The State of Food Insecurity in Hawaiʻi 2024–2025 is a comprehensive analysis of the ongoing food insecurity crisis across the islands.

There is new data on food insecurity in Hawaii, outlining the number of people across the islands facing some form of hunger.

Nā Kuke ʻŌpio (NKO), meaning “The Young Cook” in Hawaiian, is a youth-centered, culturally grounded, cooking and nutrition education program.

The Food Basket on Hawaiʻi Island has distributed around $700,000 in grants to over 30 island producers in an effort to promote local farming and improve food security.

The agency provides meals for 60,000 people every month, and officials are worried about their ability to meet the growing community needs.

The Food Basket, Hawaiʻi Island’s Food Bank, announced it has been awarded more than $8.4 million from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support Hawai‘i’s “DA BUX” Double Up Food Bucks program.

The Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket is adding more programs to meet the growing immediate need, while also working toward its lofty goal of making the island fully self-sustainable to end hunger.