NEWS RELEASE

                   Public Communications Division

                            Department of Customer Services

                            City & County of Honolulu

                            523-4385

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUGUST 27, 2002

                          NEW BOX OFFICE HOURS AT THE BLAISDELL CENTER

The Neal Blaisdell Center Box Office, located downtown at 777 Ward Avenue, will open at 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday (except holidays), effective September 3, 2002. The Box Office will close, for all advance ticket sales, at 5:00 p.m. each day.

  The earlier hours are intended to better serve the early arriving patrons.  Patrons may still call 526-4400 to order tickets by phone or go to their neighborhood Ticket Plus outlets, which include Foodland stores.  Additional service fees will apply. For information on all Blaisdell tickets sales, call 526-4400.

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