Aloha Stadium built to replace ‘Termite Palace’ for just $37M

By Bob Sigall

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 09, 2011

~~<p>It took almost 20 years for the idea of a large stadium to replace Honolulu Stadium to come to fruition. Mayor Neal S. Blaisdell first proposed it in 1958. The Fire Department said the old “Termite Palace” was a firetrap. Sporting and other events had been held at the old Honolulu Stadium on King Street since it opened in 1926, but it was thought that a growing city needed a bigger stadium.</p>
<p>Between 1958 and 1975, many locations were considered. The Ala Wai Golf Course site was considered, as were the University of Hawaii Quarry, Diamond Head Crater, Kapiolani Park, McKinley High School, Sand Island and Keehi Lagoon Park.</p>
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It took almost 20 years for the idea of a large stadium to replace Honolulu Stadium to come to fruition. Mayor Neal S. Blaisdell first proposed it in 1958. The Fire Department said the old “Termite Palace” was a firetrap. Sporting and other events had been held at the old Honolulu Stadium on King Street since it opened in 1926, but it was thought that a growing city needed a bigger stadium.

Between 1958 and 1975, many locations were considered. The Ala Wai Golf Course site was considered, as were the University of Hawaii Quarry, Diamond Head Crater, Kapiolani Park, McKinley High School, Sand Island and Keehi Lagoon Park. Login for more...