CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / crussell@staradvertiser.com
“While on assignment on the Big Island to cover the Kilauea volcanic eruption, I went to Pu’uhonua o Puna relief center to photograph a story on the local food aid operation. It was a quiet evening, with the exception of this group of children, so I followed them outside after they fetched their meals. The girls climbed aboard a trailer to sit for their dinner, then started joking and laughing. That’s when I snapped this image, a moment where despite the hardship of disaster, the joy of friendship prevailed. Montana Rowan, 11, from left, Chloe Rowan, 9, Mai’ilia-Ray Kahalepauole, 8, Kapua Freitas, 8, and Harlow Mendes, 7.” More Kilauea coverage at
https://808ne.ws/2LEd6k2 (Taken June 18)