Food

The Mālama Da Farmer Grants represent the island’s first grant program, which was funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act to provide relief from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A University of Hawaiʻi program that works with about 15,000 people a year is at risk after federal funding cuts. In a news release, UH says the program will end on Sept. 30 if Congress doesn't restore its funding.

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Hawaiʻi Island lawmakers passed a $950 million budget for the county, but denied a last-minute amendment to spend $2 million on food security programs. The administration says no plan was attached to that funding, leading the council to vote against the amendment five to three.

Advocates of the bill have said the measure is a legislative stepping stone to providing universal free school meals, an effort that’s been held up at the state Capitol for years. But support for expanded access appears to be building. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Chi Ian Chan spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about launching what is being billed as New York’s first Hawaiʻi-style musubi store.

As Congress weighs a $300 billion cut to SNAP funding, local officials are trying to figure out how they might be able to secure funding for the program in their own communities.

For a lot of students, the end of the school year means more food insecurity as they lose access to school meals. The Happy Bento is a lunch service program that serves 27 different Oʻahu campuses throughout the school year.

County law currently only allows chickens to be raised on agricultural land, but Bill 52 would let residents have “household henneries” for non-commercial egg production.

Jack Sinanaj, the owner of Empire Steak House Hawaii in Waikīkī, is concerned about a 24% tariff on A-5 Wagyu beef from Japan.