Aloha Stadium
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| Address | 99–500 Salt Lake Boulevard |
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| Location | Halawa, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21°22′22″N 157°55′48″W / 21.37278°N 157.93000°WCoordinates: 21°22′22″N 157°55′48″W / 21.37278°N 157.93000°W |
| Owner | State of Hawaii |
| Operator | Hawaii Stadium Authority |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Field size |
Baseball Left Field – 325ft Center Field – 420ft Right Field – 325ft |
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Astroturf (1975–2002) FieldTurf (2003–2011) UBU Sports Speed S5-M (2011–present) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 12, 1975 |
| Construction cost | US$37 million |
| Architect | The Luckman Partnership, Inc. |
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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football (NCAA) (1975–present) The Hawaiians (WFL) (1975) Hula Bowl (NCAA) (1975–1997, 2006–2008) Hawaii Islanders (PCL) (1976–1987) Team Hawaii (NASL) (1977) Aloha Bowl (NCAA) (1982–2000) Oahu Bowl (NCAA) (1998–2000) Hawaiʻi Bowl (NCAA) (2002–present) St. Louis Crusaders (ILH) Pro Bowl (NFL) (1980-2009, 2011-2014, 2016) |
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Aloha Stadium is a stadium located in Halawa, Hawaii, a western suburb of Honolulu (though with a Honolulu address). It is the largest stadium in the state of Hawaii. Aloha Stadium is home to the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors football team (Mountain West Conference, NCAA Division I FBS). It hosts the NCAA's Hawai'i Bowl, and has also been home to the National Football League's Pro Bowl since 1980 (except in 2010, 2015 and 2017–2019) and the NCAA's Hula Bowl from 1975 to 1997 and again from 2006 to 2008. It also hosts numerous high school football games during the season, and serves as a venue for large concerts and events. A swap meet in the stadium's parking lot every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday draws large crowds. Aloha Stadium once served as home field for the AAA Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League from 1975 to 1987 before the team moved to Colorado Springs.
Before 1975, Honolulu's main outdoor stadium had been Honolulu Stadium, a wooden stadium on King Street. However, it had reached the end of its useful life by the 1960s, and was well below the standards for Triple-A baseball. The need for a new stadium was hastened by the Rainbows' move to NCAA Division I. Located west of downtown Honolulu and two miles north of Honolulu International Airport, Aloha Stadium was constructed in 1975 at a cost of $37 million.
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