These organizations are looking for volunteers, food and other essentials, and funds as they work to help communities impacted by the devastating wildfires on Maui and Big Island.
Asian Pacific Islander Voices: Books on Food and Culture
Food Tank’s book list centers Asian and Pacific Islander voices and showcases books on AAPI food and culture.
Hawaii Nonprofit Distributes Valuable Food Aid Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Aloha Harvest, a Hawaii-based nonprofit, is diverting food that would otherwise be wasted to combat food insecurity during COVID-19. Roughly one in five Hawaii residents are food insecure, according to U.S. census data collected in July 2020. And since the…
Supporting Indigenous Foodways Is For Everyone, Says Daniels
A registered Native Hawai’ian, Daniels is using the Good Food Purchasing Program to push public institutions to support diverse food producers.
Native Voices Convene for Food Tank Summit on Indigenous Foods
Food Tank and Arizona State University’s (ASU) “The Wisdom of Indigenous Foodways” Summit on January 22, 2020, is convening native voices and food system leaders to help bring Indigenous knowledge to the forefront of conversations on food system transformation.
Hawaiian Fishpond Restoration Looks to the Past to Feed the Future
He’eia is the second largest of about 40 fishponds left in the Hawaiian Islands, and this non-profit has worked to rebuild and preserve the traditional structure since 2001, looking at ancient foodways that could, if permitted and desired, feed the entire island.
