City official Clifford Lau said the city is still working to get the pool going this weekend under the warranty with the private contractor.

"The contractor could not get the motor and pump back from the shop," Lau said, but hopes to try again today, which could reopen the pool by 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Iwamoto noted that the Manoa pool was fixed in a week. "It seems to be that Palolo always takes the last place on the priority list," she said. "There's no good reason why we should not have a pool for our residents."

City parks director Lester Chang said parks officials know the community wants the pool and are optimistic that the fix is near.

However, "we won't know until tomorrow," Chang said.

Iwamoto said she's especially concerned about the young people and senior citizens who rely on the pool for exercise.

"We're into half the summer already and the kids can't go into the pool," she said. "It's a beautiful pool, it just doesn't work."

Last year, extensive renovations — delayed repeatedly — kept the Palolo pool closed until September.

The Palolo pool work being performed this year is still under warranty, and the repairs are being done at no cost to the city, officials have said. The motor for the pool's pump blew out after a Hawaiian Electric Co. power outage, officials have said, and the construction company had to get parts from the Mainland.

Meanwhile, a third Honolulu pool, McCully, is closed until next summer for renovations.