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Natatorium

Natatorium
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Natatorium Votes

Natatorium /

Task force member How the City identifies her/him Vote What else you should know
Hannie Anderson

Hawaiian civic clubs, canoe clubs

NP

Expected to participate in opposition to the task force’s recommendation.
Fred Ballard

USN (Ret.)

3B

As a member of the Friends of the Natatorium, Ballard has long been an advocate for preservation.
Rick Bernstein

Kaimana Beach Coalition

2B

A vocal advocate for the creation of a beach at the Natatorium site, Bernstein cites preventing commercialization of the area as a top priority.
Art Caleda

President, World War II Filipino American Veterans

NP

Expected to participate in opposition to the task force’s recommendation.
Jean Pierre Cercillieux

General Manager of the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel

2B

Member of the Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium
*Donna Ching

Friends of the Natatorium

3B

A vocal advocate for preservation, Ching works in development for Leo A. Daly, the architectural planning and engineering firm hired for the restoration project that Hannemann terminated.
Rick Egged

President, Waikiki Improvement Association

2D
Kiersten Faulkner

Executive Director of the Historic Hawaii Foundation

3B
Charles “Chip” Fletcher

Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, School of Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa

2B

Fletcher has been speaking out against restoration for decades. He helped develop a comprehensive beach construction proposal in the 1980s.
Tim Guard

Decorated Vietnam War veteran

2B
Edgar Hamasu

Korean War veteran

2A

Hamasu made comments disparaging the women on the task force.
State Rep. Ken Ito

Air Force veteran, Chairman of the House Water, Land and Ocean Resources Committee

2B

Ito said it’s unlikely that the state would support possible attempts to transfer oversight of the Natatorium from the City to the State.
Brian Keaulana

Lifeguard

NP

Expected to participate in opposition to the task force’s recommendation
**Collins Lam

Deputy Director of the Honolulu Department of Design and Construction

2B

Lam, a professional engineer who Hannemann appointed in January 2009, said that while the Hannemann made his pro-demolition stance clear, he did not feel any direct pressure from the mayor to vote for demolition.
Andrew Rossiter

Director, Waikiki Aquarium

2D

Rossiter has proposed building the “world’s largest aquarium” on the Natatorium site.
Jimmy Shin

Korean War Veterans Hawaii Chapter

NP

Shin did not attend any of the task force meetings.
Lt. Gen. H.C. Stackpole

USMC (Ret.)

2B

On the Ballot

1) Status Quo: Do Nothing.

2A) Build a beach and relocate the arches at Central Oahu Regional Park

2B) Build a beach and relocate the arches at a site near the hau tree arbor

2C) Build a beach and relocate the arches, rebuild the natatorium when/if private funding becomes available in the future

2D) Build a beach and relocate the arches, build an aquarium when/if private funding is available and a feasibility study is complete

3A) Stablize structures. Then redesign and rebuild the pool when/if private funding becomes available in the future

3B) Stabilize pool deck and walls. Open the bleachers to visitors for sitting and viewing the sea (free to residents and perhaps a charge for tourists). Keep the restrooms open. Rebuild the pool when/if private funding becomes available in the future

4A) Build the world’s largest aquarium on the site

4B) Restore 1927 shoreline (this option will cause Kaimana Beach to erode away)
NP) Not present for vote


*Friends of the Natatorium Vice President Donna Ching sat on the task force on behalf of Friends of the Natatorium President Linuce Pang, who was formally asked to join but unable to do so due to serious illness.

**Collins Lam’s vote did not count toward the final tally, and only would have in the event of a tie.

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