On Fri, 28 May 2021 16:47:34 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Friday, May 28, 2021 at 11:32:24 AM UTC-10, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>> How the HELL can this be???
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_B9V983K_Y
>>
>> Aloha Stadium is shutting down. The Stadium Authority announced on
>> Thursday, Dec. 17, that it will be closed indefinitely after all
>> previously scheduled events are honored.
>>
>>
>> eliot
>> 5 months ago
>> Maybe if they didn't "Pocket" the money, that was set aside, for
>> repairs, infrastructure and maintenance of the stadium, we wouldn't have
>> this problem, if you don't believe me, take a look around Hawaii, roads
>> that haven't seen new or fresh pavement, in years, large metal plates
>> (that are everywhere), that are meant to be "Temporary", is still
>> covering the same hole for the past 30 years, water main breaks, occur
>> almost on a weekly basis, spring up everywhere, due to the neglect, and
>> aging pipes, that they'll repair, just that one section, instead of
>> removing the whole pipeline, and putting in a new one, "Putting a Band
>> Aid", over it, and calling it good, until the next water main break,
>> iwhich s almost a certainty, it's not a matter of IF, but WHEN!,
>> anything to cut corners, and POCKET the rest, and that's why Hawaii's
>> Infrastructure, is Crumbling, AGES OLD NEGLECT AND MISMANAGEMENT AND
>> MISUSE OF ALLOCATED AND ALLOTTED FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
>> MAINTENANCE!!!
>>
>> Cheryl Medeiros
>> 5 months ago
>> It's scary! I found a huge screw on the ground last time I was there.
>> Looked like it fell from a rusted spot.
>>
>> No maintenance since 2017???
>>
>> Dang.
>>
>> Sure hope they get "the new one" built...
>>
>> https://alohastadium.hawaii.gov/new-...ment-district/
>>
>>
>> Design
>> A new 35,000 seat multi-purpose stadium and integrated entertainment
>> district
>> for the people of Hawaii
>> Build
>> Construction delivering a new stadium by Fall 2023, with phased
>> mixed-use precinct
>> built out over time.
>> Finance
>> A public-private blend of funding & financing to deliver commercial
>> viability and vibrancy.
>> Maintain
>> Pre-funded and extensive maintenance and renewal program, secured for
>> the life of the building.
>
>That place was rusting while it was being built. It was made with some special material that generated a protective oxide coating that required no maintenance. How often have we heard that one? That didn't work out so the place had to be painted shortly after it was built. That's the breaks. Hopefully, the next one will last a little longer. My guess is that we'll be seeing flying cars before we see the new Aloha Stadium. Oh boy, I love flying cars!
>
>https://photos.app.goo.gl/yKzGMdEXj3J6uDg48
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