Senator Fevella praises start of Ewa Beach stadium project, thanks colleagues and lieutenant governor

Senator Fevella told the Hawaii State Senate that construction will begin on a new stadium facility in Ewa Beach and thanked members of the chamber and the lieutenant governor for their support.

During a personal-privilege statement on the floor, Senator Fevella said, "We're finally gonna start on a new facility with locker rooms, football stadium stands, lights, and everything." He thanked colleagues, singling out Senator Dela Cruz for earlier guidance and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke for assistance working with his office.

Fevella said the chamber secured initial funding to begin the project and expressed pride in the community milestone. On the floor he cited a figure phrased as "6,000,290,000" while recounting how colleagues urged him to identify realistic needs and helped secure funds to start the work; the transcript does not clarify the units, funding source or whether the figure is exact. He characterized the process as a multi-year effort: "this is not a sprint race. It's a marathon," he said, crediting members for helping secure what he called start-up money for the stadium.

The senator also recognized a group of staff and guests in the gallery, including Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, who had provided the day's invocation.

The remarks were delivered during the floor session and were a personal-privilege statement rather than a formal committee report or motion; no formal appropriation or vote on a construction contract was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.