HB328

Hawaii HB328 mandates locally sourced meals and plant-based options in schools.

Hawaii HB328 aims to enhance school meals by requiring thirty percent of food served in public schools to be locally sourced by 2030. The bill authorizes the Department of Education to facilitate farm-to-school meal programs through partnerships with nonprofit organizations or private entities. Additionally, it allows the department to establish a plant-based meal program, offering plant-based meals as an option under the school meals program. The bill also mandates data tracking for progress towards the local farm-to-school meal goal.