September 11, 2026
THE SALVATION ARMY DELIVERS FOOD TO STORM-DEVASTATED RESIDENTS, PASSENGERS IN LENGTHY TSA LINES, THROUGH RELIEF PARTNERSHIP WITH DOMINO’S HAWAIʻI AND RAINBOW HELICOPTERS
Airlift of fresh pizzas and aloha arrived Thursday afternoon in Līhuʻe
WHAT: Continuing to meet the call from Kauaʻi County to help feed communities struggling in the wake of Hurricane Lowell’s impact, The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division is amplifying its reach through the power of partnership. The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) teams joined forces with Domino’s Hawaiʻi and Rainbow Helicopters to airlift food for a mass feeding distribution on Kauaʻi Island.
An airlift of 255 Domino’s Hawaii pizzas—enough to feed a thousand people currently navigating widespread destruction and near total blackouts on Kauaʻi—departed from Honolulu via three Rainbow Helicopter flights, arriving in Līhuʻe on the afternoon of September 10th. The pizzas and flights were generously donated by Domino’s Hawaiʻi and Rainbow Helicopters respectively.
EDS teams from The Salvation Army coordinated distribution logistics in the face of compromised roads and connection challenges throughout Kauaʻi to serve dinner to those sheltering in all the designated Kauaʻi refuge areas between Kapa‘a and Waimea. Meeting evolving on-island needs moment-to-moment, teams additionally passed out boxes of pizza to hundreds of passengers stranded in hours-long TSA lines with screening delays exacerbated by intermittent power at Līhuʻe Airport.
WHEN/WHERE: Pizza transport and dinner distributions took place September 10, building on The Salvation Army’s Lowell relief efforts mobilized since September 8. To learn more about partnering with The Salvation Army and supporting ongoing relief efforts in Kauaʻi, please visit hawaii.salvationarmy.org.
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About The Salvation Army – Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division
The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division covers the state of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands including Guam, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands and The Federated States of Micronesia. The Division offers a wide variety of programs throughout the islands including: affordable senior housing; at-risk youth services and housing; camp & conference center; family stores; food distribution and feeding programs; homeless services; The Kroc Center – Hawai‘i’s largest community center; preschools & day care services; social services – emergency assistance; substance abuse treatment; and work therapy & rehabilitation services. For more information, call 808-988-2136, visit hawaii.salvationarmy.org.
