AIEA, Hawai'i – Aloha Stadium and the University of Hawai'i (UH) Athletics Department have teamed up to offer football fans additional tailgating time for UH home games. Parking gates will open one hour earlier than last season, Aloha Stadium Management announced.
The Lower Halawa Parking Lot (Gates 3 and 4) will now open five hours and 30 minutes prior to kickoff, while all other lots (Upper Halawa, UH Reserved, and Kamehameha) will open four hours and 30 minutes before kickoff.
“The request came from UH Athletics Director Jim Donovan for us to take a look at opening earlier to accommodate tailgaters,” Aloha Stadium Manager Scott Chan said. “We talked it over with the appropriate parties and feel this is a situation that can work for everyone.”
Donovan suggested the change to help with accommodating the entire game experience.
“With the parking gates opening an hour earlier, we hope this enhances our fans' tailgating experience,” Donovan said. “We're also hopeful this will alleviate some of the traffic around the stadium leading up to kickoff. We're glad Aloha Stadium management accommodated this request and we hope our fans take advantage of the extra tailgate time while at the same time acting responsibly. We'll try this out for a year and will evaluate it if it was successful.”
PARKING/TURNSTILE GATES
Date Opponent Kickoff Lower Halawa Parking Lot All Other Parking Lots Turnstile Gates
Sept. 4 Central Arkansas 7:05 PM 1:30 PM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM
Oct. 10 Fresno Sate 5:05 PM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 2:00 PM
Oct. 24 Boise State 5:05 PM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 2:00 PM
Nov. 7 Utah State 5:05 PM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 2:00 PM
Nov. 14 New Mexico State 5:05 PM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 2:00 PM
Nov. 28 Navy 5:35 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:30 PM
Dec. 5 Wisconsin TBA TBA TBA TBA
TRAFFIC & PARKING FLOW CHART
TRAFFIC UPDATES available on ESPN 1420 AM
Entrance through Gate 1 (Main Salt Lake) – ADA, Bus Lot and Sections 1-7 only (PASSES ONLY)
Entrance through Gate 2 (North Kamehameha) – Parking areas 8-14 only (PASSES ONLY)
Entrance through Gate 3 (Halawa) – Upper and Lower Halawa parking lots only
Entrance through Gate 4 (Lower Salt Lake) – Upper and Lower Halawa parking lots only
Entrance through Gate 5 (Kamehameha) – Kamehameha parking lot only
Note: Access to the LOWER HALAWA LOT will be through parking gates 3 and 4. Vehicles will NOT be allowed to move to other sections of the parking lot from the LOWER HALAWA LOT.
ADA PARKING
There will be no public parking available on the inner circle, except for the limited amount of ADA stalls. These ADA stalls will be open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parking attendants will be asking for ADA placards and ADA issued identification cards. Guests who are unable to produce the placard and the ID card to match a person inside the vehicle will not be allowed to park in the ADA areas.
ALOHA ZONE
Centerplate will once again host the Aloha Zone in the grass area near the UPPER HALAWA LOT (near pole 29). The tailgate will be held under a large tent, televisions to watch other football games around the country, and entertainment. Admission is free to the public.
Various types of food and beverages will be available for purchase at a reasonable price inside the tailgate.
CHEVRON will also host the Family Fun Zone inside the Aloha Zone.
ALTERNATE PARKING SITES (All open 3 hours 30 minutes prior to kicoff)
Kam Drive-In – Parking is $5 per vehicle with FREE shuttle service.
Leeward Community College – Parking is FREE. Cost is $2 for shuttle service with FREE admission to the Aloha Tailgate (located at Pole 29)
Radford High School – Parking is $5. NO shuttle service available.
Note: Security is present at all alternate parking sites. Shuttle serviced begins two hours and 30 minutes prior to kickoff and up to one hour after the game ends.
