Gov. Ben Cayetano and Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono join construction workers in 1996 in signing a steel beam that became part of the Hawai'i Convention Center.

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The Hawai'i Convention Center is seen in 2001.

The Hawai'i Convention Center in 2001.

A protestor stands outside the barriers surrounding the Hawai'i Convention Center on the first day of the ADB conference in 2001.

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Flanked by LIeutenant Governor James Aiona, Governor Linda LIngle and his wife Kynn Cheney, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at a Republican Party rally at the Hawai'i Convention Center in 2004.

Newly crowned Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliams is fitted with a diamond necklace as Donald Trump speaks at the Hawai'i Convention Center in December 1998.

Gov. Linda Lingle gets behind the wheel as Nissan demonstrated its Leaf electric car for the first time in Hawaii at the Hawai'i Convention Center in 2010.

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Kaneohe residents and cousins Leila Chun, left, and June Kaya watch intently as appraisers Lark E. Mason, middle, and Dessa Goddard inspect a tea pot made of bamboo during a 2006 taping of "Antiques Roadshow" at the Hawai'i Convention Center. The teapot turned out to be from the year 1704 and was brought to Hawaii by their great grandfather, who was a samurai in Japan. About 5,000 people showed up for a chance to have their treasures old and new appraised by professionals from the PBS show.

The Na Hoku Hanohano Awards were held at the Hawai'i Convention Center in 2007.

A line of about 200  running enthusiasts extended through the lobby of the Hawaii Convention Center on Wednesday when the Honolulu Marathon Expo opened for a four-day run.12/8/10

The Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe Hokule'a is shown outside the Hawai'i Convention Center in 2017.

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The intersection of Atkinson Drive and Kapiolani Boulevard remained closed during the afternoon hours of APEC on Nov. 10, 2011.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton enters to give a short press conference during APEC on Nov. 11, 2011.