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DA BUX Discounts Extended into New Year!

January 4, 2021

From the Office for Social Ministry

Good news for DA BUX discount card holders––as Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) shoppers will still be able to double their buying power for qualifying fruits and vegetables at participating stores through 2021! DA BUX offers 50% off locally grown produce at select supermarkets and farmer’s markets on all islands. Although the program was set to expire on December 31, 2020, existing CARES Act funding will be extended into the New Year while resources are still available. The total amount allowed per day is $20, but no longer includes discounts for local meat and eggs. For a list of participating retailers and farmer’s markets on your island, visit DA BUX website.

Special instructions in other pacific islander languages are also available.  For copies, go to:

• Chuukese Translation
• Ilokano Translation

HAWAII FOOD BANK POP-UP DISTRIBUTION & FOOD BASKET ‘OHANA DROP

Oahu

• January 6th @ Kalihi Valley District Park, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
  Food distributions will be available for up to400 households.  To register, click on the January 6th date at https://hawaiifoodbank.org/pop-up/
• January 13th @ Waipahu Leeward YMCA, 9:00 – 11:00 AM.  Food distributions will be available for up to400 households.  Registration opens January 6th at 9:00 AM.  Click on the January 13th date at https://hawaiifoodbank.org/pop-up/
• January 20^th @ Ewa Pu’uloa District Park, 9:00 – 11:00 AM.  Food distributions will be available for up to400 households.  Registration opens Wednesday, January 13^th at 9:00 AM.  Click on the January 20^th date at https://hawaiifoodbank.org/pop-up/

HAWAII FOOD BASKET – ‘OHANA DROP DISTRIBUTION FOR JANUARY

Food will be given on a first come first serve basis.  Emergency Food Distribution Sites and dates around Hawaii island include:

• January 12 @ Waimea District Park
• January 13 @ Hilo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
• January 15 @ Na’alehu Hongwanji Temple
• January 21 @ Old Kona Airport Pavilion
• January 22 @ Pahoa Community Center
• January 26 @ Waikoloa Kamakoa Nui Skate Park
• January 27 @ Volcano Cooper Center
• January 28 @ Ocean View Kahuku Park
• January 29 @ Honoka’a Sports Complex and Skate Park