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2006 AWWA HI CONFERENCE >> Highlights of May 10 (Wed), 2006 The 32nd Annual Conference of the American Water Works Association - Hawaii Section opened at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. The conference was called to order by Dawn Barsana, Conference Chair. Hawaii Section Chair Walt Hager welcomed all attendees. Nilaksh Kothari, Vice-President of the American Water Works Association, opened the technical sessions with a talk on how the potable water industry is important to society, essentially by providing tap water on a 24 hours/day, 7 days a week basis. The second speaker was Ramsay Taum of Sustain Hawaii, who spoke of the connection of Hawaii’s past to Hawaii’s future, through the meaning of Hawaiian language. Once again, Rodney Villanueva served as master of ceremonies for the 22nd "Ono" Water Contest. Water this year came from private and public water systems. Celebrity judges included Nilaksh Kothari, AWWA Vice-President; Betty Shimabukuro, Honolulu Star-Bulletin writer; Lyle Fujioka, local wine purveyor; Roberto Viernes, Master Sommelier and wine educator; and Mike Victorino, Maui Department of Water Supply. The "ono" water was judged on three criteria: taste (pleasing/ refreshing), appearance (clarity), and odor (lack of). Congratulations to the Waimea Well on Kauai, which took 1st place. Other entrants in the contest were:
The luncheon speaker featured the Honorable Linda Lingle, Governor of the State of Hawaii, who spoke about the efforts at the state level to provide for clean and safe drinking water, and a clean environment. In the afternoon, a total of nine presentations were offered during three concurrent breakout technical sessions. Wednesday ended with the traditional meet and greet social event in the exhibits area with refreshments and door prizes. The meet and greet event was a great opportunity for the 37 exhibitors to showcase their products and services and to renew acquaintancess. Below are images from the 32nd Annual AWWA Hawaii Section Conference. Click on the thumbnails to see a larger image. A special mahalo to photographers Susan Uyesugi and Howard Tanaka. 2006 AWWA HI CONFERENCE >> |
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