HONOLULU — Hawaii Foodbank brings back its Summer Food Service Program that provides meals to eligible children during the summer when school is out of session. There are two types of meal service — congregate meals and non-congregate meals (also known as Kaukau 4 Keiki).

Congregate meals are for keiki 18 and under served Monday through Friday that allows children to eat together at designated times at various locations on Oahu. No registration is required. Locations:

Kahauiki Village - June 17 to July 26, closed July 5
2475 N. Nimitz Hwy.
Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. / Snack 11 – 11:30 a.m.

Kaiulani Elementary School – through June 28, closed June 11
783 N. King St.
Lunch 11:45 a.m. – noon

Kealahou West Oahu’s Onelauena Emergency Shelter Program – June 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 and July 2, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25
Bldg. 50, Belleau Woods St.
Lunch 12:30 – 1 p.m.

Maililand Transitional Housing – June 18, 25 and July 2, 11, 17, 23
87-190 Maliona St.
Lunch 11:30 a.m. – noon

Salt Lake Elementary School - June 19 to July 10, closed July 4
131 Ala Lilikoi St.
Lunch 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Wahiawa Elementary School – June 12-July 3, July 15-July 26
1402 Glen Ave.
Lunch 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Waipahu Safe Haven - through June 28
94-420 Farrington Hwy.
Lunch 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Non-congregate meals, also known as Kaukau 4 Keiki, allow parents/legal guardians to pick up weekly meal boxes for each child in the family that contain groceries to prepare seven days of breakfast and lunch for one child. Keiki must be 18 and under living in one of the following zip codes: 96707, 96717, 96730, 96731, 96744, 96762, 96786, or 96795.

Hawaii Foodbank will provide Kaukau 4 Keiki meals at five distribution sites for weekday morning pickups through July 26. Parents must register in advance.

Hawaii Foodbank’s latest report — The State of Food Insecurity in Hawaii — states that 29% of households with one or multiple children faced food insecurity in 2023. In households with children, 9% of keiki skipped meals because there was not enough food. At the most extreme, 6% of households with a child or children go a whole day without food because of a lack of money.

Learn more about Hawaii Foodbank’s keiki initiatives.