Hahaione PTSA Playground Repairs
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On the weekend of August 6-7, 2016 vandals destroyed our new playground with a saw. They sliced through a drum, stairs and handle. It took years for the PTSA to raise $45,000 and then build the playground by hand. Now it'll cost $20,000 to repair because the whole playground set needs to be removed. Its playground is off limits for safety reasons. We need your support to give our keiki and our community their playground back.
Click here to see Hawaii News Now story - August 11, 2016
This is the official GoFundMe page of Haha'ione PTSA (Parent, Student, Teacher Association) which supports Haha'ione Elementary School.
You may also send checks to "Haha`ione PTSA" at Haha'ione Elementary School, 595 Pepe'eko Street, Honolulu, HI 96825. Haha`ione PTSA is a non-profit and your donations are tax deductible.
On behalf of Haha'ione PTSA President, Michael Doi, and the PTSA `ohana, a warm mahalo for your kokua. For more information, please contact [email redacted], visit our Haha'ione PTSA facebook page or message us here.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of two playgrounds at Hahaione Elementary is off limits and will need to be replaced after vandals took a saw to the equipment over the weekend.
The set is now surrounded by yellow tape.
"This particular piece is plastic so we can't simply weld it together," said PTSA vice President Keri Webber, as she wiggles the damaged steps.
The Parent Teacher Student Association spent years raising funds to get the $45,000 needed to purchase the apparatus. Parents put in weekends to install it.
The large plastic playground set is rooted in concrete, about six feet deep, and has a thick, safety mat. So ripping out just the vandalized pieces to save money isn't possible.
The whole playground set needs to be removed at an estimated cost of $20,000.
"It's upsetting that someone in the community would do this," Webber said.
The vandals sawed apart the top section of the stairs and the safety handle, making it dangerous for students. A bucket was cut off on the side designated for students with disabilities.
"This is really sad because one of the areas is really designed for disabled students so they don't have many options," said school Principal Cappy Goo.
On Thursday, there was a long line of kids waiting to use the tether ball at recess. With the vandalized playground set out of commission, there aren't many other options in that part of the campus.
There is a second playground near the office, but having two allows more than one grade access to a play set during recess and gives students choices.
The PTSA will start fundraising again to pay for the repair work. But they worry it could take the rest of the school year to raise the needed funds. A parent has started an online drive:
https://www.gofundme.com/hahaioneplayground
Copyright 2016 HawaiiNewsNow. All rights reserved.
Click here to see Hawaii News Now story - August 11, 2016
This is the official GoFundMe page of Haha'ione PTSA (Parent, Student, Teacher Association) which supports Haha'ione Elementary School.
You may also send checks to "Haha`ione PTSA" at Haha'ione Elementary School, 595 Pepe'eko Street, Honolulu, HI 96825. Haha`ione PTSA is a non-profit and your donations are tax deductible.
On behalf of Haha'ione PTSA President, Michael Doi, and the PTSA `ohana, a warm mahalo for your kokua. For more information, please contact [email redacted], visit our Haha'ione PTSA facebook page or message us here.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of two playgrounds at Hahaione Elementary is off limits and will need to be replaced after vandals took a saw to the equipment over the weekend.
The set is now surrounded by yellow tape.
"This particular piece is plastic so we can't simply weld it together," said PTSA vice President Keri Webber, as she wiggles the damaged steps.
The Parent Teacher Student Association spent years raising funds to get the $45,000 needed to purchase the apparatus. Parents put in weekends to install it.
The large plastic playground set is rooted in concrete, about six feet deep, and has a thick, safety mat. So ripping out just the vandalized pieces to save money isn't possible.
The whole playground set needs to be removed at an estimated cost of $20,000.
"It's upsetting that someone in the community would do this," Webber said.
The vandals sawed apart the top section of the stairs and the safety handle, making it dangerous for students. A bucket was cut off on the side designated for students with disabilities.
"This is really sad because one of the areas is really designed for disabled students so they don't have many options," said school Principal Cappy Goo.
On Thursday, there was a long line of kids waiting to use the tether ball at recess. With the vandalized playground set out of commission, there aren't many other options in that part of the campus.
There is a second playground near the office, but having two allows more than one grade access to a play set during recess and gives students choices.
The PTSA will start fundraising again to pay for the repair work. But they worry it could take the rest of the school year to raise the needed funds. A parent has started an online drive:
https://www.gofundme.com/hahaioneplayground
Copyright 2016 HawaiiNewsNow. All rights reserved.
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