The Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial is a World War I living memorial on Oahu, Hawaii, USA. It is a salt-water swimming pool built in the ocean on Waikiki’s San Souci beach.

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 …

The Natatorium is the state’s official memorial to more than 10,000 from Hawai’i who volunteered to serve in World War I and to 101 of them who died in the war.

Designed by nationally renowned architect Lewis Hobart, the Natatorium features a soaring archway leading to a saltwater pool that pays tribute to Hawaii’s indigenous swimming traditions and its role in …

As you know, the city proposes to demolish the Natatorium and replace it with an artificial beach. The city has claimed that the only alternative, the only way it could actually save Hawaii’s official World …

The Friends’ purpose is to encourage public stewardship of the War Memorial Natatorium — including its preservation, restoration and maintenance — and to advocate for its intended use as a living …

We will gather on the lawn in front of the Natatorium at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, the day before Memorial Day. As always, we will honor all our nation’s war dead, an estimated 1.35 million men and …

For more information on the Natatorium and the fight to preserve, restore, revitalize and renew Hawaii’s official World War I memorial, please visit Historic Hawaii Foundation’s special Natatorium section here.

This is the first year since 1989 that the Friends of the Natatorium have been unable to gather with veterans, active-duty service members, elected officials, and families to observe Memorial Day and …

The Natatorium is the only monument in Hawaii on the list of the first 50 World War I memorials nationwide announced this week by the federal World War One Centennial Commission and the …