Tipping Over

The north-mauka (mountainside) section of Aloha Stadium's sideline seats was tipped over as part of the demolition of the 51-year-old facility to make way for the new Aloha Stadium. Instead of imploding the steel and concrete structure, portions of the steel structure were weakened, then pulled by cranes to fall backward. 

It was a bittersweet moment to see the last of the formerly movable sections to come down after working there since 2004. From the time of going to Aloha Stadium for Hawai‘i Islanders PCL-AAA baseball games in 1975, to the final post-covid football games, I've seen some pretty great events as both a fan and an employee.

The 31,000-seat new Aloha Stadium is scheduled to open in August 2029, and will be the home field for the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team.