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Hawaii missed out on $200M in federal funding for school meal programs, report says

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                The Leeward YMCA is participating in a summer program that provides hot meals to qualified children. The program has missed out on federal funds, according to a recent study by Hawaii Appleseed. Above, staffers Mike Fontanilla and Chanel Ramos handed out meals Thursday to kids enrolled in the program.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

The Leeward YMCA is participating in a summer program that provides hot meals to qualified children. The program has missed out on federal funds, according to a recent study by Hawaii Appleseed. Above, staffers Mike Fontanilla and Chanel Ramos handed out meals Thursday to kids enrolled in the program.