Historical Threads Live on at Old Queen Street Stadium
At Old Queen Street Stadium, find pieces of Hawai‘i history in the form of vintage clothing and high school memorabilia.
From left: Chester Sebastian, Kevin Faller, Kevin Sebastian standing on flooring from UH’s Klum Gym and in front of lockers from Aloha Stadium. Photo: Olivier Koning
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late-1990s Les Murakami baseball jersey posted on Instagram is what first brought Kevin Faller and Chester Sebastian together. “He kept asking to buy it,” Sebastian recalls. At the time, Faller was curating a monthly vintage market on Queen Street. He invited Sebastian to participate, and soon after added Sebastian’s brother, Kevin, to the roster.
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The trio realized that their wares, including old-school jerseys, aloha shirts and high school memorabilia, were actually pieces of Hawai‘i history. Thus in 2021, Old Queen Street Stadium was born—part museum, part vintage boutique—inspired by how stadiums fostered community. “We wanted to create an environment that would bring generations together,” Kevin Sebastian says.
“People generously share their stories and about their families,” Faller says. “We’ve kind of become the guardians of those stories.”
550 Halekauwila St., Suite #301, @hawaiisportsmuseum
