Concrete Canoe
The Concrete Canoe Competition involves earning points for paddling races, a design paper, an oral presentation, and a final product. For the construction of a competitive canoe, students on the concrete canoe team place countless man-hours into ideas for a hull design, experimenting with different mix designs, and conducting strength tests to determine the best concrete mix for producing a sturdy yet buoyant and lightweight product. The team also acquires hands-on experience in creating a mold for the canoe and paddling to compete in a series of races. After months of paddling practice, the team placed 1st in the men’s endurance race, 3rd in the women’s endurance, 1st in men’s sprints, 2nd in women’s sprints, and 1st in the co-ed double-sprints race at the 2016 PSWC. Overall, the Cone team place 1st in Races and 4th overall.
If you are interested in being part of this exciting project, please contact the concrete canoe captains via email.
If you are interested in being part of this exciting project, please contact the concrete canoe captains via email.
Concrete Canoe Captains
Zoe Eto
Civil Engineering, Junior
zoeeto@hawaii.edu
Hello, my name is Zoe Eto and I am one of the Concrete Canoe captains for this year. I graduated from Henry Perrine Baldwin High School on the island of Maui. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer, hanging out with my friends, shopping and of course, watching YouTube and Netflix. Being apart of ASCE for just one year has already changed my life in many ways. In high school and in the early years of college, I was very quiet, but joining ASCE has allowed me to become more outgoing and make lots of new friends. As a sophomore last year, I did not know much about engineering; however, through ASCE I was able to learn a lot, which motivated me to take on the role of Concrete Canoe captain. As captain, my goal is to encourage involvement in concrete canoe and the club as a whole. Another goal of mine is to help create a successful project that places in the top three of each category. I enjoy ASCE because of the many people I met along the way, so I hope you’re ready to make lots of new friends!
Civil Engineering, Junior
zoeeto@hawaii.edu
Hello, my name is Zoe Eto and I am one of the Concrete Canoe captains for this year. I graduated from Henry Perrine Baldwin High School on the island of Maui. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer, hanging out with my friends, shopping and of course, watching YouTube and Netflix. Being apart of ASCE for just one year has already changed my life in many ways. In high school and in the early years of college, I was very quiet, but joining ASCE has allowed me to become more outgoing and make lots of new friends. As a sophomore last year, I did not know much about engineering; however, through ASCE I was able to learn a lot, which motivated me to take on the role of Concrete Canoe captain. As captain, my goal is to encourage involvement in concrete canoe and the club as a whole. Another goal of mine is to help create a successful project that places in the top three of each category. I enjoy ASCE because of the many people I met along the way, so I hope you’re ready to make lots of new friends!
Al Jerome Leano
Civil Engineering, Senior
aljerome@hawaii.edu
Hi, I'm Al Jerome Leano (Al J) and I graduated from Waipahu High School in 2014. I joined the ASCE Concrete Canoe Team at the ending of my freshman year and then joined ASCE. Last year, I was still a part of the Concrete Canoe team and went to many of the ASCE events. ASCE made me appreciate Civil Engineering and I actually started enjoying it. The best part about ASCE is that everyone has different backgrounds and makes it super fun. In my free time I like to get to the gym, hang out with friends and sleep. As this years concrete canoe captain, I hope to work with the younger and current members of ASCE to create a Canoe that we are all proud of. Please come join our Concrete Canoe Team, it's a great experience and it's fun!
Civil Engineering, Senior
aljerome@hawaii.edu
Hi, I'm Al Jerome Leano (Al J) and I graduated from Waipahu High School in 2014. I joined the ASCE Concrete Canoe Team at the ending of my freshman year and then joined ASCE. Last year, I was still a part of the Concrete Canoe team and went to many of the ASCE events. ASCE made me appreciate Civil Engineering and I actually started enjoying it. The best part about ASCE is that everyone has different backgrounds and makes it super fun. In my free time I like to get to the gym, hang out with friends and sleep. As this years concrete canoe captain, I hope to work with the younger and current members of ASCE to create a Canoe that we are all proud of. Please come join our Concrete Canoe Team, it's a great experience and it's fun!
Alex Ku
Civil Engineering, Senior
kualex22@hawaii.edu
Hi, my name is Alex Ku and I graduated from Mckinley High School in 2014. One of the greatest experiences I've had in UH was joining ASCE last year. In ASCE I was on the concrete canoe team and active in the social committee. As now one of the captains of concrete canoe my goal for this year is to increase the size of our team and to be placed in the top 3 to be qualified for nationals. In my free time I like to the gym, go fishing, surf, and chilling with friends.
Civil Engineering, Senior
kualex22@hawaii.edu
Hi, my name is Alex Ku and I graduated from Mckinley High School in 2014. One of the greatest experiences I've had in UH was joining ASCE last year. In ASCE I was on the concrete canoe team and active in the social committee. As now one of the captains of concrete canoe my goal for this year is to increase the size of our team and to be placed in the top 3 to be qualified for nationals. In my free time I like to the gym, go fishing, surf, and chilling with friends.
