Serving Aloha
Serving Aloha is our weekly food distribution. It started in October of 2020 to support those battling food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued every Wednesday since, serving hundreds of families and individuals each week, thanks to our many volunteers from the church and wider community. We partner with the Hawai‘i Foodbank who supplies us with food (including fresh produce!) which we package and distribute for FREE to anyone from the community that comes. Anyone is eligible to receive food.
Food distribution happens each Wednesday!
As of January 2025, recipients are being onboarded to a new check-in system which will go into full effect at Central Union in March 2025. The new system, which will eventually be implemented at all Hawai‘i Foodbank distribution centers, will increase the effectiveness of food distribution and allow the Hawai‘i Food Bank to collect essential data to better serve the community. learn more
The transition to the new system requires recipients to do the following:
- Complete a new questionnaire
- Receive a card with a QR code (similar to a membership card)
- Cards are distributed on-site and can be used throughout the state
- Once in the system, recipients will just need to show their QR card along with a picture ID to receive food
Walk-in distribution: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Drive-through distribution: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Enter the campus from Punahou Street and you will be directed through the lawn. Drive-through line opens at 11:15 a.m.)
TO VOLUNTEER:
Serving Aloha is 100% volunteer-run and would not be possible without our many volunteers who come each week. The operation requires many helping hands. Everyone is welcome! You can come for the entire duration (10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) or for part of the time. If you are interested in taking part in this worthwhile ministry, please come by the church around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday and check in at the registration table in the Women’s Building.
You can park on the lawn facing the Women’s Building / Main Sanctuary.
If you have further questions about volunteering, please contact one of our volunteer heads, Fanny Yeung. She can be reached via text (808-222-2965) or email (fyeung808@yahoo.com).