{"id":10101,"date":"2024-06-03T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=10101"},"modified":"2025-03-25T08:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:21:26","slug":"2024-73-public-schools-to-offer-summer-meals-to-children-ages-18-and-younger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/2024-73-public-schools-to-offer-summer-meals-to-children-ages-18-and-younger\/","title":{"rendered":"73 public schools to offer summer meals to children ages 18 and younger"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that 73 public schools will serve meals free of charge over the summer to children ages 18 and younger \u2013 regardless of public school enrollment status \u2013 through its summer food service program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning June 10, the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program will serve meals at select schools Monday through Friday, excluding state-observed holidays on June 11 (King Kamehameha Day) and July 4 (Independence Day). Breakfasts will be served from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. and lunches from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. SSO 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsistent nutrition is vital to growing children during the summer break when they may not be in school to receive meals,\u201d said Superintendent Keith Hayashi. \u201cWe encourage all of our families to make these free meals part of their children\u2019s summer schedules to maintain their healthy development. We are grateful to our participating schools and dedicated cafeteria staff for giving all keiki the opportunity to receive balanced, nutritious meals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools may opt to serve breakfast only, lunch only, or both meals. Parents may call their nearest participating school directly for details.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer meals are offered for on-campus dining only<\/strong>; there is no grab-and-go option. Children do not have to be enrolled at a participating school to be served, and meals will consist of solid foods. For special diet accommodations, please email specialdiets@k12.hi.us<\/a> me n\u0101 kiko\u02bb\u012b e like me ka hiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, log onto: https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/sfsp\/seamless-summer-and-other-options-schools<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nondiscrimination Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

E like me ke k\u0101n\u0101wai k\u012bwila federal a me n\u0101 lula a me n\u0101 kulekele k\u012bwila o ka US Department of Agriculture (USDA), ua p\u0101p\u0101 \u02bbia k\u0113ia ke\u02bbena mai ka ho\u02bbokae \u02bbana ma muli o ka l\u0101hui, ka waiho\u02bbolu\u02bbu, ke \u02bbano o ka l\u0101hui, ka wahine (me ka \u02bbike k\u0101ne k\u0101ne a me ka mana\u02bbo wahine), ke k\u012bn\u0101, ka makahiki, a i \u02bbole ka ho\u02bbopa\u02bbi a i \u02bbole ka ho\u02bbopa\u02bbi \u02bbana no ka hana pono k\u012bwila ma mua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiki ke loa\u02bba ka \u02bbike papahana ma n\u0101 \u02bb\u014dlelo \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe ma waho o ka \u02bb\u014dlelo Pelekania. Pono n\u0101 po\u02bbe me ke kino k\u012bn\u0101 e koi ana i n\u0101 ala kama\u02bbilio \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe e loa\u02bba ai ka \u02bbike o ka papahana (e la\u02bba, Braille, pa\u02bbi nui, leo leo, American Sign Language), pono e kelepona i ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina kuleana a i \u02bbole ke ke\u02bbena k\u016bloko e ho\u02bbokele nei i ka papahana a i \u02bbole USDA's TARGET Center ma (202) 720-2600 (leo a me TTY) a i \u02bbole e kelepona i\u0101 USDA ma o ka Federal Relay Service ma (700) 387.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No ka waiho \u02bbana i kahi ho\u02bbopi\u02bbi ho\u02bbokae papahana, pono ka mea ho\u02bbopi\u02bbi e ho\u02bbopiha i kahi Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form i hiki ke loa\u02bba ma ka p\u016bnaewele ma: https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf<\/a>, mai kekahi ke\u02bbena USDA, ma ke kelepona \u02bbana (866) 632-9992, a i \u02bbole ma ke k\u0101kau \u02bbana i kahi leka i kuhikuhi \u02bbia i\u0101 USDA. Pono i loko o ka leka ka inoa o ka mea ho\u02bbopi\u02bbi, helu wahi, helu kelepona, a me kahi wehewehe i k\u0101kau \u02bbia no ka hana ho\u02bbokae i \u02bb\u014dlelo \u02bbia me n\u0101 kiko\u02bb\u012b k\u016bpono e ho\u02bbomaopopo i ke Kakauolelo Kokua no n\u0101 Kuleana Kivila (ASCR) e pili ana i ke \u02bbano a me ka l\u0101 i \u02bb\u014dlelo \u02bbia he uhaki pono k\u012bwila. Pono e waiho \u02bbia ka palapala AD-3027 i ho\u02bbopau \u02bbia i USDA e:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                         Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                         20250-9410; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. email: program.intake@usda.gov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u02bbO k\u0113ia ke\u02bbena he mea h\u0101\u02bbawi manawa like.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that 73 public schools will serve meals free of charge over the summer to children ages 18 and younger \u2013 regardless of public school enrollment status \u2013 through its summer food service program. Beginning June 10, the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program will serve meals at […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","wp_popup_display_lightbox":0,"wp_popup_suppress":"","wp_popup_trigger":"","wp_popup_trigger_amount":0,"wp_popup_disable_on_mobile":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":21,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Chanel Honda","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/author\/chanel-hondak12-hi-us\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":21,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":21,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":322,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":322,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-19 17:54:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}