Its cupboards aren’t bare, but with just a 13-day supply of food on hand, the Hawaii Foodbank is asking for donations from the community.

"It’s not critical, but it is low," said Lori Kaya, Hawaii Foodbank grants and communications manager. "Since January, we have kicked off our annual food drive, so the community is responding and slowly the food and dollars are coming in."

The agency is particularly low on canned goods, Kaya said.

"At the top of the list would be the canned proteins: tuna, chicken, Spam and Vienna Sausage," to name a few, she said. Canned meals, hearty soups and fruits and vegetables are also needed.

In March, the nonprofit agency provided 939,427 pounds of food to help feed Hawaii’s hungry.

On Wednesday, Mayor Peter Carlisle proclaimed April as Food Drive Month. To launch the city’s employee food drive, the mayor and his Cabinet members stuffed a city bus with food donations collected from department food drives.

Kaya said, "We’re hoping to collect food and dollars for 1 million meals by April 21."

On that day, the agency will have nine drop-off locations on Oahu. Go to www.hawaiifoodbank.org for a list of sites.

The Hawaii Foodbank is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency that collects, stores and distributes mass quantities of food to about 250 member agencies and to neighbor island food banks.

Donated food and funds are tax-deductible.

If donating purchased food, present the store receipt when making donations at the food bank at its 2611 Kilihau St. warehouse in Mapunapuna or at any year-round drop-off site.

For food donated from one’s own pantry, the item will be weighed at the warehouse and the donor will be given a receipt. At a food drive site, donors will be given a receipt to determine the value on their own.

For monetary donations, make checks payable to "Hawaii Foodbank Ohana Fund" and mail to Hawaii Foodbank, 2611 Kilihau St., Honolulu 96819. Call 836-3600 to use a credit card or go to www.hawaiifoodbank.org.