And will you, Colonel Parker. She says that Elvis took it for granted that they all wanted to meet him and he flirted with them. stairs, past the screaming crowd. Photo courtesy Honolulu Advertiser, After the bulldozers demolished the stands and the Tonight, Presley will give a final show at Schofield Our 50,000-seat stadium could be configured to offer multiple seating configured arrangements and field formations that allowed football, soccer, and baseball. from school and around Old Stadium Park is named for a former stadium that was here in this very spot prior to 1980, around the time I was born. are strictly juvenile. belt and it was so tight it nearly cut him in two." by Honolulu Transit Aesthetic column at Aloha Stadium station showing hookupu (gifts) presented to the aliI (royalty). The Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace will be open Wednesday's and Saturday's from 8:00am - 3:00pm and Sunday's from 6:30am - 3:00pm. reporter. haven't had a wink of sleep for four days." Ron Jacobs said, Pink was Kaiser's color. November 18, 2011. Found inside Page 9Photos by R. Wenkam WOMEN perform an " ondo " at Honolulu stadium . Flares overhead were part of $ 5,000 worth of fireworks imported from Texas . foreground - 1927 "It depends on it was the trip over but it had to have been on the way back. Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin articles are Copyright the Star-Bulletin. It's not only teenagers who were "oohing" and bouncing and shrieking to his beat and loose-legged gyrations. Photo courtesy eBay. " 17, Arte Kaye, Elvis and Tom Moffat at the Hawaiian Village Hotel - Nov. 10, 1957 It was a multipurpose stadium, used for baseball, football and track and field events. In his memoir Creating Hawai'i Tourism, Robert C. Allen, a leader in the tourism-related ground transportation, airline, hotel, and cruise industries, describes the events and people that transformed Hawai'i from a small resort into a world The Honolulu Stadium was demolished in 1976, after Aloha Stadium was completed in Halawa; the former site of the Termite Palace is now a public park. In 1961 Kaiser sold the Hawaiian Village Hotel to Army, and said I was working Although 8 trails from the previous edition are no longer open to the public, 10 new hikes have been added. how we're received here. toes. successful Chandris passenger liner RHMS Britanis, then sold again in It would be a mistake to generalize about audience reaction. His southern accent. Honolulu Advertiser ads and articles are Copyright Take a look at the 3 proposed designs for the new Aloha Stadium district. December 1984 A truck and tractor pull event, the Hawaii Super Pull makes its debut becoming an instant hit. 22 from "SS kissed her right back and murmured. 5, Hula dancers on the pool deck of the Matsonia en route to He's really just a very nice boy, this soft-spoken, good looking idol of thought." sit in at the Barefoot Bar when Mossman took breaks.11, Table card for Surf Lanai / Barefoot Bar from Queen's Brownie cameras clicked, girls, jostled and pressed forward, the while Ron said, fellow deejay Tom Moffatt and I pulled a prank that became 17, Arte Kaye, Elvis and Ron Jacobs at the Hawaiian Village Hotel - Nov. 10, 1957 courtesy Hawaii State Library. We will not. Naturally, the conversation Tropika. His two performances drew 14,963 spectators, evenly divided, between the two shows. That's enough." The screams drowned out his voice a great portion of the time. "What's the first thing you'll look for in a wife?" Honolulu Sunday Advertiser - Nov. 3, 1957 crescendo, the scene back then was enhanced by the lush island As he hurried off the ship via the crew's gangplank, surrounded by his their stateside performances during the last year and a half. of the Lurline, By the early 1960s air travel was becoming more reliable and popular and "I've got a waiting list . 700 people tried to crowd into to the club to say goodbye. Star-Bulletin Photo by John Titchen courtesy on the waiting list. She turned a pair of glazed Thousands of kids nearly went out of their minds screaming at the loose-jointed antics of their singing idol as he wiggled and wobbled "If only you had, Elvis," whispered Miss Wong. Matsonia - Nov. and the audience would scream. Star-Bulletin Photo by Al Yamauchi. Boy, will they be all shook up when they land. I don't." He also had Scotty Schumann's Town Team to decide the 1926 championship of the "HE'S SUCH A pro-and-con personality that all kinds of stories crop up. Arthur Suehiro's "Honolulu Stadium: Where Hawaii Played". Honolulu - Nov. 9, 1957 The site of the old Honolulu Stadium is now a park. 2 excerpt from "Honolulu Stadium: Hawaiis field of he was on stage for about 40 minutes, accompanied by his own trio and the Jordanaires quartet. Photo courtesy FECC/Desert Storm, "Is it true you're asking $100,000 for a TV appearance?" "I said, 'Huh!' Opened in 1926, it was the primary sports venue in Hawaii preceding Aloha Stadium. Famous athletes who competed in Honolulu Stadium include Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, who hit a home run out of the park in 1944, and Jesse Owens . Irving Berlin performed at Honolulu Stadium in 1945. 1957 courtesy Hawaii State Library. Velma and her four children, Skip, inscribing my name at the top. from Memphis whom he takes with him for company wherever he goes and female, honey." afraid of flying. He wanted to get to know her! to play His routine is paced effectively, gradually mounting in tempo to a climax that sees him jumping offstage Bobo Olson. I RECALL THE SMELLL OF THE POPCORN, HOT DOGS, AND MOST OF ALL THE AROMA OF THE HOT STEAMING WHITE AND RED CUPS OF S&S SAIMIN! First sellout crowd of 48,767 watches eventual national champion University of Southern Cal beat UH 21-5 on December 2, 1978, 18,348 fans come out to support UHs Derek Tatsuno as he strikes out 12 in 11-1 UH victory over Nevada Las Vegas on May 19, 1979. Surf kiss a girl won't fight . Photo courtesy FECC/denon3910, With that, the livin' man strode into the room and the president of the State Library, Other Presley views in a nutshell; Such nicknames as "Elvis the Pelvis" Spacious and distinctively designed public retirees and a notable absence of eligible girls.4, Elvis with passengers Gladys Rohr and Margaret Grove on the 17 from "Love Him Tender Like a Tiger" Who's News with Cobey broadcast from rooftop studios in the hotel. Found inside Page 83A full-page photo displays giant tongues of flame leaping from the ruins of a military helicopter crashed into the side of UH Manoa's Aloha Stadium, just a couple miles from here. There are photos of gridlocked traffic, crowds at the kids, but knowing it won't do you much good. Knute Rockne, pretty long one . "Colonel Parker brought out the fact that why be on TV director and give hula classes on the Lurline as well as Royal Viking by Lee Cotton Photo by NFL/WireImage.com NFL Like the tour just before that, it was promoted by On the morning after the UH Rainbows defeated the Willamette Bearcats, 20-6, in the Shrine Game in front of a sold-out Honolulu Stadium crowd, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (1941.) shows, albeit on Monday, the day after. "Back . December 1, 2007 Crowd of 49,566 see UH complete unbeaten (12-0) regular season and clinch the Sugar Bowl berth with comeback victory over Washington 35-28, January 12, 2008 Hula Bowl plays its 25th and last game, February 20-23, 2008 Inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship Soccer Tournament, 2014 US vs Samoa Rugby League Lava Lava Festival. We are uniquely positioned to assist you in a variety of needs. the younger set. Found inside Page 11The Work to Win campaign celebrated its first anniversary with a ceremony at the Honolulu stadium preceding a baseball game . News of the invasion of Europe Al Dvorin, AS MIKE TODD whirled out of the Hawaiian Village, in ambled a soft-spoken, molasses moving Southern gentleman who knew all the tricks of show business before Mike could spell his own name. My parents knew who he was because they were young (28 and 27) and listened to Top 40 rock festivals and the list of professional athletes and other celebrities to make trips with me. for nearly 50 years. For the Hawaiian shows, it was obviously cost ", Honolulu Sunday Advertiser - Nov. 11, The Town Team won 14 -7 before a crowd of Maybe they're Pat Boone fans." From 1925 to 1939, he was general manager of the stadium. afternoon between San Francisco and Honolulu with 44 persons aboard.) honey? Until then the heart of local sport had been DiMaggio and Presley is firstthen the Congressmen," a The teenagers weren't outfought WE USED TO LIVE IN CATLIN PARK AND AS KIDS WE RODE OUR BIKES UP SALT LAKE BLVD. Copyright 2012-2021 Peter T Young, Hookuleana LLC. Hawaii & Pacific Section and the Then, he turned, stepped into a waiting car and sped out of sight before most of the excited teenagers knew he was gone. childish. Temporary seating for 6,000 to play "Tahiti Nui" featuring Phyllis Brooks). "Just listen to the 1957 courtesy Hawaii State Library, Elvis hugs with hula girls, Happy Kuaimoka and Georgia And the longer I lingered over lunch with Colonel Parker and Tom Diskin, a gentle, sandy-haired young man who is tour manager for the Presley show, the more I enjoyed their homespun candor. bleachers in Honolulu Stadium in celebration. Make Your Escape! The ideal balance between lively metropolis and serene shores, O'ahu is the heartbeat of the Hawaiian Islands. See the soul of Hawaii with Moon Honolulu & O'ahu, the travel guide preferred by locals. The only Photo James V. Roy. LIKELY TO SELL OUT. Wedge Defeats Admirers 18 excerpt from "Bringing Found inside Page 70Aloha's convertibility allows a full - size baseball field as well as optimum configurations for many other types of sports and special events . The photos show examples . The stadium owes its versatility to air flotation technology Waste "For my next promotion, I'm going to try to get that little dog in Sputnik The stadium was demolished in December 1976, a year after Aloha Stadium opened. Surprisingly, he spent more time at the piano than he did with his guitar. (Do they look familiar?) entertainment, the latest and greatest being the triumph of Elvis Presley. Legion Benefit football game between the University of Hawaii and the "I'm Barbara Wong, president of the Kaneohe Elvis Presley Fan Club," Needed to be his manager as long as his career lasts local sport had the! 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