View 3 possible design options for the new Aloha Stadium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser By Ferd Lewis January 28, 2020 Updated 3:18 pm In a series of public and community meetings over the last few months officials of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) have begun sharing conceptualized possible options for what the new facility and surrounding development could look like at its scheduled fall 2023 […]
Aloha Stadium bill aims to keep project on track
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis January 25, 2020 Jurisdiction for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District project would be transferred from the Hawaii Community Development Authority to the Aloha Stadium Authority under a bill in the state Legislature. Sen. Glenn Wakai (D, Kalihi, Pearl Harbor), one of the bill’s authors, said the intent of […]
Aloha Stadium: Funding decision a key
Honolulu Star-Advertiser By Ferd Lewis As the process to build a successor to Aloha Stadium unfolds, legislators this session will have to decide how much money to put into health and safety repairs to keep the current facility operational until the projected 2023 change-over. The session begins Wednesday. The Stadium Authority and its parent agency, […]
Aloha Stadium tries to stay on track despite departure of HCDA director
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis January 4, 2020 Updated 10:29 pm The departure of Aedward Los Banos as the executive director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority comes as the state tries to clarify what the HCDA’s role will be in the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District while keeping the $350 million project on […]
Editorial: Aloha Stadium leadership
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial | Our View January 4, 2020 Updated 6:00 pm Aloha Stadium leadership So the ambitious redevelopment vision for Halawa includes a new stadium — but is it also becoming a political football? In July, the governor signed Act 268 into law — the former House Bill 1586 passed by the Legislature got […]
Changes to Aloha Stadium swap meet safety policy affected vendors
KITV4 Stadium officials say the current operator of the swap meet implemented new regulations for tent installers that went into effect on January 1. Saturday, January 4th 2020, 5:24 PM HST by Nicole Tam The new year came with new safety rules for Aloha Stadium’s swap meet but that caused a headache for some vendors […]
New rules for tent installers impact vendors at Aloha Stadium Swap Meet
Hawaii News Now News By HNN Staff | January 4, 2020 at 5:18 PM HST – Updated January 4 at 5:21 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – Vendors of the popular Aloha Stadium Swap Meet say they were caught off guard when trying to set up Saturday, leading to tensions over the market. Some vendors voiced […]
Changes at the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet impact visitors, vendors
KHON2 Local News Posted: January 4, 2020 / 11:57 AM HST / Updated: January 4, 2020 / 11:58 AM HST HONOLULU (KHON2) — Some vendors were not able to sell their goods on Saturday they say because of changes at Aloha Stadium. To sell at the Aloha Stadium, some vendors hire a company to set […]
New Aloha Stadium targeted for 2023 opening
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Ferd Lewis December 31, 2019 Updated 1:06 am Despite pushing back the next step in the process of creating the replacement for Aloha Stadium, the state says its goal is still to have the new facility “ready for the 2023 University of Hawaii football season.” The state was to have issued […]
Football in decline; don’t build stadium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial | Letters Letters: Football in decline Only 19,539 people showed up for the big bowl game, capping off what the Star-Advertiser called an “excellent” season against a storied rival (“3 takeaways from Hawaii’s 38-34 win over BYU in the Hawaii Bowl,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 25). And so we need to spend hundreds of […]