$18 Million To Be Spent Replacing Or Repairing 100 School Playgrounds 0 Elementary schools will get the bulk of the funding.
A total of $18 million dollars will be steered into the repair or replacement of up to 100 school playgrounds across the state as the result of a partnership between the Department of Education and local nonprofit Hawaii 3R’s.
The plan was launched Monday by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke against a backdrop of brightly colored play equipment at Pauoa Elementary School, installed under an earlier improvement effort.
There are currently 545 active playgrounds in Hawaii public schools, but many of them are outdated and in need of repair or replacement. The state’s climate, particularly its salty air, accelerates the corrosion of playground structures and their foundations.
