HONOLULU — This March public school cafeterias statewide were offered the opportunity to serve green eggs and ham fried rice for breakfast using locally grown green onions. 

O aso ta'itasi, e tautuaina e le Matagaluega o A'oga a le Setete o Hawai'i (HIDOE) pe a ma le 26,000 'aiga o le taeao - po'o le 4.6 miliona i le tausaga a'oga - ina ia mautinoa e amata e tamaiti a'oga o latou aso i mea'ai latou te mana'omia e taula'i ai, a'oa'o ma olaola. O lenei mea faapitoa o le taeao o loʻo faʻaalia i le malamalama o le National Read Across America Week ma le National School Breakfast Week, na faia uma i le vaiaso muamua o Mati. 

Local bunching onions, a variety of green onions known to have a juicier stalk and stronger onion flavor, along with spinach colored this fun Dr. Seuss-inspired dish. An estimated 145 pounds of local green onions will be distributed statewide to serve the 78 participating schools.

O lo'o naunau tamaiti aoga ma matua o le Moanalua Elementary e va'ai nisi mea'ai fa'alotoifale ia latou taumafataga a le a'oga. 

“Ou te manatu e lelei le faʻaaogaina o meaʻai i totonu o aʻu meaʻai ona e mafai ona sili atu ona fou," o le tala lea a Erin Nishimoto o le vasega fa. “E sili atu le tofo aua o le mauaina o meaai fou e iai lona tofo tulaga ese.”

"O le faʻaaogaina o mea faʻapitonuʻu o le a fesoasoani i le aʻoga, fesoasoani i isi tamaiti aʻoga ia sili atu le soifua maloloina, ma fesoasoani i tamaiti aoga e aʻoaʻo e 'ai a latou fualaau faisua," o le faʻaopoopo mai lea a Judah Logan o le vasega lima. 

Ole fuafuaga ole fa'ato'aga-i-a'oga a le Matagaluega e fa'amoemoe e fa'aleleia le fa'atumauina o taumafa i Hawai'i ma ia ogatasi ma Tulafono 175, lea e taulaʻi i le faʻaleleia atili o le soifua maloloina o tamaiti aʻoga aʻo lagolagoina le au faifaatoaga i le lotoifale. 

“E matua fesoasoani lava i le au faifa’ato’aga i Hawai’i ma fa’aosofia ai le fanau e a’oa’o atili po’o a ituaiga mea e o’o fo’i i a latou mea’ai, ma fa’afiafiaina ai i latou i isi mea fa’alotoifale,” o le tala lea a le matua o Moanalua Elementary Kristyn Nishimoto. 

Charis Logan, another Moanalua Elementary parent, agreed. “It’s great that we can support local and that the kids get fresh ingredients. That’s awesome.”

O a'oga a le malo o Hawai'i o le setete aupito tele lea o lo'o fa'atauina mea'ai, e silia ma le 100,000 taumafa a tamaiti a'oga i le aso. O lo'o fa'aauau pea ona galulue vavalalata le Matagaluega ma le au fa'atau oloa i totonu o le setete atoa e va'ai pe fa'afefea ona fa'ateleina fua fa'alotoifale i totonu o a'oga uma i le lumana'i i taimi masani.