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- July 28, 1999
- Harris wants pool restored
Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris testified in state court yesterday that his goal is to restore the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium saltwater pool even though he has ordered work on the pool canceled. Early this month, Harris said he was canceling the part of the contract relating to the pool while moving forward with the renovation of the memorial arch, facade and rest-rooms.
Honolulu Advertiser
- July 24, 1999
- Harris to testify for Natatorium
Judge rules mayor must answer questions - Mayor Jeremy Harris will take the stand in state court next week to answer questions about his plans to restore the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium. Circuit Judge Gary W.B. Chang yesterday ordered Harris to testify, granting a request by the Kaimana Beach Coalition, a group that opposes Harris' restoration plans. City attorneys had fought the effort to have Harris testify...
Honolulu Advertiser
- July 21, 1999
- Natatorium foes subpoena officials
Mayor Jeremy Harris and seven member of ths Honolulu City Council have been subpoenaed by opponents of the Waikiki Natatorium restoration plan.
Honolulu Advertiser
- July 7, 1999
- Mayor backstrokes on pool
Mayor Jeremy Harris and the City Council backed away from the full reconstruction of the saltwater pool at the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium yesterday, and now hope to press forward with restoration of the arch, facade and restrooms. Harris and Councilmen Duke Bainum and Andy Mirikitani announced that they have agreed to hold off rebuilding the pool. Council Chairman Jon Yoshimura and members John DeSoto and Rene Mansho have announced their opposition to total renovation.
Honolulu Advertiser
- July 6, 1999
- Tidal Change
Following a June 21 ruling by Circuit Judge Gail Nakatani defining the Waikiki War Memorial and Natatorium as a swimming pool, the City & County of Honolulu has called a temporary halt to its renovation. Meanwhile, public opinion may be shifting against the ambitious plans of Mayor Jeremy Harris, Friends of the Natatorium and commercial interests.
Honolulu Weekly
- July 1, 1999
- Judge blocks work on Natatorium
A 10-day restraining order blocking work at the Waikiki War Memorial and Natatorium was imposed on the city by Circuit Judge Gail Nakatani today.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
- June 25, 1999
- New suit filed to halt Natatorium restoration
A group opposing the proposed restoration of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium returned to court yesterday to challenge Mayor Jeremy Harris' decision this week to proceed with construction that doesn't involve the facility's saltwater pool. The Kaimana Beach Coalition filed a new lawsuit citing Circuit Judge Gail Nakatani's decision Monday that the pool is under the Department of Health's jurisdiction...
Honolulu Advertiser
- June 22, 1999
- Ruling jeopardizes Natatorium plans
A state judge delivered a potentially crippling blow yesterday to the city's plan to renovate the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium by declaring that the facility falls under regulations governing swimming pools and must obtain a state permit. City and state lawyers had argued that the regulations covering freshwater pools were never intended to cover the Natatorium, which is designed to allow ocean water to flow through its pool.
Honolulu Advertiser
- June 19, 1999
- Judge to decide Natatorium's fate
Defining it as a pool may jeopardize the restoration due to health standards - is it a pool or isn't it? The fate of the city's $11.5 million restoration of the Waikiki War Memorial and Natatorium may rest on Circuit Judge Gail Nakatani's response to the question. Nakatani said she will rule Monday.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
- June 9, 1999
- Natatorium lawsuit
The Kaimana Beach Coalition lawsuit challenging the attorney general's opinion that the Natatorium swimming pool, by statutory definition, is not a swimming pool, is underway... The case has been continued until June 18 at 9 a.m., when it will be heard by Judge Gail Nakatani.
Honolulu Weekly
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