October 2020

An election worker dressed for Halloween leads a voter to a voting booth at Honolulu Hale. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Mari Matsuda, a teacher at Lunalillo Elementary School, greets residents arriving for a "Spooktacular" Halloween food distribution event put on at the school by the Rotary Club of Ala Moana Hawaii. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman)

Hundreds of volunteers and staff planted thousands of plants at dozens of sites across the state, including public and private properties Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai and Oahu. The Statewide Tree Planting event was organized by Lā Ho‘olu Pae Moku / ReTree Hawaii. (Photo: ReTree Hawaii)

Mahi Pono planted 300 native ulu and milo along with 30 mai‘a (banana trees) in Central Maui in partnership with ReTree Hawaii. Mahi Pono joined other participating organizations and volunteers for Statewide Tree Planting Day to support the goal of fighting climate change by planting 100,000 trees with 10,000 volunteers on 1,000 sites across Hawaii. (Photo: Mahi Pono)

Cats from the Hawaiian Humane Society wait patiently to be loaded onto a waiting Hercules C-130 airplane. Over 600 pets are being flown from overcrowded pet shelters on five islands In Hawaii to shelters in Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana where they’ll be adopted into new homes. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

A volunteer distributes donated food items during a food drive at the Central Union Church. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

The lines were long on Wednesday as people waited to receive items during a food drive at the Central Union Church. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

People purchased pumpkins and other items at the first annual Mahi Pono Fall Harvest on Maui. The fundraiser was a benefit for Imua Family Services and its community-based program that serves Maui County families by providing resources that assist keiki with overcoming developmental learning challenges. (Photo: Mahi Pono)

The drive-thru Mahi Pono Fall Harvest at Yokouchi Family Estate on Maui sold pumpkins and other items as a fundraiser. Net proceeds from all pumpkin sales will benefit Imua Family Services and its community-based program that serves Maui County families by providing resources that assist keiki with overcoming developmental learning challenges. (Photo: Mahi Pono)

Rosalyn Bettini and Sandy Reyes help load cars with food during a free distribution event at the Waianae Mall. The event marks a milestone for the Waianae Coast Comprehensive who has helped to distribute over 2 million pounds of food over the past seven months. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Melissa Machida administers a flu shot to 9-year-old Carter Santos, a Kaneohe resident, during a community drive-thru flu shot clinic at Windward Community College. The event was sponsored by Hawaii Reps. Lisa Kitagawa and Scot Matayoshi. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Waianae resident and artist Solomon Enos paints the surrounding mountains onto a traffic box on Farrington Highway in Waianae. The piece is part of a community project coordinated by Valley of Rainbows to beautify the 11.5-mile stretch of highway in Leeward Oahu. Artists will paint up to 25 traffic boxes with murals showcasing the beauty, legends, nature and stories of the Waianae Coast. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

This food distribution event at Aloha Stadium in Pearl City was put on by a partnership between the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association and Aloha Harvest in support of ILWU and Unite Here Local 5 union members, as well as non-union hotel employees. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Volunteers pack bags and load trunks during a pop-up food distribution event by the Hawaii Foodbank at Kalihi District Park. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Medical personnel assist those who show up for free COVID-19 testing at the Waikiki Shell. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unload food from a car during a food drive in Honolulu. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Volunteers load boxes of food into the trunks of waiting cars during a pop-up food distribution event put on by the Hawaii Foodbank at the Waianae District Park. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

University of Hawaii student volunteers, from left, Cory Enriques, Jaymie Ho and Justin Woo organize food donations dropped off by UH fans at the Stan Sheriff Center parking lot. The food drive is part of the ‘Bows Together initiative. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Mark Tachtay and other volunteers lend a hand at a food distribuion event at the Ewa Puuloa District Park. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Volunteers load boxes of food into the trunks of waiting cars during a pop-up food distribution event put on by the Hawaii Foodbank at the Ewa Puuloa District Park. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

From left, David Lindsey, Kauoana Prat and Marion Berklind prepare packages for a food drive distribution at Windward Mall. The drive was coordinated by The Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center and the Hawaii Foodbank. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Volunteers prepare flu shots to be administered during a free drive-thru flu shot clinic at Kakaako District Park. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)

Volunteer Colby Cummins passes a STEM activity kit for kids into a Windward resident's car at Castle High School in Kaneohe. Castle students made about 1,500 Engineering Challenge activity kits to distribute to elementary and middle schools to assemble over the fall break. (Photo: Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat)