Lahainaluna High School, the oldest public high school west of the Rockies, has never had its own sports and events stadium. The football team, which was established in 1925, has hosted only a few, daylight football games, and the track team must travel to the other side of the island, in order to train on a real track. The Lahainaluna High School Foundation is working to change that, and recently completed the first phase of the stadium project with the installation of a new synthetic, 4-lane track, Hellas Matrix artificial turf athletic field, and Spectrum scoreboard. Now that the track, soccer and football teams have a state-of-the-art track & field to practice and compete on, it's time to do a little something for the Lahainaluna fans...known statewide for their faithful dedication.We are getting very close to installing the stadium lights, but we are about a year and $800,000 away from providing permanent seating for 3,000 fans. After the lights and seating are finished, we will campaign for the concession building, restrooms, press box, and admission building. We hope that you what you see here today will encourage you to give a little towards this important project. Mahalo!
A new video on the building of the Lahainaluna High School Stadium is now available on Vimeo.
Watch the recent video below to see a brief summary of our story. If the voice sounds familiar, that's ESPN's Neil Everett who provided the voice-over. To see what Rudy Ruettiger, the inspiration for the blockbuster movie "Rudy" has to say about our project, visit us on Facebook, or use this YouTube link.
Neil Everett supports the LHS Stadium Project
When we first contacted ESPN's Neil Everett about helping our small high school in the middle of the Pacific with our stadium project, he didn't hesitate, and immediately came up with the ESPN Radio Xtra Point segment that you are now listening to.
That was just the first of many contributions that he has made to our project to bring a sports and events facility to our 180-year-old high school.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Neil for his generosity, time and commitment in helping us realize our dream.
Please note that only donations of $25 and higher will be sent an acknowledgment letter that can be used for tax purposes. Donations less than $25 can request an acknowledgment letter. Donations of $150 or more will be recognized through the brick paver program.
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Lahainaluna High School Foundation
POBox 11617
Lahaina, HI 96761
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