Governor Visits ‘AINA School SBES

Posted On: Apr 04, 11

Governor Neil Abercrombie recently toured Sunset Beach Elementary School to learn more about the successes of school, parent, and community supported ‘AINA In Schools initiatives. Hosted by SBES students, the Governor met the parent volunteers preparing an Aina Kine healthy snack, delivered the apple banana snack to a class of third graders, and toured the school garden and orchard. Fifth graders who were participating in an ‘AINA IS garden lesson prepared fresh butter flavored with garden-grown herbs and served a sample to the Governor on locally made flax crackers.

The Governor was very impressed with the school’s food and sustainability education initiatives and in his weekly address to the state, he said “We need to do this in EVERY school!” He commended the students for their work, saying,“I am going to remember you folks as pioneers.”

To see more photos from Governor Abercrombie’s visit to SBES, click here.