The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced that 74 public schools will offer free summer meals to children ages 18 and younger, starting June 9 through July 17. Meals are available Monday through Friday through the USDA’s Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program. Children do not need to be enrolled in public school to participate.

Breakfasts will be served from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. and lunches from 10:30 a.m. to noon. There will be no meal service on the June 11 (Kamehameha Day) and July 3 (Independence Day observed) state holidays. The SSO program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was established to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals during the summer. Parents may call their nearest participating school directly for details. 

“Free summer meals give every child access to quality nutrition during the summer break so they can return to school nourished, focused and ready to learn,” Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. “Our dedicated cafeteria teams will be working hard to ensure children across Hawai‘i stay healthy this summer, and we encourage all families to take advantage of these free meals.”

Pono e ʻai ʻia nā meaʻai a pau ma ka pā kula; ʻaʻohe koho hopu a hele. ʻAʻole pono ke kākau inoa ʻia nā keiki ma kahi kula e komo ai e lawelawe ʻia, a ʻo nā meaʻai e loaʻa i nā meaʻai paʻa. No nā hale ʻai kūikawā, leka uila [email protected] me nā kikoʻī e like me ka hiki.

To qualify for the SSO program, schools must have at least 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and host a summer program on campus. Please review the list of participating schools below carefully, as some locations have changed since last summer.

NA KULA KULA 

ʻO ka Seamless Summer Option kahi mea hāʻawi manawa kūpono. No ka 'ike hou aku, e komo i: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/seamless-summer-and-other-options-schools. 

ʻŌlelo Hoʻokae ʻole: E like me ke kānāwai kīwila federal a me ka US Department of Agriculture (USDA) nā pono kīvila a me nā kulekele, ua pāpā ʻia kēia keʻena mai ka hoʻokae ʻana ma ke kumu o ka lāhui, ka waihoʻoluʻu, ka lāhui, ke kāne (me ka ʻike kāne kāne a me ka hoʻokae wahine), ke kīnā, ka makahiki, a i ʻole ka hoʻopaʻi a i ʻole ka hoʻopaʻi ʻana no ka hana pono kīwila ma mua. 

ʻO nā poʻe me ke kino kīnā e koi ana i nā ala kamaʻilio ʻē aʻe no ka ʻike o ka papahana (e laʻa, Braille, paʻi nui, lipine leo, ʻōlelo hōʻailona ʻAmelika), pono e hoʻokaʻaʻike i ke keʻena (mokuʻāina a kūloko paha) kahi i noi ai lākou no nā pōmaikaʻi. Hiki i nā poʻe kuli, paʻakikī ka lohe ʻana a i ʻole ke kīnā o ka ʻōlelo ke kelepona iā USDA ma o ka Federal Relay Service ma (800) 877-8339. Eia hou, hiki ke loaʻa ka ʻike papahana ma nā ʻōlelo ʻē aʻe ma waho o ka ʻōlelo Pelekania. 

No ka waiho ʻana i kahi hoʻopiʻi papahana no ka hoʻokae ʻana, e hoʻopiha i ka Palapala Hoʻopiʻi Hoʻokae Polokalamu USDA, (AD-3027) i loaʻa ma ka pūnaewele ma: Pehea e waiho ai i kahi hoʻopiʻi, a ma kekahi keʻena USDA, a i ʻole e kākau i kahi leka i kuhikuhi ʻia i ka USDA a hāʻawi i ka leka i nā ʻike āpau i noi ʻia ma ka palapala. No ke noi ʻana i kope o ka palapala hoʻopiʻi, kelepona (866) 632-9992. 

E hoʻouna i kāu palapala i hoʻopiha ʻia a i ʻole leka iā USDA ma: 

mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; 

fax: (202) 690-7442; or 

leka uila: [email protected] 

ʻO kēia keʻena he mea hāʻawi manawa like.