Waikiki natatorium should be torn down, task force decides
Accdording to the "Honolulu Star", "A city task force voted yesterday to recommend a dramatic change to Waikiki's shoreline: The demolition of the 82-year-old Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium and creation of a beach in its place."
"The recommendation will go to the mayor, who has supported demolition."
"If it goes forward, the plan would end a 30-year back-and-forth over what to do with the crumbling natatorium, which has long been called a collapse hazard. But natatorium supporters said they are not ready to call it quits and pledged yesterday to use legal or other means to try to save the historic site."
What a shame. As a historical landmark, it's disappointing to hear that a decision has been made to tear it down, just to add 90 some yards of beach, in an area that offers literally miles of beach.
With local governments struggling with finances, the decision seems logical, given the large expense to restore it. But it steel feels like a big disappointment to lose such an interesting landmark.
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