{"id":11099,"date":"2025-05-19T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=11099"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:29:25","slug":"2025-local-%ca%bbuala-returns-to-school-lunch-menus-across-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/2025-local-%ca%bbuala-returns-to-school-lunch-menus-across-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho\u02bbi ka \u02bbuala k\u016bloko i n\u0101 papa \u02bbaina awakea kula ma ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina"},"content":{"rendered":"

HILO \u2014 Ua h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbia n\u0101 hale \u02bbaina a puni ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina i ka manawa e lawelawe ai i ka \u02bbuala ma ke \u02bbano he \u02bbao\u02bbao \u02bbaina awakea i k\u0113ia Mei. Ma kahi o 372 paona o ka \u02bbuala \u02bbOkinawa k\u016bloko i m\u0101hele \u02bbia i 91 mau kula i komo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He waiwai \u02bbo \u02bbUala i n\u0101 huaora A, C, a me B6, a me n\u0101 antioxidants a me ka fiber dietary, e k\u0101ko\u02bbo ana i ke ola kino, ka \u02bbike a me ke olakino digestive. Ma Hawai'i kahiko, mahi 'ai ka po'e mahi'ai ma kahi o 200 'ano 'uala. I k\u0113ia l\u0101, ua lilo ka \u02bbuala \u02bbOkinawan i ho\u02bbokahi o n\u0101 \u02bbano \u02bbano li\u02bbili\u02bbi i ulu \u02bbia ma ke k\u0101lepa ma n\u0101 mokupuni. \u02bbOi aku ka nui o n\u0101 antioxidants ma mua o n\u0101 mea \u02bb\u0113 a\u02bbe ma muli o kona ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe o ka anthocyanin, kahi e h\u0101\u02bbawi ai i ka mea kanu i kona waiho\u02bbolu\u02bbu \u02bbula\u02bbula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u0101\u02bbawi ke kula \u02bbo Hilo Union i ka \u02bbuala ma ka \u02bbao\u02bbao o k\u0101 l\u0101kou \u02bbaina awakea pua\u02bba BBQ kalua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

"Ua maika\u02bbi loa k\u0101 m\u0101kou ho\u02bbokele a k\u0101ko\u02bbo i k\u0101 m\u0101kou hale \u02bbaina ke h\u0101\u02bbawi mai ko m\u0101kou luna i k\u0113ia mau hanana k\u016bikaw\u0101 like \u02bbole e hiki ai i\u0101 m\u0101kou ke komo no n\u0101 haum\u0101na," wahi a April Weber, ka luna lawelawe mea\u02bbai kula o Hilo Union. "Makemake m\u0101kou i ka ho\u02bbolauna \u02bbana i\u0101 l\u0101kou a mana\u02bbo wau he manawa k\u016bpono loa ia no l\u0101kou e \u02bbike, \u02bbono, a lilo wale i \u02bb\u0101pana o k\u0113ia." <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He mea ho\u02bbohau\u02bboli ka pop o ka poni ma n\u0101 papa a n\u0101 haum\u0101na no ka po\u02bbe kama\u02bb\u0101ina i ka mea kanu a hoihoi i n\u0101 haum\u0101na e ho\u02bb\u0101\u02bbo ana no ka manawa mua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMakemake au i ke kala o ia mea,\u201d wahi a ke keiki papa \u02bbeh\u0101 o Hilo Union \u02bbo Declan Robinson, \u02bba\u02bbole i loa\u02bba ka \u02bbuala ma mua. \u201cHe \u02bbano \u02bboko\u02bba\u2026 \u02bbolu\u02bbolu ke n\u0101n\u0101 aku.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u02bbO Isabella-Marie Wells ka papa \u02bbeono, ma kekahi \u02bbao\u02bbao, ua hau\u02bboli i ka \u02bbike \u02bbana ma ka papa \u02bbaina awakea. "Makemake wale au i ka \u02bbuala. He mea ia a\u02bbu i aloha mau ai a e aloha mau ai. I k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia manawa he \u02bbuala ko\u02bbu makuahine ma ka home, \u02bbo ia ka\u02bbu mea mua e hopu ai a kau i ka\u02bbu p\u0101."<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ua hele pinepine ka \u02bbuala i n\u0101 papa kula i n\u0101 makahiki i hala iho nei, ma kona \u02bbano mahu e like me k\u0113ia mahina, a i \u02bbole ma n\u0101 k\u012b\u02bbaha k\u016bikaw\u0101 e like me ka pai \u02bbuala \u02bbOkinawa, ka \u02bbuala mash, a me n\u0101 k\u012b\u02bbaha yogurt \u02bbuala. \u02bbO ka makahiki kula a\u02bbe, e \u02bbike n\u0101 haum\u0101na i ka \u02bbuala \u02bbuala \u02bbOkinawa ma k\u0101 l\u0101kou papa \u02bbaina awakea a me ke k\u012b\u02bbaha \u02bbuala \u02bbuala \u02bbOkinawa ma k\u0101 l\u0101kou papa \u02bbaina kakahiaka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u02bbO n\u0101 kula aupuni o Hawai\u02bbi ka mea k\u016b\u02bbai nui loa o ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina i n\u0101 huahana mea\u02bbai, e lawelawe ana ma luna o 100,000 mau mea\u02bbai haum\u0101na i ka l\u0101. Ke ho\u02bbomau nei ka 'Oihana i ka hana p\u016b me n\u0101 mea k\u016b\u02bbai k\u016bloko a puni ka moku'\u0101ina e \u02bbike i ke \u02bbano o ka ho\u02bbonui \u02bbia \u02bbana o n\u0101 huahana k\u016bloko hou ma n\u0101 kula \u0101pau i ka w\u0101 e hiki mai ana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HILO \u2014 Cafeterias statewide were offered the opportunity to serve \u02bbuala (sweet potato) as a lunch side item this May. Approximately 372 pounds of local Okinawan sweet potato were distributed to 91 participating schools.  \u02bbUala is rich in vitamins A, C, and B6, as well as antioxidants and dietary fiber, supporting immune health, vision and […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":11100,"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":"15333,16234,8932,14121,10837,16782","_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-11099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","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":["https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-Uala-feature-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Sara Miyazono","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/author\/sara-miyazonok12-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":305,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":305,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 04:48:57","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\/11099","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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}