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Waikōloa holiday drive collected 1,400 pounds of food for Christmas meals

December 24, 2022, 5:30 AM HST
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  • The second annual Waikōloa Holiday Food Drive garnered 1,400 pounds of pantry items for 2022 Christmas meals. Photo Courtesy: Waikōloa Foundation
  • The second annual Waikōloa Holiday Food Drive garnered 1,400 pounds of pantry items for 2022 Christmas meals and $4,500 in donations. Photo Courtesy: Waikōloa Foundation
  • The second annual Waikōloa Holiday Food Drive garnered 1,400 pounds of pantry items for 2022 Christmas meals. Photo Courtesy: Waikōloa Foundation

The Waikōloa Foundation and its partners have gathered 1,400 pounds of food to put dinner on the Christmas table this year. 

The second Waikōloa Holiday Food Drive resulted in the collection of enough food to fill Santa’s sleigh and $4,500 in additional monetary donations to support The Food Basket, Hawaiʻi Island’s Food Bank. 

The donations:

  • The Waikōloa Foundation ($1,000)
  • Hilton Waikōloa Village ($1,000)
  • Marriott Vacation Club ($500)
  • King’s Shops ($1,000)
  • Queen’s Marketplace ($1,000)

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