According to Feeding America, Hawaii's food insecurity level has risen 51% since 2019. The Hawaii Foodbank says even though folks are back to work, many are still struggling to put food on the table.

To address food insecurity and other impacts of the pandemic, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, through its first-ever COVID-19 Impact and Response Grants, recently awarded a total of $1.77 million ...

This list ranks Hawaii counties by highest percent of children with food insecurity in 2020. It also includes the overall food insecurity rate, annual food budget shortfall and cost per meal.

Some 15% of Hawaii families with children reported in March that they didn’t have enough food at sometime in that week or often in the previous week. 76% of families with very low food security ...

Hawaii has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, not in the number of cases they’ve reported, but by the severe decline in tourism — the island's top industry. Because of COVID-19, Hawaii ...

That added up to almost 22 million pounds of food last year. But this year it will be less, after funding was cut nationwide. “Here in Hawaii, the impact is going to be about $4 million a year ...

Nearly one-third of all households in Hawaii experienced food insecurity in 2023, according to a new study commissioned by the Hawaii Foodbank. Here are some other eye-opening findings in the report.

MANOA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are participating in an important mission to help feed families around the state. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or ...

Saturday, March 1, 2025 69° Today's Paper Hawaii News Advocates want more support for Hawaii agriculture ...

May 4—Even as Hawaii distances itself from the harshest effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-hunger advocates say that elevated food insecurity among residents has not only persisted but is ...

HONOLULU-Hawaii (KITV-4) Feeding America reports, that in Hawaii, 1 out of every 5 child faces hunger. And ever since Covid 19 pandemic hit food insecurity has dramatically increased. The Hawaii ...