VIDEO: State Reps. Sylvia Luke and Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson optimistic University of Hawaii may still be able to play football at Aloha Stadium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top News February 5, 2021 By Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Yunji de Nies, Special to the Star-Advertiser Updated 3:53 p.m. State Reps. Aaron Johanson and Sylvia Luke joined Spotlight Hawaii this morning to discuss the future of Aloha Stadium, and more broadly about the state’s budget challenges. The Stadium Authority is seeking to […]
Editorial: Keep HCDA’s role in stadium district
Honolulu Star-Advertiser February 3, 2021 Updated 12:11 a.m. Over the years, disrepair at the aging Aloha Stadium caused it to increasingly deteriorate, to the point where it’s now mostly shut down. The Stadium Authority — a nine-member panel appointed by the governor with the consent of the state Senate — oversaw this “Rust Palace,” and […]
Hula Bowl ends with drama in perhaps the last football game at Aloha Stadium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Stephen Tsai February 1, 2021 In what might have been aloha ball at Aloha Stadium, the pro football prospects delivered a dramatic parting shot on Sunday. The Hula Bowl was the last scheduled football game at the 45-year-old stadium and, if there are no more, the two all-star teams made sure […]
‘Super powers’ proposed for Aloha Stadium replacement agency
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii News By Andrew Gomes January 31, 2021 Redevelopment project leaders have been aiming to produce a new 35,000-seat stadium in time for the 2023 University of Hawaii football season, but that timetable has been in doubt. Redeveloping the state’s deteriorating Aloha Stadium with a private partner could speed up this year under […]
David Shapiro: Aloha Stadium scheme is more about development than football
Honolulu Star-Advrtiser Hawaii News | Volcanic Ash By David Shapiro January 24, 2021 Hawaii public works projects too often sputter because elected officials become more interested in promoting development around them than the projects themselves. Honolulu rail was intended to relieve gridlocked traffic but fell apart when it became more about building houses on West […]
Public input sought on new Aloha Stadium Entertainment District
KHON Sports January 21, 2021 Updated 5:02 p.m. HONOLULU (KHON2) — The state is looking for public input regarding its redevelopment plans for the “New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District” (NASED). Officials released a drafted environmental impact statement detailing the project’s impacts on the surrounding environment and say public commentary regarding the proposal is encouraged. Last […]
Aloha Stadium: Meetings seek public comment
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sports By Star-Advertiser Staff January 21, 2021 Updated 12:31 a.m. Two virtual community meetings on the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District next week highlight the final two weeks of the public comment period on the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The online sessions are scheduled for 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 26 and Jan. […]
Comment Period for NASED Draft EIS Ends on Feb. 8; Virtual Community Meetings on Jan. 26 and 28
NEWS RELEASE HONOLULU – The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) project concludes on Feb. 8. The DEIS was published on Dec. 23 and it can be viewed by clicking on the following link: http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/the_environmental_notice/2020-12-23-ten.pdf. Comments can be provided by email (NASED.EIS@wilsonokamoto.com) or […]
Replacement work avoids funding halt at Aloha Stadium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii News By Andrew Gomes January 11, 2021 A state agency has sidestepped what could have been a costly halt in a long- running effort to have a private developer redevelop Aloha Stadium and surrounding state land in Halawa. The state Department of Accounting and General Services is close to running out of […]
Aloha Stadium swap meet to resume on Wednesdays
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii News by Star-Advertiser Staff January 6, 2021 Updated 12:38 a.m. Aloha Stadium announced Tuesday that it will resume the Swap Meet & Marketplace on Wednesdays, in addition to Saturdays and Sundays. Swap meets initially had been canceled in mid-March due to the new coronavirus, but resumed on weekends in June with social […]