Throughout May, Hawaiʻi public school cafeterias statewide, including Hilo Union School, were offered the opportunity to serve ʻuala (sweet potato) as a lunch side item.

Steamed 'uala was on the menu at 91 public schools in Hawaii this month in an effort to improve students' health and support food sustainability.

Hawaiʻi public schools, like Hilo Union School, saw the return of local ʻuala, a sweet potato, to the school’s lunch menus.