- 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
- Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial | natatorium. org
The Waikiki Natatorium a salt-water swimming pool built in the ocean on Waikiki's San Souci beach, and is a living War Memorial to World War I
- A Brief History of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium
View “The Tank,” the 2015 documentary film on the history and condition of the War Memorial Natatorium in Waikiki
- 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
- History | natatorium. org
Today is the 120th birthday of the ultimate Hawai’i waterman, Duke Kahanamoku: Olympic swimming champion, surfer, diver, paddler and sailor And it’s the 83rd birthday of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial, inaugurated by Duke with a ceremonial first swim on Aug 24, 1927, the day the champion turned 37 That ceremony kicked off the four-day AAU National Outdoor Swimming Championships, a
- Natatorium Lifeguards from 1942 | natatorium. org
Natatorium friend Noe Bell tells us that this lifeguard photo was taken on June 26, 1942 Noe’s father, Hiram N Goldstein, is the handsome gentleman on the left in the back row, standing on the wall Who’s who in this photo? Tell us in the comments! Natatorium Lifeguards Identified We know a couple of the other folks in the picture: The beloved Walter Napoleon is in the middle of the
- American Legion Post 17 | natatorium. org
Here are the five Ws (who, what, when, where, why) on the 34th annual Memorial Day weekend observance at the War Memorial Natatorium in Waikiki
- Op-Ed: Honor All Hawaiis Fallen at the Natatorium
A truly great memorial can provide inspiration many decades after it is built Who knows what greatness might rise from the Natatorium if we can bring it back to life, along with the names of those it is dedicated to? Imagine a place where the names of all of Hawaii’s sons and daughters lost in all wars are together in an honor roll where the living will assuredly make connection with them
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