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| Oct 25, 2025 | HAWAIʻI DHS PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL SHUTDOWN SUSPENSION OF SNAP BENEFITS | Posted on Oct 24, 2025 in Featured, Main, NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 24, 2025
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) is sharing guidance on the temporary suspension of November 2025 Supplemental Nutrition Assistan... |
| Oct 25, 2025 | DHS News Release: HAWAIʻI DHS PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL SHUTDOWN SUSPENSION OF SNAP BENEFITS | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
KA ʻOIHANA MĀLAMA LAWELAWE KANAKA
RYAN I. YAMANE
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
JOSEPH CAMPOS II
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE
TR... |
| Oct 18, 2025 | FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources | Posted on Oct 17, 2025 in Featured, Main, NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2025
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Human Services (DHS) is mobilizing to support communities ahead of new federal work requirements for SNAP recipients,... |
| Oct 18, 2025 | DHS News Release: FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
KA ʻOIHANA MĀLAMA LAWELAWE KANAKA
RYAN I. YAMANE
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
JOSEPH CAMPOS II
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE
TR... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | State Employees to Support 26th Annual Food Drive | Posted on Apr 1, 2025 in Main
The 26th Annual State Employees Food Drive in support of Hawaiʻi Foodbank is now underway until May 9, to help fight food insecurity across the state. With a goal to raise 405,000 meals, state employees are enc... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Blangiardi relaunches city food drive | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Mayor Rick Blangiardi relaunched the City Employees’ Hawaii Foodbank Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday after it paused operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Hawaii Foodbank to hold annual Food Drive Day on Oahu | Hawaii Foodbank will hold its annual Food Drive Day on Saturday on Oahu.
The food bank is encouraging the public to collect food and monetary donations up until Saturday, and will be accepting donations at drop-off sites in Kakaako, Kahala,... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | The mission to end hunger | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
PHOTO COURTESY HAWAII FOODBANK
PHOTO COURTESY MOMOSAN WAIKIKI
PHOTO COURTESY WAIKIKI FOOD HALL
PHOTO COURTESY KAMUKURA RAMEN
T S Restaurants donated $8,000 to Hawaii Foo... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Hawaii to honor civil rights leader | ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1967
Martin Luther King Jr.
To honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., local community groups are organizing events that get underway this weekend and continue through Monday, the federal and state holiday.
In 1... |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Hawaii’s demand for food bank services still up | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Twenty months into the COVID-19 pandemic, local food-distributing organizations are still contending with an elevated demand for food assistance. Read more
Mahalo for re... |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Caldwell says last mass food distribution event to take place Friday | Mayor Kirk Caldwell's Facebook page
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / DECEMBER 2
Mayor Kirk Caldwell speaking at press conference.
The city is offering one more mass distribution of food on Oahu — the last large one for the year — at Aloha Stadium on F... |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Caldwell says last mass food distribution event to take place Friday | Mayor Kirk Caldwell's Facebook page
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / DECEMBER 2
Mayor Kirk Caldwell speaking at press conference.
The city is offering one more mass distribution of food on Oahu — the last large one for the year — at Aloha Stadium this... |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Did you buy too much for Thanksgiving? Share | If your Thanksgiving leftovers include uncooked foods, consider sharing with the needy.
“There may be people that, out of habit because of large gatherings in previous years, end up buying more than they need to prepare for their smaller ga... |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Radio deejays apologize for mocking singer Paula Fuga during on-air fundraiser for Hawaii Foodbank | COURTESY PHOTO
Paula Fuga and iHeartRadio Honolulu announced they will start a statewide campaign to end hunger.
Two former Island 98.5 “Wake Up Crew” deejays have posted social media apologies to singer Paula Fuga, whom they mocked during ... |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Kokua Line: Food bank lists ongoing aid and pop-up distribution sites | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / JULY 25
The Hawaii Foodbank has Pop-up Food Distribution events in specific neighborhoods for which participants must register in advance. For more information and to register, visit hawaiifoodbank.org/pop-up. The orga... |
| May 7, 2020 | Next food distribution event for coronavirus pandemic relief at Leeward Community College today | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
Royal Hawaiian Band saxophonist and food distribution volunteer Todd Yukumoto held up a pineapple victoriously at the Waipio Soccer Complex on April 30.
The next “Food for Hawaii’s Ohana” di... |
| May 6, 2020 | Second food distribution event at Aloha Stadium takes place today | Video by Craig T. Kojima / [email protected]
The second "Food for Hawaii's Ohana" event was held today at Aloha Stadium.
The second distribution of food that is part of a new assistance program to help those struggling du... |
| Apr 25, 2020 | Honolulu teams up to establish food distribution sites | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Hawaii Foodbank President Ron Mizutani spoke Friday at the organization’s facility in Honolulu.
The city is teaming up with the Hawaii Community Foundation and the Hawaii Foodbank to help feed an est... |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Hawaii Foodbank faces huge increase in demand for donated food | BRUCE ASATO / MARCH 18
Beverly Santos, the Foodbank’s director of food drive and events, left, and Tammi Zahn packed cans of food in the packaging assembly line last month.
The Hawaii Foodbank has seen a massive increase in demand for donat... |
| Aug 29, 2019 | Hawaii Foodbank receives $25K donation | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Hawaii Foodbank has received a $25,000 donation from Sysco Hawaii, which was formerly known as HFM FoodService. Read more
Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Hawaii Foodbank teams with Hawaii AFL-CIO to distribute food to Kauai federal workers | The Hawaii Foodbank announced today that its Kauai branch and Hawaii State AFL-CIO will distribute food to federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown every Thursday from Jan. 24 through Feb. 21.
Food will be distributed fro... |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Hawaii Foodbank providing food for federal workers | The Hawaii Foodbank is stepping in to provide food for families affected by the partial government shutdown as it enters its fifth week.
“More and more of the 2,700 local furloughed federal workers and 1,626 military personnel serving in th... |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Sen. Mazie Hirono says she is donating pay to Hawaii food banks during shutdown | ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, speaks to reporters on her way to her office at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 21. U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono announced today that she will donate pay she receives during the partial governmen... |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Lyft offering discounted rides to Hawaii Foodbank for holiday food drive | Lyft is offering discounted rides on Saturday to the Hawaii Foodbank’s Mapunapuna warehouse in support of its holiday food drive’s community drop-off day.
From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Lyft passengers can use the promo code “HOLIDAYDRIVE”... |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Help Hawaii Foodbank make ends meet for a growing number of kupuna | KATE WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Norma Anulao, 68, from left, Jose Salvation, 73, Tina Daquip, 69, Estrell Querol, 85, Raffia Francisco, 73, and Ligaya Vallejos, 73, waited for hours to secure a place in line at the Hawaii Foodban... |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Hawaii Foodbank thanks community for outpouring of donations | After appealing to the public for donations last week, the Hawaii Foodbank said the community responded in a very generous and positive way, and that it received more than 128,000 pounds of food, 51,000 pounds of beverages and enough in mon... |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Burger Hale donating portion of sales to Hawaii Foodbank | COURTESY BURGER HALE
Try the latest fare at the new Burger Hale at the International Market Place on Friday and the Hawaii Foodbank gets a taste, too.
DENNIS ODA / [email protected]
The Hawaiian Sun family of juices has grown, with a ... |
| Aug 8, 2018 | Forum to focus on immigration | Lt. Gov. Doug Chin, a U.S. congressional candidate, will address controversial immigration policies with several speakers at a public forum from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Harris United Methodist Church, 20 N. Vineyard Blvd.
As Hawaii’s former at... |
| Aug 7, 2018 | Hawaii Foodbank says supply is dwindling, seeks donations | BRUCE ASATO / 2018
Fua’au Mauga, Hawaii Foodbank operations, right, and Kim Bartenstein, Hawaii Foodbank Director of Mission and Quality Assurance, stack food onto a pallet during the Hawaii Foodbank’s 29th Annual Food Drive Day fronting Wa... |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 2 takes on grits presented at gala | COURTESY LANAI TABURA
Lanai Tabura hosts a dinner featuring plantation foods.
BETTY SHIMABUKURO / [email protected]
Vivian Howard’s North Carolina-style grits.
BETTY SHIMABUKURO / [email protected]
Ed Kenney’s “orange” grits.
... |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Teams create amazing structures with cans to benefit Hawaii Foodbank | COURTESY PEARLRIDGE
Food doesn’t need to be gourmet to serve as a canvas that ties food with aesthetics. For 12 years, architects and building professionals have pooled their creative energies to build engaging, imaginative structures with ... |
| Feb 28, 2017 | Gourmet gala to help hungry | COURTESY HAWAII FOOD BANK
This is the 11th year for the Hawaii Foodbank’s signature culinary event to help feed Hawaii’s hungry. “Great Chefs Fight Hunger” will be held on March 25 and begins at 6 p.m. at 2611 Kilihau St.
The Great Chefs Fi... |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Kalakoa: When it’s better to give | As kids are inundated with gifts during the holidays, many forget to count their blessings. By encouraging them to volunteer in the community and serve others in need, they will be reminded about the true spirit of giving. Volunteering show... |
| Aug 21, 2014 | 1 person in 5 receives aid through Hawaii Foodbank and its agencies | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / [email protected]
Canned goods at Hawaii Foodbank in Mapunapuna on Tuesday.
KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / [email protected]
Krystle Mar... |
| Dec 6, 2010 | Chuck old electronics at free Windward event | So you’ve already done the doorbuster thing and have amassed only a portion of your intended pile of new electronics gifts (not just the ones for yourself) this holiday season — and you’re wondering what to do with the old stuff you’ll need... |
| Hawaii Foodbank holding food drive on Wednesday | JAMM AQUINO / MAY 8
The Hawaii Foodbank is partnering with the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Foodservice Alliance and Sysco Hawaii to provide about 4,000 food boxes Wednesday. Volunteer Monique Garcia dropped food donations into waiting vehicl... |
| Annual drive helps food bank replenish its dwindling stock | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
Seichi Nagai and his wife, Fussy Nagai, of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Aiea headed to the checkout at the Hawaii Foodbank o... |
| Thousands wait in line for food distribution at Waipio soccer complex | Video by Cindy Ellen Russell / [email protected]
Drivers waited in line Thursday to pick up free food in Waipio as part of the city's private-public food distribution event for recently unemployed individuals during the coronaviru... |
| Honolulu mayor announces new ‘fish-to-dish’ program to help Hawaii’s struggling fishing industry | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
The fishing boat The Iron Lady pulls into Pier 38 at Honolulu Habor. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced a “fish-to-dish” program at the nearby Honolulu Fish Auction to support Oahu’s fishing ... |
| Editorial: Connect Hawaii farmers with the hungry during COVID-19 pandemic | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Drivers lined up along Kapiolani Boulevard through Ward Avenue on Saturday for the Salvation Army’s drive-through food distribution event at Ala Moana Center’s Atkinson Drive trolley area.
Life h... |
| Food aid fails to keep up with need among Hawaii’s hungry | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2020
Free meals were available last year for children through age 18 regardless of eligibility for subsidized lunch, on weekdays at various schools in the state Department of Education’s free grab-and-go meal service on O... |
| 4,000 line up again for free food at Aloha Stadium | Video by Craig T. Kojima / [email protected]
The second "Food for Hawaii's Ohana" event was held May 6 at Aloha Stadium.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
The second large-scale food distribution in a week took... |
| Off the News: Big day for food donations | Efforts are already underway to collect food and monetary donations — but it all culminates this Saturday in the Hawaii Foodbank’s annual flagship event: Food Drive Day.
From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., help others in need by dropping off food and mo... |
| Amy Miller Marvin: Hawaii Foodbank helped people through the pandemic, but now grapples with a new problem: inflation | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Amy Miller Marvin, President and CEO of Hawai’i Food Bank.
What services does Hawaii Foodbank provide, and what is its budge... |
| Kupuna sure to appreciate these simple, tasty recipes | Hawaii Foodbank’s Senior Food Box Program is a healthy way to take care of our kupuna in need by supplementing their diets with nutritious food staples. Oahu seniors 60 years and older may qualify to receive a monthly box of basic items suc... |
| May the Frork be with you | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
A McDonald’s “Frork” is meant to pick up items that fall out of a sandwich.
COURTESY MOANA SURFRIDER
A Cinnamon Girl dress cupcake, tea roll cake, sugar cookie, scones and dainty sandwiches are part ... |
| Emergency food available Tuesday to federal workers | COURTESY HAWAII FOODBANK
Hawaii Foodbank provided food Saturday for more than 200 U.S. Coast Guard families at the Coast Guard Exchange on Sand Island. Another event is planned for Tuesday at 606 Kalihi St. for federal workers who can provi... |
| Sheri Rolf leads Food Drive Day | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / APRIL 11
Sheri Rolf is the chairwoman for the annual Hawaii Foodbank food drive.
Since the Hawaii Foodbank’s early days, Sheri Rolf has immersed herself in its annual Food Drive Day.
“It is the people whose lives are chang... |
| Waipio food line for those unemployed by coronavirus pandemic backs up traffic to freeway | By Cindy Ellen Russell / [email protected]
Drivers waited in line April 30 to pick up free food in Waipio as part of the city's private-public food distribution event for recently unemployed individuals during the coronavirus pand... |
| Off the News: Supreme Court, live on YouTube | In a historic first for the Hawaii Supreme Court, oral arguments on a case were heard remotely on Tuesday. The livestream on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel provided important public access to the proceedings, in these times of coronavirus ... |
| 185,000 get emergency food | Hawaii Foodbank stocks its larder with food that’s purchased and donated. Donations are accepted anytime online: hawaiifoodbank.org/Donate.aspx.
The charity’s website also rounds up some Hawaii statistics that are relatively current, figure... |
| A concerning rise in unemployment numbers | It’s not the number, it’s the trendline: Unemployment in Hawaii reached 2.5 percent in December. That’s still historically low, but it’s the fourth notch upward in a row, which is a bit disconcerting.
Tourism economies such as this one are ... |
| Off the News: ‘Food insecure’ households | Serving as worrisome evidence that the pandemic’s economic fallout is still hitting island families hard, a new University of Hawaii report finds that nearly half of all households here with children are “food insecure.”
Among the leading n... |
| Off The News: Higher food prices hurting neediest | It’s been a mixed bag lately for Hawaii consumers. Inflation overall seems to have stabilized, with gasoline prices dropping about 10% from a year ago, and energy costs down as well. That’s the good news, in this high-cost-of-living state.
... |
| Hawaii nonprofits working to restore their volunteer rolls | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
MENGSHIN LIN / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Daniel Moefu-Tautofi has been involved with the Hawai‘i Literacy volunteer program since he was in high school. He organize... |
| Childhood memories make Great Chefs Fight Hunger a ‘passion project’ for Jeff Vigilla | CRAIG T. KOJIMA /[email protected]
Chef Jeff Vigilla, who by day works at Viaggio, is co-chair of this year’s Great Chefs Fight Hunger fundraiser on March 14.
There were six kids to feed, and everyone always got at least a little b... |
| Hawaii food banks struggle to provide for growing need | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Don Murphy, left, accepted frozen turkeys from Ashley Mosher and J.J. Niebuhr of Black Shamrock Tavern during the “Turkey Tail... |
