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Large tents have been donated to Kamali’i Elementary, Kihei Charter School, Kihei Elementary and Lokelani Intermediate this week to provide outdoor classroom space during the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials announced.
Trade Winds Productions/USA Network, which filmed the reality show “Temptation Island” on Maui primarily at a Wailea resort donated six 20-by-30-foot tents to the four Kihei schools, offering “ventilated, shaded outdoor safe space to accommodate in-person classes while getting our keiki back to school this spring,” state Rep. Tina Wildberger of South Maui said Monday in a news release.
Wildberger’s business, Kihei Ice Inc., covered the cost of installation.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - As the state Department of Education works to bring students back to in-person learning, some public schools on Maui are setting up tents to teach classes outdoors.
The âTemptation Islandâ TV show that filmed on Maui recently donated six event tents to Kihei schools: Kamalii Elementary, Lokelani Intermediate, Kihei Elementary and Kihei Public Charter School.
The tents are worth about $20,000.