Elvis Presley Is Honoured With A Statue

A life sized Elvis Presley statue is to be unveiled in Honolulu, Hawaii, to mark the 30th anniversary of the legendary singer’s death. 

The bronze statue will show Elvis in his iconic bejewelled jumpsuit which he wore for the first ever live music event globally televised in 14 January 1973.

The statue will be placed at the site of the concert dubbed ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ which is said to have been watched by over one billion people in more than 40 countries. 

The unveiling of the statue in July at the Neal Blaisdell Center, formerly the Honolulu International Center Arena, comes a month before the anniversary of Elvis’s death at his Graceland home on 16 August 1977. 

"Elvis remains an idol and a hero to so many of us," Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann told BBC News. "Hawaii considers him an adopted son."