Passage of bill ‘imperative’ for Aloha Stadium plan staying on course
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis May 29, 2020 Hawaii has received six responses to its request for qualifications from prospective developer-led teams for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District, the first step in choosing a partner for the project. State Sen. Glenn Wakai told the Aloha Stadium Authority Thursday that passage of senate bill […]
Todd Graham impressed with plan for new stadium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Ferd’s Words | Sports By Ferd Lewis May 29, 2020 Todd Graham has been to Aloha Stadium as a visiting coach and, now that he is the University of Hawaii’s head football coach, he has some definite ideas about what the new stadium should have and look like. So, when officials of the […]
Six developer-led teams show interest in Aloha Stadium project
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis May 27, 2020 The state said it received six responses to its request for qualifications from prospective developer-led teams for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District by Tuesday’s deadline, the first step in choosing a partner for the project. “It’s clear from the six responses we received to our […]
Process of selecting a developer for the Aloha Stadium project moves forward
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Cover Story – Sports By Ferd Lewis May 24, 2020 Updated 11:53 pm As the hand-delivered packets arrive Tuesday at the Department of Accounting and General Services offices on Punchbowl Street, the State will begin to get an idea of where its vision for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District is headed. That […]
State to borrow from new stadium project
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis May 13, 2020 While the state Legislature intends to pull back $20 million in general funds that had been appropriated to help build the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District, it still expects to allot a full $350 million in financing to the project, lawmakers said Tuesday. Legislators said on […]
University of Hawaii could use a marquee opponent for debut of new stadium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Cover Story – Sports By Ferd Lewis May 3, 2020 In trying to sort out the sports issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Hawaii athletic director David Matlin spends many of his days going from one national or regional conference call to another with fellow athletic officials. While this can, […]
Hawaii pushes Aloha Stadium deadline back 2 weeks
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis May 1, 2020 The state has pushed back by two weeks to May 26 the deadline for prospective development partners in the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District to submit their responses to the project’s request for qualifications. An April 28 deadline was listed when the RFQ notice was posted […]
July could be decision deadline for University of Hawaii football
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Ferd’s Words | Sports By Ferd Lewis April 22, 2020 If you subscribe to Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson’s reasoning, we’re probably looking at an on or about July 1 decision as to whether the University of Hawaii football season will kick off on schedule. That’s about the closest to a ballpark […]
Prospect of lost college football season raises concern
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Ferd’s Words | Sports By Ferd Lewis April 21, 2020 Updated 12:14 am To the list of dire projections about the impact of COVID-19 on college athletics, Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson sounded his own chilling alarm Monday. “The matter of the fact is, if there is no college football this fall […]
Capacity of new Aloha Stadium not set in concrete
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis April 19, 2020 Under “goals and metrics” on the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District website, the capacity for the successor to the current 50,000-seat facility stadium is listed at “35,000” seats. In the state’s request for qualifications, posted March 27 to help guide prospective development parties in the public-private […]