HONOLULU — Scoreboard line-of-sight problems should be a thing of the past at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.
The University of Hawaii, the Stadium Authority and Daktronics personnel completed the transfer of Aloha Stadium’s 75-foot video screen to UH’s Ching Complex this week, a faster-than-expected disassembly and reassembly of the display well ahead of the 2023 football season.
It was previously not considered a given to be ready for the Sept. 1 home opener against Stanford.
Now the modern screen, which was added to Aloha Stadium late in the life of the 50,000-seat venue, is expected to last for UH football’s minimum of five more years at Ching while a new stadium is constructed with a 2028 readiness target.
“It’s a great addition to this stadium,” Craig Angelos, UH’s new athletic director, told Spectrum News. “I’m very excited about it. Hopefully, we can continue to upgrade this stadium over time, piece by piece.”
The previous screen at Ching, near the Lower Campus parking structure, was installed by UH upon its forced move from shuttered Aloha Stadium to play on campus for the 2021 season. But as COVID restrictions were phased out and spectators returned, some experienced line-of-sight issues to that screen, which is set deep in a corner of the complex and not especially high. Complaints about an inability to see the score of the game followed.
The new screen, housed atop Les Murakami Stadium’s Grand Slam Club room, overlooks the football field from the Diamond Head end zone. It is in clear view from all corners of the complex, which is in the process of being expanded to 15,000 seats for the coming season.
Some photos of the new video board from other angles:
Brian McInnis covers the state's sports scene for Spectrum News Hawaii. He can be reached at brian.mcinnis@charter.com.