An annual fundraising campaign kicks off next week to help fight child hunger and expand participation in free breakfast programs at public schools.

Community programs are supplementing the Grab-and-Go program but they too are lagging behind last summer’s participation and may not be enough to meet demand.

Nicole Woo, senior policy analyst with Hawaiʻi Appleseed, worries that other community groups may not be around this summer to pick up the slack.

Nonprofit groups are offering free grab-and-go lunches to children at various sites on Oʻahu to supplement those being offered at many public schools by the DOE.

The grab-and-go meals at a handful of sites around Oʻahu supplement the DOE’s own meal service which began this week while schools are closed.

It's up to all of us to ensure that our keiki have the nutrition they need to be academically successful and healthy.

Fewer than 40 low-income children in Hawaiʻi ate school breakfast for every 100 that received free or reduced-price school lunch last school year.

Advocates voiced forceful opposition to a so-called affordable housing bill they say is far from affordable. A committee of lawmakers took their side.

We need to stand up to the Trump Administration’s misguided attempts to weaken nutrition standards.

Opponents can only make disingenuous arguments that rely on irrelevant information.

The rule would prevent Hawaiʻi—with its high cost of living—from waiving federal income and asset requirements to qualify for SNAP.

Tens of thousands of low-income kids in Hawaiʻi are eligible for free after-school suppers, but only 259 students were signed up to get the meals last year.

Out of the 66,550 keiki who ate free or reduced-price school lunch in Hawaiʻi in 2018, only 259 also had an after school supper.

On Oct. 17, 2019, 5 percent of proceeds from Hawaiʻi’s four Whole Foods Market locations will be donated to expand access to school meals for keiki.

A 2017 law required schools give students a grace period before withholding meals for those behind in their payments.

Hawaiʻi Appleseed announces the retirement of Victor Geminiani, its co-founder and longtime executive director, after a 50-year public interest law career.

With the DOE’s current plan due to sunset in 2020, it’s clear many academic success “targets,” such as reducing student absenteeism and increasing teacher retention, won’t be met.

Hawaiʻi's high poverty rate means ensuring more students have access to healthy meals is imperative.

Fewer than 4 in 10 low-income students who eat school lunch are also eating school breakfast in our state.

Low participation in summer meal programs robs the state of more than a million dollars a month in federal reimbursements for the meals.