Over 2,000 pounds of local bok choy was distributed to 75 participating schools, and locally sourced green papaya was supplied to all participating Hawaiʻi Island schools. “They always like something new on the menu, so we were excited to make it for them.”Filipino chicken papaya soup (bottom right of tray), known as Tinola, served at school lunch. (Photo Credit: Hawai‘i State Department of Education)Alvah Scott Elementary cafeteria workers serving chicken papaya soup. Hawaiʻi public schools are one of the state’s largest institutional consumers of food products, serving over 100,000 student meals a day. The department continues to work with local vendors statewide to see how fresh local produce can be scaled across all schools in the future on a regular basis.