Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-405.5 – Hawaii farm to school program; farm to school coordinator

(a) There is established within the department a Hawaii farm to school program. The purpose of the farm to school program shall be to:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-405.5

Department: means the department of education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
Public schools: means all academic and noncollege type schools established and maintained by the department and charter schools governed by chapter 302D. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101

(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.

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