Natatorium Votes
| 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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