YWCA Empower Hour: Celebrating HFA Team Member Waikia “Kiki” Pa
Empower Hour is an annual fundraising event hosted by YWCA Oahu that highlights and celebrates the achievements of women who have made a significant impact through their involvement in YWCA programs and services. The event honors these exceptional women for their dedication, leadership, and contributions to their communities. This year, HFA was proud to show […]
CEO Chad Buck Shares Emotional Insights from Wildfire Relief Efforts
Chad Buck, CEO of the Hawaii Foodservice Alliance, was deeply involved with the thousands of other volunteers bringing food and other essentials to the survivors of the wildfires. He describes what he saw and the powerful emotions he and others felt. Chad Buck says he saw hundreds of families feeding and caring for other families […]
Civil Beat: Could Storage Pods Be The Answer To Food Shortages During Disasters?
The concept introduced by Chad Buck, “Pre-covery pods” can provide short-term food security during an emergency. https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/could-storage-pods-be-the-answer-to-food-shortages-during-disasters/
Augie T’s Guest List: Disaster Preparedness with Chad Buck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn2RX9ba9nw Hawaii Foodservice Alliance founder Chad Buck joined Augie T. and Jason Genegabus on “Augie T’s Guest List”. Watch and learn about the latest disaster preparedness issues in the state, what Hawaii residents can do to get ready for the next natural disaster, and how HFA Team Members took the lead in caring for our Hawaii […]
Emergency Support: HFA in Action
We are partnering with neighboring communities to create Hawaii’s first-ever disaster Precovery Pod for some of Hawaii’s most vulnerable communities. This food pod will provide long-term meal storage to support communities that are vulnerable to natural disasters. The use of “precovery” means these are planned and installed before a natural disaster hits, ensuring our communities […]
Animal Agriculture: By Whom, For Whom, and at What Cost?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wnuYSnSDYM On March 9, 2023, Chad Buck sat down with Civil Beat to discuss best practices in animal agriculture to advance health, equity, resilience and sustainability in the food system of Hawai’i.
Waimea Landslide Family Support
Previous Next On January 4, 2022 the landslide in Waimea, Kauai, left two dozen families stranded and without access to supplies and food after the bridge was damaged. In partnership with the Hawaii Food Bank – Kauai Chapter, HFA donated 120 dozen eggs, 120 loaves of bread, 60 gallons of milk and 80 lbs of […]
HFA’s Community Support after Hurricane Iselle
In August 2014, HFA lead the first community response to the aftermath of hurricane Iselle striking Hawaii Island. While the hurricane was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm, thousands of residents were left without power with some neighborhoods without power for several weeks. HFA was supported by the Hawaii National Guard who sent a group […]
HFA Community Support During COVID
Throughout Hawaii’s response to the pandemic, HFA sponsored and lead a variety of community efforts and food distributions across the state. This video highlights just a few of HFA’s support efforts in the islands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkUwan0nIPw Video Credit: Hawaiian Values In Action
Hawaii Supply Chain & Recovery
HFA is honored to be featured in the third installment of Green Island Films Documentary on Climate Change. The first 36 minutes of the film showcases HFA’s role during Hawaii’s supply chain challenges during the first months of COVID and HFA’s involvement in partnering with county, state, and federal agencies to prepare Hawaii for natural […]
