


Waiola Mixed-use Partners is comprised of Kobayashi Group, Design Partners Inc., Manica Architecture, Stantec, Nan Inc., A.C. and includes Stanford Carr Development LLC, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co.

Aloha Halawa District Partners is led by Development Ventures Group Inc. Last January, the state selected two teams as finalists to develop the project. A year later, the Hawaii State Legislature found the 47-year-old facility to be in “dire need” of significant repair and maintenance and ordered the creation of the development district.Ĭrawford Architects was appointed by the state in October 2018 to lead the master-planning and environmental impact statement work as part of a broader public-private partnership development plan. in 2018 catalogued a host of structural issues requiring attention in addition to the ongoing steel corrosion. The rusting problem was only one of a number of issues that prompted multiple efforts by the state to finance repairs to the facility.Īn assessment of the structure for the state by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Steel, which produced the steel, reached a settlement. After a lengthy legal battle over damages, the state and U.S. The salinity of the air in Hawaii affected this process and prevented the stabilization of the weathering surface. The stadium was built with a weathering steel designed to rust until a protective patina formed. Maintenance issues have plagued the facility from the beginning. The venue has also been used other sporting and entertainment events including hosting the National Football League’s Pro Bowl between 19. The new stadium is slated to complete by the end of 2025, making it ready for the 2026 college and high school football season.Ĭonstructed in 1975 at a cost of $37 million, the original Aloha Stadium was home to the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in the third quarter of 2023 with stadium construction expected to begin soon after, according to the NASED website. According to Kinimaka, the government expects to complete an environmental impact statement and move forward with request for proposals for the public-private partnership to design and construct both the Stadium and Real Estate projects.
