Column: Expand free school meals, because all keiki deserve to eat

As inflation continues to outpace wages and cuts to federal programs loom, Hawaii faces an unprecedented food insecurity crisis. Nearly 1 in 3 households with children struggles to put food on the table. In 2023, 9% of these households had children who skipped meals due to lack of food. For these children, school meals may be the only balanced meal they get in a day.