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Podcast: Spotlight Hawaii
Episode: State Reps. Sylvia Luke and Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson optimistic University of Hawaii may still be able to play football at Aloha Stadium
Description: State Reps. Aaron Johanson and Sylvia Luke joined Spotlight Hawaii this morning to discuss the future of Aloha Stadium, and more broadly about the state’s budget challenges.
The Stadium Authority is seeking to redevelop the 98-acre site, with a 30,000-seat facility, to replace the aging 50,000-seat stadium. The project is expected to also include a mix of housing and retail development.
“The stadium is great but for too long it’s been sort of this fallow property that other than games, and a parking lot, and a swap meet, it hasn’t really been leverage...