for three to four hours to receive muchneeded food he said saying lines have been as long as 4000 people prior to the pandemic mizutani said they usually distributed 800000 to 1 million pounds of food to those in need each month in may he said they distributed more than 375 million pounds of food you dont budget for that nor can you anticipate those kinds of needs he said we survive on donations he added donations have also come to a screeching halt mizutani said he is worried about how they will be able to keep up with the demand which he expects to continue for months into the future it takes a long time for food to get here to the island and we like other food banks are standing in line with the rest of the country he said we made orders two weeks ago that wont arrive until august september thats the kind of wait time that we have before we receive food from mainland distributors a volunteer at the hawaii foodbank distributes food amid the covid19 crisis hawaii foodbank a selfdescribed local boy mizutani said he has deep respect for those who come to receive food theyre not quick to raise their hand when it comes to hunger he said of many in his community it takes courage to wait in line for hours for something they would never thought they would have to do while empty beaches and recovering coral reefs have been a bright spot for some locals mizutani said we need people back badly a volunteer at the hawaii foodbank distributes food amid the covid19 crisis hawaii foodbank this is not normal i dont like to use the word the new normal because there is nothing normal about this at all he said we live in a very special place here and while a lot of families are hurting we are seeing a lot of our aloha spirit the world was not prepared for covid19 but i truly believe that covid19 was not prepared for hawaii and our spirit he added we are a resilient state and we are rising