HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlayground Opening at Mountain View Gym on November 22, 2013
Clayton S. Honma
William P. Kenoi
Director
Mayor
Robert A. Fitzgerald
Deputy Director
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
(808) 961-8311 Fax (808) 961-8411
NEWS RELEASE
November 18, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Opening Ceremony Set for New Mountain View Playground
Mayor Billy Kenoi, Puna Councilman Zendo Kern, the Department of Parks and
Recreation and the Friends of Mountain View Gym and Park invite the public to an
opening ceremony for the new children’s playground at A.J. Watt Gym in Mountain
View.
Festivities will start at 2 p.m. Friday, November 22, at the Nā Wai Ola Public Charter
School campus located next to the gym.
Friends of Mountain View Gym and Park will hold drawings for donated prizes.
Covering 2,300 square feet, the new playground is comprised of two modular-design
play areas designed for children between the ages of 5 and 12 years old. A climbing
wall, stairs, platforms, a protective roof and five slides, including a tunnel slide, are
among the features. A special synthetic turf and impact-absorbing layer comprise the
safety surface installed under the playground.
For more information, please contact Jason Armstrong, Public Information Officer,
at 345-9105, or jarmstrong@co.hawaii.hi.us.
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Attachment: The new children’s playground is shown in this recent picture.
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Photo of the new children’s playground.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.