Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-405.5
Hawaii farm to school program; farm to school coordinator
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 302A — Education · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-405.5, Hawaii farm to school program; farm to school coordinator, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2419348
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(a) There is established within the department a Hawaii farm to school program. The purpose of the farm to school program shall be to:
(1) Improve student health;
(2) Develop an educated agricultural workforce;
(3) Enrich the local food system through the support and increase of local food procurement for the State's public schools;
(4) Accelerate garden and farm-based education for the State's public school students; and
(5) Expand the relationships between public schools and agricultural communities.
(b) The Hawaii farm to school program shall be headed by a farm to school coordinator who shall work in collaboration with the appropriate stakeholders to address the issues of supply, demand, procurement, and consumption of Hawaii-grown foods in state facilities, primarily education facilities, and take reasonable steps to incorporate more agriculture and nutrition education in schools.