Palama Settlement
{{Short description|Nonprofit social service agency}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Palama Settlement
| formation = 1896
| headquarters = Honolulu, Hawaii
| services = Community services, wellness, recreation
| leader_title = Executive director
| leader_name = Sam Aiona
| website = https://palamasettlement.org
}}
Palama Settlement is a nonprofit social service agency located in Honolulu, Hawaii that was established in 1896.{{Cite web |last=Gee |first=Pat |date=2022-10-02 |title=Palama Settlement, 'a safe haven' providing social services to the community, to celebrate its 125th anniversary |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/02/features/palama-settlement-a-safe-haven-providing-social-services-to-the-community-to-celebrate-its-125th-anniversary/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |last=Ehlers |first=Walter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GHS9NwAACAAJ |title=Palama Settlement: A History |date=1959 |language=en}} It currently serves the Kalihi and Kāpalama neighborhoods of Honolulu.{{Cite web |last=Holbrook |first=Nikki |title=Palama Settlement Celebrates Over 125 Years |url=https://www.kitv.com/island-life/palama-settlement-celebrates-over-125-years/article_5aa37ab0-4106-11ed-a72b-cbc551e8ec24.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=KITV Island News |language=en}}
History
In September 1941, Palama hosted future baseball star Jackie Robinson when he was playing professional football for the Honolulu Bears, as he was not allowed to stay at regular hotels with his white teammates.
In palama, the school that would become the first Kajukenbo school was made.{{Cite web |last=Mendoza |first=Jim |title=Jackie Robinson broke tackles on Hawaii's gridiron |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21986329/jackie-robinson-broke-tackles-on-hawaiis-gridiron |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Hawaii News Now |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rath |first=J. Arthur |date=2011-02-04 |title=Palama Settlement: Jackie Robinson Slept Here |url=https://www.hawaiireporter.com/palama-settlement-jackie-robinson-slept-here/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Hawaii Reporter |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.palamasettlement.org/}}
- The Progressive Era and Hawai'i: The Early History of Palama Settlement, 1896—1929, by Warren S. Nishimoto, Hawaiian Journal of History, https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/5014399.pdf
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Category:Non-profit organizations based in Hawaii
Category:Humanitarian aid organizations