Peter Cushman Jones established Palama Chapel in 1896. After
the 1900 Chinatown fire, which left thousands of residents homeless and relocated to tenements in Palama, James Arthur and Ragna Helsher Rath added social services to the center and called it Palama Settlement. The center continues to offer community recreation and educational programs. In September 1941, Palama Settlement 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. At Palama Settlement, the school that would become the first
Kajukenbo school was made. == References ==