                   Permitted Interaction Group (“PIG”) Updates

a.       Landscape Architects: Hawaii Plant Materials (“HPM”) Exam PIG

b.       Surveyors: Hawaii Description Writing (“HDW”) Exam PIG

c.       Engineering Experience PIG

 

4.                   Executive Officer’s Report

a.       Office of Information Practices

1)                  New Sunshine Law requirement – Act 019 (SB1513)

2)                  Civil Beat Article – “Sunshine Law Complaint Leads To Revote On Changes To Maui Shoreline Rules” (7/25/23)

b.       Status of Proposed Amendments to HAR Title 16 Chapter 115

c.       NCARB Updates

1)      NCARB July 11, 2023 Update: ARE exam violations

2)      NCARB July 17, 2023 Update: ARE 5.0 Guidelines

3)      Clarifying language regarding Hawaii licensure requirements regarding the NCARB Certificate

d.       NCEES Annual Meeting 2023

 

5.                   Applications [The Board may move into Executive Session in accordance with HRS §92-4 and §92-5(a)(1) and (4) “To consider and evaluate personal information relating to individuals applying for licensure;” and “To consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities;”, (Board will vote in Open Meeting.)]

 

a.       Ratification Lists (attached to the agenda)

 

b.       Recommendations from the following Application Review Committees (attached to the agenda):

1)      Professional Engineer Committee

2)      Professional Architect Committee

3)      Professional Surveyor Committee

4)      Professional Landscape Architect Committee

 

c.       Engineers

1)      Joseph Berkey

2)      Brett Biesemeyer

3)      Adam Fisher

4)      Reed Jackson

 

6.                   Formation of Rules Committee

 

7.                   Election of Officers in accordance with HRS §436B-6(a)

 

8.                   Next Meeting:                Date:                October 12, 2023

Time:                10:00 a.m.

Location:           King Kalakaua Conference Room

                        King Kalakaua Building, 1st Floor

                        335 Merchant Street

                                                                        Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

9.                   Adjournment

 

8/3/23

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Sheena Choy at (808) 586-2702 or easla@dcca.hawaii.gov as soon as possible, preferably by August 7, 2023. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.