HI HCR223

Requests the Department of Education require each public school with a meals program to serve agricultural products purchased from farms within the school's regional administrative district at least once per week

Requests the Department of Education consider expanding the agriculture education program to allow students to work, volunteer, or study at farms within their regional administrative district

Expansion should include accommodations for school or class projects, student volunteer opportunities, and provision of school credit or fulfillment of public service requirements

References a University of Hawaii feasibility report on farm-to-school programs that identified both impediments and benefits including improved food quality, healthier eating habits, agricultural education enrichment, and new markets for local farmers

Directs transmission of certified copies to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Education