15 Sep AIA Honolulu 2023 Annual CANstruction® Competition to benefit Hawai‘i Food Bank
2023 Annual Canstruction Competition – AIA Honolulu
MGA Architecture is excited to team with Canaan Builders for the AIA Honolulu 2023 Annual CANstruction® Competition Saturday September 16th at Kahala Mall.
This year, eight teams of local architects and allied design and engineering professionals put their design and building skills to the test as they creatively “CANstruct” dynamic 3D structures – each made entirely of several thousand cans of food, which will be donated to Hawai‘i Foodbank – in AIA Honolulu’s 18th Annual CANstruction® competition at Kahala Mall. Since its inception, AIA Honolulu’s CANstruction® event has gathered 724,119 pounds of canned goods – enough food to make 572,657 meals.
“Passport to End Hunger!”
Get ready for an exciting adventure! This year’s theme, “Passport to End Hunger,” is the ticket to CANstructing something that will transport us to a world where hunger is a thing of the past. Let’s board the plane of creativity, hop on the train of imagination, or even set sail on the sea of inspiration to help eliminate hunger in our community and provide healthy meals. Remember, this event is not about the destination, but about the journey. So, pack your bags with cans and we’ll build CANstructures that will lead us towards a food-secure future.
*The public is encouraged to stop by the mall during the installment to see these amazing creations and to vote on the very best to designate the People’s Choice Award.
Members of the public are invited to participate in CANstruction® by voting for their favorite canned-food structures. Completed structures will be on display for People’s Choice voting from Saturday, Sept. 16 through Saturday, Sept. 23.
The public can vote at https://www.aiahonolulu.org, or by scanning the QR Code at each structure. For People’s Choice voting, each vote is a donation to Hawai‘i Food Bank ($1 = 1 vote). Every $1 donated makes it possible for Hawai‘i Foodbank to provide food for more than 2 meals for families facing food insecurity. The CANstruction® structure that receives the most votes will be named People’s Choice Award winner. Voting will end on Saturday, Sept 23 at 8pm. Winners to be announced on Sunday, Sept 24.
About the MGA Architecture & Canaan Builders entry
“Aloha Spirit – Delivering Help to Ohana in Need”
Aloha. Ohana. SPAM.
“No one knows who exactly started the use of SPAM in musubis, but SPAM has become an iconic part of Hawaiian life.
MGA Architecture’s entry was conceived as a nostalgic postcard of Hawaiʻi and inspired by the heroic example set by surfing legend Archie Kalepa. Quickly responding to the devastating Maui wildfires, Kalepa spearheaded the distribution of free supplies, with the help of friends and volunteers, ferrying supplies past closed roads, to reach Ohana in desperate need.
The people throughout the islands embody the Aloha Spirit, gathering and donating canned foods and other crucial supplies, then transporting them by plane, boat, even surfboard, to Ohana in need, like those affected by the disaster on Maui. We salute their Ohana Spirit of sharing.”
To Vote for our entry, click: Hawaii Foodbank (givesmart.com)
$1 = 1 Vote
So please “Vote” generously!
We’d love for you to join us in our support of Hawai‘i Food Bank!
Mahalo!
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