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#wastelessfeedmore #wastelessfeedmore Why do we exist? #wastelessfeedmore #wastelessfeedmore Why do we exist? In Hawai`i, about 1 in 5 people depend on food pantries for assistance. Yet approximately 237,000 tons of food or 26% of the

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Why do we exist?

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Why do we exist? What do we do?

In Hawai`i, about 1 in 5 people depend on food pantries for assistance. Yet approximately 237,000 tons of food – or 26% of the available food supply – is wasted annually.1 Aloha Harvest is the largest food rescue and redistribution organization in Hawai`i, getting quality excess food into stomachs instead of landfills. Free of charge and free of liability, we pick up excess food from 250+ donors and deliver it to 175+ social service agencies feeding the hungry.

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Instead of this … 

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This … 

Koko Head Cafe

Foodland

Meadow Gold Hawai`i Ho Farms

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And this … 

YouthBuild Waimānalo

St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church

meal program Immaculate Conception Church food pantry ALEA Bridge

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Impact

As of 2020:

Over 23 million lbs. of food rescued
1,008 food donors
301 partner agencies
Serving over 60,000 individuals 7 days a week, free of charge

A new system for approaching hunger Protect the environment Boost the economy How do we differ from and collaborate with a food bank model? How does a food rescue model protect the environment? How does a food rescue model boost the economy?

Let’s discuss …

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What might cause potential food donors to hesitate?

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Food Donors

Food safety

Aloha Harvest was planned using

Department of Health guidelines

All our drivers to complete the Hawai`i

State Department of Health Food Handler Certification Class.

Our vehicles are refrigerated to ensure

food maintains safe temperatures during transport.

Our vehicles are sanitized, inside and
ut, on a biweekly basis by a

professional cleaner.

Two primary concerns …

Protection from liability

Donors of excess food are protected

from liability by two laws, one at the federal level and one at the state level.

Federal - Bill Emerson Good Samaritan

Food Donation Act of 1996 (42 USC § 1791)

State - Hawai`i Good Samaritan

Donation of Food Act (HRS 145D §-1, §- 2, §-3, §-4, §-5) [§145D-2]

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Food Donors in 2019

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Partner Agencies in 2019

36 Food pantries (589,839 lbs.) 26 Food pantry, hot meals (489,960 lbs.) 27 Transitional housing (70,983 lbs.) 24 Housing programs (451,309 lbs.) 20 Youth programs (46,265 lbs.) 17 Social services (179,318 lbs.) 10 Shelters (37,848 lbs.)

57,000+

people served:

22% homeless
36% unemployed
46% Native Hawaiians and

Pacific Islanders

29% children

16% seniors

10% challenged with mental

illness, substance abuse or physical and/or mental disabilities

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Mahal alo!

Q & A

alohaharves est. t.or

808-537-6945 leslie@ e@aloh

harves

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