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Introduced
01/17/2025
01/17/2025
In Committee
04/04/2025
04/04/2025
Crossed Over
03/04/2025
03/04/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for regional kitchen expansion to fulfill the local farm-to-school meal goal requiring thirty per cent of the food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
AI Summary
This bill appropriates funds to the Hawaii Department of Education to expand regional kitchen facilities across multiple islands, with the ultimate goal of supporting the state's local farm-to-school meal program that requires 30% of school meals to use locally sourced products. For fiscal year 2025-2026, the bill allocates funding for design and construction of kitchen expansions, including additional funds for the existing Whitmore regional kitchen serving Honolulu areas, and provides for feasibility analyses on new kitchen sites across Oahu, Hawaii Island, Maui, and Kauai. Each proposed site has specific meal production targets, ranging from 12,000 to 40,000 meals per day. In fiscal year 2026-2027, the bill provides additional funding for further planning, design, land acquisition, and assessment of receiving school kitchens in the same districts. The appropriated funds will be used to support infrastructure improvements that can help the Department of Education meet its local food sourcing requirements and potentially improve meal production efficiency across the Hawaiian Islands. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 3000 (which appears to be a typographical error and likely meant to be 2025).
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. (on 12/08/2025)
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