S.B. 430 Summary

• Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program administered by the Office of Community Services within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to provide fresh locally grown or produced food to low-income residents and families experiencing food shortages.

• Creates the Hawaii Food Assistance Program Special Fund to receive appropriations, gifts, donations, grants, and interest, with all funds used exclusively for hunger relief programs and exempt from lapsing to the general fund.

• Authorizes food banks receiving funds to purchase, store, and transport food that is 100% grown, raised, and harvested in Hawaii for free distribution to recipients.

• Exempts the special fund from central service assessment requirements under sections 36-27 and 36-30, and exempts procurements from competitive bidding requirements in chapters 103D and 103F (except for direct administrative needs).

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues for fiscal year 2023-2024 to the special fund and authorizes the Office of Community Services to retain 10% of appropriations for administrative costs; effective June 30, 3000.