About us - natatorium. org The Friends of the Natatorium, which maintains this site, advocates for the preservation and restoration of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial We seek the return of this spectacular facility to active recreational use by the families of Oahu and by visitors to Hawai’i The 100 by 40-meter ocean swimming course was opened in 1927 as a tribute to more than 10,000 servicemen from Hawai’i
Honolulu City Council | natatorium. org You’ve read about it Now support it! The new design concept for preservation, repair and reopening of the War Memorial Natatorium [see the image below] is on a Honolulu City Council committee’s agenda for this Thursday, Jan 19 What’s Going On? The Zoning and Housing Committee will vote Thursday on a resolution urging the mayor and city officials to include the new design concept in
obituary | natatorium. org A memorial service will be held this Saturday, April 12, for one of the Friends of the Natatorium’s first members and most dedicated activists, Ron Yasui Ron died March 15 at age 78 A 1953 St Louis School graduate, Ronald Hiroshi Yasui joined the Marine Corps after high school and served in combat during the Korean War After the war, he had a long career as an air traffic controller for
Olympic champ Natatorium friend Bill Smith has died Sad news: Olympic gold medal swimmer and Hawai’i hero Bill Smith – a world record holder whose first competitive swimming experiences were in the waters of the Waikiki Natatorium – has died Bill was 88 when he passed away Feb 8, his family with him
Natatorium 101: A Primer on the Nats History and Future Intro and link to video of February 2025 Zoom seminar on the history and future of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium in Honolulu, Hawaii's official World War I memorial
Mayor Peter Carlisle | natatorium. org Hey, does this sound familiar? A great natatorium opens in the 1920s It’s a wonderful community resource; people from all across town come together there and enjoy swimming together But there are years of deferred maintenance and neglect; eventually, it’s closed as unsafe Same story; happy ending For once, we’re not talking about the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium This is the story
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Friends of the Natatorium | natatorium. org Categories: Elected officials, Events, Friends of the Natatorium, Memorial Day, and Veterans Tags: Friends of the Natatorium, Memorial Day, and Waikiki Natatorium