{"id":237115,"date":"2026-07-07T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=237115"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:52:30","slug":"uh-foodbank-support-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/07\/uh-foodbank-support-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> supports Â鶹´«Ã½ Foodbank topping 120K<\/abbr> meals"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Hawaii<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> foodbank drive raised $53,810 in monetary donations and 6,146 pounds of food for 2026. According to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Foodbank, the university\u2019s contribution equals more than 120,800 meals.<\/p>\n[vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/eExpcUEaIO8″ el_aspect=”916″ align=”right” el_id=”wrap-video-right”]\n

This year\u2019s donations of 517,177 meals across the City, State and UH<\/abbr> exceeded Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Foodbank\u2019s goal of 510,000 meals, marking an outstanding accomplishment.<\/p>\n

“The UH<\/abbr> ʻohana<\/span> showcased incredible compassion and generosity that will make a major impact on the community and those in need,” said UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel. “I would like to thank everyone who helped to make this happen.”<\/p>\n

The issue of hunger continues to be a major challenge facing the community, affecting those most vulnerable. The contributions will provide vital support to those who need it most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The university\u2019s contribution equals more than 120,800 meals, beating last year\u2019s total of 95,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":218745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,12],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,14,9,60,947,59,56,66],"class_list":["post-237115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-video","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t