HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Miss Hawaii USA took home the best state costume award at Miss USA in Reno, Nevada on Wednesday. The inspiration behind her costume: The iconic banyan tree of Lahaina.

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The 2025 Polynesian Bowl festivities began Sunday afternoon with the annual coaches press conference at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki. The event featured former NFL head coaches ...

Sonya Balmores, 17, a senior at Kaua‘i High School, swept the interview, swimsuit and evening gown competitions on her way to being crowned the 2004 Miss Hawaii Teen USA on O‘ahu last weekend.

University of Hawaii president Wendy Hensel has been on the job for about two weeks and said she understands the importance of the search for the school’s new athletics director. Access to water ...

Kaua‘i-raised Justine Michioka, 22, is a competitor in the 53rd Miss USA pageant, to be broadcast live tonight from Hollywood, Calif., on NBC. A total of 51 of “America’s most beautiful ...

A 21-year-old Laupahoehoe woman captured the title of Miss Collegiate America last weekend in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her journey to the title started in 2017 when she was a senior in high school.