Food sustainability is another important issue for us and our home state, and we actively support local food production. Local sourcing of food both supports Hawaii’s economy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions associated with the shipping of products. In 2022, we committed to increasing our share of spend from local sources on in-flight food and beverage products at our Hawai‘i hubs from 29% in 2021, to 40% by 2025. We include Hawai‘i-made products from companies such as Kona Chips, Honolulu Cookie Company and LaTour Bakehouse, among others, in our in-flight offerings. In 2021, we expanded our partnership with local business accelerator Mana Up to support and promote up-and-coming entrepreneurs from across the state, including chocolate makers, coffee growers and honey producers. As of December 2022, our share of spend from local sources increased to approximately 32% as we replaced several liquor items with locally grown and distilled Kohana Rum, and we are also flying more international routes where we offer a higher share of locally sourced items.
Last summer, the Hawaiian Airlines Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to Kāko‘o ‘Ōiwi (pictured above) to fund the construction of a wash and pack facility that will be used to process crops grown in the Kaneohe region of O‘ahu such as kalo (taro), ‘ulu (breadfruit), ‘uala (sweet potato) and hō‘i‘o (warabi). P R OT E C T I N G O U R E N V I R O N M E N T
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