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HRS §321-81

What the Health Department must do about nutrition

This section gives the Department of Health a list of nutrition-related tasks. It must educate its staff, help other agencies and groups, provide nutrition information to the public, and do research. The Department can also do other nutrition work as directed by its leader.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Nutrition

The department of health shall be empowered to: (1) Conduct staff education in nutrition for the personnel of the department; (2) Cooperate in training staffs of schools, welfare agencies, and other persons who deal with problems involving food and nutrition; (3) Cooperate in the solution of nutrition problems of other agencies, such as schools, boarding homes, and institutions; (4) Stimulate interest in good nutrition and improved food practices in the State through talks, literature, radio, newspapers, movies, and exhibits; (5) Evaluate, prepare, and distribute nutrition education materials; (6) Give direct service on personal nutrition problems to members of the public through individual consultation, group conferences, and correspondence; (7) Assist organizations in coordinating and planning nutrition education programs; (8) Conduct research in food habits and nutritional status; (9) Conduct such other activities in the field of nutrition as the director of health may direct.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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