The No. 1 Reason Maui Residents Call 211? They Need Help Buying Food 0 Community groups are coming together to change that.
It’s a blistering day outside, and warm even inside the Maui Food Hub warehouse in Kahului, where Autumn Ness shares the news with the crew.
Since opening its doors two years ago, the nonprofit put $1 million back into the community while serving as the middleman to sell, package and distribute produce from dozens of local farmers to hundreds of families across the island.
“You guys, we’re not just packing groceries here,” Ness tells the team of a half dozen people, gathered around her in the center of the warehouse. “We’re building a system, and it’s really helping the people that are making our food.”
