{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-302a-405.5","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-405.5","heading":"[ §302A-405.","body":"[ §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:\n\n(1) Improve student health;\n\n(2) Develop an educated agricultural workforce;\n\n(3) Enrich the local food system through the support and increase of local food procurement for the State's public schools;\n\n(4) Accelerate garden and farm-based education for the State's public school students; and\n\n(5) Expand the relationships between public schools and agricultural communities.\n\n(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.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 18","Chapter 302A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0302A/HRS_0302A-0405_0005.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"0c4d63afebe6c493709aaeb0dffec186eb13746be196f44354dcd3f3ccf7d863","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-302a-405","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-302a-405.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}