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It’s a program ran by Ha- wai‘i Foodservice Alliance LLC — a biz that serves more than 35 local compa- nies by distributing their products to grocers, retailers and clubs across the state — which is maintained by
The pods are designed to hold 135,000 meals to feed people until normal supply chains resume. These meals are shelf-stable, healthy survival foods that can be stored for 25 years for emer- gency community access.
Named the DreamHouse Center, the project will be located on Avalon’s 3-acre master-planned Kapolei Pacific Center that also includes the regional headquarters of the U.S. Social Security Administration and the Cole Academy preschool.
“Our partnership with Avalon began because of their past achievements in de- veloping schools. Given our growth plan and need for space, we see this partner- ship as central to serving our children, families and community,” Teece states.
Chad and Stephanie Buck of Hawai‘i Foodservice Alliance LLC stand in front of buckets that will be put into the food pod in case of an emergency. PHOTO COURTESY HAWAI‘I FOODSERVICE ALLIANCE LLC
“Our commitment to empowering homegrown leaders for our islands would not be possible without the shared vision and partnership of Avalon to cre- ate and bring DreamHouse Center to life,” Teece adds.
Enrollment for DreamHouse is open now through March 30, with a public lottery happening in mid-April.
“Some of Hawai‘i’s most vulnerable communities are at risk of being blocked from emergency services in- cluding food distribution,” states Chad Buck, CEO of
The company hopes this is the first of many on O‘ahu.
“DreamHouse is the newest and fast- est-growing charter school in Hawai‘i,” states Alex Teece, founder and chief education officer of DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach.
“DreamHouse is our fourth school de- velopment. Our motivation has always been to fill the gaps, to provide what the community needs. This new high school of ‘great expectations’ is exact- ly the right project for us to support at this time,” states Christine Camp, CEO of Avalon.
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HFA. “Understanding that the Wai‘anae community has limited access made it the ideal location to place the first precovery-pod. We have been working with county, state and federal government agencies regarding disaster preparedness for two years and hope that they will adopt this concept and expand these precovery-pods to our vulnerable communities be- fore disaster strikes.”
A ‘DreamHouse’ Come True
T he first-ever food pod of its kind launched at the end of January on the Westside with a purpose to provide aid to some of Hawai‘i’s most vulnerable communi- ties if a natural disaster were to occur.
Wai‘anae Coast Comprehen- sive Health Center.
Big news to come from DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach: Avalon Development Co. will lead the creation of a three-story mixed commercial building, which will be anchored by the charter school.
will be for DreamHouse High School, while the ground floor will be for retail spaces such as eateries, shops and vari- ous other services.
The facility is slated to open in the summer of 2024 and the upper two floors
For all inquiries regarding Dream- House High School, visit dreamhousee- wabeach.org or contact info@dreamhou- seewabeach.org.
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