According to this ad in the Maui News today, one out of eight in Maui County is at risk of going hungry. According to the 2008 U.S. Census, there are 143,574 people in Maui County, which includes the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. So, that's about 17,946 people that could go without - and I thought it was tough deciding if I wanted to eat chicken or vegetarian tonight...
If I stop to think about it, this is a monster effort the Food Bank is undertaking. Hunger is one of those things you don't directly see. People don't need to look emaciated or rail-thin to be hungry.
Pictured are the offices and warehouse of the Maui Food Bank located in the Wailuku Industrial Park in Wailuku.
For more info or to donate to Maui Food Bank, please visit: http://www.mauifoodbank.org/
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