Claire "Tiare" Mataoa, 46, embraces Kinohi Neves, 31, in a honi after receiving the pa'u (hula skirt) blessing from the Kumu at his home on August 2, 2022. A honi is an ancient greeting that honors the heart and soul of the other human being.
Media personnel and firefighters participate Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in a live-fire training exercise at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown. The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Division hosted the exercise which included a 50-foot mock aircraft fuselage and a 1,300-square-foot live-fire area designed to replicate aircraft fuel fires.
Kristina Muehlhauser, a 37-year certified professional midwife, performs a physical examination on Valerie, a newborn baby, as she lies on her parents’ bed after the homebirth of Megan Mascari at her home in Circleville, Ohio, Oct. 17, 2024.
Christina Lieberman, 30, watches the eruption in Halema'uma'u crater from the Kilauea Overlook, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, on Jan. 5, 2023.
Kripa Radhakrishnan performs the Mohiniyattam dance at International Dinner hosted by ISU on February 25, 2023.
First lady Jill Biden hugs Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Allentown, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, during a caucus "On the Road" initiative stop to discuss education and workforce development in the greater Lehigh Valley.
John Pitts, Bethlehem Buffalo Soldiers post commander, puts his hat back on Saturday, July 27, 2024, during the Buffalo Soldiers ceremony at West Nesquehoning Park in Easton. The ceremony honored the forgotten soldiers whose graves were found at the park. The Buffalo Soldiers were Black troops who served in segregated units formed after the Civil War mostly for duty in the West.
Ginnie Lee Henry accepts plaque during Pvt. Earl Seibert’s funeral service Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Grandview Cemetery in South Whitehall Township. Seibert died in July 1942 after he and his battalion were captured during World War II. His remains were recently discovered in a prisoner of war camp where he had been held.
A volunteer from Hawai'i Care Choices leads the lanterns as a group at Reed's Bay, Hilo, Hawai'i, on May 28, 2022.
Greyson Morgan, 6, disapproves of his hair getting trimmed by stylist Roger Wells, 63, at Attractions: Hair & Nail salon, Athens, Ohio on January 20, 2022.
Dalilah Nakata, 7, of Bethlehem, grabs school supplies Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, during the second annual Touch-A-Truck event at Wilson Area High School in Wilson. The event is hosted by Wilson Area Communities That Care Coalition to reduce economic stress, assist students with school supplies and provide fun for families in the Wilson Area community.
Nick Huttie, 44, of Lower Macungie Township, cuts a branch off a rose bush Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at the Malcolm Gross Rose Garden in Allentown.
