Community: 6-23-25 Police Launch Backpack Drive for Students in Need

Community: 6-23-25 Police Launch Backpack Drive for Students in Need

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is proud to participate in an island-wide backpack drive for island keiki in need. New and unfilled backpacks may be dropped off at any Hawai‘i Island police station now through July 20, 2025. Your contribution to help a child in need is greatly appreciated.

Backpacks are the most requested non-food item by charities in Hawaiʻi.

Since 2008, the Hawaiʻi Police Department has been working in partnership with Hope Services.  The backpacks are distributed to children at women’s shelters, homeless shelters and transitional housing facilities around the Big Island.