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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 01:32:00

Over a billion people watched what happened in this round room on 14 January 1973 - Elvis Presley's Aloha from Hawaii, the first concert by a solo artist ever beamed worldwide by satellite. The Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, at 777 Ward Avenue in Honolulu, opened in February 1964 as part of the Honolulu International Center. The building is a mid-century dome: a circular hall with radial structural ribs and unobstructed sightlines, designed with total flexibility - portable lower-level seating reconf...