The New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) in Hawaii, USA has announced that plan to redevelop the 98-acre site of Aloha Stadium in Halawa with a private partner will be divided into a two-part endeavor.

Three qualified developers selected last year will compete only to replace the rusted 50,000-seat stadium with a new 35,000-seat stadium and supporting facilities to be operated and maintained by the winning bidder under a long-term land lease.

A separate effort will be made to find private developers interested in competing to redevelop the balance of the state-owned stadium site largely occupied by 7,476 parking stalls.

The state issued a request for qualifications in March to size up potential development partners for the stadium and surrounding real estate. Three finalists were selected in December.

Now, a separate request for qualifications covering only the surrounding real estate work is expected to be published later this year. Separate requests for detailed plan proposals for each piece would ideally be ready for release later this year, followed by signed contracts early next year.