$43.6M makeover to start at Blaisdell
The Neal S. Blaisdell Center has started a $43.6 million renovation project requiring temporary closures to portions of the site through next year.
The city’s nearly 60-year-old prime venue for live concerts and sporting events, graduations and hula competitions, Broadway shows and exhibitions of all sorts, began renovations in February to address health, safety and deferred maintenance concerns. The work will provide new lighting and electrical systems, new fire sprinklers, roofing and air conditioning, among other upgrades.
Construction projects are slated for the arena, concert hall, exhibition hall and the Hawaii Suites meeting rooms. Of those, the concert hall will likely be shuttered for a full year. According to the city, events that cannot be held at Blaisdell Center during renovations may be held at other venues such as the Waikiki Shell.
