Photo of Aloha Stadium by Nick Olino, licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.
On May 6, 2021, the Stadium Authority, the public board that oversees Aloha Stadium, officially voted to demolish the 46-year old facility to make way for a new stadium on the site.
While this move was not unexpected, and while the official demolition would probably not occur until late 2022, the move actually came slightly earlier than what most people were expecting. Originally, the stadium was expected to remain open while a new stadium was being built to ensure that the University of Hawaii football team would have a home field. However, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic forced a change in plans.
In this feature, we will do our best to document the history of Aloha Stadium through the eyes of legislation (since we are primarily a legislative history site, after all), newspapers, and other sources.
Table of Contents
- Before Aloha Stadium
- Football and Baseball in the Hawaiian Kingdom
- University of Hawaii Football Team
- Islanders Minor League Baseball
- Moiiliili Field
- Honolulu Stadium
- A Long Design and Construction Process
- Site Selection
- Construction
- The Early Years: Minor League Baseball, Canteen Swap Meet, and More
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- Replace?