#Nutrition
Keiki cooks encouraged to ‘GET Local’ to find new food adventures through video cooking contest
Budding cooks should create a 5- to 7-minute video preparing a healthy recipe with at least one locally sourced fruit, vegetable or protein; winners receive an immersive farm and food adventure, going behind the scenes to learn directly from professionals in the culinary arts and local agriculture.
First 5 Hawaiʻi website: New statewide eligibility screener for families launches
Online resource platform aims to strengthen early childhood and family support throughout the islands.
Hawaiʻi ranks second in the nation for school lunch nutrition
Hawaiʻi is setting the standard for other states in improving the quality of school meals, emphasizing local food sourcing, farm-to-school initiatives and fresh fruit and vegetable programs.
Foodland launches Project Keiki to support food banks on Big Island, beyond
A donation of $5 on Hawai‘i Island could provide three keiki-friendly meals for The Food Basket’s “We Got Your Back” keiki backpack program.
Senate president on opening day of 2024 Hawai‘i Legislative Session: ‘Let’s go and fiercely tackle the problems ahead of us’
Sen. Ronald Kouchi or Kaua’i, who has led the chamber since 2015, conveyed a message of interconnectedness and collaboration necessary to tackle the issues facing the state during this session and beyond.
