Renovations underway at Neal S. Blaisdell Center
$4.3 million has been appropriated for capital improvements at the facility, which was built in 1964.
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A view of the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena on Wednesday, March 29. Built in 1964, the Neal S. Blaisdell concert hall, exhibition hall, and arena will undergo $4.3 million-worth of capital improvements.2/13
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The new ventilation system for the main kitchen located at the exhibition hall, seen on Wednesday, March 29.3/13
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Mary Lewis, Events and Services Administrator for the Neal S. Blaisdell Center and Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell, speaks at the start of a media tour of the facility on Wednesday, March 29.4/13
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A view of the concert hall during a media tour on Wednesday, March 29.5/13
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Posters on the wall backstage from shows held at the concert hall on Wednesday, March 29.6/13
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One of the dressing rooms slated to be updated is seen on Wednesday, March 29.7/13
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A bucket for a leak at the concert hall on Wednesday, March 29.8/13
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The original main doors to the arena, which will be replaced, are seen on Wednesday, March 29.9/13
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A view of the dressing room Elvis used during his 1973 “Aloha from Hawaii by Satellite” concert is seen on Wednesday, March 29.10/13
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A view of one of the women's restrooms, which will be updated, is seen on Wednesday, March 29.11/13
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A detail of signage in the concourse on Wednesday, March 29.12/13
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A view of the exhibition hall during a media tour on Wednesday, March 29.13/13
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Damaged walls in the Hawaii suites which will be replaced along with the carpet, seen on Wednesday, March 29.
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