Hawaii 3rs

Repair, remodel and restore Hawaii's public schools: the organization awards grants to public schools for repair and maintenance projects including painting, landscaping, and general cleanup. Funds are generated from private contributions, legislative appropriations and a checkoff on the state tax form. Volunteers are recruited to provide "sweat equity" for each project equal to at least half of the requested grant amount. Since its inception in 2001, Hawaii 3rs has conducted 500 projects at schools across the state, saving the state more than $40 million.hawaii 3rs also partnered with the state department of education (doe) to establish the congressman k. mark takai transition centers in key schools. The centers are designed to help new students acclimate to the environment and culture to their new school. As a result of a one-time appropriation of $10 million, Hawaii 3rs conducted an expanded project list of repair and maintenance on schools across the state.the state department of education requested the assistance of Hawaii 3rs to complete development and renovation of classroom space for a unique health academy designed to provide training and services to school students and residents at waipahu high school. The state department of education designated and funded Hawaii 3rs to install playgrounds at every elementary school in the state. Eventually, the doe has indicated it would also expand the project to include middle and high schools.