HI SCR148

Supports increasing federal reimbursement rates for school meals by one dollar per day per child to improve nutritional quality.

Cites current USDA investment of only $2.68 per day per eligible student as insufficient for providing high-quality, healthy meals.

References that 30 percent of American children are overweight and notes projections that one in three Caucasian children and one in two Black and Hispanic children born after 2000 may develop diabetes in their lifetime.

Supports implementation of proposed Institute of Medicine School Food Guidelines to ensure increased funding translates to healthier food options.

Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to Hawaii's Congressional Delegation.