The broad availability of Spam during World War II marked the beginning of a trend that has endured in Hawaiian food for many decades. Spam has been a popular ingredient in Hawaiian cookery for many decades.
Now, Spam and its parent business, Hormel Foods, are doing all in their power to aid those who have been negatively affected by the terrible flames that have been burning across Maui.
On Thursday, the corporations declared that they will donate 264,000 cans of Spam to a relief agency. The total worth of these cans is close to one million dollars.
In a joint statement, the companies acknowledged that “the people of Hawaii have a special place in both the history and heart of the Spam brand.” To restate this idea in a another manner, you might say that “Our donation efforts are just one way that we are showing the community our love and support back.”
Following the occurrence of a natural catastrophe, a charitable organization known as Convoy of Hope will be in charge of delivering humanitarian packages to individuals who are in desperate need of assistance.
Convoy of Hope’s vice president of disaster assistance, Stacy Lamb, was quoted as saying, “We know how popular Spam products are, especially in Hawaii.” In continuation of his previous explanation, Lamb said that because of the contribution, “Convoy of Hope can bring solace to people whose lives have been turned upside down.”
Lamb reasoned that as Spam did not need to be refrigerated, it would be a perfect option for Convoy to offer to the survivors in the event that they were still alive. In other words, if the survivors were still alive.
It wasn’t until after World War II that spam was first manufactured, but since it had a lengthy shelf life, its popularity surged all during the war due to the fact that it could be stored for a long time. Food historians are of the opinion that Spam’s meteoric rise to fame in Hawaii may be attributed to the fact that it represented a more economically viable alternative to pork.
Hormel reports that more than seven million cans of Spam are eaten on an annual basis in the state of Hawaii, making it the state that eats the most Spam of any other state.
