HONOLULU (KHON2) — The City and County of Honolulu launched a Mākeke Mahiʻai, or farmers’ market, at a Waipahu Skyline station on Sept. 29 as part of its new “Food Hubs at Skyline Stations” initiative.
The initiative is done in collaboration with D.R. Horton Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Foodbank and ʻElepaio Social Services, with the foodbank providing their services for the flagship event with their Mobile Food Pantry.
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At the food hub, participants could get fresh produce, dairy, proteins and more provisions, which was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The goal of the outreach project is to help increase access to healthy food and encourage the support of native produce and local farmers…