April 27, 2026

Gov. Green, Stadium Authority issue Request For Proposals to NASED bidders

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HONOLULU — With smiles and slaps on the back, key stakeholders announced Thursday that the long-delayed New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District project reached the next step in its rebooted planning period.

Gov. Josh Green held a press conference in his fifth-floor Capitol chambers in which he, Stadium Authority members, state Legislators and University of Hawaii leaders discussed the release of a Request For Proposals document to private bidders, and endeavored to present a united front on the latest version of a planned public-private partnership.


What You Need To Know

    • Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and other stakeholders of the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District project announced Thursday that they issued the Request For Proposals document to interested private bidders for the development of the 98-acre Halawa site
    • Bidders have until February to make their case to the NASED team that they are qualified to deliver on not just a minimum-25,000-seat stadium, but 4,500 units of housing and other amenities
    • NASED has targeted fall 2024 to select the winning bidder as its master developer for the public-private partnership; that group will shoulder the remaining costs of the stadium beyond the $400 million that the state has committed
  • The projected date for the opening of the new stadium is prior to the 2028 University of Hawaii football season

Green said that given the large number of moving parts involved in the vision for the 98-acre Halawa site – between the stadium and housing components, plus various amenities, there are no shortage of issues – the successful execution of the project ultimately falls on his administration.

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