{"id":62203,"date":"2015-12-31T15:03:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T06:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=62203"},"modified":"2015-12-31T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T06:03:22","slug":"waikiki-war-memorial-natatorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=62203","title":{"rendered":"Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4039.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4039\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63024\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthis morning i went out to hawaii kai for the sunrise and watched all the boats getting ready to go out for a day of fishing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4040.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4040\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63025\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe new years is coming up so everybody wants to get fresh fish.  ahi costs $25\/lbs. from the fish market.  but if you catch your own, people think it will cost less?  add up the food, beer, and gas for the day, you&#8217;re looking at over $300.  if you get a fish, it will still cost you $25\/lbs.  and if you don&#8217;t, you will be in a big hole.  welcome to ahi fever!  haha.  not for me.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4059.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4059\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63026\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ntoday was a picture perfect day!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_4060.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4060\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63027\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nwent surfing with Tomoko-san this afternoon.  it was her first time surfing and you should have seen how many good waves she caught!  good waves, good smiles, and good time.  thank you Tomoko-san for the picture perfect day of surfing!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/natatorium-1-640x478.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/natatorium-1-640x478.jpg\" alt=\"natatorium-1-640x478\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62205\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni use to play here a lot when i was a kid.  remember jumping over the fence and swimming in the pool.  all the elders use to tell us that there were big sharks in there.  the waikiki natatorium closed because the city didn&#8217;t have enough money to upkeep it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151106_biz_rearview01a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151106_biz_rearview01a.jpg\" alt=\"20151106_biz_rearview01a\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62208\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthis is what it use to look years ago when they first built it.  it was an amazing salt water olympic size swimming pool.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Packed-Bleachers-at-the-Waikiki-War-Memorial-Natatorium-near-Kaimana-Beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Packed-Bleachers-at-the-Waikiki-War-Memorial-Natatorium-near-Kaimana-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"Packed-Bleachers-at-the-Waikiki-War-Memorial-Natatorium-near-Kaimana-Beach\" width=\"575\" height=\"314\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-62206\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthere were events and famous people including the Duke competed in there.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ilove1_20130201_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ilove1_20130201_06.jpg\" alt=\"ilove1_20130201_06\" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-62207\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ndon&#8217;t you just love the old school bikinis?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1amemorialdecay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1amemorialdecay.jpg\" alt=\"1amemorialdecay\" width=\"980\" height=\"629\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-62204\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nanyway, it is still closed after decades.  it&#8217;s falling apart and i heard they plan to knock it down.  that is very sad!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>this morning i went out to hawaii kai for the sunrise and watched all the boats getting ready to go out for a day of fishing. the new years is coming up so everybody wants to get fresh fish. ahi costs $25\/lbs. from the fish market. but if you catch your own, people think it 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