Augie T’s Guest List: Disaster Preparedness with Chad Buck

Chad Buck appears as a guest on Augie T's Guest List television show.

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

Chad standing in front of Hawaii’s first-ever disaster Precovery Pod.

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?

The future of food and agriculture in Hawaii.

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

Two coworkers working at the landslide in Waimea, Kauai.

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

A note to thank Mayor Billy Kenoi attached to a photo of a grateful couple.

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

Hands coming together in the shape of a heart surrounding the text Supporting our community through COVID-19.

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

Chad talking about the 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 […]

HFA partners with Vibrant Hawaii’s Kaukau 4 Keiki program

Young students in a classroom preparing canned foods for pickup.

Vibrant Hawaii launched a new food program, Kaukau 4 Keiki, as part of a multi-week initiative to feed thousands of children, providing each child with breakfast and lunch supplies. The meal kits contain 10 pounds of fresh produce provided by local farmers as well as pantry staples such as bread, milk, and protein such as […]

Feeding those in need with our non-profit partners

Coworker loading a box of food into the back of a car.

The Hawaiʻi Foodbank on Friday Dec. 11 partnered with the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu to hold a food distribution event for 1,000 households affected by the coronavirus pandemic. View photo gallery at Honolulu Star Advertiser’s “Hawaiʻi Foodbank and First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu distribute food to 1K households”