Hawai‘i County Kupuna Nutrition Program gets Hot Shot vehicles

Hawaiʻi County has enhanced its Nutrition Program through the acquisition of two state-of-the-art F-150 Ford Hot Shot vehicles.

Through a combination of Federal and State funding, these specialized vehicles equipped with hot and refrigerated sections will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and timely delivery of meals to elderly residents participating in the program.

The Hawaiʻi County Nutrition Program includes approximately 430 home-delivered participants and an additional 620 congregate meal site participants across Hawaiʻi County.

The heated and refrigerated sections of the vehicles are specially designed to maintain the required safety temperatures for food items during transportation. Hot meals will be kept at no less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit, while cold foods will be maintained at no higher than 45 degrees Fahrenheit at the point of delivery. Frozen meals will remain frozen (0 degrees Fahrenheit or below) from packing to the meal site or participant’s home.