#food insecurity

The 33rd annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collected thousands of pounds of nonperishable food items to combat food insecurity, which affects 40% of island residents.

Matson is absorbing more shipping costs this year for the Hawaiʻi Foodbank to serve nearly a third of local households experiencing food insecurity.

Hawaiʻi Police Department donated $8,200 and 2,300 pounds of food to the Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket after a successful Fill a Cruiser food drive this holiday season.

Sixth grade students organized a food distribution event from front to back in two weeks as a way to give back before Thanksgiving.

“By connecting local farms directly to community food systems, the state can reduce its dependence on imports while ensuring that more families have access to fresh, nutritious, Hawaiʻi-grown produce,” said House Majority Caucus Leader Kirstin Kahaloa of Hawaiʻi Island.

The Hawaiʻi Relief Program is providing support for housing and utility payments, Hawaiian Electric is offering different programs for payments and Aloha United Way is connecting residents to resources.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez joins a lawsuit against the USDA for jeopardizing the food security for 40 million Americans.

Founders Allyson and Allen Blackard combat rising produce costs with innovative hydroponic techniques and inspiring others to grow food.

The SNAP-Ed program could end without federal funding on Sept. 30, ultimately impacting community well-being and food security.

“With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s a time when everyone starts to think about hunger, and itʻs a huge problem,” said Kristin Frost Albrecht, executive director of The Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket.

A donation of $5 on Hawai‘i Island could provide three keiki-friendly meals for The Food Basket’s “We Got Your Back” keiki backpack program.

House Bill No. 2329 allocates $150,000 to establish a one-year pilot program to reduce the population of rose-ringed parakeets on the Garden Isle.

The Alumni Makers’ Market is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 9 at The Royal Hawaiian Resort in Waikīkī on Oʻahu, with with nearly twice the number of alumni-owned small businesses planning to participate compared to last year’s inaugural event.

Walmart and Sam’s Club launched their 10th annual “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign to help end food insecurity in Hawaiʻi and across the country.

Kahuaola is a resource center that aims to build a foundation to support the basic needs of the students at Hawaiʻi Community College.

Gov. Josh Green signed a sixth emergency proclamation to extend federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program emergency allotment benefits, in keeping with ongoing federal COVID relief efforts.

More than 130 of the grants awarded through the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture’s Micro-Grants for Food Security Program are coming to the Big Island.

Gov. David Ige signed an emergency proclamation to allow continued Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to continue in line with the federal COVID emergency.

The federal government is providing funds to boost school meal programs in Hawai’i.

Since 2014, the campaign has helped raise more than $261,000 for Hawai‘i Foodbank, helping secure more than 1 billion meals for food banks nationwide.