Latest USDA cuts will harm Hawaiʻi’s food security, from farmers to kids
Hawaiʻi’s food security is already weak. Nearly one-third of children in the state live in a food insecure home and the demand for food banks is on the rise.
USDA raises meal reimbursement rate for Hawaiʻi’s kids
While the new rate is still less than half of what advocates wanted, it’s been met with praise in Hawaiʻi.
State gets more funding for school lunches
Hawaiʻi will receive an additional $8 million annually to help provide school lunches for keiki.
Rate increase will bring in $8 million per year to feed Hawaiʻi’s keiki
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced that Hawaii’s reimbursement rates for school lunch and other federal child nutrition programs will be increased by 13 percent.