Waikiki Natatorium, Hawaii.

WPI has performed work for the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) on the Waikiki Natatorium, a 100-meter-long and 33-meter-wide ocean water swimming pool and World War I memorial. The historical Waikiki Natatorium uses water from the Pacific Ocean but the sharks and jellyfish are kept out with grates. Over the past several years, NTHP has been working diligently with local engineers, the state of Hawaii, the City of Honolulu, and others in order for the original Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to be reassessed. The original EIS did not include a preservation/rehabilitation alternative in its assessment. Recently, NTHP was successful in getting a revised draft released.

WPI assisted the NTHP by providing feedback on the draft EIS. WPI’s Dr. Andrew Earles assisted in developing these comments in the hope that this historical landmark can ultimately be preserved and reopened to the public.