Save the date for our April General Meeting Membership, Wednesday, April 10th! Dr. Brennon Morioka, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will be our special guest speaker. He will be presenting on the state of the College of Engineering and sharing some of its current and new initiatives that the college is working on to support its students and our local engineering industry.
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Time: 8 a.m to 10 a.m. (Breakfast Mtg)
Location: The Pacific Club Honolulu
1451 Queen Emma Street Honolulu, HI 96813
Register By: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Dr. Brennon Morioka is currently the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The College educates and prepares nearly 1,500 students to face real world challenges in the areas of mechanical, electrical, civil, environmental, construction, computer, biomedical, aerospace engineering and space science. Students of the College work with about 70 faculty to do innovative research in all of these engineering fields.
Dr. Morioka is a licensed civil engineer in Hawai‘i and California. He has served in multiple executive positions in Hawai‘i. He was the General Manager for Electrification of Transportation at Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), the former Director for the State of Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT), and the Deputy Executive Director for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART). He has served as Vice President and Area Manager for CH2M HILL in the Honolulu Office and the Executive Vice President of Shioi Construction. All of these positions have provided him with extensive experiences in both the public and private sectors in the engineering and business world.
Dr. Morioka received his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and completed his doctoral studies here at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
He serves on the numerous boards of community service and non-profit organizations, including the Aloha Stadium Authority, the US Japan Council, Ahahui Koa Anuenue, Friends of Iolani Palace, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR).
Brennon is a graduate of Iolani School.
He is married to his wife, Jeanine, of 25 years with three keiki, Taysia and identical twins, Brayden and Bronson.