Nina Wurlitzer of Kaneohe volunteered at the Iris Ministry orphanage in Mozambique this summer. She plans on heading back as soon as she raises enough funds.

Infant Swimming Resource teaches children basic skills like swimming and floating and reinforces them with confidence in using survival techniques.

State Capitol security separated both sides of the civil unions bill during Gov. Linda Lingle's veto announcement -- those in opposition of HB444 were allowed on the fifth floor outside the governor's office, and supporters set up on the ground floor.

Hawaii County has plans to turn Glenwood Park into a park-and-ride facility, like the one pictured above, leaving frequent users of the park upset.

Girls stand outside shacks made from metal opposite Vicky's B&B in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, Feb. 25, 2010. Large events like the World Cup, which attract a considerable number of people to a limited area for a short time, often bring with them a short-term increase in the demand for prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation as well as forced labor.

Volunteers meet every third Saturday as part of the Heeia Stream Restoration Project in Kaneohe.

Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Linda Lingle asked the media and attendees at her press conference to refrain from storming out the door or making any outbursts upon hearing her decision.

An Indonesian policeman stands guard in front of Indonesian militant Abdulah Sunata. Police arrested Sunata June 23, 2010 for plotting bomb attacks. He had previously been released early from prison for good behavior.