Representative Jon Riki Karamatsu
Floor Remarks Inserted into the Journal
April 16, 2004
49th Day
House Concurrent Resolution 127, House Draft 1
Requesting the Department of Accounting and General Services to Conduct a Study on the Cost of Maintaining Aloha Stadium
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support.
The Aloha Stadium (Stadium) in Halawa was built in 1975 and has served the general public for twenty-nine years. The repair and maintenance of the Stadium addressed various problems, including concerns with the corten steel used in the initial construction of the Stadium. That problem was addressed during a major overhaul of the Stadium from 1989 to 1995 that cost the State approximately $88,000,000. There is an anticipated maintenance cost concerning the replacement of all of the Stadium seats at a cost of approximately $17,500,000 over a three-year period. In addition, the Stadium parking lot is also in need of repair and is expected to cost the State approximately $6,000,000. I introduced this measure to find out what it will cost to maintain the Stadium with the intention of introducing another resolution in 2005 requesting the Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct a study on the cost of building a new stadium, and to have the department do a comparison between the two studies.
Thank you.
JON RIKI KARAMATSU 