Aloha Stadium replacement plan includes maintenance risk shift
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii News By Andrew Gomes March 17, 2021 Long-term maintenance expenses for a new stadium on Oahu would be preset under the state’s plan to replace Aloha Stadium using a private partner. The state Department of Accounting and General Services expects to soon solicit proposals for a private partner to build a new […]
Warriors will open season with game in Rose Bowl as 2021 UH football schedule is released
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports Breaking | Top News By Stephen Tsai March 5, 2021 Updated 11:12 a.m. The University of Hawaii football team will open its 2021 regular season in the Rose Bowl and end it at 7,200-foot elevation, the school announced this morning. The Rainbow Warriors had known this year’s opponents for some times, but […]
University of Hawaii wants greater say in new stadium project
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii News | Sports By Ferd Lewis February 26, 2021 Updated 12:01 a.m. As companion bills to bolster the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District advanced through the Legislature this week, the University of Hawaii has stepped up its campaign to gain a larger voice in the facility’s future. Two similar measures, Senate Bill […]
Aloha Stadium district redevelopment plan gets divided in 2
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii News By Andrew Gomes February 18, 2021 A state plan to redevelop the 98-acre site of Aloha Stadium in Halawa with a private partner is now a two-part endeavor. Leaders of the state team driving the project disclosed Wednesday that a shortlist of three qualified developers selected last year will compete only […]
Ferd Lewis: State Comptroller Curt Otaguro again in the Aloha Stadium spotlight
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Ferd’s Words | Sports By Ferd Lewis February 14, 2021 Updated 12:51 a.m. Curt Otaguro recalls a time when newly opened Aloha Stadium seemed a place of magic where dreams and redemption came true for wide-eyed high school football players such as himself. A time when the seats glistened in the Halawa sunlight […]
Editorial: Aloha Stadium can’t be saved
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial | Our View February 14, 2021 Updated 12:52 a.m. The Aloha Stadium redevelopment effort, barely off the ground, already has reached a point at which officials confront a selection of bad options. Does the state prop up the aging “rust palace” with money, yet again, to assess its structural safety for future […]
On Politics: New stadium at mercy of chaotic play-calling between governor, legislators, authority, University of Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial | On Politics By Richard Borreca February 14, 2021 If you are going to fumble something, skip the small stuff, go big. That must be the motivation for Gov. David Ige’s unexplainable decision to back out of supporting a new stadium. Hawaii does have some tradition of not being able to get […]
Measure would help Aloha Stadium pay its bills to keep it open
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis February 12, 2021 Without a $1.5 million emergency appropriation from the legislature this session, Aloha Stadium might have to cease operations, lawmakers have been told. With its ability to hold large events impacted by COVID-19, the facility is seeking budgetary assistance for the first time in its 46-year history […]
University of Hawaii football team unlikely to play at Aloha Stadium in 2021
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis February 12, 2021 Even if the Legislature appropriated funds to repair portions of crumbling Aloha Stadium, it is unlikely the facility would be ready in time for University of Hawaii to play in front of fans there this season, the State Comptroller said Thursday. “The timing is such that […]
Aloha Stadium officials say facility needs overdue repairs to host fans
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis February 11, 2021 Without a significant amount of investment in repair and maintenance, the operation of the current Aloha Stadium will be without fans in the stands, officials acknowledged to lawmakers on Wednesday. In testimony before the state Senate Committee on Energy, Economic Development and Tourism, Stadium Manager Scott […]
