Located in Honolulu, Hawaii,
Aloha Stadium is one of the most unique stadiums in any sport. After
nearly three decades of existence it remains home to many events
including the home of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
program. In the early 1970s a new multipurpose stadium for the State
of Hawaii needed to be built to replace the ageing Honolulu Stadium.
Built at a cost of $37 million, the stadium was constructed by the
fall of 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 are moved using compressed air. When
in football configuration, two grandstands are located on both sides
of the gridiron and at both ends of the endzones. There are breaks in
the corners of the grandstands. In January 2007 the stadium was
permanently locked into football configuration because on 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.
-9/2 - USC
-9/11 - at Army
-9/18 - at Colorado
-9/25 - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
-10/2 - LOUISIANA TECH
-10/9 - at Fresno State
-10/16 - NEVADA
-10/23 - at Utah State
-10/30 - IDAHO
-11/6 - at Boise State
-11/20 - SAN JOSE STATE
-11/27 - at New Mexico State
-12/4 - UNLV
Famous Players: Jason Elam, Robert
Grant,
Lui Fuata, Colt Brennan, Levi Stanley School Traditions: Vili the Warrior
PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND
ALOHA STADIUM
