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 ...

Nearly one in three households in the state experienced food insecurity last year, and in 29% of households with children, at least one child faced food insecurity, according to the Hawaii ...

In 2020, the Hawaii Foodbank distributed 20 million pounds of food ― from 12 million the previous year. Because of the incredible need, it purchased $8.5 million in food versus $400,000 in a ...

In Hawaii, where grocery prices are among the highest in the nation, families are bracing for even deeper food insecurity as federal cuts to nutrition aid loom. A new report by the Urban Institute ...

According to Feeding America, 1 in 9 people face hunger in Hawaii — with about 1 in 5 being children. “With the food insecurity problem here, it kind of felt like a one plus one, so I started ...

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 ...

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.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Addressing ways to help community members in need, a Food Insecurity Forum took place Thursday at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Honolulu. Rev. David Gierlach stated, "Cuts to ...