The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program in public a nonprofit private schools a residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program is administered locally by the Department’s School Food Services Branch.
To submit an application for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits, please visit EZMealApp.
Current meal prices
| ʻAno Haumāna | Kumukuai |
|---|---|
| PAHAAKAKA | |
| Haumāna haʻahaʻa (PreK-8) | $1.10 |
| Haumāna kiʻekiʻe (9-12) | $1.10 |
| Reduced-price student | $0.30 |
| Second meal | $2.40 |
| makua | $2.40 |
| AINA AINA | |
| Haumāna haʻahaʻa (PreK-8) | $2.50 |
| Haumāna kiʻekiʻe (9-12) | $2.75 |
| Reduced-price student | $0.40 |
| Hoʻokomo | $2.25 |
| Second meal | $5.50 |
| makua | $5.50 |
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Kupono loaʻa
Income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price meals effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Free Meals
Nui ʻohana | Makahiki | ʻO kēlā me kēia mahina | ʻElua manawa o ka mahina | ʻElua pule | ʻO kēlā me kēia pule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $23,387 | $1,949 | $975 | $900 | $450 |
2 | $31,616 | $2,635 | $1,318 | $1,216 | $608 |
3 | $39,845 | $3,321 | $1,661 | $1,533 | $767 |
4 | $48,074 | $4,007 | $2,004 | $1,849 | $925 |
5 | $56,303 | $4,692 | $2,346 | $2,166 | $1,083 |
6 | $64,532 | $5,378 | $2,689 | $2,482 | $1,241 |
7 | $72,761 | $6,064 | $3,032 | $2,799 | $1,400 |
8 | $80,990 | $6,750 | $3,375 | $3,115 | $1,558 |
9 | $89,219 | $7,436 | $3,718 | $3,432 | $1,717 |
10 | $97,448 | $8,122 | $4,061 | $3,749 | $1,876 |
11 | $105,677 | $8,808 | $4,404 | $4,066 | $2,035 |
12 | $113,906 | $9,494 | $4,747 | $4,383 | $2,194 |
13 | $122,135 | $10,180 | $5,090 | $4,700 | $2,353 |
14 | $130,364 | $10,866 | $5,433 | $5,017 | $2,512 |
No kēlā me kēia lālā hou o ka hale, e hoʻohui: | $8,229 | $686 | $343 | $317 | $159 |
Reduced Kumukuai Meals
| Nui ʻohana | Makahiki | ʻO kēlā me kēia mahina | Twice per month | ʻElua pule | ʻO kēlā me kēia pule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $33,282 | $2,774 | $1,387 | $1,281 | $641 |
| 2 | $44,992 | $3,750 | $1,875 | $1,731 | $866 |
| 3 | $56,703 | $4,726 | $2,363 | $2,181 | $1,091 |
| 4 | $68,413 | $5,702 | $2,851 | $2,632 | $1,316 |
| 5 | $80,124 | $6,677 | $3,339 | $3,082 | $1,541 |
| 6 | $91,834 | $7,653 | $3,827 | $3,533 | $1,767 |
| 7 | $103,545 | $8,629 | $4,315 | $3,983 | $1,992 |
| 8 | $115,255 | $9,605 | $4,803 | $4,433 | $2,217 |
| 9 | $126,966 | $10,581 | $5,291 | $4,884 | $2,443 |
| 10 | $138,677 | $11,557 | $5,779 | $5,335 | $2,669 |
| 11 | $150,388 | $12,533 | $6,267 | $5,786 | $2,895 |
| 12 | $162,099 | $13,509 | $6,755 | $6,237 | $3,121 |
| 13 | $173,810 | $14,485 | $7,243 | $6,688 | $3,347 |
| 14 | $185,521 | $15,461 | $7,731 | $7,139 | $3,573 |
| No kēlā me kēia lālā hou o ka hale, e hoʻohui: | $11,711 | $976 | $488 | $451 | $226 |
Hāʻawi ʻia ka Pono Kaiāulu (CEP)
The CEP program allows a school district, a group of schools or a single school to serve free meals to all students even if they do not qualify for free a i ʻole reduced-priced lunch. Schools participating in the program komo:
Oʻahu
- ʻAiea Elementary
- Ala Wai Elementary
- Kula ʻo Ānuenue
- Kulana Lae Barbers
- Keʻelikōlani Waena
- Dole Waena
- Fern Elementary
- Hauʻula Elementary
- Hawai‘i School for the Deaf a the Blind
- Ke kula haʻahaʻa o Honowai
- ʻO Jarrett Middle
- Kaʻaʻawa Elementary
- Kaʻahumanu Elementary
- Kaʻala Elementary
- Kaʻewai Elementary
- Kahaluʻu Elementary
- Kaimukī High
- Kaiʻulani Elementary
- Kalākaua Waena
- Kaliki Elementary
- Kaliki Waena Elementary
- Kauluwela Elementary
- Kūhiō Elementary
- Lehua Elementary
- Leihōkū Elementary
- Likelike Elementary
- Linapuni Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary
- Lunalilo Elementary
- Māʻili Elementary
- Mākaha Elementary
- Nānāikapono Elementary
- Nānākuli Elementary
- Nānākuli High & Intermediate
- Kula Olomana
- Pālolo Elementary
- Parker Elementary
- Pope Elementary
- Pūʻōhala Elementary
- Puʻuhale Elementary
- Wahiawā Elementary
- Wahiawā Waena
- Waiāhole Elementary
- Waiʻanae Elementary
- Waiʻanae High
- Wai'anae Intermediate
- Waimānalo Elementary & Intermediate
- Waipahu Elementary
- Wakinekona Waena
- Ka Waihona o ka Na'auao PCS
- Kamaile Academy PCS
Hawai‘i Isla
- Ali'i Wahine Kapi'olani Elementary
- Hilo High
- Hilo Intermediate
- Hui Haʻahaʻa o Hilo
- Hōnaunau Elementary
- Honokaʻa High & Intermediate
- Hoʻokena Elementary
- Kahakai Elementary
- Kalaniana'ole Elementary & Inter.
- Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary
- Ke Kula ʻO ʻEhunuikaimalino
- Keaʻau Elementary
- Keaʻau High
- Keaʻau Waena
- Kealakehe Elementary
- Kealakehe Intermediate
- Keaukaha Elementary
- Keonepoko Elementary
- Kohala Elementary
- Kohala Waena
- Konawaena Waena
- Elementary View Mountain
- Nāʻālehu Elementary
- Paʻauilo Elementary and Inter.
- Pāhoa Elementary
- Pāhoa High a Intermediate
- Waiākea Elementary
- Waiākeawaena Elementary
- Waikoloa Elementary
- Waimea Elementary
- Nā pilina PCSHAAS
- Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo PCS
- Ke Ana Laʻahana PCS
- Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha Learning Center PCS
- Ke Kula O Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki
- Kua O Ka Lā Charter School
- Kualapuʻu PCS
- Laupāhoehoe Community PCS
- Nā Wai Ola PCS
- PCS kula no ka lua pele
- Ke kula waena o Waimea
Maui
- Hāna High & Elementary
- King Kamehameha III Elementary
- Lahaina Intermediate
- Lahainaluna High
- Kamāliʻiwahine Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary
- Waiheʻe Elementary
- Wailuku Elementary
Kauaʻi
- Kapaʻa Elementary
- Kekaha Elementary
- Koloa Elementary
Molokai
- Kaunakakai Elementary
- Kilohana Elementary
- Maunaloa Elementary
- Molokai High
- Molokai Waena
OLELO HOOLAHA OLE USDA
In accordance with federal civil rights law a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations a policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity a sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice a TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, a a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature a date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- leka uila:
Oihana Mahiai o Amerika
Keena o ke Kokua Kakauolelo no na Pono Kivila
1400 Alanui Kūʻokoʻa, SW
Wasinetona, DC 20250-9410; a i ʻole - fax:
(833) 256-1665 a i ʻole (202) 690-7442; a i ʻole - leka uila:
program[email protected]
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