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3599 Wai`alae Ave., #23 | Honolulu, HI 96816 www.alohaharvest.org | [email protected] | 808-537-6945

What is Aloha Harvest? At no charge to food donors or recipients, Aloha Harvest rescues quality excess food from 250+ donors (wholesale, grocery stores, restaurants, farms, events, etc). AH Food safety same-day delivers that food to 175+ Aloha Harvest was planned using Department of Health social service agencies that distribute guidelines, setting up a system for the sanitary and efficient it to those in need, including those handling of food. We require all our drivers to successfully who are unemployed, homeless, complete the Hawaiì State Department of Health Food disabled, mentally ill, and veterans. Handler Certification Class. Our vehicles are refrigerated to ensure food maintains safe temperatures during transport. What does partnership for food Our vehicles are sanitized, inside and out, on a biweekly donors look like? basis by a professional cleaner. Our drivers pick up excess food from food donors 7 days a week, 5:30am to Protection from liability 2pm. We establish regular schedules Donors of excess food are protected from liability by two with most food donors (like every laws, one at the federal level and one at the state level. Mon, Wed, Fri) and/or do pickups as needed. We accept almost all forms Federal - Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation of quality excess food: fresh, frozen, Act of 1996 (42 USC § 1791) prepared, raw, dry, etc. (c) Liability for damages from donated food and grocery products. Why partner? (1) Liability of a person or gleaner. Aloha Harvest is the largest nonprofit A person or gleaner shall not be subject to civil or criminal doing this work in the state of Hawaiì, arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of acting as an essential collaborator with apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery local food banks and social service product that the person or gleaner donates in good faith agencies. In Hawaiì, 1 in 5 people to a nonprofit organization for the ultimate distribution of rely on food pantries for assistance needy individuals. and yet 237,000 tons of good food is wasted annually. Since Aloha Harvest’s State - Hawaiì Good Samaritan Donation of Food Act founding in 1999, we have rescued (HRS 145D §-1, §-2, §-3, §-4, §-5) over 24 million pounds of quality food [§145D-2] Exceptions to liability. (a) Any donor of food and gotten it into stomachs instead of products, who in good faith donates the food for the landfills. That number can be much use or distribution by a charitable, religious, or nonprofit higher. By partnering with us, you organization to needy persons shall not be liable for any help to ease both food insecurity and civil damages or criminal penalties for any injuries or environmental footprint. Less food illnesses including, but not limited to injuries or illnesses in landfills = less greenhouse gas resulting from the nature, age, condition, packaging, emissions. You’ll also receive food or handling of donated food products, except for such donation receipts that you can submit damages as may result from the donor’s negligence or for tax credits. wanton acts or omissions. Sign up to be a food donor: alohaharvest.org/donate-food

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