Located in Honolulu, Hawaii,
Aloha Stadium is one of the most unique stadiums in any sport. After
over three decades of existence it remains home to many events
including the home of the Hawaii Warriors
football
program. In the early 1970s a new multipurpose stadium for the State
of Hawaii needed to be built to replace the aging Honolulu Stadium.
Built at a cost of $37 million, the stadium was constructed by Fall 1975.
The first game played at the stadium was between the
Warriors and Texas A&I on September 12, 1975. The two tier stadium
seats roughly 50,000. It is able to house football and baseball games
along with concerts. It is unique in how it can change to accommodate
different events. Four moveable sections of 7,000 seats each can
move to form either a football or baseball configuration. These 3.5
million pound sections of seats move using compressed air. When
in football configuration, two grandstands are located on both sides
of the gridiron and at both ends of the gridiron. There are breaks in
the corners of the grandstands. However as of January 2007, the
stadium has been permanently locked into football configuration due
to maintenance costs. State Legislature has also proposed building a new stadium, but
no action has been taken. Aloha Stadium has also been the home
of several minor league baseball teams over the years and continues to
host
the NFL’s Pro Bowl and the annual Aloha Bowl each year.
-9/1- at USC
-9/15 - LAMAR
-9/22 - NEVADA
-9/29 - at BYU
-10/6 - at San Diego State
-10/13 - NEW MEXICO
-10/27 - at Colorado State
-11/3 - at Fresno State
-11/10 - BOISE STATE
-11/17 - at Air Force
-11/24 - UNLV
-12/1 - SOUTH ALABAMA
PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND
ALOHA STADIUM
