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The waiting, as Tom Petty sings, is the hardest part. As it turns out, Castle\u2019s wait for a newly refurbished football stadium will be a little longer than planned, but the finished product figures to be worth the wait.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bottom line is that, at the end of the day, we are fortunate to have such a facility when it is com- pleted, and that\u2019s what our focus should be on,\u201d said Castle athletic director Richard Haru. \u201cWe\u2019re very grateful for the support we\u2019ve gotten from the Legislature \u2014 (former state senator and superintendent of education and Castle alumnus) Charles Toguchi, (state Sen.) Jill Tokuda, (state Reps.) Ken Ito and Pono Chong and Gov. Abercrombie, of course, for releasing the money. It will be a benefit not only to Castle, but to the community also. There have been a lot of delays, but we have no control over that. No one is more anxious (for completion) than I am. I know (head coach) Nelson (Maeda) has been very patient throughout this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For the short term, how- ever, Castle will likely play all road games again this year. (The Knights played the majority of their planned home games away from their campus in 2011 also.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aren\u2019t able to use the facility until everything is complete,\u201d Haru said. \u201cThere\u2019s an outside chance it could be ready for the last game or two, but the safest thing to say right now is that it is highly unlikely, although there is that small window.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cost of the full renovation, which includes a new service road, an announcer\u2019s booth, a storage facility and new synthetic field turf, totaled more than $5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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million. Perhaps most impressive among the new additions will be the field turf, which is known as Matrix 46. Castle will be the only football stadium in the state with Matrix 46, which is produced by Hellas Construction, a Texas-based company. The Matrix 46 surface is the same as the one currently being used by the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are several benefits of having field turf installed. One is player safety \u2014 the field will always be consistent and forgiving on the joints,\u201d said Maeda. \u201cTwo, we won\u2019t have to deal with rainy, muddy playing conditions for those on the field, and the spectators get to enjoy a game as such. As head coach, I will save immense time not having to line the field and field maintenance, not having to spend countless hours watering the grass.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time saved can be spent on other coaching tasks. In the long run, it is very cost-effective and saves money in terms of maintenance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Installation of the playing surface is set to begin this week at Castle. The Knights have been among the hardest hit with injuries the past couple of seasons, but the new surface could help in that regard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe synthetic fields have come a long way from the old AstroTurf, which gave immense body burns and wrecked count- less knees by not giving and actually grabbing the implanted foot and tearing the ligaments,\u201d added Maeda.<\/p>\n

The surface also will be pleasing to the eye. Both end zones will be colored maroon with \u201cCastle\u201d emblazoned in one and \u201cKnights\u201d dis- played in the other.<\/p>\n

Castle\u2019s football stadium was upgraded with new bleachers in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Knights\u2019 soccer teams, which begin practice in November, will likely be the first athletic teams to play home games in the new stadium if it\u2019s not ready for football.<\/p>\n

Haru noted several events he expects Castle to host for the community when the facility is in working order, including the annual<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kaneohe Elementary Intermediate Track Meet, the Windward District Fitness Meet, and a Pop Warner Football Jamboree. Haru also mentioned Castle\u2019s desire to host a \u201cDistrict Special Olympics Meet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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