ST. PAUL, Minn. — As student anxiety skyrockets, campus ministries are trying to help by not only offering the comforts of faith and community, but also creating collaborations with mental health professionals.

A watchful tiki is seen at at Ho’ona Historic Preserve in North Kona.

The soft sand at Makalawena Beach greets beachgoers.

Mrs. Davidson’s fifth grade class at Kahakai Elementary School displays the special Ads By Keiki section, which features advertisements created by students for local businesses, as well as swag bags they received thanks to a host of businesses including Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union, Keauhou Shopping Center, Akamai Art, Big Island Running Company, Discount Fabric, Kona Community Hospital, KTA, Mrs. Barrys Kona Cookies, Nephi’s Smokehouse, Office Depot, Outrigger Kona, Pau Hana Poke, and PFI Rubbish.

Apple bananas are ready to harvest in Kona.

An ‘apapane (Hawaiian honey creeper) enjoys the morning dew on Lehua blossoms at Halema’uma’u Crater at Kilauea Volcano’s summit.

Evidence of French colonial rule is dotted throughout Vietnam, particularly in the cuisine. Coffee, butter, roasting and beef are all French legacies, even if the coffee comes loaded with sweetened condensed milk and the beef is stir-fried with soy and fish sauces.

One of the first true delights to turn up at farmers markets this time of year are local strawberries. Boy, they’re terrific out of hand — just try getting a quart container of them home without snacking on a handful — but they also can add a sweet, juicy touch to any number of desserts and appetizers such as salsa and crostini.

A simple sweet and sour sauce brightens this pan-seared salmon. Using the microwave oven and only one skillet makes clean up easy. While the salmon sautes in the skillet, the bok choy and rice cook in the microwave. They all come together for a flavorful, easy dinner.

You can whip up this salad dinner in 5 minutes. I tasted a similar one at a local restaurant and was delighted to find a delicious, filling, light vegetarian supper dish. I decided to re-create it at home.

Here’s a fun recipe that’s full of flavor and easy to make. Pappardelle is a wide noodle that captures this sauce made with lots of garlic and white wine. The combination of flavors and textures is pleasing and makes this a one-dish meal that you can enjoy as a family or with friends.

A nene, Hawaii’s state bird, is seen at Coconut Island in Hilo.

You might think of storage cabinets as utilitarian. But designers are forever fascinated with how a simple cupboard can be built, dressed and adorned in ways that showcase craftsmanship and inventiveness.

June 1 marks the start of the hurricane season in the tropical Pacific north of the equator. It generally lasts for six months but with global warming the storms may even develop later. According to the meteorologists studying our Hawaiian weather, it looks like a La Nina year. We will likely have fewer storms than during an El Nino year. This is due to cooler than normal ocean waters in the eastern and central Pacific this year.

It goes without saying that the pandemic changed a lot about the way we all live our lives. The ability (and in some cases, necessity) of attending work and school from home, coupled with restrictions on what we could do out in public, meant that our houses had to do more for us than ever. As homeowners reprioritized their spaces, builders and architects have needed to change the way homes are designed.

Hawaii’s colorful flora and fauna is seen.

A honu glides through the clear waters of Hapuna Bay.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed her newly arrived hospital bed on a recent day and worried over how she would maintain independence as she further loses mobility.