What a great find! My kids are on a swim team and needed to get at least one workout while we were…read moreaway and we found this pool just over a mile away from Waikiki. It's free to use and have lap swimming hours recorded on their outgoing voicemail message. The ladies at the pool were very kind and provided a lane for the two to share.

Pool was clean and well maintained. The staff was friendly and it was easy to find and get some…read morelaps in.

Great classes and lifeguards! The pool is always clean and the surrounding areas are well kept.read more

I'm an avid swimmer - for exercise and for recreation. However, since the advent of COVID-19, the…read moreswimming opportunities have been scarce at the Nuuanu branch of the YMCA (where I'm a member and where I normally do my swimming workouts). When times are available, they are limited to a mere 50 minutes and require reservations in advance. Frustrated, but accepting of the situation, I resigned myself to swim as much as I could in 50 minutes and accept any reservation times I could secure. The other day, I was walking my doodle with my wife and children through Pauoa Valley. When passing by Booth Park, I noticed that there was a schedule for lap swimming at the pool. Heck, I didn't know lap swimming was available at a community pool. Curious, I walked up to ask if there were open swim times. I was greeted and informed that there are 5 lanes and it's first-come-first-served availability at the listed times. WOW! Today, Sunday, since the Y is closed, I figured there's no time like the present to try out my new find. I headed over and, low and behold, I was able to immediately start my swim and I was able to get my ENTIRE pre-COVID workout in. I'm stoked! The lifeguards are helpful and friendly. The pool was clean and refreshingly cool. I look forward to spending more time here making my shoulders ache.

The city website, Google, and yelp all have hours of operation for this pool, but there's a sign…read moreoutside that says it's closed until further notice. I wish it was posted online as well. We ended up having to book it over to Salt Lake and had only about 15 minutes to swim.

Heated pool and it's good for kids learning to swim. Staff is helpful and facilities are cleanread more

My family's experience with Nuuanu YMCA has been nothing short of amazing. My son started at 5 as a…read moresummer day camper and also participated in A+ at his elementary school which was run by Nuuanu YMCA. He would return every summer and winter break. Then came the swim lessons and culinary camp. Then during Covid he attended day camp so he could do his work while his father and I worked. Financial aid at the YMCA is amazing. I can't even remember how many times the program, including lunch, was all of a sudden free thanks to generous donors. Now 11 yrs later he just completed YMCA college camp. It truly flies by and I couldn't be happier with our ymca experience. Now that he's back from college camp he will finish his summer as a junior leader. I'm so grateful to Nuuanu YMCA for creating such a welcoming, engaging, safe environment for my child at any age.

After the remodel, the once exclusive Aloha mens locker room is now the primary and only mens…read morelocker. It has all the same amenities: day-use lockers (bring your own lock), unisex sauna, communal showers, bathroom, and a door that leads directly to the pool, everything is just smaller and cozier. I like that there are chairs and stools throughout the locker to sit and rest. It's a very friendly and chatty vibe with a mostly older crowd. It's very nude in the locker room, just a heads up. Guys will brush their teeth at the sink naked as the day they were born! But it's a totally comfortable and judgment-free zone, and you get used to it. The gym is fantastic. All the machines and equipment are in excellent condition. It never gets too crowded. This is a wonderful facility.

Went to lap swim. Clean, free parking, easy in and out. Looks closed... gotta…read morewalk in from the side. Call for recorded updated schedule. Kick boards and leg floaties to work arms are available. Showers change room also available. Been looking for awhile and located my own neighborhood, planning to return regularly!

Review #23 for 2021…read more I love Makiki Pool! The workers are nice, and Daniel (the pool manager) even sends out updates about closures or other news about the pool. The facilities are always clean, including the bathrooms, deck, and pool. The bathroom's have showers, toilets, and changing areas. "Lockers" are located outside, and I use quotation marks because they're more like cubbies since they don't have doors or locks. The pool is not usually crowded, and sometimes you have to share a lane with one other person. Every time I've shared a lane, we've just stayed on one side or the other rather than doing circle swim. During the summer the pool was open every day except Sundays and holidays, but now in the fall lap swim is only open M/W/F/Sa because of swim lessons on T/Th. Makiki Pool Public Lap Swim Hours Effective 10/4/21 - 12/4/21: LAP SWIMMING ONLY MONDAY 1:00 - 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY 1:00 - 5:00 PM FRIDAY 1:00 - 5:00 PM SATURDAY 1:00 - 5:00 PM *No Public Lap Swim on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays and holidays

The Kalihi YMCA is a smaller facility, but that's part of its appeal. It wasn't very crowded, and…read morethe weight room felt clean and well maintained. There's a modest selection of machines, squat racks, bars, and dumbbells--enough for a solid strength workout. The cardio equipment is pretty limited, so I wouldn't choose this location if cardio is my main focus. But for lifting weights in a clean, quieter gym, it's a great option.

The best branch in town. Nice and clean. Good instructors. This branch wins award three yesrs in a…read morerow.

Unfortunately I've never met Amber in person. However I really liked having my 6 year old daughter…read morework with Alexa, Ecaterina and Jordan, her swim instructors. She went from being a novice swimmer with no experience to being able to safely swim out of a pool alone within 18 sessions. All of her instructors are kind, patient and skilled. They are very qualified as they are members of the UH swim team and water polo team, which is definitely professional and no joke being in Hawaii. I believe Ecaterina is the captain of the water polo team and Jordan is on their roster. I know that Alexa is on the swim team which is impressive. I trust all of them with the gate code to my home and being alone with my daughter in the pool while I'm inside doing my chores. Every single one of them are strong, muscular, in great shape and are extremely sweet and reliable. They have taught my daughter within a short amount of time to be completely safe in the water. You can dump her in the deep end and she can safely swim out. Every penny is worth it. I did this without any hesitation or regrets as learning to swim saves lives and prevents drowning as an accidental death 100%. I'm sure for others that this may not be your goal. If you want to learn how to swim with more refinement or competitively, you will learn. All of these women are associated with and are on the UH swim team which is very competitive. They are very qualified swim teachers and aren't just high school students trying to make some extra money. I've also Zelle'd Amber going in the thousands of dollars to pay for lessons, and though initially I was very cautious and worried, I've learned that she is trustworthy and ethical. She would never cheat anyone out of money. Her pricing is reasonable during these times and it is worth it because I have seen great results. Only downside is that you need to have access to a private pool. If you don't, please be advised as they will not accommodate using a public setting for lessons. (Understandably it's for liability reasons) Hopefully Amber may take in consideration of using her own or one of her instructors pools to accommodate clients who don't have this access. That's my only recommendation I have for her.

Ms Amber is excellent. She came to our building pool and taught my 2 and 6 year old which was super…read moreconvenient. She is flexible, understanding, kind, and patient with me and especially my kids. In under 12 lessons, my daughter swims so well now because of Amber, we call her a mermaid and consider her joining swim team one day. My toddler is no longer is afraid of going under water and is close to doing a backfloat. We couldn't be happier with this school, Ms Amber and the whole experience. Highly recommend!