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Kalakaua Ballroom Foyer at Hawai'i Convention Center

Published dimensions

Kalakaua Ballroom Foyer is 74.4 x 25 m (244 x 82 ft), 1,860 m² (20,021 sq ft), with a 4.3 m (14 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 4.3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 4 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 74.4 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 119 x 4 (19992 x 672 px, 4,760 kg, 88.1 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	99 x 7 = 693	59.4 x 2.4 m	31680 x 1260	3,326 kg / 7,333 lb	176 kW, 846 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	119 x 4 = 476	59.5 x 2 m	19992 x 672	4,760 kg / 10,494 lb	88.1 kW, 423 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	119 x 4 = 476	59.5 x 2 m	15232 x 512	4,522 kg / 9,969 lb	76.2 kW, 366 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Kalakaua Ballroom Foyer holds about 3,946 theater seats, 1,614 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,110 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 67.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Hawai'i Convention Center

Kamehameha Exhibit Hall I-II-III100.3 x 188.7 m (329 x 619 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Kalakaua Ballroom ABC47.2 x 69.2 m (155 x 227 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Kalakaua Ballroom B47.2 x 25 m (155 x 82 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
313 A-B-C26.2 x 42.7 m (86 x 140 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
316 A-B-C26.2 x 42.7 m (86 x 140 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
Kalakaua Ballroom A47.2 x 21.9 m (155 x 72 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Kalakaua Ballroom C47.2 x 21.9 m (155 x 72 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
323 A-B-C18.3 x 32 m (60 x 105 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
LILI'U Theater - seats 46724.1 x 24.1 m (79 x 79 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
31126.2 x 21.3 m (86 x 70 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
31226.2 x 15.5 m (86 x 51 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
31526.2 x 15.5 m (86 x 51 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Hawai'i Convention Center · Venues in Honolulu