The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program in public ma nonprofit private schools ma 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.

Effective for the school year 2025-26, students who qualify for reduced-price meals will receive one breakfast ma one lunch daily at no charge, in accordance with Act 139, Session Laws of Hawai‘i 2025. While these students will still be categorized as reduced-price eligible under federal guidelines, their meals will be scanned as “Reduced – No Charge.”

If a student would like to purchase a second meal or a la carte items such as milk, funds will need to be deposited into their account. Online payment is available at ezschoolpay.com.

Prices for student second meals ma adult meals at breakfast ma lunch, have increased to $3.50 for breakfast ma $7.50 for lunch.

School Year 2025-26 Meal Prices

Ituaiga Tamaiti Aoga	Tau
AGAPOTI
Tamaiti aoga tulagalua (PreK-8)	$1.10
Tamaiti aoga tulagalua (9-12)	$1.10
Reduced-price student (PreK-12)	No Charge
Free student (PreK-12)	No Charge
Student second meal	$3.50
Tagata matutua	$3.50
TALI
Tamaiti aoga tulagalua (PreK-8)	$2.50
Tamaiti aoga tulagalua (9-12)	$2.75
Reduced-price student (PreK-12)	No Charge
Free student (PreK-12)	No Charge
Ulufale	$2.25
Second meal	$7.50
Tagata matutua	$7.50

​School Year 2025-26 a la carte sales prices

A La Carte Item	Sales Price
Fruit, fresh, apple	$0.95
Fruit, fresh, banana	$0.95
Fruit, fresh, orange	$0.95
Fruit, dried	$0.80
Fruit slush, 100% fruit	$1.25
Juice, 100% box or cup	$0.70
Juice, 100% box or packaged	$1.00
Milk, shelf-stable (aseptic)	$1.85
Milk, fresh	$0.90
Milk, soy	$1.60
Snacks, packaged	$0.85
Water, bottled	$1.50
Yogurt	$1.20

Tulaga agavaa

Income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price meals effective July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.

Free Meals

Tele Aiga	Tausaga	Ta'i masina	Faalua i le Masina	Ta'i Lua Vaiaso	Vaiaso
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
Mo tagata faaopoopo taitasi o le aiga, faaopoopo:	$8,229	$686	$343	$317	$159

Reduced Tau Meals

Tele Aiga	Tausaga	Ta'i masina	Twice per month	Ta'i Lua Vaiaso	Vaiaso
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
Mo tagata faaopoopo taitasi o le aiga, faaopoopo:	$11,711	$976	$488	$451	$226

Tulaga Agava'a mo Nuu ma Afioaga (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 pe reduced-priced lunch. Schools participating in the program aofia ai:

Oʻahu

Hawai‘i Islma

Maui

• Hāna High & Elementary
• Tupu Kamehameha III Elementary
• Lahaina Intermediate
• Lahainaluna High
• Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary
• Waihee Elementary
• Wailuku Elementary

Kaua'i

• Kapa'a Elementary
• Kekaha Elementary
• Koloa Elementary

Molokai

• Kaunakakai Elementary 
• Kilohana Elementary 
• Maunaloa Elementary
• Molokai High
• Molokai Middle

FA'AALIGA E LE FA'AVA'I USDA

In accordance with federal civil rights law ma U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations ma policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity ma 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 ma 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, ma a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature ma date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

• meli:
  US Department of Agriculture
  Ofisa o le Failautusi Fesoasoani mo Aia Tatau a Tagata
  1400 Independence Avenue, SW
  Uosigitone, DC 20250-9410; pe
• fesi:
  (833) 256-1665 poʻo (202) 690-7442; pe
• imeli:
  program[email protected]

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