The mayor has announced the formation of a task force on the future of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium.

The 17-member group will hold its first meeting tomorrow, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., in the mayor�s conference room on the third floor of Honolulu Hale.
�This community-based planning process will help us decide how best to honor the symbolism and history of the Natatorium while also addressing the real problems presented by its current condition,� Mayor Mufi Hannemann said. �Our community has wrestled with this dilemma for far too long, and it�s time to move forward with solutions.�
The task force members include Rick Bernstein, of the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel Coalition; Rick Egged, president of the Waikiki Improvement Association; Kiersten Faulkner, executive director of Historic Hawaii Foundation; and Linuce Pang, president of the Friends of the Natatorium.