2026-2027 HCES Officers

 
 
 

HCES Chair

Michelle Manuel

Michelle Manuel is a project civil engineer with Bowers + Kubota Consulting. She attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. She specializes in infrastructure and site development design in Hawaii and has design experience on various roadway, waterlines, and City projects.

 

HCES Vice Chair

Scott Shiraishi

Scott Shiraishi is a Project Manager with Ronald N.S Ho & Associates. His design experience includes highway and roadway lighting systems; interior and exterior lighting systems; building interior power and telecommunications systems; emergency generator systems, residential subdivision infrastructure; commercial subdivision infrastructure; computer support facilities; primary, secondary, and telecommunications site distribution. He attended the University of California at Irvine and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. In his spare time he enjoys playing and coaching soccer.

 

HCES Treasurer

Alicia Suzuki

Alicia Suzuki is the Hawaii Operations Group Leader for Kennedy Jenks. She leverages her Civil Engineering degree from UH Manoa to tackle Hawaii’s water and wastewater challenges, working closely with clients to develop creative and sustainable solutions. Alicia has served in various roles for HWEA, ASCE and AWWA. She enjoys sci-fi and dystopian books, and adventures with her husband and toddler.

 

HCES Secretary

Maile LaFave

Maile LaFave is a Civil Engineer with SSFM International Inc. and a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her work throughout Hawaii and Guam has focused on roadway improvements and stormwater management, with experience in roadway widening and rehabilitation, roundabout design, Complete Streets implementation, LID and stormwater quality, and site development.  Out of the office she enjoys dancing hula and cruising with her dog Puna

 

HCES Immediate Past CHAIR

Kathleen Chu

Ms. Chu is a Principal at Bowers + Kubota Consulting, who oversees the Company’s integrated design services of planning, civil engineering, architecture, electrical engineering, and landscape architect. She is the former Area Manager and senior project manager in Jacobs’ (formerly CH2M HILL) Honolulu office of 70 employees. With more than 30 years of experience, she is experienced in transportation policy, planning, and design, pavement design, hydraulic design, stormwater quality measures, site development, wet utilities, and construction services in both the private and public sector. Through this diverse background in civil engineering, Ms. Chu has managed projects which involved extensive collaboration and negotiation with both private and public entities, as well as the public at large, including coordination with various utility agencies and significant right-of-way acquisition.