New bill would help schools offer free meals to all students
Hawaiʻi public school students across the islands may soon receive free nutritious meals at school if House Bill 1540 becomes law.
Hawaiʻi schools to receive $8 million boost in school meal funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that Hawaiʻiʻs reimbursement rate for federal child nutrition programs will be increased temporarily by 13 percent, bringing an additional $8 million to the state for child meal programs.