Monday’s inauguration of Gov. Neil Abercrombie means the key leaders are officially in place. We believe Gov. Abercrombie and Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle want to preserve and restore the Natatorium. We need all Natatorium supporters to take time NOW to contact the mayor and governor and let them know we’re behind their efforts to do what’s pono. Please send a letter, e-mail, or make a quick phone call. The messages don’t need to be long. Just say something simple, brief and pointed. Contact the mayor You can contact Mayor Peter Carlisle at Office of the Mayor, Honolulu Hale, 530 S.
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Just before Veterans Day? Really?
Published online today — the day before Veterans Day, of all days! — is MidWeek columnist Bob Jones’ call for demolition of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial. Naturally, we object — not only to the sentiment, but also to the column’s repetition of baseless assertions often heard from the small, but vocal, anti-Natatorium crowd. And we object, especially, to the choice of the eve of a holiday honoring veterans to call for the destruction of a state memorial to Hawai’i veterans and war dead. Peter Apo, president of the Friends of the Natatorium and newly elected trustee of the Office
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HPR reports on Memorial Day service at the Natatorium
Hawai’i Public Radio’s Adrienne LaFrance was on hand for Sunday’s 22nd annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Natatorium and filed a report that aired Monday and Tuesday. The story does a fine job of both capturing the spirit of the event and updating listeners on the natatorium issue. One excerpt from the story seems particularly worth thinking about. It quotes our keynote speaker at Sunday’s ceremony, Lieutenant General Benjamin Mixon, commanding general of the U.S. Army, Pacific. LaFrance observes that “veterans from World War I, the soldiers the memorial was built to honor, are no longer alive to see it.”
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Natatorium dancers seek courageous followers!
Here’s something fun… with an important lesson. Check it out. Yeah, sure; it’s true. Sometimes, we here at natatorium.org feel like the Dancing Guy, the lone nut out there trying to tell people how important it is to pay attention to one of the Hawai’i’s great treasures, how important it is to keep faith with the men and women who died, how important it is to be true to our history and culture. And the lone nut needs a first follower. And a second. Because, after all, “Three is a crowd, and a crowd is news.” And a crowd can
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Halau Hula Olana perform at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial Event, May 25, 2008
Halau Hula Olana
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Hula, Memorial Day, Uncategorized, and Videos.
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Alea and Leilani Alama Hula perform at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial Day Ceremony at Sans Souci (Kaimana) Beach
Alea and Leilani Alama Hula perform at the Natatorium
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Events, Memorial Day, Uncategorized, and Videos.
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Major General Mason's Speech, May 25, 2008
Major General Mason – Speech Excerpt at the Natatorium on May 25, 2008 In a moving speech (an excerpt here), Major General Mason tells how there are only 116 remaining WWI veterans.
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