The Big Island Sports Hall of Fame soon will have a new home at Prince Kuhio Plaza. The next step is to find new members.
The organization is accepting nominations for its first class since 2011 as it moves forward after a period marked by uncertainty and underfunding.
“The turning point was we got enough donations for professional installers and guys to put (pictures) up,” said Jerry Chang, president of the nonprofit BISHOF. “We’re very happy right now. The biggest problem we’ve had is funding.”
Chang was hopeful that by October the class of 2015 could be unveiled along with a rededicating ceremony for the rest of the hall’s members at a new Wall of Fame to be located in the area across from the movie theater ticket booth inside Prince Kuhio Plaza.