Maui Food And Dining

A homegrown effort to get food into the hands of homeless individuals on Maui is gaining momentum, with an estimated 2,900 meals delivered to Pāʻia, Lahaina, Kahului, Wailuku and Kīhei over the course of 20 days.

O’Dwyer tells Maui Now that he plans to continue the service every Saturday while they are able. He said he is open to donations to enable a larger operation and likes the idea of people using the service to pick up breakfast for home-bound individuals.

The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands has received a $20,000 grant from CVS Health to support its response to the COVID-19 outbreak across the islands.

Tara Dugan, digital sales director of MauiNow interviewed chef and restaurateur Bev Gannon about the current state of the restaurant business on Maui. Bev Gannon is the owner of Gannon’s Restaurant, Hali’imaile General Store and Celebrations Maui. All her businesses are currently closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The reality is 50 to 75% of […]

Round Table Pizza Kīhei and Lahaina have been delivering meals to essential workers and first responders in the Maui community.  

Maui’s own Nāpili FLO Farm has received national recognition as a winner of the 2020 Good Food Awards.

The storeʻs kūpuna shopping hours run from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Moloka’i High’s Grab-and-Go school meal service restarts today, April 7, to provide breakfast and lunch for children 18 and younger. The Department of Education also added Grab-and-Go meal service to Kilohana Elementary on Monday, April 6; and will add service at ʻĪao Intermediate School on Maui on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

In less than a week’s time, local families got on board with Central Pacific Bank and Central Pacific Bank Foundation’s #KeepHawaiiCooking initiative to achieve its goal of 10,000 meals shared with the community.

Launched in March of this year, The Show Aloha Challenge focuses on serving vulnerable, homebound seniors nutritious meals from locally owned restaurants.

HIDOE Grab-and-Go meal service at Lokelani Intermediate will start on Wednesday, April 1 instead of Tuesday as previously announced. Work is still being completed to repair an electrical issue in the kitchen area of the cafeteria.

This is an updated list (as of 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 30, 2020) compiled by the Maui Police Department, detailing what items are out-of-stock at Maui stores and grocery chains. Many of the stores listed continue to receive products throughout the day. 

The restaurant is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will begin offering curbside pickup at the front drive of Napili Kai Beach Resort. 

Subway Restaurants are offering a Family Take Out Special–customers who buy two Footlong sandwiches will receive an additional Footlong for free.

The promotion is open to all Hawaiʻi residents, not just CPB customers.

Two Maui companies are joining the fight against COVID-19 by teaming up to produce hand sanitizer in order to best support those on the front lines of the pandemic. Pau Maui Vodka and Maui Gold Pineapple are focusing on maximizing impact by providing sanitizer directly to healthcare workers, government employees and community entities. The companies have produced their first run of hand sanitizer which will be available by the end of the week.

South Maui’s Kīhei Charter School has been added to the list of Grab & Go Meal pickup sites for children 18 years of age and under. Breakfast and lunch meal service is available at the location starting today, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Hawaiʻi Sea Spirits llc, makers of OCEAN Organic Vodka, is devoting some of its production to make hand sanitizer to help combat the spread of coronavirus. The effort is made possible in partnership with other local companies including: Maui Babe, Mokulele Airlines, the Maui Food Bank, and Ali‘i Kula Lavender.

During the​ ​extended Spring Break period​, a total of 38 Hawaiʻi public schools will be providing breakfast and lunch to children who are 18 years or younger. They will be able to stop by one of the designated schools (see list below) to pick up a grab-and-go meal. Adults who come to pick up a meal must be accompanied by their child.

Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation in cooperation with many of its partners, will replace its Localicious campaign over the next few weeks with a campaign to support all Hawaiʻi restaurants who are open for takeout and delivery during this COVID-19 pandemic.