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 growing.

In a Wednesday discussion on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii,” Amy Miller Marvin, president and CEO of Hawaii Foodbank, said the food bank is currently serving an average of about 125,000 people per month.

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Hawaii is facing another hunger emergency. That’s because more than 90,000 households are just now experiencing a major reduction in their access to food with the end of a COVID-19 pandemic-era boost to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. These families are on the edge of a “hunger cliff,” and it’s imperative that we as a community come together to catch them.

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Food insecurity in Hawaiʻi is a reality that need not exist. Since the COVID pandemic began in 2020, food insecurity on the islands has increased.Those who are struggling are parents who cannot find work with adequate pay to raise and provide for their family, parents who are out of work for various reasons, single mothers who are being underpaid, kūpuna and, of course, keiki.

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii is moving along in its pandemic recovery, but inflation is still driving up grocery bills. According to the U.S. Board of Labor Statistics, food prices are up 8% across the state compared to last year. To meet the need for relief, local organizations are teaming up to feed Hawaii’s hungry.

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