Thelma Kalama Aiu
Thelma Kalama Aiu shattered national swimming records at Kaimuki High School when she was 17 years old. She won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, winning in the 4 X 100-meter free-style team relay.
BORN 1931
This is my husband’s [Paul Silva, Jr.] Aunt [Thelma Kalama-Aiu] and would like more information on when she was inducted into the Sport Hall Of Fame?
And also if you have a photograph of the display at Hawaiian Airline [airport] with Aunt Thelma.
We would appreciate you consideration. This for our Family’s History. We want to share her story with our families.
Aloha LaVerne, sorry for the very belated response.
Thelma Kalama-Aiu was inducted into the Hawai’i Sports Hall of Fame with the charter class of 1998. Quite an honor, and well-deserved!!
My name is Wes Nakama, and I am an “Administrator” for the Hawai’i Sports Hall of Fame. I would love to stay in contact with you, to let you know about future events and plans we have to continue to honor inductees like Aunty Thelma.
Please feel free to reach out to me via email. My email address is wesnakama@gmail.com
Mahalo and thank you for your post!!
Wes Nakama
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