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Nourish Our ‘Ohana 

Mahalo for Joining Us On

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#NourishOurOhana

Your support on Food Drive Day makes it possible to help provide food for more than half a million meals.

Our thoughts are with our Maui ‘ohana and everyone impacted by the devastating wildfires. Together with our extraordinary community, this year’s Food Drive campaign raised more than $300,000 and gathered 43,000 pounds of food and supplies for the Maui Relief Fund — making it possible to provide food more than half a million meals toward Maui relief efforts.

To every volunteer, sponsor, partner and supporter — mahalo for coming together to help nourish our ‘ohana on Maui, both today and in the long recovery ahead. With your help, Hawai‘i Foodbank is committed to providing them support while continuing to meet the nutritional needs of the 1 in 6 Hawai‘i residents struggling with hunger daily.

Donations made toward Food Drive Day will support Hawai‘i Foodbank’s Maui Relief Fund.

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Donate Funds

The best way you can provide immediate support is by making an online donation. Monetary donations can more quickly be utilized to help provide support and food assistance to those in need.

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Donate Food

We are working closely with Maui Food Bank to support their response efforts, and we are sending food and emergency supplies to Maui as needed. Visit a collection site on Food Drive Day to drop off your donations.

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Help raise gather support for our mission and the relief efforts on Maui. Volunteers are needed at our Food Drive Day collection sites to assist with sign waving, food sorting and other activities.

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Food Drive Day
Collection Sites

Make a donation online or join us from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26,  at one of these five locations on O‘ahu that will be accepting monetary and food donations.

  • Pearl City Shopping Center
  • Town Center of Mililani
  • Waiokeola Congregational Church
  • Waterfront Plaza
  • Windward City Shopping Center


Support a Neighbor Island Food Bank

Residents on Kaua‘i, Maui and Hawai‘i Island are also invited to participate in Food Drive Day. For more information on making a donation or hosting a food and fund drive on the neighbor islands, please visit our affiliate food bank links below:

Hawai‘i Foodbank's Flagship Fundraising Event

Food Drive Day is Hawai‘i Foodbank’s largest and most highly-anticipated community engagement event. Food Drive Day raises awareness about hunger in Hawai‘i and rallies support around Hawai‘i Foodbank’s mission to nourish our ‘ohana today and end hunger tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year.

Celebrating 40 Years of Nourishing Our ‘Ohana

Hawai‘i Foodbank has been working to nourish our ‘ohana for 40 years now. But what exactly does that mean? Nourishing our ‘ohana isn’t just about filling plates. When you feed someone, you’re also sharing aloha, extending dignity and providing hope for a better tomorrow.

And that better tomorrow starts with increasing access to safe and nutritious food today. Health and hunger are deeply connected, and Hawai‘i Foodbank is committed to being the healthy option for those experiencing hunger.

When we nourish our ‘ohana today, we can end hunger tomorrow.

History of Food Drive Day

History of Food Drive Day

Ensuring there is always enough food to feed our communities is an ongoing challenge, and we are constantly exploring creative ways to match supply with demand.​ That's how Food Drive Day was born. Thirty years ago, Hawai‘i Foodbank launched the inaugural Food Drive Day at Restaurant Row to help gather more food for Hawai‘i’s hungry. The community embraced our humble event and it ultimately grew into the highly anticipated, annual fundraising effort it is today.

Over the past three decades, Food Drive Day has grown to unite businesses, organizations, groups and individuals all over Hawai‘i in one common cause – nourish our ‘ohana. Food Drive Day now holds collection sites all over Hawai‘i, as well as fosters more than a dozen unique Food Drive Coalitions. These Coalitions consist of companies and organizations within the same industry, and they work together to gather food and raise funds on behalf of Hawai‘i Foodbank in the months leading up to Food Drive Day.

Looking For a Stylish Way to Support Food Drive Day?

Did you know Hawai‘i Foodbank releases a limited edition t-shirt every year? It all started decades ago to commemorate Food Drive Day. Order this year’s t-shirt, and your purchase goes directly towards our mission to end hunger in Hawai‘i. Proceeds from t-shirt sales allow us to provide more meals and support to the communities we serve.

Buy a T-shirt. Nourish Our ‘Ohana.

Questions About Food Drive Day?

For more information, please contact our events team at events@hawaiifoodbank.org or 808-954-7867.

Mahalo to Our Sponsors

First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaii News Now
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Servco Foundation
Matson
iHeartRadio
United

Additional Support Provided By:

Aiea Copy

Asato Family Shop

Centerscale Automation Hawai‘i

Grainger

Jamba Hawai‘i

Kamea Hadar

La Tour Café

Mananalu

Safeway

Starbucks

Statewide Safety Systems

Zippy’s

Federal Poverty Guidelines

Household Size
200% Monthly Gross Income (BBCE Household)
130% Monthly Gross Income (Regular Household)
100% Monthly Net Income
1
$2,606
$1,694
$1,303
2
$3,510
$2,282
$1,755
3
$4,416
$2,870
$2,208
4
$5,320
$3,458
$2,660
5
$6,226
$4,047
$3,113
6
$7,130
$4,635
$3,565
7
$8,036
$5,223
$4,018
8
$8,940
$5,811
$4,470
9
$9,846
$6,400
$4,923
10
$10,752
$6,989
$5,376
11
$11,658
$7,578
$5,829
12
$12,564
$8,167
$6,282
13
$13,470
$8,756
$6,735
14
$14,376
$9,345
$7,188
15
$15,282
$9,934
$7,641
16
$906
$589
$453

Note: 200% BBCE Monthly Gross Income (MGI) is based on 100% SNAP Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
BBCE – Broad-based Categorical Eligibility

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Federal Poverty Guidelines

Household Size
200% Monthly Gross Income
(BBCE Household)
130% Monthly Gross Income
(Regular Household)
100% Monthly Net Income
1
$2,606
$1,694
$1,303
2
$3,510
$2,282
$1,755
3
$4,416
$2,870
$2,208
4
$5,320
$3,458
$2,660
5
$6,226
$4,047
$3,113
6
$7,130
$4,635
$3,565
7
$8,036
$5,223
$4,018
8
$8,940
$5,811
$4,470
9
$9,846
$6,400
$4,923
10
$10,752
$6,989
$5,376
11
$11,658
$7,578
$5,829
12
$12,564
$8,167
$6,282
13
$13,470
$8,756
$6,735
14
$14,376
$9,345
$7,188
15
$15,282
$9,934
$7,641
16
$906
$589
$453

Note: 200% BBCE Monthly Gross Income (MGI) is based on 100% SNAP Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
BBCE – Broad-based Categorical Eligibility