HISTORY Prior to incorporation, a settlement was formed to house homeless and sick following the 1900 Honolulu Chinatown fi...re set by the Honolulu Fire Department to quell the outbreak of the Bubonic Plague. The fire grew out of control leaving over 4,000 residents homeless. Seeing the need to assist the many sick and homeless, as well as the waves of new immigrants arriving to the Islands,...
Palama Settlement Gymnasiums is located within the Palama Settlement, a century-old, non-profit community service center. The multiple gyms include an array of facilities for fitness such as exercise machines, playgrounds, swimming pool, bowling alley, tennis and basketball courts.