{"id":1894,"date":"2026-06-27T05:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2026-06-27T05:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:34:29","slug":"aloha-stadium-steel-begins-journey-to-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1894","title":{"rendered":"Aloha Stadium steel begins journey to recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Developers of Aloha Stadium say the demolition process is about a month ahead of schedule, generating thousands of tons of steel and other debris bound for destinations around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1892\">Lahaina hosts first Little League tournament in 18 years<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Steel headed overseas<\/h2>\n<p>Excavators working for Northwest Demolition and Dismantling use hydraulic shears to reduce large steel trusses, beams and columns for recycling. The contractor estimates more than 90% of Aloha Stadium can be recycled, and because the property is large enough, all of it can be processed on site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least we\u2019re being environmentally sensitive to not put it in the landfills and to reuse this steel, recycle it,\u201d said Stanford Carr, the Aloha Stadium Entertainment District developer.<\/p>\n<p>Only a small portion of debris removed from the stadium\u2019s interior spaces is considered waste, headed for a construction landfill in Nanakuli.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Concrete to be reused in new stadium<\/h2>\n<p>Concrete from the demolition can be broken up and used to form the sidelines of the new stadium, joining the existing end zones lower decks to create the bowl of the planned 31,000-seat facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat saves us $90 million from demolition and building a new structure,\u201d Carr said.<\/p>\n<h2>Processing and shipping the scrap<\/h2>\n<p>Excavator operators cut and tear the steel into pieces no larger than 5 feet by 2 feet \u2014 small enough for shipping.<\/p>\n<p>The pieces are stockpiled at Radius Recycling at Campbell Industrial Park, where they await shipment. Sam Nahulu, the buyer for Radius Recycling, said the work is impressive but carries personal meaning. Nahulu played football in the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust fun times, fond memories, right? And to see the pieces going by now in pieces. It\u2019s not easy to see, but it\u2019s a part of progress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1890\">Settlement talks set for state, family of Peter Boy Kema in wrongful death case<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Market forces and shipping costs<\/h2>\n<p>Radius Recycling\u2019s bid for the steel is based on how much handling it requires and what Asian recyclers are willing to pay for the scrap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got to get a certain price point in order for us to make a profit. We are a for-profit company,\u201d Nahulu said.<\/p>\n<p>Scrap steel is a worldwide commodity. The current price is about $380 per ton, or roughly 19 cents per pound.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The current pressure on the bottom line is the cost of energy, which has risen since the Iran War. It takes energy to process and move steel on the island, as well as to ship it to Vietnam \u2014 the next destination for the material.<\/p>\n<p>The steel will travel aboard the Budva, a Montenegro-registered bulk cargo carrier. Trucks from Radius were lining up Friday for a ship that comes every three months.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve thousand tons of steel from the stadium will be shipped overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Carr said the recycling companies bear the risk from rising energy costs and lower scrap prices.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI always say one man\u2019s opala is another man\u2019s treasure,\u201d Carr said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you could say that a bit of, or a lot of, Aloha Stadium \u2014 we\u2019re spreading the Aloha all over the world, depending on the highest bidder,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1888\">UH Manoa student-athletes eager to compete on home turf in new athletic facility<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Previous coverage<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developers of Aloha Stadium say the demolition process is about a month ahead of schedule, generating thousands of tons of steel and other debris bound for destinations around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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