Chad Buck, CEO of the Hawaii Foodservice Alliance, was deeply involved with the thousands of other volunteers bringing food and other essentials to the survivors of the wildfires. He describes…
Civil Beat: Could Storage Pods Be The Answer To Food Shortages During Disasters?
The concept introduced by Chad Buck, "Pre-covery pods" can provide short-term food security during an emergency. https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/could-storage-pods-be-the-answer-to-food-shortages-during-disasters/ Artist Solomonenos painted kale trees on one side of a Waianae Coast Comprehensive…
Augie T’s Guest List: Disaster Preparedness with Chad Buck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn2RX9ba9nw Hawaii Foodservice Alliance founder Chad Buck joined Augie T. and Jason Genegabus on "Augie T's Guest List". Watch and learn about the latest disaster preparedness issues in the state,…
Emergency Support: HFA in Action
We are partnering with neighboring communities to create Hawaii’s first-ever disaster Precovery Pod for some of Hawaii’s most vulnerable communities. This food pod will provide long-term meal storage to support…
Animal Agriculture: By Whom, For Whom, and at What Cost?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wnuYSnSDYM On March 9, 2023, Chad Buck sat down with Civil Beat to discuss best practices in animal agriculture to advance health, equity, resilience and sustainability in the food system…
Waimea Landslide Family Support
Previous Next On January 4, 2022 the landslide in Waimea, Kauai, left two dozen families stranded and without access to supplies and food after the bridge was damaged. In partnership…
HFA’s Community Support after Hurricane Iselle
In August 2014, HFA lead the first community response to the aftermath of hurricane Iselle striking Hawaii Island. While the hurricane was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm, thousands of…
HFA Community Support During COVID
Throughout Hawaii’s response to the pandemic, HFA sponsored and lead a variety of community efforts and food distributions across the state. This video highlights just a few of HFA’s support…
Hawaii Supply Chain & Recovery
HFA is honored to be featured in the third installment of Green Island Films Documentary on Climate Change. The first 36 minutes of the film showcases HFA’s role during Hawaii’s…
HFA partners with Vibrant Hawaii’s Kaukau 4 Keiki program
Vibrant Hawaii launched a new food program, Kaukau 4 Keiki, as part of a multi-week initiative to feed thousands of children, providing each child with breakfast and lunch supplies. The…