2026 Hawaii Section Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement
The ASCE Hawaii Section annually recognizes an exemplary civil engineering project as the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA). This prestigious award recognizes the project that best illustrates superior civil engineering skills and represents a significant contribution to civil engineering progress and society.
Deadline to Submit is August 7, 2026
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Hawaii Section is seeking nominations for the 2026 Hawaii Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Awards, which honors the best and brightest achievements within the local civil engineering industry. Various awards will be given to those projects that demonstrate innovative and outstanding civil engineering accomplishments by Hawaii's design and construction professionals.
Nominated projects and research/studies will be considered for eleven award categories. Awards may be given in all categories if a sufficient number of worthy nominations are received. Only one project will be selected as the overall winner, being recognized as the 2026 Hawaii Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Winner.
Award Categories
Best Large Project (Construction Value > $10M)
Best Medium Project ($2M < Construction Value < $10M)
Best Small Project (Construction Value < $2M)
Best "Green"/Sustainable/EnvisionTM Project
Best Transportation Project
Best Water/Wastewater/Environmental Project
Best Building and Structural Systems Project
Best Studies and Research Project
Best Special Project
Best Humanitarian Project
Best International Project
All nominations must be received by Friday, August 7, 2026.
The Official Nomination Form is included in the packet or you may also Download the Nomination Form HERE
If files are too large to email, please contact the awards committee chair via email to coordinate delivery before the August 7, 2026 deadline.
2025 OCEA AWARDS
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Hawaii Section is pleased to announce the 2025 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award winners. The purpose of this award program is to recognize projects that demonstrate important outstanding civil engineering accomplishments by Hawaii’s design and construction professionals.
To be eligible, projects were required to have been designed or constructed in Hawaii and completed within the last two years. Some of the key judging criteria included: resourcefulness in planning and solving design challenges; contributions to the well-being of people and communities; pioneering use of materials and methods; innovations in construction; minimization of impact on physical environment; and composite application.
GRAND WINNER & BEST
Special Project:
FY21 MCON Project P-044/P-1006 Waterfront Improvements Wharves S1, S8-S13, S20-S21 and Y2
Nominator: Moffatt and Nichol
Owner: Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Hawaii
BEST
Water/Wastewater/Environmental Project:
Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant UV Channel Installation
Nominator: Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc.
Owner: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services
BEST
Building and Structural Project:
Ewa and Diamond Head Concourse Roadway Improvements Phase 1 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Nominator: KAI Hawaii, Inc.
Owner: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
BEST
Large Project:
Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant, Phase 1b – Secondary Compliance Facilities
Nominator: R.M. Towill Corporation
Owner: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services
BEST
Medium Project:
Queen’s Beach Promenade Restoration
Nominator: Sea Engineering, Inc.
Owner: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Design and Construction
BEST
Small Project:
Sewage Pump Station at Wahiawa Terrace
Nominator: The Limtiaco Consulting Group
Owner: Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority
BEST
Studies and Research Project:
Koʻolau Poko Readiness Review
Nominator: Brown and Caldwell
Owner: Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and
Resiliency (OCCSR)
2025 OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING AWARDS EVENT GALLERY
PAST WINNERS
2024 RISE (Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs), Honolulu Hawaii
2023 Kapaa Stream Bridge and Kuhio Highway/Mailihuna Road, Kapaa, Kauai
2022 Hale Kalele, Honolulu, Hawaii
2021 Opaekaa Bridge Repair/Rehabilitation, Wailua, Hawaii
2020 Hawaiki Submarine Cable and Kapolei Landing Station, Kapolei, Hawaii
2019 Keauhou Beach Hotel and Site Demolition, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
2017 Ala Moana Wastewater Pump Station Force Mains #3 & #4, Honolulu, Hawaii
2016 Pearl Harbor Channel Underwater Waterline Crossing
2015 Stream Bank Bluff Protection and Stabilization at Riverside Apartments
2014 Hana Highway Route 360 Emergency Repairs
2012 Waimalu Sewer Rehabilitation/Reconstruction Phase 1 plus 4 other category projects
2011 Wana’ao Road and Keolu Drive Reconstructed Sewer Project plus one other category project
2010 Hurricane and Wind Design Standards plus 4 other category projects
2009 Saddle Road Hawaii Project plus 5 other category projects
2008 Kaumalapau Harbor Breakwater Repair, Lanai, Hawaii Award of Merit: Palau Compact Road, Babeldaob, Republic of Palau
2007 Navy Water Treatment Plant Upgrade on Guam
2006 Design/Build AEF FOL Aircraft Maintenance Hangar 2005 Air Force MILCON Program to Repair Airfield Pavement, Wharf and Facilities at Wake Island
2005 Kalanianaole Highway Emergency Landslide Repairs at Castle Junction, Kailua, Hawaii
2004 Sewer Outfall Extension at Fort Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor Awardof Merit - Emergency Repair for Waipahu Pump Station, Waipahu
2003 Emergency By-Pass Water Tunnel, Hamakua Island of Hawaii (2004 National OCEA Finalist) Award of Merit - FY01 MCON Project P-491, Sewer Force Main - Ford Island to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
2002 55-inch HOST Park Seawater Supply System (2003 National OCEA Finalist) Award of Merit - Hart Street Wastewater Pump Station Force Main Replacement
2001 Nimitz Highway Reconstructed Sewer Award of Merit - Replacement of Keaiwa Stream Bridge on Mamalahoa Highway
2000 Emergency Rockfall Remediation of Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay
1999 Aiea Heights Bridge Lengthening
1998 Admiral Clarey Bridge (1999 National OCEA Award of Merit)
1997 Interstate Route H-3 (1998 National OCEA Winner)
1996 Nimitz Highway Relief Sewer Project 1994 University of Hawaii Special Events Arena
1993 Wailupe Reconstructed Sewer Project
1991 Sewer Tunnel Relief Project 1990 Hawaii Deep Water Cable Program
1989 Laupahoehoe Harbor
1988 Hawaii Science and Technology Park and Seacoast Test Facility
1987 Keehi Interchange, H-1 Freeway
1986 Mililani Granular Activated Carbon Treatment Plant
1985 Kahuku Shrimp Farm Project
1984 OTEC Cold Water Pipe Test
1978 Reef Runway, Honolulu International Airport