Aloha Harvest
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Location / Contact:3599 Waialae Avenue - #23
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Phone: (808) 537-6945
Contact:
Mele Pepa Latu
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ABOUT US
Help Feed Oʻahu
Instead of letting your food go to waste, join Aloha Harvest in collecting and redistributing food to nourish and strengthen our community on Oʻahu.
Present
Aloha Harvest is the largest food rescue and redistribution organization in Hawaiʻi, getting quality excess food into stomachs instead of landfills. Free of charge and free of liability, we pick up quality excess food from donors (ex: wholesale distributors, grocery stores, restaurants, hotels) and redistribute it to recipient agencies feeding the hungry (ex: homeless shelters, social services, food pantries).
In 2023, we worked with 397 food donors and 140 recipient agencies to redistribute over 3 million pounds of good food that would have otherwise been wasted! As we progress through this year, we are determined to meet or increase these numbers as the need continues to rise.
We play a critical role alongside food banks and food pantries in the fight against hunger. Aloha Harvest does not store any food. We pick up perishable and nonperishable surplus food from donors and deliver it the same day (free of charge) to social service agencies, who in turn, prepare and distribute the food to those in need.
We have been doing this work since 1999 and are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Past
Aloha Harvest was founded by the Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation in 1999. The foundation saw the volume of local food waste and a growing population of homeless people -- as well as the emergence of food rescue organizations
across the country.
They conducted a feasibility study that considered the unique challenges surrounding food insecurity and waste in Hawaiʻi and engaged in discussions
with potential food donors, recipients, and community leaders. The outcome was Aloha Harvest.
Hauʻoli Mau Loa based the Aloha Harvest model on City Harvest (New York), a highly successful and internationally replicated food recovery system
developed in 1982.
Get involved in the rescue!
Jobs
We're Hiring!
Our team is in search of passionate individuals to help continue and build on our organization's 25 years of success reducing food waste and food insecurity since 1999. We have the following positions available.
To view and apply for one of our positions, please visit job posting page here.
Donate
Click on the names of the organizations below to read more about what they have to say about Aloha Harvest.
- Surfing the Nations
- Ewa Beach United Methodist Church
- Makana O Ke Akua Inc
- Waikiki Health Center
- Whole Foods Kailua
- Cheesecake Factory
Office Hours - Fri 8am - 5pm
Food Delivery - Seven Days a Week
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