Mitchell Bonds

September 23, 2021 | 6 MIN READ

SAN FRANCISCO — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students’ lunchboxes, telling parents it’s “now hiring.” Elsewhere, principals...

September 4, 2021 | 6 MIN READ

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Police went door to door in search of more possible victims and drew up lists of the missing as the death toll rose to 49 on Friday in the catastrophic flooding set off...

September 1, 2021 | 1 MIN READ

A red-crested cardinal fluffs up for a bath at Ai’opio Beach. (Georg Balandran/Community contributor)

August 5, 2021 | 11 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — Toy maker Eric Poses created a card game last year he called The Worst-Case Scenario, a wry reference to the way the coronavirus had upended normal life.

July 31, 2021 | 1 MIN READ

KidX Back to School Celebration is finishing its school supply drive today in collaboration with Get Ready Hawaii, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Keauhou Shopping Center. The event will featur...

July 21, 2021 | 2 MIN READ

NEW YORK — The world’s richest man wanted to say thanks to the people who made his brief trip into space Tuesday possible.

July 18, 2021 | 1 MIN READ

A protea in bloom July 14 in Kona. (Dave Goble/Community contributor)

July 18, 2021 | 5 MIN READ

HONOLULU — A few months into the pandemic, data showed Pacific Islanders suffered the highest infection rates in Hawaii.

July 17, 2021 | 4 MIN READ

The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch up on surgeries and other procedures that were put on hold duri...

July 16, 2021 | 8 MIN READ

Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won’t send troops

June 25, 2021 | 1 MIN READ

A lone Inca Tern at South Point — the only one of its species to ever have been spotted in the US and Hawaii, as it was blown in during a storm, all the way from South America. (Christia...

June 19, 2021 | 1 MIN READ

The moon and Venus seen between palms on the Kohala coast. (Tammy Barr/Community contributor)

May 12, 2021 | 12 MIN READ

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — He scurries through his apartment, downing a quick mug of coffee, brushing his teeth, feeding his pet rabbit, Auggie, before leaving. Not so long ago, Bill Math...

May 9, 2021 | 13 MIN READ

String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers

May 7, 2021 | 5 MIN READ

Cece Linder was living in a 770-square-foot apartment outside Washington, D.C., last spring when the area went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.

May 5, 2021 | 5 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning over the &ld...