01 · Give
Add a meal credit
Choose an amount and complete checkout. Your contribution joins the shared meal pool.
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Shared meal credits for University of Hawaiʻi students
A good meal can change the shape of a day.
Kōkua Counter brings neighbors, students, and local eateries together through a shared pool of meal credits. Students can use a private, single-use pass at participating counters.
$8
per meal credit
One-time
private meal pass
Local
participating eateries
One shared pool. A little more room for students to focus on their day.
02 · Sign in
Students create a pass
Eligible students sign in with a confirmed University of Hawaiʻi email and request a single-use QR pass.
03 · Share
Redeem at the counter
A participating eatery scans the pass and the corresponding meal credit is redeemed from the pool.
Community partners
Find a participating eatery
The current partner list is pulled from Kōkua Counter, not sample restaurant data.
Oahu
Test Eatery
123 Main St
A community effort
Food is part of feeling at home.
Kōkua Counter connects contributions with students through participating local kitchens, with a private pass at the point of redemption.
Learn about the program
Good to know
Questions, answered.
How much is one meal credit?+
Each $8 in the shared pool covers one meal credit.
Can I choose which eatery receives my contribution?+
Contributions go into one shared pool. Students redeem credits at any participating eatery.
What does an eatery see when scanning a pass?+
The scanner confirms whether a pass is valid; it does not show the student’s name or email.
Make room for one more at the table.
A contribution helps keep meal credits available to University of Hawaiʻi students at participating eateries.
Donate to the shared pool