HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Foodbank held its largest relief distribution event at Aloha Stadium, providing food assistance to thousands of families impacted by the ongoing government shutdown.

Hawaii Foodbank president Amy Miller said since 9 a.m., the team has been running about 400 cars through every hour, with more than 2,000 people signing up for food assistance.

“Pretty much as fast as our registration filled up with households that needed support, our volunteer registration filled up just as fast. So people really do want to help,” Miller said.

Among the volunteers was U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, who joined in distributing food and called attention to the growing need for support. She noted that while the federal government plans to partially fund SNAP benefits, families hav

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