A New Sense Of Urgency Is Driving Nonprofits To Grow More Local Food In Hawaii …. Some of Hawaii’s busiest food banks are turning to growing their own food rather than waiting for donations as the number of people showing up for help rises.
The land isn’t much to look at yet: A large swath of former sugar cane fields on the edge of downtown Hilo, next to a cemetery.
But if Hawaii island’s largest food bank has its way, in coming years the nearly 25-acre property that it purchased last year will play a big role in addressing food security on the island.
Leaders at The Food Basket started looking for agricultural land with room for a food processing center and a large community distribution warehouse, after witnessing the sharp rise in people who needed food in Hawaii during the Covid-19 pandemic.
