Posted in Events, Memorial Day, Speeches on May 28th, 2009
“82 years ago, Duke Kahanamoku, the Olympic Legend and Hawaii’s original Ambassador of Aloha, inaugurated the Natatorium. What a glorious day that was.
If he could be with us today, he would be appalled and deeply saddened by what he would see. He would be outraged that our elected officials were considering demolition, because he had [...]
Posted in News coverage on May 27th, 2009
Hawaii Public Radio’s political reporter, Wayne Yoshioka, filed this wonderful story on our May 24th Memorial Day Service.
Posted in News coverage on May 26th, 2009
If you missed the service on Sunday, read all about it and see great images in the Star-Bulletin’s May 25th coverage of the event.
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/hawaiinews/20090525_war_dead_and_vets_remembered.html
Posted in News coverage on May 26th, 2009
Check out KHNL’s news report and videos from the Natatorium Memorial Day Service on Sunday. http://www.khnl.com/global/story.asp?s=10417828
Posted in Events, Memorial Day on May 23rd, 2009
Advertiser Reporter Mary Vorsino in a May 17th article and Columnist David Shapiro on May 20th claimed that the Friends of the Natatorium intend to use the 21st Annual Memorial Day Service on May 24, 2009 to “launch a last-ditch fundraising drive.”
For two decades, the Napoleon/Weight Ohana and Friends of the Natatorium have faithfully [...]
Posted in News coverage on May 20th, 2009
Did you see today’s cover story in the Weekly?
Fabulous.
Go grab one from the newsstand nearest you.
http://honoluluweekly.com/cover/2009/05/memorial-war/
Posted in Events, Memorial Day on May 18th, 2009
21ST ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT THE WAIKIKI WAR MEMORIAL NATATORIUM
Sunday, May 24, 10 a.m.
“Kupa’a i ke kuleana, Ka ‘ihi, Ka mahalo, a me ke kupili”
Committed to Responsibility, Respect, Reverence and Reason
Since 1989, the Friends of the Natatorium have sponsored this annual Memorial Day Weekend ceremony in memory of Hawaii’s beloved lost from all American [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17th, 2009
Your go-to source for up-to-date facts about the Natatorium from people who do their research thoroughly.
http://www.historichawaii.org/Historic_Sites/Natatorium/Natatorium.html
Posted in News coverage on May 17th, 2009
Just read the Sunday Advertiser front page story. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090517/NEWS01/905170392
What’s your take? The Advertiser’s coverage makes it appear the Army Corps’ report lacks a valid estimate on the enormous cost of demolition. This perpetuates the false perception — based on a comparison of incomplete, apples to oranges data — that a new man-made beach is cheaper [...]
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