2016 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 11. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
141. Department of Agriculture
141-11 Hawaii farm to school program; farm to school coordinator.
[§141-11] Hawaii farm to school program; farm to school coordinator. (a) There is established within the department of agriculture 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 and other institutions;
(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. [L 2015, c 218, §2]
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