#Okinawan Sweet Potato

Hawai‘i public schools get a special taste of local ‘uala on this month’s breakfast menu

This December, Hawaiʻi public school cafeterias statewide were offered the opportunity to serve local ʻuala (sweet potato) bread for breakfast using locally sourced Okinawan sweet potato. Nearly 1,700 pounds of Okinawan sweet potato were distributed to 127 participating schools.

Local ʻuala returns to school lunch menus across the state

The effort is part of the Department’s farm-to-school initiative, which aims to enhance food sustainability in Hawaiʻi and aligns with the goals of Act 175 to improve student health while supporting local farmers.

UH to Use New USDA Grant to Study ‘Okinawan’ Sweet Potato

A group of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources extension agents and researchers on Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Maui and the Big Island have joined a national network’s sweet potato research group.