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This Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Education to create specific guidelines, or "farm to school implementation standards," for how schools can incorporate locally grown food into their meal programs and to include these standards as part of the regular performance reviews for school principals. The goal is to enhance students' access to fresh, local produce, building on the success of past pilot programs and the established Hawaii Farm to School Program, which aims to benefit students, local businesses, farmers, and the environment. The resolution also specifies that the Department of Education should collaborate with the Hawaii Government Employees Association, a labor union representing state employees, in developing these standards.