Salvation Army to Host Meal Distribution in Kahului and Lahaina before Thanksgiving

The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands is modifying their annual Thanksgiving week holiday meals throughout Hawaiʻi due to the pandemic.

On Maui, the Salvation Army Kahului Corps and the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College will share in distributing 600 Thanksgiving meals via a drive-thru distribution starting at 11 a.m., while supplies last, at UHMC on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In West Maui, the Salvation Army Lahaina Lighthouse Corps, with the assistance of other local congregations, will be providing home delivered Thanksgiving Lunches to 300 Kupuna on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.

On Oʻahu, the annual sit down meal service for 2,000 in Honolulu is being paused again and being replaced with community outreach events and activities via the three Salvation Army Corps across the island. Similarly, traditional Thanksgiving meals and outreach at seven neighbor island Corps on Maui, Hawaiʻi Island, and Kauaʻi also have been modified. See below for a complete list of The Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving outreach events by island.

“Once again, with the generous help of corporate partners, volunteers, advisory boards, staff and Salvation Army officers, we’ve been able to shift our traditional Thanksgiving observances around the state to reach thousands of those in need in our island communities,” said Major Phil Lum, Divisional Commander for The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands. “We humbly ask the community for their continued support and encourage those in need of a meal to reach out to the Salvation Army Corps in their local community.”

Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army may be made online at Hawaii.SalvationArmy.org. Additionally, from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, customers at all Foodland and Sack N Save stores in Hawaiʻi will be able to make donations at checkout through Foodland’s “Share a Holiday Feast” program to help those less fortunate in Hawaiʻi. Customers may donate cash, coins, Maika’i points or My Rewards Certificates to help. Those donations will be turned into Foodland gift certificates and distributed by The Salvation Army to families in need on each island where the donations were received.

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY OUTREACH SCHEDULE BY ISLAND

Maui

• University of Hawaiʻi Maui College: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021
  • 310 W Kaʻahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732 [Distribution site – parking lot off of Wahinepiʻo Ave.]
  • The Salvation Army Kahului Corps and the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College will share 600 Thanksgiving meals via a drive-thru distribution starting at 11 a.m., while supplies last. Vehicles will be allowed to line up startingat 10 a.m. Walk-up distribution also will be available for those without vehicles. For more information, call The Salvation Army Kahului Corps at 808-871-6270.
• The Salvation Army Lahaina Lighthouse Corps: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021
  • 131 Shaw St., Lahaina, HI96761
  • The Salvation Army Lahaina Lighthouse Corps, with the assistance of other local congregations, will be providing home delivered Thanksgiving Lunches to 300 Kupuna in West Maui. For more information, call The Salvation Army Lahaina Lighthouse Corps at 808-661-5335, ext. 4.
  • Also, from noon to 2 p.m., a grab-n-go distribution will be available for those in need, while supplies last. For more information, call The Salvation Army Lahaina Lighthouse Corps at 808-661-5335, ext. 4.

Hawaiʻi Island

• The Salvation Army Hilo Temple Corps: Thanksgiving Week
  • 219 Ponahawai St., Hilo, HI96720
  • The Salvation Army Hilo Temple Corps, in collaboration with HomeStreet Bank, KTA, and an anonymous donor, will offer grocery gift certificates to 300 families-in-need in the Hilo area. Signups will be held Nov. 15 through 18, and ID and current proof of address will be required. For more information, call The Salvation Army Hilo Temple Corps at 808-935-1277.
• The Salvation Army Kona Corps:
  • 75-223 Kalani St., Kailua-Kona, HI96740
  • Thanksgiving Week: The Salvation Army Kona Corps is distributing food boxes to 250 local families in need. Note, these families have already been identified and boxes reserved.
  • Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021: The Salvation Army Kona Corps, with the support of Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill, will be delivering 500 meals to elderly and shut-ins. For more information, call The Salvation Army Kona Corps at 808-326-2330.
• The Salvation Army Honokaʻa Corps: Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021
  • 45-511 Richard Pl., Honokaʻa, HI96727
  • The Salvation Army Honokaʻa Corps will be delivering Thanksgiving meals to those in need in North Hawaiʻi Island with the help of local community partners and volunteers. For more information, call The Salvation Army Honokaʻa Corps at 808-775-7346.

Kauaʻi

• The Salvation Army Hanapēpē Corps: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021
  • 4465 Pūʻolo Road, Hanapēpē, HI 96716
  • The Salvation Army Hanapēpē Corps, with the help of Grand Hyatt Kauaʻi Resort & Spa, will be distributing 450 hot Thanksgiving meals via drive-thru, grab-and-go style from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., while supplies last. Limit five meals per car. The event will be supported by volunteers from the West Kauaʻi Lions Club, the Kanaka School, Episcopal Church West Kauaʻi, along with The Salvation Army’s regular Soup Kitchen volunteers, as well as other groups. For more information, please call The Salvation Army Hanapēpē at 808 335-5441.
• The Salvation Army Līhuʻe Corps: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021
  • 4182 Hardy St., Līhuʻe, HI 96766
  • The Salvation Army Līhuʻe Corps will hold a Thanksgiving themed drive-thru food box distribution to those in need from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Registration opens on Oct. 1 and runs every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.For more information, call The Salvation Army Līhuʻe Corps at 808-245-2571 or email Captain Shawn Keoho at [email protected].
• Kauaʻi War Memorial Convention Center: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021
  • 4191 Hardy St. Kauai HI 96766
  • The Salvation Army Lihue Corps, with the help of Kauaʻi Community College and The Plantation House at Kilohana, will distribute 600 hot Thanksgiving meals via drive-thru and grab-and-go options starting at 10 a.m. while supplies last. Limit five meals per car. Hawaiʻi Food Bank Kauaʻi, Līhuʻe Lions Club, The Salvation Army’s Līhuʻe Corps Advisory Board, and Līhuʻe Corps members will be assisting with distribution. For more information, call The Salvation Army Lihue Corps at 808-245-2571.

Oʻahu

• The Salvation Army Kauluwela Mission Corps: Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021
  • 296 N. Vineyard Blvd., Honolulu, HI96817
  • The Salvation Army Kauluwela Mission Corps, along with volunteers from The Salvation Army’s Echelon Hawaii, will deliver and distribute approximately 1,250 Thanksgiving bentos to those in need at various locations in Honolulu.
• The Salvation Army Kaneʻohe Corps: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021
  • 45-175 Waikalua Rd., Kaneohe, HI 96744
  • The Salvation Army Kaneohe Corps will hold a Thanksgiving themed drive-thru food box distribution to those in need from 9 a.m. to noon., while supplies last. For more information, call The Salvation Army Kaneohe Corps at 808-235-1408.
• The Salvation Army Kaneʻohe Corps: Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021
  • 45-175 Waikalua Rd., Kaneʻohe, HI96744
• Kaneʻohe District Park
  • 45-660 Kea‘ahala Rd., Kaneʻohe, HI96744
  • The Salvation Army Kaneʻohe Corps will distribute 300 meals to those in need at the Kaneʻohe Corps and Kaneʻohe District Park between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. An additional 200 meals will be distributed along the Windward Coast and North Shore via a partnership with Project Reach. For more information, call The Salvation Army Kaneʻohe Corps at 808-235-1408.
• The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaiʻi: Thanksgiving Week
  • 91-3257 Kualaka‘i Parkway, Ewa Beach, HI 96706
  • The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaii will distribute approximately 1,000 Thanksgiving meals to seniors, veterans and homeless individuals in West and Central Oahu during Thanksgiving week. Those who will be receiving meals have already been identified. For more information, call The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaii at 808-682-5505.