War Memorial Swimming Pool

Object/Artifact

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Hawaii's History, A Personal Collection

Author's Personal Collection: In this photo, a man is actually in midflight diving into the pool. His angle may be a doozy landing!
Author's Personal Collection

In this photo, a man is actually in midflight diving into the pool. His angle may be a doozy landing!

Name/Title

War Memorial Swimming Pool

Description

War Memorial Swimming Pool Dedicated in 1927 to honor 10,000 citizens of Hawai’i who served in World War I, the natatorium was conceived as more than a war memorial. The salt water swimming pool on the beach of Waikīkī once served as a living memorial for people to take part in its long history of indigenous swimming traditions and its Olympic legacy. Designed by renowned architect Lewis Hobart, the natatorium features a grand Beaux-Arts archway leading to its ocean-water swim basin. The archway, as well as the monument’s bleachers and bathhouses, include classical ornamentation such as friezes, pediments, statuary, and cornices. Today, the memorial, which is currently closed to the public, is one of only a few ocean-water natatoriums left in the world, and the only one of its kind in the United States.

Web Links and URLs

Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium

Created By

hawaiiancovers@gmail.com

Create Date

April 6, 2025

Update Date

May 10, 2025