HALAWA — Demolition work on the aging Aloha Stadium is expected to begin within weeks, marking the first visible step in a much-anticipated redevelopment project that will transform the site into a modern sports and entertainment district.
Stanford Carr, part of Aloha Halawa District Partners and lead developer on the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) project, said demolition will begin on the west side of the stadium and move clockwise over 10 months. The steel from the structure will be salvaged, sold, and recycled.
“We’ve already secured our demolition and grading permits, so we’re good to go,” Carr said in an interview on Spotlight Now on Hawaii News Now, hosted by Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Yunji De Nies. “We’re finalizing some legal documents that should be executed by tomorrow, and then we’ll issue the notice to proceed and get started.”…