FOR THE PAST 45 YEARS, ALOHA STADIUM HAS PLAYED HOST TO EVERYTHING FROM FOOTBALL GAMES TO SOCCER MATCHES, CONCERTS AND MONSTER TRUCK RALLIES.

BUT TIME HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL AND THE METAL MECCA HAS TURNED INTO A RUST BUCKET.

PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO BUILD A NEW, SMALLER STADIUM, AS PART OF AN OVERALL ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

BUT AS USUAL, THE QUESTION REMAINS, HOW WILL THE STATE PAY FOR IT?

TONIGHT’S LIVE BROADCAST AND LIVE STREAM OF INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII START NOW.

¶¶ ¶¶ ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII.

I'M LARA YAMADA.

ALOHA STADIUM IN HALAWA OFFICIALLY OPENED IN 1975.

OVER THE YEARS MOST HAWAII RESIDENTS HAVE ATTENDED AN EVENT THERE.

WHILE IT’S KNOWN FOR HOSTING SPORTING EVENTS, THERE’S ALSO BEEN GRADUATIONS, CARNIVALS, THE SWAP MEET AND SOLD OUT CONCERTS.

BUT RUST HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON THE 50,000 SEATER.

A REPLACEMENT PLAN INCLUDES A 35,000 SEAT STADIUM, PLUS AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT WITH SHOPS, HOTELS AND HOUSING.

SO HOW WILL IT BE PAID FOR?

THAT’S THE $350 DOLLAR QUESTION TONIGHT FOR OUR PANEL.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT'S SHOW.

YOU CAN EMAIL, CALL OR TWEET YOUR QUESTIONS.

AND YOU’LL FIND A LIVE STREAM OF THIS PROGRAM AT PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS HAWAII FACEBOOK PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS.

ROSS YAMASAKI IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.

HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD BY GOVERNOR DAVID IGE.

THE DESIGN STRATEGIST IS A FORMER UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL PLAYER AND HOLDS A MASTER’S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE.

CHRIS KINIMAKA IS THE PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES OR DAGS.

SHE’S SERVED IN THE ROLE FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION PLANS, COORDINATES AND CONTROLS A VARIETY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE STATE, INCLUDING ALOHA STADIUM.

DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR GLENN WAKAI IS IN HIS SECOND TERM AFTER PREVIOUSLY SERVING IN THE STATE HOUSE.

HIS DISTRICT ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING KALIHI, MAPUNAPUNA, SALT LAKE, FOSTER VILLAGE AND PEARL HARBOR.

HE IS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.

CHACE SHIGEMASA, IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ALIAMANU, SALT LAKE, FOSTER VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

HE HOLDS VARIOUS VOLUNTEER ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY AND IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

AND STEPHEN WOOD IS SERVING IN HIS SECOND TERM ON THE AIEA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

HE MOVED TO HAWAII IN 2006 AND HAS BEEN LIVING IN AIEA FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'LL ADD LOOK FORWARD TO GET UP TO SPEED EVERYTHING HAPPENING WITH THIS.

START WITH YOU.

KIND OF ROTATE BETWEEN ALL OF YOU.

FEW MONTHS AGO, DOE BATED HAPPENING ON WHETHER CURRENT STADIUM STILL TO DAY BEING DEBATED WHETHER OR NOT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED OR STATE SHOULD BUILD A NEW ONE.

WHAT IS THE STATUS RIGHT NOW?

GET YOUR TAKE.

>> SURE.

STATUS RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING STRUCTURE AN MAINTAIN AND REPAIR OF THE STADIUM.

ITSELF.

AS YOU KNOW, WE CAME OUT IN A REPORT I BELIEVE IN 2017 REQUESTING FUNDING, REQUIRED FUNDING FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS.

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDING.

SO THOSE HAVE BEEN DEFERRED.

EVERYBODY, I DON'T THINK IT'S ROCKET SCIENCE TO KNOW THAT DECAY AND CORROSION EXPONENTIALLY INCREASES WITH DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE DETERIORATED MUCH ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.

SAT AND NOT BE USED.

>>Lara: WE'LL GET YOUR TAKE ON THAT TOO.

I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE COST.

GET MORE INSIGHT ON THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO ADD TO PREVIOUS ANSWERS, FEEL FREE TO DO SO AS WELL.

AS I KIND OF ROTATE.

ESTIMATED COST OF THE STADIUM, 350 MILLION.

IS THAT JUST THE STADIUM OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT, PORTION AS WELL?

, THAT IS ACTUALLY A PORTION OF THE STADIUM.

THE $350 MILLION, FIGURE CAME OUT OF 2017.

WITH WE DID THE PLANNING STUDY TO ACTUALLY DETERMINE WHETHER IT MADE MORE SENSE TO RENOVATE THE STADIUM IN ENTIRETY OR TO START LOOKING THE DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT, AT THAT TIME, WE ALREADY KNEW THAT RENOVATING THE STADIUM TO MEET CODE AND NOT MAKE MORE IMPROVEMENTS OVER $420 MILLION.

THEN JUST BALLPARK ESTIMATE, FOR NEW STADIUM, WAS $350 MILLION.

TODAY, WE KNOW IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ROUGHLY $423 MILLION.

SO THE $350 MILLION IS GOING TO GO INVESTMENT IN IMPROVING NOT JUST THE STADIUM BUT THE WHOLE DISTRICT.

SO THAT IS WHERE WE'RE MOVING INTO PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TYPE OF PROCUREMENT PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT'S HOW WE START TO COVER MORE OF THE COST FOR THE STADIUM AND ADDRESS THE BURDEN THAT WOULD BE PLACES ON THE PUBLIC.

>>Lara: STEVEN AND CHASE.

>> I WANT TWO OF YOU TO JUMP IN HERE.

START WITH YOU, STEVEN.

KIND OF GET YOUR TAKE ON WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND KNOWING THAT THERE STILL SOME DISCUSSION BETWEEN WHETHER OR NOT SHOULD BE REPAIRED, AND WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE BUILDING A NEW ONE AND SORT OF COMPARE THAT WHERE THE COST REALLY LIES AND WHERE IT MAY END UP.

WHAT IS YOUR TAKE AND WITH THE COMMUNITY AROUND YOU?

>> I MEAN, WE SEE IT AS A IT'S VERY LARGE COST.

BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THOSE COSTS GET SHIFTED MAYBE TO CONTRACTORS AND OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE NOT HERE LOCALLY IN HAWAII.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THIS AT THE LAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, TALKED TO CHRIS OR ASKED CHRIS TO LOOK INTO, IF WE CAN DO SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDES THAT WOULD BENEFIT COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

RATHER THAN LARGE CORPORATIONS THAT MIGHT COME IN HERE AND SIPHON THOSE FUNDS OUT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE.

>>Lara: WHAT ABOUT YOU?

AS FAR AS WHERE IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.

WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED.

WHAT ARE YOU SEEING AND WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AROUND YOU AS FAR AS WHAT THEY SUPPORT, AND WHAT THEY HAVE CONCERNS WITH?

>> DEVELOPMENT.

NEW ALOHA STADIUM ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT REVITALIZE THIS AREA HAS BEEN KIND OF STAGNANT FOR A WHILE.

WITH ONLY ONE VENUE.

BEING ALOHA STADIUM.

THIS DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT DAGS AND STATE OF HAWAII, VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR BOARD AND STADIUM AUTHORITY ITSELF COMING TO OUR BOARD AND SPEAKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AT EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

THAT IS REALLY, CENTERS AROUND CENTERS AROUND GETTING COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

AND THAT WHAT WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR.

ONE OF LARGEST CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD THAT WE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, WAS INFRASTRUCTURE.

WITH SUCH A LARGE DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY THERE IS ABLE TO HOLD THE CAPACITY THAT WE SEE COMING INTO THAT AREA AND HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE AHEAD OF TIME, BEFORE CONSTRUCTION.

>>Lara: OF COURSE, SENATOR WAKAI, GET TO YOU.

NO SURPRISE, GOT SOME QUESTIONS COMING IN THAT ARE GOING TO SORT OF LEAD INTO THAT DISCUSSION.

START WITH THIS.

CHANGE HOUSE BILL 1348 RIGHT NOW, INDICATE FINANCING WOULD SHIFT TO OBLIGATION BONDS INSTEAD REVENUE BONDS.

PUT A BIGGER BURDEN ON TAXPAYORS.

EXPLAIN HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY THAT SHIFT MEANS AND WHY THE SHIFT TO OBLIGATION BONDS?

>> WE HAD TO SHIFT TO REVENUE BONDS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE HEARD FROM ROSS STADIUM CANNOT HOST SPECTATOR EVENTS.

REVENUE BOND, PUT IT OUT THERE, YOU HAVE TO PAY IT BACK IN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, FOR THE STADIUM TO REALLY GENERATE REVENUES TO COVER THE BOND ISSUANCE, MOVED TO GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

SO YES, TAXPAYORS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR $350 MILLION AUTHORIZATION OUT THERE.

I WANT TO ALSO CONVEY TO YOUR VIEWERS THAT THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE JOB CREATOR FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII IN THE NEXT 3 OR 4 YEARS.

THIS IS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

350 MILLION THAT WE SPOKE OF JUST SEED MONEY.

FULLY EXPECT EXCESS OF BILLION DOLLARS IN PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDS TO MATCH UP WITH THAT.

STEVEN WAS MENTIONING EARLIER, HE DOESN'T WANT THE PUBLIC ON THE HOOK, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR $350 MILLION.

I WOULD GLADLY PUT UP THAT KIND OF MONEY IF I'M GOING TO GET 1, $2 BILLION IN PRIVATE FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO BUILD OUT THE MOST DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT AREA IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

DO YOU WANT TO JUMP IN?

>> WANTED TO ADD, $350 MILLION ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP UNLIKE YOUR CONVENTIONAL DESIGN BID BUILD, WE CAN SPEND IT $350 MILLION OVER A SPAN OF 4 TO 5 YEARS AFTER THE STADIUM IS BUILT AS OPPOSED TO STANDARD CONSTRUCTION HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY UP FRONT.

START PAYING FROM THE TIME DEVELOPER IS DESIGNING AND BUILDING THE STADIUM.

SO WITH THAT, WE SHIFT THE BURDEN OF $350 MILLION TO LATER TIME.

HOPEFULLY REVENUES ARE MUCH BETTER THEN AND ECONOMIC SITUATION IS BETTER.

THEN YOU SPREAD IT OUT SEVERAL YEARS.

THAT IS ALSO WHY WE'RE COUPLING IT WITH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.

TO HELP GENERATE REVENUE.

TO HELP OFFSET TAXPAYORS BURDENS AS WELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUMP IN.

SO WHEN CHRIS WAS TALKING ABOUT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLANNED, ASSIGNED FOR THE AREA.

ASKS UP TO 15,000 UNITS FOR EITHER, FROM RANGING FROM LOW INCOME TO MIDDLE INCOME TO HIGH INCOME HOUSING.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE SETTLEENING ON IS AROUND 2 TO 5,000.

UNITS THAT WILL HAVE THAT NEXT.

WITH THAT, COMING IN, THERE IS A CONCERN WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT PARKING, ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, ABOUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS, THAT ARE GOING TO BE GET IMPACTED BY IT.

>>Lara: YOU'RE LEADING RIGHT NOW SOME OF VIEWERS QUESTIONS.

ONE FROM BETTY IN MAKIKI ASKING ABOUT THOSE HOUSING UNITS.

WANTING TO KIND OF KNOW, NOT ONLY HOW MANY UNITS WILL THERE BE, BUT HOW MANY WILL BE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING?

HAS THAT BEEN DETERMINED?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T HAVE THAT >>Lara: ROSS MAYBE?

I DON'T KNOW WHO MIGHT BE MORE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE DETAILS?

>> I CAN JUMP IN.

HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED YET.

WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH OUR DEVELOP TORRES MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPORTABLE AND WOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT ALSO NOT BE TREMENDOUS DRAIN ON THE TAXPAYORS AS WELL.

BECAUSE VERY OFTEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS TO BE SUBSIDIZED TO SOME EXTENT.

WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO LOOK AT WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR THE AREA.

TO PROVIDE BOTH COMMUNITY WITH HOUSING AND AGAIN, NOT CREATE A LARGE LARGER TAX BURDEN FOR.

>>Lara: LOOKING AT THE DESIGN, ONE THING WE LOOKED AT, DID WE SEE A LOT OF PARKING HERE?

I'M NOT SURE IF WE DID.

WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE SITUATION AS FAR AS TRAFFIC IN THE AREA?

QUESTION FROM HENRY.

EXISTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE, TRAFFIC, PARKING AFFECTING MUSIC EXISTING RESIDENT.

WHY ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE MORE NOISE, MORE TRAFFIC, FOR RESIDENTS WHEN NOT ADDRESS THE EXISTING CONFLICTS?

FROM HENRY.

I DON'T KNOW WOULD WANT TO JUMP IN.

SHARE MORE WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, WHETHER OR NOT CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED AND WHAT DEGREE.

WHETHER THEY WERE DISCUSSED.

>> I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CAROL FUKUNAGA.

RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES.

SITUATION SET UP IN KALIHI.

AND SO WE, THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PARKING.

WHEN THERE IS STADIUM EVENTS, PARKING IN HALAWA AREA JUST FILLS UP COMPLETELY.

AND PEOPLE PARK EVERYWHERE AROUND HERE.

THE RESIDENTS HERE ARE HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

SO PART OF THIS PLAN GOING FORWARD IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO REQUEST BECAUSE OF SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OCCURRED IN THE PAST.

THERE WILL HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF PARK SOLUTION GOING FORWARD.

>>Lara: I WANT YOU TO JUMP IN THERE.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD FIRST, SENATOR.

>> PART BEAUTY OF THIS GENETIC WE HAVE A RAIL STOP THERE.

PROJECT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HAWAII IS ALWAYS SO FIXATED ON PARKING.

RAIL STOP IS RIGHT THERE.

IN ADDITION, BY THE TIME WE BUILD THE RAIL STATION, THEY'RE GOING TO BE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

WHEN I GO TO THE GAMES I DON'T EVEN DRIVE.

I TAKE UBER.

RAID SHARING.

RIDE SHARING.

KNOWING WE HAVE TO REPLICATE WHATEVER PARKING IS THERE IN THE FOR THE BUILD OUT, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED NEARLY AS MANY PARKING SPACES AS PEOPLE ANTICIPATE.

DON'T LET PARKING BE >>Lara: WHAT IS THE CURRENT TIMELINE AS A CURRENT PROJECTION AS TO WHEN THIS PROJECT, WHEN THE STADIUM WOULD BE COMPLETE, WHEN PEOPLE COULD GO AND ENJOY THE STADIUM?

>> I'LL LET CHRIS SPEAK TO THAT WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESS AND ENGAGEMENT SHORT LISTED DEVELOPERS.

AND HOW THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WORKS.

>>Lara: WHAT IS THE PROJECTION RIGHT NOW, TIME LINE WISE?

>> I THINK I WOULD REMEMBER, THOUGHT WE COULD HIT 2,023.

NRA WAS BEFORE WE HIT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH COVID 19, AND SORRY SENATOR, NOT PASSING BILL FIRST GO ROUND.

NOW ARE LOOKING AT MORE REALISTIC SCHEDULE.

WE DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO A FINAL DATE.

CAN'T GOING IT GOING UNTIL TO GET 2023.

WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS TO GET MORE SOLID COMMITMENT TO BE MUCH MORE RESPONSIBLE.

WE ARE ALREADY MEETING WITH THEM NOW.

HOPE TO KNOW BY THE END OF THE YEAR FOR EXAMPLE.

WHAT THE REALISTIC.

>>Lara: SENATOR WAKAI, WHAT IS THE CURRENT PROCESS FAR AS THE RAIL STATION WILL BE COMPLETE AND UP AND RUNNING?

WHAT'S THE TIME THERE?

IF YOU COULD MAKE A PROJECTION?

>> I AM SO SORRY.

I DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE RAIL STATION.

WE ARE HOPING THAT IT PROVIDES US THE TRANSPORTATION MODE THAT WE NEED TO SEE THIS AREA SUCCESSFUL.

I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER FOR THE CITY ON THAT.

I THINK LAST, I CAN ANSWER THAT.

LAST BOARD MEETING, THEY HAD HART HAD TOLD US THAT RAIL STATION ORIGINAL IDEA THAT THE RAIL STATION, FIRST RAIL STATION STOP WILL BE AT THE STADIUM IS GETTING DELAYED BECAUSE SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES THEY HAVE WITH THE TRACK.

AND THEY SAID ABOUT A YEAR, THE FACT THAT WE GOT COVID, THERE'S NO REAL EVENTS TO DRAW THE TRAIN THERE TO UNLOAD, IS PART OF THE ISSUE TOO.

WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE MAYOR AND WITH HART AND WE WORK WITH THEM CLOSELY.

PREVIOUS QUESTION, ABOUT PLANNING AN PARKING AN ISSUE.

I THINK THE IDEA OF HOW TO ACCOMMODATE THE MISSION OF THE STATEMENT STADIUM AND STADIUM AUTHORITY PROVIDING PEOPLE OF THE STATE LARGE SCALE VENUE, GATHERING SPACE, HAS CHANGED OVER 45 YEARS.

WHERE THE SOLUTION WHEN IT WAS BUILT, WAS A STADIUM WHERE THE SEA OF PARKING.

THAT'S HOW YOU ADDRESS GOING TO THESE BIG VENUES.

NOW, IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY, LOOK AROUND THE NATION, LOOK AROUND THE WORLD, ALL OF THESE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS DISTRICTS ARE POPPING UP.

CAN YOU GO TO STAPLE CENTER.

GO TO ATLANTA.

THE PARK.

WHAT THAT IS DOING IS PROVIDING A PLACE, A SENSE OF PLACE, WITH MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESS AND IT'S ACTUALLY DIFFUSES TIMING ON THE ACCESS AS WELL.

SO THINK ABOUT HOW WE DO THE GAMES NOW.

I WOULD SAY THAT MODE OF PROVIDING SERVICE IS KIND OF OUTDATED.

GOT A 7:00 GAME.

EVERYBODY RUSHES IN.

STARTS TRICKLING IN FROM 3:00.

GOT THAT MASS RUSH.

GOT ALL OF THE TRAFFIC JAM.

THEN GO OUT OF THE GAME.

RIGHT AFTER THE GAME, EVERYBODY GETS IN THE CAR.

TRAFFIC JAM GOING OUT.

IF YOU HAD HOTEL USE, AND YOU HAD COMMERCIALS USE, RETAIL AND BARS AND COMMUNITY SPACES, CHANCES ARE THAT FIRST OF ALL, THING THAT REALLY EXCITES ME ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND THIS IDEA OF THE DISTRICT, THE AVAILABILITY TO HAVE HOTELS THERE AS WELL, IS THAT IT REALLY ALLOWS THE STADIUM AUTHORITY TO EXPAND ITS REACH TO ITS MISSION.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDERS CAN GET OFF AIRPLANE, GET ON THE AIRPLANE, GO TWO STOPS DOWN GET OFF, GET INTO A HOTEL.

LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS, POP WARNER TEAMS OR OTHER HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS WANT TO COMPETE, CAN COME AND STAY ON PROPERTY.

WHERE THEY'LL BE RESTAURANTS AND OTHER VENUES TO HAVE.

IF YOU UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE MOVE AROUND ON THE SITE, I SUSPECT THAT THERE WON'T BE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT MORE CRITICAL MASS AND GRAVITY ON THE SITE ITSELF.

MOVING IN AND OUT WOULD BE DISBURSED.

>>Lara: NO DOUBT THERE WILL BE CONTINUED EFFORTS TO CONVINCE OTHERS THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CASE.

HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS COMING IN.

JEFF ASKING, STADIUM AREA IS GOING TO BE BUILT OUT AS A MULTIUSE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER.

HOW IS INCREASED VEHICLE TRAFFIC GOING TO BE MANAGED?

HOW ABOUT THE FEW ONE LANE ENTRANCE AND EXIT ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAYS FROM THE STADIUM HANDLE ALL THE INCREASE VEHICLE TRAFFIC?

HEARING FROM SOME OF YOU IN PART IS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS IN MULTILAYERED KIND OF WAY.

AS FAR AS HOW OTHER THINGS ARING GO TO BE CHANGING HOPEFULLY MITIGATING SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC.

CHASE, I TURN TO YOU.

HEARING THESE DISCUSSIONS, NO DOUBT, YOU HEARD MANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS OVER THE YEARS, TALKING TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT HOW THESE PLANS ARE ROLLING OUT, ARE THEY CONVINCED, ARE THEY FEELING GOOD ABOUT HOW THE PLANS ARE PLAYING OUT AND THE DEVELOPMENT IS BEING DISCUSSED AT THIS POINT IN TIME?

WHAT IS THE SENSE YOU'RE GETTING FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS?

>> TRAFFIC MAJOR CONCERN.

FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

CONTINUES TO STILL BE A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE.

OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE WITH ALL THE MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT THE STADIUM AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING GENERAL SURVICES COMMUNITY OFFERING COMMUNITY AS THEY PROGRESS WITH THE PROJECT MULTIPLE SUGGESTION AND CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBILITIES OF MAKING A NEW STADIUM, NEW STADIUM ON RAMP EITHER WEST BOUND OR EASTBOUND CLOSER TO THE PROPERTY.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

MADE SUGGESTION IN THE PAST.

LOOKING AT, EIS AND CAPTURES, REALLY CAPTURES WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR.

LOOKING FOR.

ALTHOUGH, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT.

COMING TO THE TABLE AND MY, ROLE THAT I FEEL I PLAY AS THE CHAIR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD IS TO BE THAT CONDUIT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

TO THE STAKEHOLDERS.

TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE SEAT AT THE TABLE.

CONTINUOUS CONCERN THAT WE HAVE.

CONTINUOUS CONCERN THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, ALTHOUGH LOOKING AT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION, I REALLY LIKE WHAT ROSS AND SENATOR WAKAI TOUCHED UPON.

THIS IS REVITALIZING OUR ECONOMY.

NOT ONLY IS THIS STADIUM DEVELOPMENT GREAT THING TO REVITALIZE THE ECONOMY.

IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA OF OR DISTRICT.

ALSO, THAT'S IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DISTRICT.

WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CAN TAKE, MAKE USE OF POLICIES THAT PUT IN PLACE IN T.O.D.

DISTRICTS AROUND EVERY SINGLE RAIL STATION.

GIVES LEVERAGE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE THERE, THAT WE'RE AT THE TABLE AND WE'RE ENSURED THAT THE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE BEING HEARD.

REALLY APPRECIATE FROM ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, EVEN OUR SENATOR.

>>Lara: I THINK THAT SOME OF THE VIEWERS MAY BE HADN'T BEEN AT THE TABLE OR HEARING AS MUCH OF THE DETAILS AS SOME OF THESE DISCUSSION.

ASKING ABOUT ALTERNATE LOCATION.

CHRIS IN MAKIKI, WANT TO KNOW, WHY PLACES LIKE BARBER POINT WASN'T CONVENTION CENTER CONSIDERED.

WONDERING ABOUT ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS IN TOWN.

SAND ISLAND.

>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE FIRST?

>> YES.

VERY FIRST THING WE DID, STARTED PLANNING FOR THE STADIUM WAS DO A THOROUGH SITE COLLECT STUDY.

WE COVERED THE ENTIRE ISLAND.

KALAELOA AREA, U.H.

WEST OAHU AREA.

EVEN KAPIOLANI PARK AND SAND ISLAND.

WHEN YOU LOOKED AT, LOOKED AT ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, COST, AND LOCATION, IMPACTS, WE STILL ENDED UP WITH THE STADIUM COMING FAR ABOVE AND AHEAD OF ANY OTHER LOCATIONS.

THAT INCLUDED FOR EXAMPLE, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

SO WE HAVE THE CENTRAL LOCATION.

WITH ACCESS FOR TRANSPORTATION.

WE HAVE THE T.O.D.

WE HAVE THE SPACE.

AND THE APPROPRIATE TYPE OF DENSITY TO SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT ASHLEY ON OUR WEBSITE SO PEOPLE CAN CHECK THAT STUDY OUT.

SO THIS WASN'T JUST A RANDOM BUILD IT WHERE IT IS.

WE DID DO OUR HOMEWORK TO MAKE SURE REMAINS BEST LOCATION FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

>>Lara: SAME THING SENATOR WAKAI.

DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT AS WELL, I'M SURE YOU HEARD DISCUSSIONS FOR A LOT OF FOLKS AS TO WHY CAN'T IT BE IN A DIFFERENT AREA, WHY NOT AN AREA WHERE MAYBE NOT BE AS MANY TRAFFIC ISSUES.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?

>> WE HAVE TO STOP BEING IMPEDIMENTS TO PROGRESS.

CHRIS MENTIONED, STUDIED AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS, MAY HAVE HAD, SHOULD HAVE HAD VIEWS VETTED YEARS AGO, AGO.

WENT THROUGH NUMEROUS CONSULTANT.

THAT SPOT FOUND AS THE BEST SPOT.

INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT WHY NOT THIS, TRY TO DISTRACT.

FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS PLACE AS DYNAMIC AS POSSIBLE.

BEST SPOT.

CENTER POINT FOR X3.

WAIANAE ACCESS.

MILILANI PEOPLE.

MOST CENTRAL ACCESS FOR THE STADIUM.

BACK TO WAS WHAT WAS TALKING ABOUT.

CONNECTION TO TOURISM.

NUMBER 2 VISITOR ATTRACTION STATE OF HAWAII RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

ARIZONA MEMORIAL.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE?

LOOK AT THE MEMORIAL.

GET ON A BUS AND THEY LEAVE.

READIED MADE AUDIENCE RIGHT THERE TO BE ENTERTAINED, EAT, TO SHOP, REALLY HAVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES BUT WE DON'T EVEN CAPITALIZE ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THAT POWER THERE WITH CADRE OF CUSTOMERS WE SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO.

STADIUM AT THAT ONE LOCATION MAKES SO MUCH SENSE SO MANY DIFFERENT FRONTS.

>> WE SHOULD BE HAVING A DISCUSSION HOW DO WE MAKE THIS AS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DYNAMIC FOR THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN HAVING DISTRACTION OF SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT TRAIN LEFT BARN ALREADY.

>>Lara: I THINK YOU WANT TO RESPOND?

>> YES.

I GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

POSTED TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN THIS AREA.

TALKED TO RESIDENTS WALKING AROUND.

CHRIS CAN BE AWARE OF THAT SHE ATTENDS OUR AIEA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS.

PRETTY ACTIVE.

SO COUPLE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP.

SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT HERE.

WITHIN IS THE TRANSIENT COMMUNITY.

COMING IN.

COMMUNITY VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BAD IMPACT OF TRANSIENT PERSONNEL OR PEOPLE COMING IN TO COMMUNITY OR LIVING BESIDE IT.

THE HOTELS PRIME EXAMPLE OF THEIR CONCERN.

WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY HERE.

AND MIDDLE CLASSER WORK WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY.

WORRIED ABOUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OUTSIDERS FREQUENT NEIGHBORHOOD ON A REGULAR BASIS GOING FORWARD.

THERE IS THAT PIECE OF IT.

NOTHING IS INSURMOUNTABLE.

WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS TO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

GOING BACK TO THE PARKING, ISSUE, WE, IF YOU ACTUALLY LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND YOU LOOK AT THE STADIUM, YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE TAILGATING OVER THERE.

>> YOU KNOW THEY'RE WITH THEIR OHANA.

HAVING A PARTY BEFORE THE BIG GAME.

THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP.

UNLESS THERE ISN'T ANY PARKING, PERIOD.

BUT IF THERE ANY KIND OF PARKING LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN.

I THINK IF WE GIVE IT THE RIGHT ATTENTION, GOING FORWARD, IF WE MAKE IT A PRIORITY GOING FORWARD, THEN WE WILL SOLVE THAT ISSUE.

IT WON'T BE AN ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY HERE.

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WHEN THE PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS COMING OUT AND TWO YEARS AGO, CHRIS STARTED ATTENDING AIEA BOARD MEETINGS.

BRIEFING US.

ONRAMP SOLUTION TO H 1.

LESSENED TRAFFIC ISSUE.

I HAVEN'T SEEN MOST RECENT RENDERINGS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT GOT TAKEN OUT OR NOT.

REINSTATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT DEFINITELY SUPPORT SOME OF TRAFFIC ISSUES OR LESSEN TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT WE HAVE.

>>Lara: EVERYBODY IS GETTING USED TO TECHNOLOGY NOW.

BECAUSE THEY'RE USING THE ELECTRONIC HANDS TO INDICATE THAT THEY WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING.

SO I DO NEED TO GET TO SOME OTHER QUESTIONS.

BRIEFLY, CHRIS AND CHANCE BOTH WANTED TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS.

BRIEFLY IF YOU DON'T MIND SO I CAN MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS.

>> I WANTED TO MENTION THAT I THINK WE HAVE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE MINDSET OF NOT IN MY COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT'S A LOT THAT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I DON'T WANT THIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT IF MY COMMUNITY.

HOW DO WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT AS DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE?

EVERY SINGING COMMUNITY WE HAVE WORKING CLASS.

COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TO KIND OF TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE OF THE LENS AND THINK ABOUT IT THAT WAY AND THAT PERSPECTIVE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE THIS PROJECT IS UNDERWAY.

HOW DID WE GET INVOLVED, MAKE SURE OUR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED THAT WAY RATHER THAN TO TRY TO PUSH THE PROJECT BACK ANY MORE.

I THINK THAT IS AWAY WITH HAVE TO DO WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

I WELCOME EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY MEMBER TO COME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING.

TALK ABOUT THIS EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

I WELCOME EVERYBODY.

IF YOU WANT TO GET ENGAGED, LET'S PUSH FOR PUBLIC POLICIES, DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY ENRIGHT ENGAGEMENT.

SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS.

TWO QUESTIONS ASKING ABOUT TAILGATING.

VERY CONCERN THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAILGATE ONCE THINGS CHANGE.

YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP MAYBE FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.

CAN YOU ALLEVIATE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT TAILGATING OPPORTUNITIES?

>> YEAH.

I'LL TRY TO CAPTURE ALL THE OF ALL OF THE THINGS YOU WANT TO SAY.

NUMBER ONE POINT IS TO COME OUT LIKE CHASE SAID, WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING PROGRAMMATIC MASTER PLANS.

MOST IMPORTANT THING WE WANT TO SHARE IS WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS CREATE A LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND THRIVE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE NOT JUST TAKING PARKING IT WITH HOTEL.

NOT GOING TO HAVE TRANSIENTS FLOWING THROUGH THE AREA.

CREATING TAKING OPEN PARKING LOT AND CREATING A GRID, ACCESS WITH STREET AND THOROUGHFARE, COMMUNITY SPACE, RESIDENTIAL SPACES, SO NOW, THE ENTIRE THE 98 ACRES SOMETHING BELONGS TO THE COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE 24 7.

365 DAYS YOU A YEAR.

NOT GOING TO HAVE GATES OR FENCES.

DON'T GO TO PLACES RETAIL AND HOTEL.

NOT GOING TO BE STAYING IN THE APARTMENTS.

AND ACTUAL TRAFFIC ISSUE, IS BEING ADDRESSED BY THAT GRID.

SO MASTER PLAN WE SHOW NOW INSTEAD OF PEOPLE BACKING UP KAHUAPAANI OR SALT LAKE BOULEVARD.

>> TRAVELERS GET IMMEDIATELY OFF TO THE FREEWAY AND ON TO THE SITE.

CAN BE FUNNELED INTO PARKING SPACE.

LOOK AT INNOVATIVE WAYS OF PERMEATING THAT ASPHALT JUNGLE AND CREATING SOMETHING THAT IS MUCH MORE DYNAMIC.

>>Lara: I NEED TO MOVE ON SOME QUESTIONS.

HERE.

WHOLE STACK BUILDING UP.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HONOR OUR VIEWERS AND THEIR QUESTIONS.

YOU SOMEWHAT ADDRESSED REBECCA QUESTIONS HERE.

ASKING ABOUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, INNOVATIVE JOB, ROBOTICS INDUSTRY.

PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

THOSE ARE ALL PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

I DID WANT TO ALSO GET INTO WOULD SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NEAR A RAIL STATION WONDERING HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET TO THE STADIUM, PEOPLE ASKING IF THERE IS GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE TIED TO THIS PLAN OR THIS PROJECT.

WHETHER IT BE THROUGH UBER, WHAT MIGHT BE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS NOT ON THAT RAIL LINE TO BE IT ABLE TO GET TO THE STADIUM.

SENATOR WAKAI OR WHOEVER WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT FIRST.

>> BIG COMPONENT OF THE STADIUM IS HOUSING.

HOW ABOUT YOU JUST LIVE NEXT TO THE STADIUM.

THAT'S BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET ACCESS TO IT.

BACK TO CHRIS COMMENTARY ABOUT TAILGATING.

WE ALL LOVE TAILGATING.

KIND OF KAPAKAHI, OPEN UP YOUR BACK TRUCK, WHATEVER SECTION OF THE STADIUM YOU'RE PARKED IT YOU CAN START TAILGATING.

WE HAVE TO MANAGE IT BETTER.

OR WE HAVE MAKE A SECTION TAILGATING AND YOU MAY PAY FOR MORE THE PRIVILEGE.

GO THE GAME AND JUMP OUT OFF YOUR CAR, PAY DIFFERENT.

HIBACHI.

WE HAVE TO MANAGE IT BETTER.

FREE UP REAL ESTATE.

GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO TAILGATE AS IN THE PAST BUT NOT MAKE IT ALL OVER THE PLACE.

>>Lara: ASKING ABOUT CARNIVAL.

OPPORTUNITY FOR CARNIVALS THERE.

TRYING TO MAKE SURE GET TO EVERYBODY'S QUESTION.

I SEE HEADS NODDING.

HERE IS QUESTION FROM JIM.

TWISTING, CHANGING I THINK YOUR ANSWER A LITTLE BIT.

ASKING, ABOUT OKAY, YOU'RE LOOK THAT AS AREA WHERE PEOPLE WOULD GO AND STAY AT A HOTEL.

KIND OF PUSHING UPON THE A LITTLE BIT.

HEY, NO BEACHES THERE.

HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THAT ONE OTHER ATTRACTION IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO REALLY CREATE DESTINATION THERE FOR NOT ONLY LOCALS BUT TOURIST?

>> IF ANYBODY BEEN TO LA LIVE, IN LOS ANGELES, THAT NOWHERE NEAR AN OCEAN MUCH PLENTY OF HOTELS AROUND THERE.

WATCH THE LAKERS PLAY.

YOU CAN GO ICE SKATING.

WATCH ACADEMY AWARDS.

MUSIC MUSEUM.

SO MUCH TO DO.

GUARANTEE YOU, NOT LIKE AT THE DOORSTEP OF A BEACH, BUT WITH THE PLACE BECOMING TRUE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

A LOT OF LOCALS WANT TO STAY.

>>Lara: WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ROSS.

YOU WANTED TO JUMP IN.

>> VERY QUICKLY.

I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

>>Keahi: GO AHEAD ROSS.

YOU'RE VERY INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THESE PLANS.

>> I THINK CHRIS MENTIONED A LOT OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS STUDIES IN REGARD TO MARKET STUDIES CAPABILITY.

MARKET.

WHAT KIND OF ATTRACTIONS, WHAT KIND OF USES CAN BE ON THE SITE AND WHAT LEVEL.

I MIGHT BE CORRECTED BUT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE HOTEL, NOT TALKING ABOUT FIVE STAR RESORT HOTEL.

WE'RE TALKING HOTELS, IF YOU LOOK RECENTLY, AT SOME OF THE HOTELS CAME IN KAPOLEI, EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.

A LOT OF BUSINESS GOES ON AT PEARL HARBOR.

A LOT OF WORK IN THAT AREA.

THERE IS NO ACCOMMODATIONS.

SO MARKET STUDY IS THAT WE HAD INITIALLY ENGAGED ON SHOWS THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR HOTELS THERE.

THAT'S THE BASIS IS FOR.

>>Lara: CONTINUE ON HERE.

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE SWAP MEET?

PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.

WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THAT.

>> WELL, SWAP MEET HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT PART OF THE STADIUM.

AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE HAVE ENGAGED THEM IN EVERY PROCESS.

THE STADIUM AUTHORITY, I'VE GOT TO GIVE PROPS OUT TO T.O.D.

AND THE CITY & COUNTY AND THEIR T.O.D.

PROGRAM TOO.

THEY WERE, WORKING ON T.O.D.

PLAN AND STADIUM AUTHORITY WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THAT.

PLANS HAVE ALL MERGED TOGETHER AND CONSISTENT.

WONDERFUL THING.

DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THAT EVERY DAY ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO CITY AND THEIR PLANNING AND THE STATE.

AND OUR SIDE.

FOR AS MUCH A LARGE PROPERTY.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOLKS CAN AGREE, A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO DRIVE THIS.

AND THAT'S WHERE A ALL OF THE INPUT HAS COME IN AS FAR AS EVEN THE MIX.

AND WHAT TYPES OF ABILITIES ONE MORE NOTE.

WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE ONE SPACE, ONE VENUE, ONE SENSE OF PLACE FOR THE WHOLE STATE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CREATE ANOTHER WAIKIKI.

NOT TRYING TO CREATE ANOTHER KAPALUA.

THEY HAVE THOSE AREAS IN ALL ISLANDS.

>> WE DON'T HAVE IS A BIG STADIUM VENUE AND SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THAT HAS ACCESS TO ALL OF THE ISLANDS AND ESSENTIAL TO OAHU.

THAT'S PART OF SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND.

>>John: SO SORRY.

CLARIFY.

WERE YOU SAYING THAT THE SWAP MEET PART OF THE FUTURE PLANS?

>> YES.

ENGAGED THEM IN EVERY SORRY LONG WINDED ANSWER.

THEY'VE BEEN ENGAGED ENTIRE TIME.

PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS SOME OF OBJECTIVES MOVING FORWARD.

SAME THING LIKE TAILGATING.

HOW SWAP MEET GETS EXECUTED MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.

SOLUTION MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.

BUT THEY ARE DEFINITELY PART OF STAKEHOLDER GROUP THAT'S CONSIDERED IN THE FUTURE PLANNING.

>>Lara: STEVEN GO AHEAD I SEE YOUR HAND.

>> I WANT FOR BACK TO THE BUS QUESTION.

AIEA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON PROVIDING OR GETTING CITY TO UPDATE THEIR BUS ROUTES.

THAT WILL FUNNEL INTO THE STATION, RAIL STATION HERE AT THE STADIUM.

WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

THAT WILL HOPEFULLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOTELS, I ASKED THIS AT THE LAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING ABOUT THE HOTELS.

ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF HOTEL WOULD BE IN THERE.

BECAUSE WE DO NOT AT LEAST FROM WHAT CITIZENS HERE IN HALAWA AND HALAWA STATED, DO NOT WANT A RESORT HOTEL LOCATED HERE.

WORK CLASS HOTEL, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL.

NOW, UNDERSTAND THAT MORE LIKELY ALSO WILL NOT BE USED JUST BY TOURISTS BY MILITARY AS WELL.

I'M AN OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE.

SO WHEN EVER WE HAVE GUESTS COME IN, THEY USUALLY STAY AT THE HAWAIIAN HILTON VILLAGE AND DRIVE UP TO EITHER CAMP SMITH OR FORT SHAFTER OR SCHOFIELD BARRACKS.

SO THIS ACTUALLY HOTELS HERE WOULD MORE LIKELY BE USED BY JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM.

ALONG WITH ANY OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING MILITARY COMMUNITIES.

QUESTION RELATES TO THAT FROM MATTHEW.

KIND OF SHARING HIS EXPERIENCE OF DRIVING TO THE STADIUM USING UBER OR LYFT.

HE SAID PICK UP AT LARGE EVENT IS A BIG, BIG HASSLE.

ESPECIALLY ALOHA STADIUM.

MAYBE JUST SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

LANES CLOSE.

TRAFFIC CRAZY POLICE ARE URGE YOU TO MOVE ON.

NOT FRIENDLY, IT SOUNDS LIKE ACCORDING TO MATTHEW EXPERIENCE TO THESE UBER DRIVERS OR LYFT DRIVERS OR OTHERS TRYING TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANT TO RESPOND THAT SPECIFICALLY, MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION SO IT IS BEING LOOKED AT FROM THE USER'S PERSPECTIVE.

>> HAVE A FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE.

I WAS UBER DRIVER FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS.

2 YEARS AGO.

AND SO I HAD TO DO PICK UP THERE AND IT WAS HARD.

HARD.

HARD TO FIND THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

YOU GOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JUST ONE PERSON OR ONE GROUP TO PICK UP.

DESIGN PROJECT.

HEY, RIDE SHARE, LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION.

SAYING, WE NEED TO HAVE SPECIFIC AREAS FOR RIDE SHARE.

AS THIS IS GOING TO BE A MULTIMODAL DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.

AND SO THIS IS WHY MATTHEW, HEY, MATTHEW, COME ON OVER TO OUR BOARD MEETING.

GET THE CONVERSATION STARTED.

I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT BUS ROUTES.

>> WE'VE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION AS THE COMMUNITY.

ALIAMANU SALT LAKE, FOSTER VILLAGE AIRPORT NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

WE ORIGINALLY WERE SUPPOSED TO GET THE RAIL THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY.

RAIL IS STAY ON THE HIGHWAY.

AND SO IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THAT TIME OF HART HAD EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE BUS ROUTES WILL SERVE SORT OF AS THE RAIL.

RAIL IS THE SPINE.

SO THE RAIL SPINE, BUS ROUTES ARE THE RIBS.

TALKING ABOUT UPDATING BUS ROUTES.

IF WE START UP DATING BUS ROUTES TODAY, PREMATURE.

DON'T WANT TO HAVE ROUTES THAT WE'RE RUNNING WASTING TAXPAYOR MONEY.

DEFINITELY THE CONVERSATION HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, I'M SO SORRY, ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TAILGATING.

SO TAILGATING, THERE'S A LOT WE TALKED ABOUT.

I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE.

BEEN TO MEETING.

AMPITHEATER IDEA FOR TAILGATING KIND OF CHANGES HOW YOU LOOK AT TAIL GATING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN RUNNING AROUND THE PARKING LOT.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE RUNNING ON GRASSY AREA WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING THE FOOTBALL GAME OR GETTING READY.

>>Lara: I NEED TO MOVE ON OTHER QUESTIONS.

SO SORRY.

>> JUMP IN REAL QUICK?

I NEED TO MOVE ON OTHER QUESTIONS.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT 15 MINUTES LEFT.

CHRIS ABLE TO RESPOND TO EVERY QUESTION I ASKED.

LET ME SHIFT A LITTLE BIT HERE.

MAKE SURE I ADDRESS THIS.

IN THING THAT THERE ISN'T ANY U.H.

REPRESENTATION ON THIS PANEL.

I WANTED TO CLEAR WITH OUR VIEWERS WE DID INDEED EXTEND AN EXAMPLE OUT TO U.H.

TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE.

THEY DECLINED.

I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

AS FAR AS RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, THEN BEING POSSIBLY MAIN TENANT, ALSO, MAYBE BUILDING THIS STADIUM TO ACCOMMODATE THE U.H.

FOOTBALL TO TEAM TO A DEGREE.

WHERE DOES THAT STAND RIGHT NOW?

WHAT IS THE PERSPECTIVE AS HOW THAT RELATIONSHIP IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD BASED CURRENT PLANS AN CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH U.H.?

>> U.H.

HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE TENANT FOR 46 YEARS.

THEY PLAYED THERE ENTIRETY OF THE STADIUM EXISTENCE.

KEEP IN MIND, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII IS NOT THE LARGEST TENANT THERE.

THEY UTILIZE THAT FACILITY FOR SIX DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR.

ROSS MENTIONING, STADIUM'S AND SWAP MEET THAT IS THE BIGGEST REVENUE GENERATED FOR THE STADIUM.

SO IT'S NOT UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, SO THEY ARE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE IMPORTANT PART OF FIGURING OUT HOW THE STADIUM FUNCTIONS.

NOT SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF IT.

>>Lara: DID YOU SAY SIX DAYS OR SIX MONTHS?

I THINK YOU SAID SIX DAYS.

>> YES.

SIX FOOTBALL GAMES AT THE STADIUM.

>>Lara: JUST CLARIFYING.

>> MAYBE IF THEY'RE GOOD, THEY'LL HAVE A 7TH GAME AT THE HAWAII BOWL.

BUT NOT THE MAIN USER THAT HAVE STADIUM.

IMPORTANT USER, BUT NOT THE MAIN USER.

I'M NOT TOO SURE IF THEY SHOULD BE DRIVING THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT.

THEY SHOULD HAVE A SAY BUT NOT A DOMINANT SAY HOW THIS COMES TOGETHER.

>>Lara: CHRIS, DID YOU WANT TO JUMP IN?

AS FAR AS RELATIONSHIP WITH U.H.

AND SORT OF WHERE THAT STANDS RIGHT NOW AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PARTNER WITH THIS PROJECT.

>> I THINK CERTAINLY, FOR US WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT STADIUM VENUE, FIRST THING WE HAVE TO ASK IS WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THE STADIUM.

SO WE'RE DEFINITELY INCLUDING ALL OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS.

AS NCAA TEAM.

ANYTHING THAT WOULD SUPPORT THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR ARENA, ENTERTAINMENT VENUE.

SINCE WE ARE THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, FOR EXAMPLE, PROFESSIONAL SOCCER, OR RUGBY, SO THAT IS THE BROAD PICTURE OF OUR STADIUM.

WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF OUR LOCAL EVENTS AND LOCAL ATHLETES.

SO U.H.

WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE WORK WITH.

CERTAINLY, SENATOR WAKAI SAID, NOT THE ONLY STAKEHOLDERS.

WE HAVE MANY THAT FILL STADIUM AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

>>Lara: ANY CONCERN, BECAUSE UNIVERSITY IS TRYING TO RAISE $8 MILLION OR SO TO RETROFIT CAMPUS TO HOST FANS AT LOCATION THERE ON CAMPUS, IF THAT HAPPENS, AND THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A SUCCESS, EVERYBODY WOULD WANT IT TO BE, THEY DECIDE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LOCATION, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS THAT WILL THEN TAKE AWAY FROM ATTENDANCE AT THE NEW STADIUM?

>> ROSS, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP.

>> YEAH.

I'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION TOO.

WE'VE ALWAYS HAD REALLY REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

MYSELF PERSONALLY.

I THINK WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO CONSIDER UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

WHEN WE LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT OF THE STADIUM WHERE IT WANTS TO GO.

ALWAYS HAVE THEM TOP OF MIND AND CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE PROJECT WHEN THIS IS COMPLETE, THIS WILL BE THE BEST VENUE FOR THEM TO PLAY IN.

FOR MANY, MANY, MANY REASONS.

THE COMMENT I WAS GOING TO MAKE, YOU ASKED THE ECONOMIC QUESTION RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF A LOT OF VIEWERS OUT THERE, GENERAL PUBLIC, KNOW THAT THE STADIUM AND STADIUM AUTHORITY IS SPECIAL FUNDED PROGRAM.

BASICALLY, WE EAT WHAT WE KILL.

SO WE NEED TO GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO SUSTAIN OUR OPERATIONS.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

BASICALLY, UNTIL COVID CAME, FOR THE MOST PART, 45 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN SUSTAINABLE.

WHAT THIS, THE BIG VISION FOR THIS WHOLE DISTRICT IS TO HAVE A SELF SUSTAINING COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

WHEN YOU ASK WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT, ULTIMATELY TAXPAYORS PAY FOR EVERYTHING.

THIS SAY COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

SUPPORTING UNIVERSITY IS GOING TO BE COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

SUPPORTING PLACES WHERE COMMUNITY AND AGENCIES HIGH SCHOOL ASKS COME AND HAVE GRADUATION.

GOING TO ALWAYS, IT'S GOING TO BE PAID FOR.

BY THE TAXPAYORS.

THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT APPROACH ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT REVENUE GENERATION.

>>Lara: FOLLOW UP.

ROSS SINCE YOU MENTIONED STADIUM AUTHORITY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS I BETTER QUESTION FOR YOU OR SENATOR WAKAI.

TWO BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE.

ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT POWERS TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.

WHO CONTROLS THE POWER NOW?

SHOULD IT BE HANDED OVER TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY?

>> STADIUM AUTHORITY RIGHT NOW, IS JUST A MANAGER OF A FACILITY, BILL YOU'RE SPEAKING OF, ACTUALLY EMPOWERS THEM TO BE DEVELOPER NOT JUST A STADIUM, WHICH CROWN JEWEL OF THAT AREA.

BUT ENTIRE 98 ACRES THERE.

SO THAT'S WHY THE BILL THAT IS STILL BEING CONTEMPLATED AND WILL BE VOTED ON TOMORROW IS SUPERIMPORTANT.

SETS UP THEIR FRAMEWORK FOR HOW THIS PLACE IS GOING TO BE ENVISIONED IN THE FUTURE.

SO WE'RE GIVING TO ROSS AND HIS FELLOW BOARDMEMBERS A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING THE STADIUM AND BRINGING IN REVENUES AND REALLY TURNING IT INTO A REALLY DYNAMIC DISTRICT INSTEAD OF JUST BEING A FACILITY MANAGER, WHICH CURRENTLY IS.

>>Lara: I'M SORRY OF I DON'T KNOW IF WE MOVED PAST WHAT WE WANTED TO RESPOND TO.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STADIUM.

SO CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, SEATING AROUND 7,000.

I THINK CURRENT PLAN GOING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE ABOUT HALF OF THAT.

ABOUT 35,000.

THE ALSO GOING TO BE SETBACK.

FROM THE CURRENT LOCATION, CLOSER TO THE H 2 01.

THAT ACTUALLY WORKS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HERE.

IN TERMS OF NOISE LEVELS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT THE MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH UP UNTIL THIS POINT.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

>>Lara: NEED TO GET TO NUMBER OF SIMILAR QUESTIONS.

NOT SURPRISE ANY OF YOU.

PEOPLE CONCERNED MORE THAN WHATEVER IS HAPPENING WITH PANDEMIC.

WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO BE PAYING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

I SHOULD SAY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PANDEMIC.

ALSO, PEOPLE HAVING CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERBUDGET WITH THE RAIL AND WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.

SO YOU KNOW, HOW MIGHT YOU ADDRESS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHO WANTS TO JUMP IN THERE FIRST.

MAYBE CHRIS.

HAVEN'T HEARD YOU FOR A LITTLE BIT.

WE HAVE JOE, JULIE, MOSES.

ALL ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT IN LIGHT OF WHAT THE HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY PAST YEAR AND A HALF, ALSO IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE RAIL PROJECT, BEING SO FAR OVER BUDGET AND SO PAST ITS TIME AS FAR AS TIME LINE.

SHOULD WE BE RECONSIDERING AT THIS POINT IN TIME?

HAVE ENOUGH THINGS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED, WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT THIS THE RIGHT TIME.

>> ONE BIGGEST THINGS TO JUMP ON THIS PROJECT OTHERIS THAN JUST BUILDING STADIUM, THE MINUTE WE MOVE AHEAD AHEAD WITH THE PROGRESS, YOU'LL HAVE JOBS.

JOBS IN PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION.

THROWING OUT THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REAL ESTATE PORTION.

FROM THERE, START GETTING INTO THE SERVICE AND SKILLED JOBS THAT GO WITH MANAGING AND RUNNING AN ENTIRE DISTRICT.

THIS OPPORTUNITY INFUSION TO SUPPORT ALL PEOPLE IN HAWAII.

WITH MORE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

AN WHEN WE START TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, WE ARE INCLUDING CONCEPTS SUCH AS PERHAPS SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT OR INCUBATOR SUPPORT OR WAYS FOR COMMUNITY TO BECOME EDUCATED AND ENGAGED.

AND AGAIN, LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND THRIVE.

SO THIS IS MORE THAN JUST BUILDING A STADIUM THAT IS GOING TO SIT THERE AND REQUIRING MAINTENANCE.

ABOUT BRINGING VITALITY TO THE COMMUNITY AND BRINGING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OUTLYING AREAS AND BRINGING MORE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE OF HAWAII.

REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JOBS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> COVID IS LEFT US KIND OF COMPELLED TO BE AT HOME.

EVENTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO GATHERING AND ENJOYING ENTERTAINMENT IN THE FUTURE.

AND SOMEHOW, PEOPLE THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE RAIL 2.0.

OVER BUDGET, AND DELAYED.

THAT'S WHY WE ARE EMBRACING PPE WITH PARTICULAR PROJECT.

NOT GOING TO RAIL 2.0.

PART OF IT IS BECAUSE 100% TAXPAYOR FUNDED, 100% BUREAUCRATIC RUN.

ALOHA STADIUM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT.

WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PRIVATE SECTOR MONEY, PRIVATE SECTOR TIME LINES AND PRIVATE SECTOR EXPECTATIONS.

WHICH WILL MAKE ALL OF US PROUD.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE YOUR GRANDPA'S RAIL STATION.

>> I TAXPAYOR.

WE HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND SAY, DO WE WAIT NOW AND TRY AGAIN TEN YEARS FROM NOW?

AND THE TEN YEAR COSTS INFLATION GOES UP.

NOW WE HAVE TO SPEND EVEN MORE TAXPAYOR DOLLARS?

HAVE TO GET NOT 350, BUT NOW WE NEED 550 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND.

A MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

WHAT WHEN IS TOO MUCH TIME TO WAIT?

QUESTION AS A TAXPAYOR THAT I HAVE.

ARE WE GOING TO DELAY IT ANY LONGER?

SEEN THAT BEING DELAYED JUST ONE YEAR, COSTS HAVE INFLATED.

>>Lara: I WANT TO GIVE QUESTION BY PATTY.

ASKING ABOUT CURRENT TICKET HOLDERS.

WHAT IS GOING TO BE THIS IF YOU GUYS HAVE DISCUSSED THIS YET.

WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE SITUATION WITH CURRENT TICKET HOLDERS?

ALSO, ASKING ABOUT ARE THE PRICES GOING TO GO WAY UP?

AFFORD IT?

ONCE THE STADIUM IS FINALLY OPEN.

>> OKAY, I'LL TAKE A SHOT.

I MEAN, I THINK WITH REGARD TO TICKETHOLDERS, THAT'S PRIMARILY U.H.

ALL OF THE TICKETHOLDERS WITH REGARD TO U.H.

THAT'S ON U.H.

WE DON'T HANDLE THAT.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THERE ARE IN THE MODELS WE LOOK AT, WITH YOU LOOK AT WHERE DEVELOPMENT ARE COMING UP, DIFFERENT MODELS FOR ENGAGING TICKETHOLDERS, STAKEHOLDERS, FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL, BLOCKS OF SEATS, OWNERSHIPS OF BOXES AND LUXURY BOXES.

SO SEAT TYPES, TICKET TYPES, ARE ALL IN THE MIX RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO ENGAGE THE PRIVATE SECTOR BECAUSE THEY'RE THE EXPERTS.

THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY KNOW WHAT THE DEMAND IS.

AND WE CAN MAKE THAT INVESTMENT AND FIND A WAY.

AGAIN, IF WE CAN DRIVE TO SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING.

THAT'S THE HOPE.

THAT'S THE GOAL.

>>Lara: BOTH STEVEN AND CHASE HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW, THIS IS THE TIME STILL FOR PEOPLE TO GET ENGAGED.

ENGAGED.

HEAR THE, DISCUSSION COME TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

AS IT MOVES FORWARD, STARTS TO RAMP UP AGAIN, WHAT ARE YOU MOST FOCUSED ON AND WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO BE MOST FOCUSED ON TO UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS?

>> WORKING ON FINISHING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

FINAL EIS HAS TO COME OUT.

WE'RE DIGESTING IT AND ADDRESSING ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME IN.

WE ARE PLANNING CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALONG THOSE LINE.

MASTER PLANS ARE GETTING DEVELOPED.

>> WE'RE ALSO ENGAGING WITH THE STATE AND DEVELOPERS AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THIS TIGHT COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES.

INITIATIVE GETTING EVERYBODY ON BOARD MAKING SURE WE HAVE TERRIFIC NETWORK TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUED TEAMWORK.

FOCUS BESIDE US GETTING PROCUREMENT, MAKING SURE WE DO RIGHT BY THE COMMUNITY.

>>Lara: WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF TIME.

MAYBE GOT ABOUT 20 SECONDS LEFT.

SENATOR WAKAI AND STEVEN AND CHASE.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU COUPLE SECONDS TOO.

SENATOR WAKAI, MAYBE ABOUT 0 SECONDS TO YOU.

THOUGHTS AS TO WHAT YOU WANT TO MAKE THE PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO RIGHT NOW.

TO GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.

>> HELP US MAKE STADIUM SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF.

AND I THINK WE HAVE SET UP THE MECHANISM FOR IT TO BE THE MOST DYNAMIC, THE MOST VIBRANT, THE MOST EXCITING PLACE IN HAWAII.

WE HAVE THAT VIEW.

LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

RATHER THAN BE DETRACTORS SAYING IT WHY IT SHOULD BE SOMEPLACE ELSE, COMPLAINING ABOUT PARKING, WE'LL WORK ALL OF THOSE THINGS OUT IN THE FUTURE.

HAVE A POSITIVE VIEW ON HOW THIS IS GOING FORWARD.

>>Lara: START WITH YOU STEVEN AND THIS CHASE ABOUT 20 SECONDS EACH.

WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON NOW.

MAKE SURE THEY ASK THE QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKING AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE NOT EXCITED AS A COMMUNITY, ABOUT SEEING THIS HAPPEN.

COMMUNITY HERE IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE OUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT THINGS, ISSUES IN THE PAST, WHICH IS PARKING, NOISE, HOUSING IMPACTS ALL OF US.

ALSO, COST.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MONEY IS BEING SPENT WELL.

AND IT'S BEING LOCALLY SO LOCAL JOBS ARE CREATED.

>>Lara: MAKE SURE I GIVE CHASE 20 SECONDS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

PBS HAWAII FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ADD, PUT UP FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD.

ALIAMANU SALT LAKE.

FOSTER VILLAGE, AIRPORT CONTINUOUSLY TALKS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON MAY 13, 2021.

AT 7:00 P.M. CAN YOU GO HONOLULU.GOV/ >>Lara: PLUG IT.

HAVE TO WRAP IT UP.

>> JOIN THE CONVERSATION.

GET INVOLVED.

COMMUNITY IS READY.

>>Lara: THANK YOU.

I NEED TO WRAP IT UP.

MAHALO TO YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND WE THANK OUR GUESTS, ROSS YAMASAKI, CHAIRMAN OF THE STADIUM AUTHORITY, PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATOR CHRIS KINIMAKA, STATE SENATOR GLENN WAKAI, CHAIR OF THE ALIAMANU, SALT LAKE, FOSTER VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD, CHACE SHIGEMASA.

AND AIEA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEMBER STEPHEN WOOD.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, THE UNRESOLVED ISSUES OF ANOTHER MASSIVE GOVERNMENT PROJECT, HONOLULU’S RAIL SYSTEM.

IT’S NOT ONLY MASSIVELY OVER BUDGET, BUT THE COMPLETION DATE CONTINUES TO BE PUSHED BACK.

WE’LL HEAR FROM THE KEY PLAYERS ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I’M LARA YAMADA FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII, ALOHA!