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Overlooking the turquoise waters of Pearl Harbor lays the home of the University of Hawai‘i’s football team, Aloha Stadium. The 50,000-seat facility has been home to the state of Hawai‘i’s only Division I football team for the past 36 years.
This year, Aloha Stadium has completed many improvements for players and fans alike. Most notable is the new playing surface—the Hawaiian Airlines Field—a state-of-the-art UBU Speed Series S5-M turf which is the newest evolution in synthetic turf that will provide more padding, improved durability and better drainage. The stadium has also completed the installation of a new roof, hand railings, and seat replacement and finished putting a fresh coat of paint on the stadium exterior. Last season, the stadium featured a new 60-by-20 foot LCD screen on the North scoreboard, doubling the width of the old screen.
UH made its stadium debut on Sept. 13, 1975, against Texas A&I. Three seasons later, Hawai‘i played in front of its first sold-out crowd but lost the 1978 season-finale to USC, 21-5.
Through the 1980’s, fans swarmed to Aloha Stadium as the Warriors consistently averaged more than 40,000 spectators per game. Nearly a half-million fans walked through the turnstiles in 1989, not including a sellout crowd in UH’s first postseason bowl game, a 33-13 loss to Michigan State in the Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl.
The 1992 season, in which the Warriors claimed its first Western Athletic Conference Championship, was witnesses by an average of 44,432 fans per game. In 1999, Aloha Stadium became the venue for June Jones as he took over the helm of the Warrior football team and sparked the best turnaround in NCAA football history. The Warriors went on to appear in five Aloha Stadium bowl games under Jones. In 2003, Aloha Stadium received a face-lift when the aging AstroTurf surface was stripped and replaced with NFL-endorsed FieldTurf.
Hawai‘i’s Showcase
For more than 20 years, Aloha Stadium hosted the annual Aloha Bowl on Christmas Day. The O‘ahu Bowl was added in 1998 and created the nation’s first bowl doubleheader. Despite both bowls being moved away, Aloha Stadium now plays host to the annual Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl, which is slated for Dec. 24 this year.
The NFL Pro Bowl, which features the top athletes from the NFL, was held the first week of February from 1980-2009, and recently returned to Aloha Stadium in 2011, drawing thousands of fans to the 50th state.
Many big-name musicians have graced the Aloha Stadium stage in its 30-year history too. Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Van Halen, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, the Backstreet Boys, Celene Dion and U2 have all rocked the complex.
High schools also take advantage of the state’s largest outdoor facility. The state’s football, baseball and soccer championships have been held on Aloha Stadium’s turf many times throughout the years. Many high schools even hold their commencement ceremonies there.
The Stadium
The installation of FieldTurf in the summer of 2003 gave Aloha Stadium one of the premier playing surfaces in the nation. The stadium will feature a new playing surface in time for the 2011 season.
Four spacious locker rooms, fitted with 100 lockers, are available for each team. Additionally, there are lounges, training rooms and team meeting rooms. Decorating the stadium’s loge section are two press boxes that seats nearly 200 members of the media, stadium officials and VIP’s
In addition to traditional stadium refreshments, Aloha Stadium features an array of worldwide dishes to satisfy every taste bud. This includes Hawaiian, Mexican, Italian, Cajun, Japanese, Greek, Chinese, American and other cuisines at concession stands throughout the facility. Aloha Stadium also provides first-aid, lost and found, security and disability parking and seating. The box office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 pm.
Aloha Stadium's game-day informaton for University of Hawai'i football.