Developers appointed for Aloha Stadium

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The redevelopment of Aloha Stadium in Hawaii is moving forward with the appointment of Aloha Halawa District Partners (AHDP) to develop the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) with housing and mixed-use projects.

HawaiiNewsNow said AHDP was the only group to offer a formal bid before the July 1 deadline.
 
ADHP is a partnership of companies with experience in stadium construction, management, housing and commercial development. The consortium comprises:

• Development Ventures Group, Inc., Stanford Carr Development, LLC, Ameresco, Inc., and Aloha Stadium Community Development, LLC (The Cordish Company) as the lead equity members;
• RMA Architects, Populous, SB Architects, Henning Larsen, Alakea Design Group, and WCIT Architects as the design team;
• Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc. and AECOM Hunt as the construction team; and
• Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i and Wilson Okamoto Corporation as other team members.

 
The Hawaii state Department of Accounting and General Services and the Stadium Authority said the NASED process is on track to open the new Aloha Stadium for the 2028 University of Hawaii football season.

NASED is a project to redevelop the 98-acre Aloha Stadium site in Hālawa, Hawaii (US) into a mixed-use district that will include a new stadium, a community and other amenities.

The New Aloha Stadium will have a reduced seating capacity of a minimum of 25,000, compared to the current 50,000 seats. It will be designed to accommodate various sports and entertainment events, such as football, soccer, rugby, and others played on a rectangular field.

The multipurpose stadium will be designed to enhance the fan experience with a comprehensive array of amenities and support spaces to market new events, including various seating options, extensive concessions, and efficient venue circulation.

In addition to the new stadium, NASED will include delivery of an integrated, mixed-use, live-work-play-thrive district anchored by the new Aloha Stadium.

Development of the surrounding district is expected to occur over 20+ years and include residential market and housing options, hotels, office, retail, commercial, and entertainment uses in a manner that supports the NASED vision and objectives and will generate annual revenue to the state to help offset the cost of the new Aloha Stadium.

The state will now enter into the due diligence and discussion phase to finalize negotiations on a range of technical and other matters. Final execution of an agreement is still targeted for summer of 2025.

The next phase of this procurement also includes outreach by AHDP with the surrounding community and other key stakeholders to present further details of its proposal and gather feedback.

Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Director James Kunane Tokioka said, “The Governor has made it clear that it’s important for our state to have a quality stadium. We have achieved another major milestone working toward that in the NASED process thanks to the commitment and effort by AHDP and the NASED project team.

“I am looking forward to the next phase where we will be able to finalize the details of AHDP’s proposal and continue our progress toward creating a great new stadium, much-needed residential housing and mixed-use transit-oriented development to revitalize the surrounding community.”

Brennon Morioka, Stadium Authority chair, added: “The additional month of review was invaluable and helped us strengthen AHDP’s proposal to lay a solid foundation for the remaining negotiations as part of the diligence and discussion phase.

“We also want to thank members of the evaluation committee for all their efforts. They made sure that AHDP’s proposal complied with the RFP and demonstrated acceptable value for the state.

“We encourage the community to participate in AHDP’s outreach process to fully understand the details of the proposal, the new Aloha Stadium and the surrounding entertainment district.”

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