When Hawaiʻi artist Satoru Abe created “Volcano” in 1981, he built it as though it would have a permanent home.
The 20-foot copper and bronze sculpture has been the gateway to Aloha Stadium for more than 40 years, sitting in front of the box office. Abe built the sculpture in 38 pieces and transported it to the stadium from his Mākaha home. Its base was then filled with about nine feet of concrete.
“A lot of the sculptures he makes aren’t made to be moved or disassembled,” said Donovan Goto, the grandson of Satoru Abe, who died last year at 98 years old.
But the redevelopment of Aloha Stadium is forcing the relocation of the decades-old sculpture…