Waikīkī War Memorial Natatorium

From outsideWaikīkī & Diamond Head

Directions

The 1927 War Memorial Natatorium, a saltwater pool with a grand arch, closed since 1979. Look from the arch and the beach beside it.

Time there
15 minutes
Best time
Morning, before Sans Souci beach fills up
Cost
Free
Good to know
Don’t climb the fences: the pool deck is unsafe. Sans Souci beach next door is a good swim.

Filmed here

  • Magnum, P.I. (1980) · S1E4 “Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too”

    One of the first episodes to use the memorial pool.

  • Magnum, P.I. (1980) · S7E6 “Death and Taxes”

    The old pool is back on screen.

Private land or a working building. Look from a public spot; please don’t go in.

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