1. (a) There is established within the department a Hawaii farm to school program. The purpose of the farm to school program shall be to:

   1. (1) Improve student health;
   2. (2) Develop an educated agricultural workforce;
   3. (3) Enrich the local food system through the support and increase of local food procurement for the State's public schools;
   4. (4) Accelerate garden and farm-based education for the State's public school students; and
   5. (5) Expand the relationships between public schools and agricultural communities.
2. (b) The Hawaii farm to school program shall be headed by a farm to school coordinator who shall work in collaboration with the appropriate stakeholders to address the issues of supply, demand, procurement, and consumption of Hawaii-grown foods in state facilities, primarily education facilities, and take reasonable steps to incorporate more agriculture and nutrition education in schools.

[L 2021, c 175, pt of §2]